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The Tabernacle

Cocoa, Coffee, Cedar — #142 Savory Editions

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Foundation Cigar Co.

About The Tabernacle

The Tabernacle is a Nicaraguan‑made family built around Connecticut Broadleaf and the rarer Connecticut Havana‑seed ( 142) wrapper, both set over a Mexican San Andrés binder and Nicaraguan/Honduran fillers. The series reads medium–full overall: Broadleaf editions lean sweet and chewy with cocoa, coffee and cedar, while the 142 releases emphasize oilier, savory textures and warm baking spice. The line includes David & Goliath perfecto extensions and other focused expressions.

  • Made in Nicaragua
  • Medium to Full, Medium-Full
  • CT Broadleaf, Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro / Havana Seed CT No. 142, Havana Seed CT No. 142
  • cedar, black pepper spice, cocoa/dark chocolate, earth

Key Details

Made By

Foundation Cigar Co.

Made In

Nicaragua

First Introduced

2016

Strength

Medium to Full to Medium-Full

Wrapper Focus

CT Broadleaf, Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro / Havana Seed CT No. 142, Havana Seed CT No. 142

Known For

CT Broadleaf, David & Goliath, Havana Seed CT No. 142

Explore the Cigars

All lines

Broadleaf Focused

CT Broadleaf

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The Tabernacle CT Broadleaf places a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over a Mexican San Andrés binder with filler tobaccos from Estelí, Jalapa (Nicaragua) and Jamastrán (Honduras), producing a sweet, chewy, medium‑to‑full profile with cedar and black pepper spice.

Sizes

  • Lancero — (7.0" x 40)
  • Doble Corona — (7.0" x 54)
  • Toro — (6.0" x 52)
  • Corona (5.25" x 46)
  • Robusto — (5.0" x 50)
  • Torpedo (4.5" x 52)

Wrapper

CT Broadleaf

Binder

San Andrés (Mexico)

Filler

Estelí & Jalapa (Nicaragua); Jamastrán (Honduras)

This Tabernacle variant puts Connecticut Broadleaf center stage: the wrapper supplies immediate sweetness and a chewy texture while a San Andrés binder and multi‑region filler add backbone. Flavor drives toward cedar and black pepper early, with darker cocoa and earthy notes filling the mid and finish; the smoke texture is dense and mouth‑filling rather than airy. The blend favors weighty, dessert‑leaning moments without losing structural integrity—an approach that highlights Broadleaf’s natural sugars against a spicy, structured foundation.

Video Gallery

The Tabernacle Toro Cigar Review

FOUNDATION CIGARS HIGHLIGHTS - TABERNACLE CT BROADLEAF

Foundation Tabernacle Smokedown

Perfecto Pair

David & Goliath

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David & Goliath are two perfecto extensions to the Tabernacle line, offered in Connecticut Broadleaf maduro and Havana Seed CT No.142 wrappers with a San Andrés binder and multi‑region fillers; they’re medium–full in strength and emphasize earth, dark chocolate/coffee and pepper.

Sizes

  • David — (5.0" x 54)
  • Goliath — (5.0" x 58)

Strength

Medium to Full

Wrapper

Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro / Havana Seed CT No. 142

Binder

San Andrés (Mexico)

Filler

Estelí / Jalapa / Jamastrán

These perfectos take Tabernacle’s Broadleaf aesthetic and tighten it into two compact, characterful figurados. The combination of a Broadleaf or Havana Seed cover over a San Andrés binder and a multi‑region filler produces thick, oily smoke with dominant notes of earth, cocoa and coffee, backed by a peppery backbone and mineral undertones. The perfecto shape concentrates flavors at the tapered ends, delivering a tighter prelight and a progressive release of pepper and earth as the cigar opens. Expect a focused, weighty Broadleaf experience—sometimes with flashes of anise or dark‑cherry sweetness—presented in small, collector‑friendly box productions.

Video Gallery

Foundation Tabernacle Goliath Cigar Review

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Tabernacle Goliath - Cigar Review

Tabernacle Goliath Cigar by Foundation AJ Fernandez Review

Tabernacle David & Goliath cigar review w/ Penelope bourbon

Tabernacle Goliath Cigar Review – A Bold Legend from Foundation Cigars

Havana Seed

Havana Seed CT No. 142

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The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No.142 centers on an unusually oily Connecticut Havana‑seed wrapper aged in extended fermentation, paired with a Mexican San Andrés binder and filler tobaccos from Estelí, Jalapa and Jamastrán; it sits in the medium–full lane with cedar, warm baking spice and persistent sweetness.

Sizes

  • Lancero — (7.0" x 40)
  • Doble Corona — (7.0" x 54)
  • 6 x 52 / Toro (listed on Foundation and retailer pages) (6.0" x 52)
  • Corona — (5 1/4" x 46)
  • Robusto — (5.0" x 50)

Strength

Medium-Full

Wrapper

Havana Seed CT No. 142

Binder

San Andrés (Mexico)

Filler

Estelí, Jalapa and Jamastrán (Nicaragua & Honduras)

This Tabernacle variant leans on a Connecticut Havana‑seed ( 142) wrapper that’s been treated with long fermentation to amplify oil and sugar, producing a darker, toothier surface than typical Connecticut leaves. Underneath, a San Andrés binder and a multi‑region Nicaraguan/Honduran filler deliver cedar, warm baking spice and earth, while the wrapper contributes notable natural sweetness and an oily, dense texture. Smoke runs medium–full: cedar and toast in the midsections, cream and a lingering sweet finish, with pepper and toasted cedar on the retrohale. The line scales across classic vitolas so the profile tightens in lancero and broadens into richer expression in larger gauges.

Articles & Reviews

Video Gallery

Foundation Cigar Co. The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142 Cigar Review

Ep. #228: Foundation The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142 Lancero (w/ Jack Daniels Single/Herita...

Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142 Toro

Cigar EXPERTS Say this is the Greatest Cigar | Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No 142

Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No.142 David by FOUNDATION CIGAR CO | A mouthful in the name & the cigar.

The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No 142 (David)

Frequently Asked Questions

Tabernacle releases typically wear a Connecticut‑derived top leaf—either Connecticut Broadleaf or the rarer Connecticut Havana‑seed 142—over a Mexican San Andrés binder with fillers sourced from Estelí, Jalapa and Jamastrán. That pairing gives the line its signature mix of syrupy wrapper sweetness and a cedar/pepper backbone.