Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur

Excalibur No. I

Full

Full🇭🇳 HondurasNew WorldChurchillUSD 13

The Excalibur No. I is General Cigar's flagship Honduran churchill — blended by Frank Llaneza in the 1980s as a bold, complex showcase of Honduran dark leaf. Cigar Aficionado awarded the Excalibur line multiple 90+ ratings. Full-bodied and earthy, it stands as one of the most classic Honduran cigars in production.

Tasting notes: Dark earth, leather, espresso, cedar, pepper, dried fruit.

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Origin

🇭🇳 Honduras

Strength

Full

Vitola

Churchill

Length

Ring Gauge

MSRP

USD 13.00

Made in

🇭🇳 Honduras

Construction

Handmade, Long filler

New World

Grown and blended outside Cuba — Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Ecuador and beyond. New World makers have redefined premium cigar-making with bold innovation and diverse microclimates.

Leaf Composition

Wrapper

Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro

Maduro

🇺🇸 Connecticut River Valley, USA

Binder

🇭🇳 Jamastran Valley, Honduras

Filler

🇭🇳 Honduras🇳🇮 Nicaragua

Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper over Honduran Jamastran binder and mixed Honduran/Nicaraguan filler.

Flavour Profile

producer baseline

Producer baseline

Flavour axis	Producer baseline (0–5)
Body	0.0
Dark Fruit	1.5
Bright Fruit	0.0
Herbal	0.0
Spice	1.5
Sweet	0.0
Vanilla	0.0
Caramel	0.0
Cocoa	1.5
Nutty	0.0
Cedar	1.5
Earth	4.5
Leather	1.5
Finish	0.0

The Brand

Est.1970HQRichmond, Virginia, USAFactoryGeneral Cigar, Danlí, HondurasPart ofScandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) via General Cigar

The US-licensed Hoyo de Monterrey brand operated by General Cigar, produced in Honduras. The Excalibur sub-line was blended by Frank Llaneza in the 1980s and became one of the most critically acclaimed Honduran cigars ever made. A heavier-bodied profile than the Cuban original.

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