7-20-4

The name is an address: 724 Elm Street, in Manchester, New Hampshire. It was there that R.G. Sullivan made, from 1874, one of the most widespread ten-cent cigars in the United States. The factory closed in 1962, when the embargo cut off Cuban tobacco.

Kurt A. Kendall, who runs the Twin Smoke Shoppe in the same state, took the name back in 2006. The Factory 57 line carries the registration number the American administration had assigned to the factory — the sort of detail found only in tax archives.

The brand is American; the cigars are not. The original line and Factory 57 were first rolled in Honduras, at Tabacos de Oriente, Néstor Plasencia's factory. In July 2021 the main line moved to Nicaragua, to J. Fuego, Jesús Fuego's workshop in Estelí.

Range Depth

• 7-20-4 (original line)

  Wrapper Nicaraguan blend, at J. Fuego · Strength Medium-Full

  The line that revived the name in 2006. Rolled in Honduras first, moved to J. Fuego in Estelí in July 2021.

  Robusto · Toro · Corona · Dog Walker

• Factory 57

  Wrapper Jalapa Habano · Strength Medium-Full

  The registration number of the old Manchester factory. Jalapa Habano wrapper over a Costa Rican binder — a provenance few houses use.

  Robusto · Toro · Corona Gorda · Dog Walker

• 1874 Series

  Wrapper Central American blend · Strength Medium

  The year R.G. Sullivan began manufacturing on Elm Street. This series carries the date rather than the address.

  Robusto · Toro