1502
1502 cigars are premium Nicaraguan cigars from Global Premium Cigars, founded by Enrique Sánchez. The portfolio ranges from the Nicaraguan Corojo-wrapped Emerald and Ecuadorian Colorado-wrapped Ruby to fuller blends such as Black Gold and Blue Sapphire, along with the all-Nicaraguan 1502 Nicaragua and aged-tobacco XO.
Shop 1502 Emerald, Ruby, Black Gold, Nicaragua, Blue Sapphire, XO, Cachitos, and samplers available at Cigars N Cigars. Compare Nicaraguan, Ecuadorian Colorado, Mexican San Andrés Maduro, and other wrapper styles across box-pressed Robusto, Corona, Lancero, Torpedo, Perfecto, Salomon, and larger formats.
1502 Cigars: Blends, Tobacco and Vitolas
The 1502 portfolio uses Nicaraguan tobacco as its foundation while varying wrapper origin, strength, and blend composition among individual collections. Emerald uses Nicaraguan Corojo Habano, Ruby moves to an Ecuadorian Colorado wrapper, and Black Gold uses Mexican San Andrés Maduro over Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos.
The Nicaragua and Blue Sapphire collections emphasize Nicaraguan tobacco more directly, while XO is distinguished by specially selected aged tobacco. Many 1502 cigars are box pressed and offered across a broad range of traditional and shaped vitolas, making blend and wrapper the best starting points for comparison.
Popular 1502 Cigar Blends
1502 Emerald
1502 Emerald uses a Nicaraguan Corojo Habano wrapper and occupies the milder side of the 1502 portfolio. Current Cigars N Cigars inventory includes Emerald in Corona, Robusto, Lancero, Torpedo, Perfecto, Conquistador, and other box-pressed formats, allowing the same core blend to be compared across substantially different dimensions.
1502 Ruby
1502 Ruby uses an Ecuadorian Colorado wrapper and moves into the medium-to-full range. Current selections include Corona, Robusto, Lancero, Torpedo, Perfecto, Conquistador, Salomon, and other box-pressed sizes. The Ecuadorian wrapper gives Ruby a distinctly different tobacco structure from the Nicaraguan Corojo-wrapped Emerald.
1502 Black Gold
1502 Black Gold occupies the full-strength side of the portfolio and uses a Mexican San Andrés Maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos. The darker wrapper separates Black Gold from Emerald and Ruby while retaining the Nicaraguan-centered interior blend. Current product pages include box-pressed Lancero and Conquistador formats.
1502 Nicaragua
1502 Nicaragua is a Nicaraguan puro using tobacco from Nicaragua's principal growing regions, including Estelí, Jalapa, Condega, and Ometepe. Current Cigars N Cigars inventory includes traditional box-pressed formats such as Churchill, giving the line a direct all-Nicaraguan reference point within the broader 1502 collection.
1502 Blue Sapphire
1502 Blue Sapphire is a full-strength Nicaraguan blend with Nicaraguan wrapper tobacco. Current Cigars N Cigars inventory includes Robusto Gordo and Toro Gordo formats, giving the collection a larger-ring emphasis than many of the narrower Corona and Lancero sizes found elsewhere in the 1502 portfolio.
1502 XO
1502 XO is the aged-tobacco expression of the portfolio and uses specially selected tobacco aged for approximately 18 years. Current Cigars N Cigars inventory includes XO Lancero, Torpedo, and Conquistador box-pressed formats. The extended aging distinguishes XO from the more conventional Emerald, Ruby, Nicaragua, and Blue Sapphire collections.
1502 Emerald vs. Ruby vs. Black Gold
Emerald, Ruby, and Black Gold provide the clearest progression within the original 1502 lineup. Emerald uses Nicaraguan Corojo Habano and sits on the milder side. Ruby changes to Ecuadorian Colorado and moves into the medium-to-full range, while Black Gold uses Mexican San Andrés Maduro and reaches full strength. Wrapper and strength are therefore the most useful first differences when choosing among the three.
1502 Nicaragua vs. Blue Sapphire
Nicaragua and Blue Sapphire both emphasize Nicaraguan tobacco, but they occupy different positions within the portfolio. 1502 Nicaragua is built around tobacco from Estelí, Jalapa, Condega, and Ometepe, while Blue Sapphire is a fuller Nicaraguan expression currently represented in larger ring-gauge formats.
1502 Box-Pressed Robusto, Lancero, Torpedo and Salomon Cigars
Box pressing appears throughout the 1502 portfolio, with current Cigars N Cigars inventory spanning Corona, Robusto, Lancero, Torpedo, Perfecto, Conquistador, Salomon, Churchill, and Gordo formats. Comparing the blend and wrapper first, then selecting the preferred vitola, is the clearest way to navigate the range.