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Tabacalera & Craft Intelligence

Master Cigar Blenders

Follow the palate behind the band. Browse 89 master blenders and tabacalera teams across 1839+ cataloged lines to uncover cross-brand collaborations, top CigarScore releases, and live per-stick deals.

Blenders Indexed
89
Attributed Lines
1839

Most Prolific Blenders in the Catalog

Rocky Patel
119 lines tracked
Kaizad Hansotia
98 lines tracked
A.J. Fernandez
78 lines tracked
Carlos 'Carlito' Fuente Jr.
62 lines tracked
Alan Rubin
60 lines tracked
Grupo de Maestros
59 lines tracked
Gilberto Oliva & Oliva Family
53 lines tracked
Jhonys Diaz
48 lines tracked
Manuel Inoa
45 lines tracked
Pete Johnson
44 lines tracked
Andre Farkas
39 lines tracked
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo
39 lines tracked
Hendrik 'Henke' Kelner & Eladio Diaz
39 lines tracked
Eduardo Fernández & Max Fernández
38 lines tracked
Erik Espinosa
37 lines tracked
Jon Huber
37 lines tracked
Nick Perdomo Jr.
37 lines tracked
Matt Booth
34 lines tracked
Kyle Gellis
33 lines tracked
Litto Gomez
33 lines tracked
Christian Eiroa & Tom Lazuka
32 lines tracked
Jonathan Drew
31 lines tracked
Justin Andrews
31 lines tracked
José 'Don Pepín' García
28 lines tracked
Glen Case
27 lines tracked
James Brown
27 lines tracked
Christian Eiroa
26 lines tracked
Oscar Valladares
26 lines tracked
Bill Paley
25 lines tracked
Guillermo Rico & George Rico
24 lines tracked
Heinrich Villiger
23 lines tracked
Dion Giolito
22 lines tracked
Nicholas Melillo
21 lines tracked
Paul Groh
21 lines tracked
Reinier Lorenzo
21 lines tracked
Rick Rodriguez
21 lines tracked
Robert Holt & A.J. Fernandez
20 lines tracked
Robert Caldwell
19 lines tracked
Dr. Alejandro Martínez Cuenca
18 lines tracked
Nestor Andrés Plasencia
18 lines tracked
Steve Saka
18 lines tracked
Manuel 'Manolo' Quesada
17 lines tracked
Frank Llaneza
16 lines tracked
José 'Don Pepín' García & Jaime García
16 lines tracked
Julio R. Eiroa & Justo Eiroa
16 lines tracked
Steve Saka & Nicholas Melillo
16 lines tracked
A.J. Fernandez & Justin Andrews
15 lines tracked
Hendrik 'Henke' Kelner & Avo Uvezian
15 lines tracked
Willy Herrera
15 lines tracked
Jorge Padrón
14 lines tracked
Cano Ozgener
13 lines tracked
Eladio Diaz
13 lines tracked
Skip Martin & Esteban Disla
13 lines tracked
Andreas Throuvalas
11 lines tracked
Juan Lopez
11 lines tracked
Rafael Nodal & Jochy Blanco
10 lines tracked
Rafael Nodal & A.J. Fernandez
9 lines tracked
Rafael Nodal & Grupo de Maestros
8 lines tracked
Frank Llaneza & Estelo Padrón
7 lines tracked
Willy Herrera & Drew Estate Rollers
7 lines tracked
Eric Newman & Bobby Newman
6 lines tracked
Nestor Andrés Plasencia & Rafael Nodal
6 lines tracked
David Ben-Horin
5 lines tracked
Julio R. Eiroa
5 lines tracked
Hamlet Paredes
4 lines tracked
Heinrich Villiger & Matias Maragoto
4 lines tracked
Rocky Patel & Jonathan Drew
4 lines tracked
Robert Caldwell, Matt Booth & A.J. Fernandez
3 lines tracked
Abe Flores
2 lines tracked
Jaime García
2 lines tracked
Jonathan Drew & Vaughn Boyd
2 lines tracked
Rafael Nodal & Nestor Andrés Plasencia
2 lines tracked
Ramón Cifuentes & Daniel Nuñez
2 lines tracked
Rick Rodriguez & Agustin Garcia
2 lines tracked
Sandy Cobas
2 lines tracked
Willy Herrera, James Hetfield & Rob Dietrich
2 lines tracked
Bill Paley & Maria Sierra
1 line tracked
Carlos 'Carlito' Fuente Jr. & Manny Iriarte
1 line tracked
Daniel Nuñez
1 line tracked
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo & Jon Huber
1 line tracked
Estelo Padrón
1 line tracked
Grupo de Maestros & Siegfried Maruschke
1 line tracked
Janny García & Pete Johnson
1 line tracked
Jonathan Drew & Marvin Samel
1 line tracked
Jonathan Drew & Steve Saka
1 line tracked
José 'Don Pepín' García & Pete Johnson
1 line tracked
Nish Patel
1 line tracked
Sandy Cobas & Justin Andrews
1 line tracked
Steve Saka & Joya de Nicaragua
1 line tracked

Why Follow the Master Blender, Not Just the Band?

Experienced cigar smokers often discover that their favorite blends across completely different cigar houses share a single common denominator: the Master Blender's palate and tabacalera. Industry legends like AJ Fernandez, José “Pepin” Garcia, Ernie Carrillo, and Willy Herrera craft flagship lines for their own houses as well as acclaimed collaborations for heritage labels.

Our Master Blender hub connects every cataloged line back to the person who blended it — letting you discover hidden-gem sister blends from the same factory floor, often at a fraction of the flagship price per stick.

Cross-House Value Discovery: Select any blender above to inspect every cigar house they blend for, their highest CigarScore lines, signature wrapper leaves, tasting profiles, and real-time price comparisons across 27 verified online retailers.

Found two blends by the same maker you want to stack side-by-side? Hit Compare on any card to inspect wrapper specs, CigarScores, and live store prices head-to-head, or add them to the Order Optimizer to find the cheapest single-store checkout.