Viaje Cache 5 x 52 and 6 x 50

Description

The Viaje Cache is one of Viaje’s most clever releases — a cigar named after the secret rooms where the brand ages its best tobacco, and packaged with a genuine hidden surprise built right into the box.

Construction & Origin

Cache is a collaboration between Viaje founder Andre Farkas and Casa Fernandez, produced at Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) in Estelí, Nicaragua. Every cigar uses a dark Mexican San Andrés wrapper over Nicaraguan Aganorsa-grown binder and filler. Available in 5 x 52 and 6 x 50, the cigar first debuted in 2014 in a single size, disappeared for years at a time, and has returned only occasionally since — most recently in 2018 and again in 2024. Each box holds a genuine surprise: 20 standard round parejos on top, with a hidden compartment beneath revealing 5 additional box-pressed cigars of the same blend.

Flavor Profile

Full-bodied and rich, reviewers consistently describe layers of dark chocolate, earth, espresso, cedar, black pepper, and dried fruit, with some noting brown sugar, cinnamon, and even nutty, dessert-like sweetness developing through the smoke. One longtime reviewer called it a standout worthy of a top-10 spot on their year-end list, praising its deep complexity and long, balanced finish.

Why It’s Sought After

Cache has built a small but devoted following precisely because it’s so unpredictable — Viaje has brought it back only a handful of times in over a decade, often years apart, with each return selling through fast. Between the genuine scarcity and the fun hidden-cigar packaging twist, this remains one of the more memorable releases in Viaje’s already collector-driven catalog.