Macanudo Vintage 2010 Toro Grande 20

The Macanudo Vintage 2010 features a Connecticut Shade wrapper grown 11 years ago when the Connecticut River Valley experienced weather conditions ideal for growing exceptional cover leaf.

“We could not have asked for a better growing season than we had in 2010,” said Ernest Gocaj, who oversees the Connecticut growing operations and tobacco procurement for General. That particular season, General says, saw the highest temperatures in the Connecticut River Valley in 25 years. Combined with the microclimate’s high humidity and optimal rainfall, the elevated temperatures yielded an exceptionally silky wrapper. It’s been aging since 2010.
Not all the tobaccos inside this cigar are from 2010—cigars typically are made with leaves from a variety of years, and this one is no exception. Underneath the vintage wrapper is a Honduran binder that holds together a filler blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco as well as a proprietary Dominican strain that General calls Piloto Cubano 94.