It was the 1850s, and Admiral Victor Sinclair was making his way home on the warship Oglethorpe. In his possession—what he believed to be a flawless cigar. But then tragedy struck off the Dominican Republic’s coast when Oglethorpe was lost to an unforgiving storm.
Close to 150 years later, Victor Long, a direct descendant of the Admiral, set out to complete his great-great Uncle’s quest for the perfect cigar. The story gets a little murky here, though some claim that Long found an abandoned warehouse on Dominica Island where he not only located the remains of the Oglethorpe, but boxes of the Admiral’s cigars still preserved in glass vials. As the story goes, these blends served as the blueprint for reblending the cigar. Now, it’s up to you to determine the validity of such a story. But whether it’s a tall tale or not matters little. The story provides Victor Sinclair cigars with some excellent cigar folklore to tell around the smoking table.
Whatever the true backstory may be, Victor Sinclair cigars made by Jose Dominguez and their family were founded in 1995 with just six employees. Today the company employs over 1,000 and ships out 20 million cigars annually.
Made in the Dominican Republic, these quality blends at crazy cheap prices have established a strong foothold in the everyday smoke arena. In part because Victor Sinclair cigars offer something for enthusiasts of all stripes. Among their most celebrated cigars is the Victor Sinclair Serie 55 Imperial Connecticut, which uses a five-country blend, including exotic Brazilian and aromatic Panamanian tobacco to deliver a pleasantly mild to medium strength smoke. Then there’s the Victor Sinclair Triple Corojo which is comprised of 100% Corojo tobacco for a medium-full strength cigar with notes of spicy pepper, black licorice, and more. And we can’t forget the Victor Sinclair Vintage that utilizes well-aged tobaccos to create the most complex line in the Victor Sinclair portfolio.
Please browse our selection of Victor Sinclair cigars at your leisure.
