Southern Draw

Jacobs Ladder

Strength: FullIn stock

About this cigar

Southern Draw produces Jacobs Ladder in Nicaragua at AJ Fernandez’s factory. The blend combines a dark Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and filler, delivering a full-bodied smoke with earthy sweetness, pepper and dark-roasted depth.

Tasting notes

dark chocolateearthblack pepperespressocharred wood

Available sizes

4 options4 in stock
Selected size
Robusto
5.5" × 54 · Box of 20
In stock
$182.00$9.10 / cigarTax & shipping includedAdd

Pairs well with

bourbonaged rumstoutespressobarrel-proof bourbonimperial stout
At a glance
Made in
Nicaragua
Strength
Full
Sizes
4 available
In plain English

What to expect

Smoothness
Bold
Strength
Full

Powerful and intense — best once you have some experience.

Flavour
dark chocolate · earth · black pepper · espresso
Tasting profile

How it tastes

Primary

dark chocolateearthblack pepperespressocharred wood

Secondary

molassesleathercedarespresso

What each note tastes like

Sweetness4/5

Cocoa, dried fruit, molasses

Spice4/5

Pepper and warmth on the finish

Creaminess1/5

Soft, smooth, milky texture

Earthiness5/5

Soil, leather, forest floor

Wood4/5

Cedar, oak, toasted timber

Read from this cigar's own tasting notes, strength and wrapper — not a published score.

Earth & leatherearth · leather

Dry, savoury depth — the backbone most aged tobacco is built on.

Wood & cedarcharred wood · cedar

Clean, resinous notes that come forward as the cigar warms up.

Pepper & spiceblack pepper

The tingle on the retrohale; usually strongest in the first third.

Cocoa & coffeedark chocolate · espresso

Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.

Sweetnessmolasses

Sugars from the wrapper and long-leaf filler; often on the lips.

Blend & origin

How it is built

Made in
Nicaragua
Released
2016
Sizes (length × ring)
5.5–6.5" × 52–60
Explore this blend

Where it sits in the collection

made in Nicaragua · full in strength · pairs with bourbon, aged rum, stout

Compare sizes

Every size side by side

SizeLength × ringPackPer cigarPricevs retail
Robusto5.5" × 54Box of 20$9.10$182
Toro6" × 52Box of 20$9.50$190
Gordo6.5" × 60Box of 20$10.45$209
Brimstone Perfecto6" × 56Box of 20$11.00$220
Aging & storage · Guidance

How to keep it

General humidor guidance for this cigar, based on its wrapper, strength, ring gauge and packaging.

Storage

Hold the box at 65–70% relative humidity at 65–70°F (18–21°C). Steady humidity matters far more than the exact number — swings are what crack wrappers.

Rest after delivery

Thicker ring gauges hold shipping moisture longest — give these boxes three to four weeks in the humidor before the first one.

Aging window

Full-bodied blends reward patience: a year or two of quiet aging typically trades raw power for depth.

In the box

Age them in their own box where possible — the cedar keeps the cigars marrying together instead of taking on the flavour of everything else in the humidor.

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