OUR CIGARS
OBRAS MAESTRAS
Cigars that commemorate our trajectory in the Nicaraguan premium cigar industry.
ANTAÑO
Proudly carrying the legacy of the authentic Nicaraguan Puro.
JOYA
Developed by the youngest executive team in the industry, together with the most senior master blenders of Nicaragua.
ROSALONES
Regional alternatives crafted based on consumer feedback.
OBRAS MAESTRAS
FLOR DE NICARAGUA
Flor de Nicaragua
JOYA DE NICARAGUA
Nicaragua's oldest cigar house — crafting history since 1968
Founded
1968
Origin
Estelí, Nicaragua
Maker
The House of Joya
Factory
Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua, Estelí
The Story
Founded in 1968, Joya de Nicaragua is the oldest premium cigar manufacturer in Nicaragua — born when Cuban-trained growers brought their craft to the volcanic soils of Estelí, Condega and Jalapa, and gave the country its first cigar marketed to the world.
By 1970 its Clásico had so impressed Washington that it became the official cigar of the Nixon White House — the smoke gifted to visiting dignitaries through the Cuban-embargo years, and known to this day as “The White House Cigar.”
Through revolution and the destruction of its factory in 1978 — rebuilt by its own workers, who laboured for months without pay to keep the craft alive — Joya endured. More than fifty years on, it remains Nicaragua's most storied cigar house.
Signature Lines
Antaño 1970
The full-bodied original that recaptured Joya's glory days — “antaño” means “the old days.”
Clásico
The elegant Connecticut-wrapped classic once named the official cigar of the White House.
Cinco Décadas
“Five decades” — a 50th-anniversary masterpiece built on tobaccos aged ten years and more.
Cuatro Cinco
The Obras Maestras reserve, aged in vintage white-oak barrels.
Número Uno
A Franco-Nicaraguan collaboration in the refined Cuban tradition.
Joya Red
Bright, vibrant and approachable — the modern face of Joya.
Acclaim
Est. 1968 — Nicaragua's oldest cigar houseThe Official White House Cigar (1970s)Cinco de Cinco — Cigar of the Year 2024Hand-rolled in Estelí, Nicaragua
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