Bandolero is a premium cigar brand from Selected Tobacco, the company founded by Nelson Alfonso, and its cigars are made in Costa Rica. Bandolero Premium, for example, is rolled at Tabacos de Costa Rica with an Ecuadorian Habano 2000 wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan and Peruvian filler. The Bandolero cigars we list are tagged medium to full bodied, though the brand rates its Aventureros sizes light to medium. Typical notes include cedar, roasted nuts, cocoa and honeyed sweetness in Premium; mocha, red pepper and leather in Traficantes; creamy cedar, floral notes and brown sugar in Clandestinos; and espresso, black pepper and dark plum in Aventureros. Start with Bandolero Premium, then step up to Bandolero Traficantes, which the brand rates full strength, if you want more power.
Bandolero Cigars
Bandolero Cigars is an enigmatic premium brand from Selected Tobacco and visionary blender Nelson Alfonso, inspired by 18th-century tobacco smugglers who defied Spain’s cigar monopoly.
Handcrafted in Costa Rica and aged in cedar-lined humidors, Bandolero combines well-aged, Cuban-seed influenced tobaccos to deliver rich, complex flavor with a profile that ranges from light to full depending on the line and size.
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Bandolero Cigars
Frequently asked questions about Bandolero Cigars
Who makes Bandolero Cigars, and where are they made?
Bandolero belongs to Selected Tobacco, the company founded by Nelson Alfonso. The cigars are made in Costa Rica; Bandolero Premium is produced at the Tabacos de Costa Rica factory. The brand's story refers to the period from 1717 to 1817, when the Spanish Crown allowed cigars to be rolled only at the Royal Factory in Seville.
How strong are Bandolero Cigars?
The Bandolero cigars Oxford Cigar Company lists are tagged medium to full bodied, but the brand's own ratings vary by line. Traficantes is the full-strength line in the brand's own catalogue, the brand rates most Clandestinos sizes medium to full, and it rates its Aventureros (Serie A) sizes light to medium. Strength varies by line and size, so choose by the individual cigar.
Which Bandolero cigar should I try first, and how do the lines differ?
Bandolero Premium is a good first pick. It pairs an Ecuadorian Habano 2000 wrapper with Nicaraguan and Peruvian tobaccos and typically shows cedar, roasted nuts, cocoa and honeyed sweetness; halfwheel's The Consensus 2025 placed it at number 7. Traficantes typically moves through mocha, cedar, red pepper and leather. Clandestinos leans toward creamy cedar, toasted nuts, floral notes and brown sugar spice. Aventureros typically opens on espresso and cocoa, with black pepper and dark plum.
Where can I buy Bandolero Cigars online?
Oxford Cigar Company carries a selection of Bandolero on its Bandolero category page: https://oxfordcigarcompany.com/bandolero-cigars/. Free US shipping on orders $50+.