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Cigar Review: Highclere Castle Victorian Corona

Highclere Castle is globally recognized as the iconic face of the award-winning television drama, Downton Abbey. Highclere Castle is now producing a cigar reminiscent of those enjoyed at Highclere Castle during the 19th and early 20th centuries. To create and produce the cigar, Highclere Castle Cigar Company has partnered with world-renowned cigar producer Nicholas Melillo of Foundation Cigar Company. George Carnarvon, the current 8th Earl of Carnarvon, owner of Highclere Castle and farmer of the 5,000-acre […]

August 29, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

Highclere Castle Corona Cigar Review

Located in Hampshire, England on 5,000 acres sits Highclere Castle. The castle was made famous in modern culture due to the series Downton Abbey where it served as the principle filming location. The Highclere Castle cigar was crafted by master blender, Nicholas Melillo owner of Foundation Cigar Company. It is inspired by the style and flavor profile of cigars imported by the earlier Earls of Carnarvon to Highclere Castle at the turn of the 19th century. […]

January 16, 2019 by The Cigar Authority