This brand is branching out, using premium aged tobacco to create an entirely new experience for old fans and the new ones that inevitably will pick up this stick and have their socks blown right across the yard.

Atabey Dioses 10-Year Extra Aged uses tobacco that rested in aging vaults developing for a full decade. Lined in cedar and French oak, these storage rooms impart a layer of woody complexity to the already flavorful leaf. The concept is not new for the Atabey core line. Instead, they’re just taking their ordinary 2-3 years of aging farther down the road. Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars (who distributes Atabey in the U.S.) likens it to “an advanced sauce reduction,” explaining that “the resulting cigars have a mellow, intensified Atabey signature flavor.”

The formula is similar to what those who know the brand have come to enjoy. This means a relatively bright Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a filler blend that still is something of a trade secret. We have heard that Atabey Dioses (“gods”) 10-Year Extra Aged cigars use Peruvian ligero, but the complete details and exact specifics are still unknown.

We’re forgiving of a company that keeps secrets when the smoke is good, and Atabey is off to a good start. Solid, flavorful smokes have kept our attention from foot to head in many sessions and offered buyers respectable value. We think this company will continue to earn customers over time, especially when they set their sights on making sophisticated blends like this extra-aged blend.

Supplies are limited to 370 boxes, so please don’t wait too long to try Atabey’s take on a well-aged cigar.

Atabey Dioses 10-Year Extra-Aged cigars: a smoke well worth the wait.

• What are the flavors like?
o Sweet cream, cedar, pepper spice

• What’s the strength level?
o Medium

• Who is this cigar for?
o Atabey Dioses 10-Year Extra-Aged cigars are for people who want a more mature take on the core Atabey blend.

• Will I want to smoke it to the nub?
o This one is easy to enjoy over a long smoke session.

• What’s a good pairing with it?
o Light and sweet iced coffee

• What’s the best time/place to smoke this cigar?
o Poolside in the summer, when you want to spend time getting good and hot before taking a dip

• Any flaws/downsides?
o The secret blend will drive you nuts trying to guess what’s inside the wrapper.