United Red Anchor Captain (5×50)

Every ship has a Captain, and in the Red Anchor lineup, this 5×50 Robusto earns that rank by delivering the full character of the world’s oldest cigar brand in a focused, no-nonsense format. Red Anchor traces its origins to 1770 Holland, resurrected by United Cigars nearly a century after it went dormant in 1937 — and brought back to life with the Kelner family’s blessing and craftsmanship at the Kelner Boutique Factory in the Dominican Republic. Hendrik Kelner Jr. built this blend around Dominican Monte Plata tobacco from Kelner family farms for the binder, San Vincente and Habano ’92 from the Dominican alongside Pennsylvania Broadleaf in the filler, all wrapped in an Ecuadorian Habano 2000 leaf that gives the cigar its warm, oily character and natural sweetness.

At 5×50 the Captain burns a little hotter and more concentrated than the Admiral, which suits it perfectly — the cedar, espresso, cocoa, cherry, and sweet maple retrohale all hit with a little more immediacy, making this the format for the smoker who wants everything Red Anchor offers in around 45 minutes. History in the hand. Light it with respect.