General Cigar Co. has diversified its Macanudo portfolio far beyond the popular, yet mild, Macanudo Café line, which is often synonymous with the brand. Take Macanudo Emissary France, released in 2025 as a follow-up to Macanudo Emissary España. Like the España, Emissary France is made from a blend defined by uncommon tobacco: filler leaf from southwestern France. The remaining fillers are a combination of Connecticut broadleaf, Dominican Piloto and Brazilian Arapiraca, held together by a broadleaf binder and an Ecuador Habano wrapper. The unique blend shines in this Churchill, a dark cigar that marries bold notes of leather and black pepper with sweeter impressions of coffee bean and cocoa.

—Garrett Rutledge

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