Aging Room

Rafael Nodal's small-batch brand, made with A.J. Fernández, whose Quattro Nicaragua was Cigar of the Year in 2019.

Aging Room began as a Boutique Blends project built on small lots of aged tobacco, and the Quattro line — first Dominican, then the Nicaraguan puro that won the 2019 award — made it a name. Nodal also works with Tabacalera USA on Romeo y Julieta and Montecristo. The house style is full-bodied, box-pressed and balanced, with musical vitola names.