( Founded in 2012 )

Cigar Conexion.

A house for handmade cigars, informed selection, and the culture that surrounds the leaf.

( Our story )

Tobacco knowledge, brought into a modern Indian cigar house.

Cigar Conexion was founded in 2012 by Hemanth Sureddi, a certified tobacconist from a family with generations of experience in the tobacco trade in Andhra Pradesh.

The aim was practical: create a reliable place in India to discover premium handmade cigars, understand how they are made, and choose them with useful guidance. The collection focuses on established makers and cigars from regions including Nicaragua, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, and the United States.

Today, that work continues through the online catalog, the Shanti Nagar and Khan Market stores, Fume at UB City, and an open-air Fume Lounge in Bengaluru.

( Three chapters )

2012

Cigar Conexion begins

Hemanth Sureddi founded Cigar Conexion to bring a considered, multi-brand handmade cigar collection to Indian enthusiasts.

2019

Stores in Bengaluru and Delhi

The house expanded its physical presence with retail spaces where customers could meet the collection and receive in-person guidance.

2024

Fume opens at UB City

Fume introduced a broader lifestyle-led expression of the same buying knowledge, beginning at Bengaluru's UB City.

Tobacco leaves prepared for handmade cigar production

( The collection )

Selected for provenance, construction, and character.

The catalog spans approachable first cigars, fuller blends, considered samplers, and the tools needed to cut, light, carry, and store them. Product identity and stock are reviewed before an item is made public.

Browse cigars Use the Finder

( In person )