Broadleaf wrapper · Full · Limited release
Foundation Cigar Company The Tabernacle Knight Commander: flavour profile and cigars like it
Foundation Cigar Company The Tabernacle Knight Commander is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a Broadleaf wrapper and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black Unicorn and Warped Corto.
What does Foundation Cigar Company The Tabernacle Knight Commander taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Broadleaf |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican San Andrés |
| Filler | Current maker page: Nicaragua, Estelí and Jalapa |
| Strength | Full as published by foundationcigarcompany.com |
| Body | 2024 Perfecto reviewer assessment: medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Foundation Cigar Company, brand owner |
| Blender | Nicholas Melillo |
| Factory | Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. |
| Sizes | Perfecto 6.75×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- William Cooper (cigar-coop.com): 91 points, Perfecto, 6.75 x 52 (2025)In our words: The reviewer found excellent burn and draw. It reached medium-to-full strength and body after the first third.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Foundation Cigar Company The Tabernacle Knight Commander
The line. Released in 2023 after Melillo received the Ethiopian honor. Foundation describes it as a yearly release. foundationcigarcompany.com
The brand. Nicholas Melillo founded Foundation Cigar Company in 2015. Foundation identifies him as founder and master blender. foundationcigarcompany.com
Cigars like Foundation Cigar Company The Tabernacle Knight Commander
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black UnicornClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · FullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Warped CortoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- La Palina 125 AñosAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Black Works Studio Boondock SaintAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Espinosa Laranja Reserva EscuroOne step furtherBrazilian wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Foundation Cigar Company The Tabernacle Knight Commander as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.