Macanudo Cigars is closing out its third and final Flint Knoll release, with one final release featuring tobacco aged in Cabernet barrels. The Macanudo Estate Reserve Flint Knoll is a collaboration between Macanudo Cigars, owned by General Cigar Co. and Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), and Napa Valley winery Flint Knoll.
“Macanudo’s Estate Reserve offerings are the result of a shared appreciation for two similar crafts,” notes General Cigar Co.’s director of marketing, Steve Abbot. “For Estate Reserve No. 3, we were lucky to have great tobaccos and wine come together to create an exceptional cigar.”
For the Macanudo Estate Reserve No. 3 release, Macanudo aged tobacco in the same French Oak barrels as Flint Knoll’s 2021 Royal Appointment Cabernet Sauvignon. This process allowed the wine and barrel to influence the cigar’s overall flavor.
“2021 was a special year for Napa Valley wine. A lack of rain and lower temperatures brought us an ultra-rare vintage, and you can taste the subtleties in the tobaccos aged in the same barrels,” Aaron Michaelis, founder of Flint Knoll Winery, explains.
The Macanudo Estate Reserve No. 3 is a medium-bodied smoke featuring tobacco from five countries. It is described as having a “smooth, creamy, and elegant” smoking experience. The barrel’s impact on the tobacco can be experienced with the cigar’s vanilla, nut, and cedar notes. The blend is comprised of an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, U.S. Broadleaf binder, and filler tobacco from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Brazil.
This cigar is presented in one size, a 7 x 52 Churchill, with a suggested retail price of $19.99 before applicable taxes.