Fifteen Seventy-Three, Britain’s newest and finest cigar importers, are excited to announce an exclusive partnership with Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Company. From Foundation’s lines, 1573 Cigars will be importing the award-winning El Güegüense, The Wiseman, The Tabernacle, Highclere Castle, and Charter Oak Broadleaf. “I am very excited to open the British market with 1573. We share the same passion for this industry, and they understand Foundation’s core principles,” said Nicholas Melillo, owner of Foundation Cigars.
Fifteen Seventy-Three is the fateful year the golden leaf first unrolled onto Albion shore, the perfect name for the new British cigar company founded by Damien O’Donohoe, Winston Marshall, and industry veteran, cigar-sommelier, and historian George Frakes, three friends bound by a love for burning sticks, carrying the fine tradition of British cigars into its fifth century.
“It is a true honor to be Foundation Cigars’ U.K. Distributor. I can state with every fiber of my being that these are, without doubt, the finest cigars produced today. I first smoked Foundation in 2016 and was completely overwhelmed by the range’s depth of flavor, balance, complexity, and quality. The incredible story of both the brand and Nicholas Melillo sharpened our attention further. We have been intent on seeing Foundation Cigars at home on U.K. shelves, and it is with great pride that we can now offer U.K. cigar smokers these same incredible experiences.” said George Frakes. 1573 will distribute a wide selection of Foundation Cigars’ products, including popular lines like The Tabernacle, El Güegüense, and Charter Oak.