Foundation Aksum Claro

Foundation Cigars Aksum Claro cigars are handcrafted in Estelí, Nicaragua, where renowned blender AJ Fernandez produces the blend for Foundation Cigars founder Nick Melillo. Offered in three traditional sizes, Aksum Claro features a silky Ecuador Sumatra wrapper over a Connecticut Broadleaf binder and a rich blend of Nicaraguan long-fillers cultivated in Jalapa and Estelí. Bold spices open the profile before notes of earth, leather, oak, and fresh bread emerge alongside subtle hints of dark chocolate and dried fruit. A student of biblical history, Melillo named the blend after the ancient Kingdom of Aksum, a powerful civilization of Classical Antiquity long associated in legend with the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant.