{"title":"San Cristobal Quintessence","description":"\u003cp\u003eSan Cristobal Quintessence debuted at the 2016 IPCPR trade show, and Ashton began shipping it nationwide in the second week of October 2016. Like all San Cristobal brands, Cigar Aficionado reported, it is rolled at the My Father Cigars S.A. factory in Nicaragua. The wrapper is a fifth-priming Ecuador Habano over a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshton's Sathya Levin described Quintessence as medium- to full-bodied, placing it between the medium-bodied \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/san-cristobal-revelation\"\u003eRevelation\u003c\/a\u003e and the full-bodied original San Cristobal. Cigar Journal named the Robusto its Cigar of the Year for 2016, and the Churchill, a size added in 2021 that we don't carry, was No. 3 in Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 for 2021 at 95 points. Every size comes in boxes of 24.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSan Cristobal Quintessence sizes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCigar\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHow we sell it\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNotes\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/san-cristobal-quintessence-robusto-1\"\u003eRobusto\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5½ x 50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle, 5-pack or box of 24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCigar Journal's Cigar of the Year 2016; 90 points, Cigar Insider, January 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/san-cristobal-quintessence-epicure-1\"\u003eEpicure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 x 52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle, 5-pack or box of 24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/san-cristobal-quintessence-majestic-1\"\u003eMajestic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 x 60\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle, 5-pack or box of 24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 points, Cigar Insider, January 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/san-cristobal-quintessence-belicoso-1\"\u003eBelicoso\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6½ x 54\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle, 5-pack or box of 24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e89 points, Cigar Insider, January 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSan Cristobal Quintessence prices\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"soag-live-prices\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat to pour with Quintessence\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe found no drink pairing from Ashton for Quintessence, so this is our house suggestion from the bar: a caramel-forward \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bourbon\"\u003ebourbon\u003c\/a\u003e or a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rye-whiskey\"\u003erye\u003c\/a\u003e. More in the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/cigar-and-whiskey-pairing-guide\"\u003ecigar and whiskey pairing guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho makes San Cristobal Quintessence?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is rolled at the My Father Cigars S.A. factory in Nicaragua for Ashton Distributors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow strong is Quintessence?\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium to full-bodied, per Ashton's Sathya Levin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat wrapper does Quintessence use?\u003c\/strong\u003e A fifth-priming Ecuador Habano, over Nicaraguan tobaccos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWas Quintessence a Cigar of the Year?\u003c\/strong\u003e Cigar Journal named the Robusto its Cigar of the Year for 2016. In Cigar Aficionado, the Churchill was No. 3 of 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much is San Cristobal Quintessence?\u003c\/strong\u003e Current prices for every size are in the price table above.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I buy a single?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Every size is sold as a single, a 5-pack or a box of 24. $9.99 flat shipping, free on orders of $125 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee every line on our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/san-cristobal-cigars\"\u003eSan Cristobal cigars\u003c\/a\u003e page, or read our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/san-cristobal-cigars-for-sale-revelation-quintessence-more\"\u003eSan Cristobal buying guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"san-cristobal-quintessence-belicoso-1","title":"San Cristobal Quintessence Belicoso","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSan Cristobal Quintessence Belicoso\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 6½ x 54, one of the four sizes Ashton introduced at the 2016 trade show. Cigar Insider scored it 89 points in January 2017 for bright notes of cedar, nutmeg and a spicy cinnamon zing, and Cigar Aficionado rated it 88 in 2019, woody and wheaty with a nutty cashew quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshton told Cigar Aficionado the cigar is blended and made by Pepin and Jaime Garcia at My Father Cigars in Estelí: a fifth-priming Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler from Garcia family farms. San Cristobal lists it as medium-full, with cedar, coffee bean, cocoa, molasses and spice. 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