Atelier Te-Amo evokes the small, intimate cigar factories that once dotted the San Andrés Valley — places where every cigar was rolled by hand, in small batches, by the most skilled torcedores.
The blend brings together Negro San Andrés Oscuro, Negro San Andrés Claro, and Habano Claro long fillers, bound with a Negro San Andrés binder and finished with a Connecticut wrapper — making it a 100% Mexican tobacco cigar.
Cigar Master
Gerardo Turrent
Spirits Pairing
The cigar is deep, a character that unfolds with aged rum, dark chocolate bitters and a whisper of smoked salt. The combination of single malt Scotch, a drop of still water and toasted oak will draw out the paradoxical softness beneath the strength, while mezcal, wild honey and charred orange peel will illuminate its most primal light.
The cigar is enveloping: a reposado tequila rested in sherry cask will magnify its silky, unhurried draw. The cigar holds a quiet tension: a facet that reveals itself through cognac VSOP, dried fig and a slow exhale into cold air.
