This brand was founded by Nicolas Melillo in June 2015, and launched the "El G ü eg ü ense and The Wise Man" series in the same year. It was also listed as one of Cigar Aficionado's "25 Great Cigars" of 2016. Afterwards, the company launched "Charter Oak" and "The Upsetters" in 2016. In 2018, "The Wise Man Maduro" was named the third most valuable cigar of the year by Cigar Aficionado, and "The Charter Oak" was named the "Most Valuable Cigar". Today, the goal of this brand is to bring top-quality cigars to connoisseurs around the world.