Al Capone Cigars: Flavors, Types & 100-Count Cigarillos
Explore Al Capone cigars, including Sweets, Jamaican Blaze, and Blues. Compare filtered and unfiltered cigarillos, flavors, sizes, and pack options.
Al Capone Cigars: Hand-Rolled Cigarillos Built for a Short Session
Al Capone cigars occupy a narrow, well-defended space in the small cigar market. They are short enough to finish in a coffee break, wrapped in genuine tobacco leaf rather than reconstituted sheet, and priced to be an everyday habit rather than an occasion.
That combination is why al capones have held shelf space in the United States for decades while most machine-made cigarillo brands rotate out.
This page carries the three core lines in the range, each available filtered and unfiltered, all in the 100-count format.
Who Actually Makes Al Capone Cigars
Most retail pages get this wrong, so it is worth stating clearly.
Al Capone cigarillos are a Dannemann Group brand. Dannemann is Swiss-owned and family-run, with a tobacco history that traces back to 1864 in Switzerland and to 1872 in São Félix, Bahia, where Geraldo Dannemann built his first cigar factory.
The cigarillos sold in the United States are hand-rolled at Tabacos de Danlí in Danlí, El Paraíso, Honduras, a Dannemann facility opened in 1999. Import and distribution runs through Inter-Continental Cigar Corporation in Miramar, Florida, established in 1996.
You will still find pages claiming these are machine-made in Germany, or that the filler comes from Condega and Estelí under a Brazilian Bahia wrapper. That was accurate at one point in the brand's history. It is not the current specification.
What Goes Into an Al Capone Cigar
Every al capone cigar in the current range shares the same basic construction.
The wrapper is all-natural Java tobacco leaf, grown on Dannemann's own farms in East Java, Indonesia. Java leaf is chosen for its even burn and the light natural sweetness it lends to the smoke.
The filler is an American-style blend of Virginia, Burley, and Oriental tobaccos in the Sweets and Jamaican Blaze lines. Blues uses a slightly different mix of Virginia, Oriental, and Tropical leaf, which is what gives it a distinct aromatic character without any added flavoring.
Flavored versions are dipped after rolling, not soaked at the filler stage. This is why the sweetness sits on the lips and in the aroma rather than overwhelming the tobacco underneath.
One question comes up constantly: there is no actual alcohol in the cognac or rum versions. Those are flavor profiles, not spirits.
Filtered versions use an activated charcoal filter, which cools the smoke and softens the intensity a step.
The Al Capone Lineup Available Here
Each line below is stocked in both filtered and unfiltered form, in boxes of 10 sealed packs of 10 for 100 cigarillos total.
Al Capone Sweets
Al Capone Sweets is the line most people start with and the one most people stay on. The cigarillo is dipped in a cognac flavor that reads as sweet, rich, and lightly malty against the Java wrapper.
The body sits in mellow-to-medium territory. Strength is roughly a two out of five, which makes it approachable without being flat.
Al Capone Jamaican Blaze
Jamaican Blaze is the rum-dipped counterpart, and it carries more warmth and a slightly spiced edge than Sweets. Longtime smokers of capones cigars often describe it as the most flavor-forward option in the range.
The line was originally sold under the name Slims before the rename, which is why older references sometimes disagree on what to call it.
- Al Capone Jamaican Blaze Filter Cigarillos, 10 packs of 10
- Al Capone Jamaican Blaze Cigarillos, 10 packs of 10
Al Capone Blues
Blues is the one that gets misunderstood most often. It is not a flavored cigarillo and it is not menthol.
Instead, the aroma comes entirely from the blend. Virginia brings brightness, Oriental contributes a soft spiced note, and Tropical leaf rounds it out with a hint of natural sweetness. The result is mild, aromatic, and closer to a straight tobacco experience than the dipped lines.
If sweetened cigarillos are not your preference, this is the one worth trying.
Filtered or Unfiltered
This is the second decision after flavor, and it changes the experience more than most people expect.
The filtered versions run an activated charcoal filter at the mouth end. The draw is easier, the smoke arrives cooler, and the overall intensity is dialed back a step. This is the more forgiving option and the better starting point for anyone new to al capone smoking.
The unfiltered versions put nothing between the leaf and the palate. The cognac or rum dip sits closer to the tobacco, the body reads fuller, and the perceived nicotine is a touch stronger. A meaningful share of regular smokers of capone cigars prefer this format specifically and will not go back to filtered.
Since both formats are stocked across all three lines here, there is no need to compromise on flavor to get the draw you want.
A Note on Al Capone Wraps and Leaf
Searches for al capone wraps, al capone leaf wrap, and al capone leaf wraps are common, so it is worth being direct.
Al Capone does produce a natural tobacco al capone leaf wrap line for rolling, sold separately from the cigarillos. Those are not part of this brand page, which covers the cigarillo range only.
If a rolling leaf is what you are after, the Wraps collection carries natural leaf and blunt wrap options currently in stock, alongside rolling papers and pre-rolled cones. An al capone wrap listing will appear on this page if and when it is added to inventory.
Pack Size, Value, and Current Al Capone Offers
Every Al Capone listing on this page is a box of 10 sealed packs of 10, for 100 cigarillos.
At counter prices, a single Al Capone cigarillo typically runs above a dollar. In the 100-count format at the discounted rate shown on each listing, the per-stick cost lands well under that, which is the main reason regular smokers order capones online in the box rather than picking up packs individually.
Current al capone offers are reflected in the strikethrough pricing on each product above. Orders over $150 ship free, and orders placed on business days ship the same day.
Storing Them Properly
Al Capone cigarillos are dry-cured and pre-cut. No humidor is needed and no cutter is required.
That said, the wrapper is real tobacco leaf, not paper, so it responds to its environment. Keep unopened packs somewhere cool and dry, out of direct sunlight and away from heat.
Once a pack is opened, finish it within a reasonable window. A wrapper that dries out becomes brittle, cracks, and tightens the draw.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who makes Al Capone cigars?
Dannemann Group, a Swiss family-owned tobacco company. US distribution runs through Inter-Continental Cigar Corporation in Florida.
Where are they made?
Hand-rolled in Danlí, Honduras, at a Dannemann facility, for the US market.
Are Al Capone cigarillos hand-rolled or machine-made?
Hand-rolled. This is one of the details most competing listings get wrong.
Is there alcohol in the cognac and rum versions?
No. Those describe the flavor dip, not the ingredients.
Is Blues a flavored cigarillo?
No. Blues is aromatic by blend, using Virginia, Oriental, and Tropical tobaccos with no added flavoring.
How long does one last?
Roughly 10 to 20 minutes at 3½ x 20.
Do they need a humidor?
No. Cool, dry, and out of sunlight is enough.
How many are in a box?
100, packaged as 10 sealed packs of 10.
Related Categories
More small-format options are listed under Cigars and Premium Cigars. Sweetened and aromatic alternatives sit in the Flavored Cigars collection.
If natural leaf construction is what draws you to al capone cigarillos, the Backwoods brand history covers another real-leaf cigar worth knowing, and Black & Mild offers a different take on the short-smoke format. The full brand directory lists everything currently carried.