Crux Epicure Short Salomone

Crux's first Connecticut Shade release, from founders Jeff Haugen and Joel Rogers, hand-rolled at the Plasencia factory in Nicaragua — the more refined blend that helped set up the brand's 2019 rebrand. An Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler gives roasted nuts, cream, leather, and black pepper, with a dry, vanilla-cookie finish; Maduro and Habano wrapper versions followed with their own darker or spicier profiles.