Swag

Swag is the second brand of Boutique Blends, Rafael Nodal's house, which this atlas already holds. It comes out of the same workshop as Aging Room: Jochy Blanco's Tabacalera Palma, at Tamboril.

The two brands do not aim at the same smoker, and that is exactly what makes them interesting side by side. Aging Room speaks of ageing, of bins and of vintages; Swag takes an American slang name and a blunt graphic identity. The first addresses the collector, the second whoever wants a good cigar without ceremony.

Boutique Blends also carries King Havano and the cigars sold under the Oliveros label — which is why Oliveros has no separate entry in this atlas: it is not a house, it is a label of that house.

Range Depth

• Swag

  Wrapper Dominican blends, varied wrappers · Strength Medium

  Offered in series told apart by colour rather than by a range name. Same workshop as Aging Room, same family of tobaccos, a more direct register and a lower price.

  Robusto · Toro · Belicoso