Cedar‑Aged

Knight Commander

Yearly Perfecto — Mocha, Coffee, Black Pepper

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Foundation Cigar Co.

About Knight Commander

Knight Commander is a limited, yearly perfecto in Foundation’s Tabernacle family. Rolled with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, a San Andrés binder and Nicaraguan fillers from Estelí and Jalapa, the 6 3/4" × 52 perfecto receives post‑roll cedar aging and is released in limited quantities. Reviewers place it around medium to medium‑full, noting mocha and coffee notes with cedar and a black pepper finish. A portion of net wholesale proceeds is designated for the Royal Ethiopian Trust.

  • Made in Nicaragua
  • Medium-Full
  • Connecticut Broadleaf (USA)
  • cocoa, coffee, cedar, black pepper, earth, leather

Key Details

Made By

Foundation Cigar Co.

Made In

Nicaragua

First Introduced

2023

Strength

Medium-Full

Wrapper Focus

Connecticut Broadleaf (USA)

Known For

Knight Commander

Charitable Perfecto

Knight Commander

Knight Commander is a limited, mission‑driven perfecto from the Tabernacle family: Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Mexican San Andrés binder and Nicaraguan fillers (Estelí, Jalapa), rolled as a 6¾×52 double‑tapered perfecto and aged after rolling; net proceeds benefit the Royal Ethiopian Trust.

Sizes

  • 6 3/4 x 52 Perfecto (6 3/4" x 52)

Strength

Medium-Full

Wrapper

Connecticut Broadleaf (USA)

Binder

San Andrés (Mexico)

Filler

Nicaraguan (Estelí, Jalapa)

The Knight Commander is a single‑vitola, small‑batch perfecto made to fundraise for the Royal Ethiopian Trust. It combines a Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper with a San Andrés binder and Nicaraguan fillers to produce a medium‑to‑full smoking profile—mocha and cocoa opening into coffee and cedar, with black pepper and baker’s‑spice accents. The perfecto shape concentrates flavor and tempo: restrained draw at the head, expanding through a bulged midsection, and a firm ash that speaks to careful rolling and aging. Limited annual production and additional cedar ageing after rolling give it a slightly more married, rounded character than core Tabernacle offerings.

Articles & Reviews

Video Gallery

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Frequently Asked Questions

Knight Commander is a single‑sizes, mission‑driven release in Foundation’s Tabernacle family created to honor Nicholas Melillo’s investiture as a Knight Commander of the Ethiopian Star of Honor; Foundation directs net wholesale proceeds from the release to the Royal Ethiopian Trust.