Connecticut Broadleaf wrapped. Four generations of Toppers.
INCREDIBLE VALUE ✦ CONSISTENT QUALITY ✦ SINCE 1894
TOPPER HAND MADE
TOPPER HERITAGE · SINCE 1894
Backed by four generations of Toppers.
Reintroducing the original hand-rolled cigar.
Our Breva, Corona Grande, Perfecto & Ebony are once again handcrafted according to Topper heritage and packaged in handsome vintage styled 30-count boxes, paying homage to our cigars produced in the 1960’s.
These Connecticut Broadleaf wrapped cigars continue to offer the same incredible value and consistent quality that the Topper family has been known for since 1894.
In March 1893, B.P. Topper and his two brothers move to McSherrystown, Pennsylvania, to learn the cigar trade.
March 9, 1921 · “Established 1894.”
1894
Company founded.
The founding year printed on B.P. Topper’s 1921 letterhead, which Chris found and purchased in 2023.
Vintage Topper cigar packaging.
1950s–60s
From hand rolling to machine production.
With about 20 rollers averaging 70 years of age and the loss of Cuban tobacco after the embargo, the family turns to machine production through F.X. Smith in Pennsylvania. Topper cigars remain all tobacco.
1994
Chris Topper joins the company.
After four years outside the industry, Chris joins his father Frank in 1994, becoming the fourth generation in the family business.
Cigar Connecticut Monthly · June 1997.
1997
Remembering Frank “Boss” Topper.
The June 1997 issue of Cigar Connecticut Monthly remembers Frank Topper, 1929–1997. His son Chris carries the family business into its fourth generation.
Topper’s traditional hand made cigar packaging.
2013
Traditional line returns to hand production.
The traditional Topper line returns to hand production in the Dominican Republic.
Chris Topper, fourth generation of the family business.
2024
Topper 1894 introduced.
Topper 1894 marks 130 years of the family business. The 1921 letterhead inspires its packaging, while Pennsylvania-grown Habano wrapper and Dominican-grown Broadleaf-seed filler reinterpret the family’s original blend.
For generations, Topper used the date 1896. In spring 2023, a friend sent Chris a link to a letter written by his great-grandfather in March 1921.
Chris bought the letter and matched its signature to the one preserved on the family’s anniversary box. Above the ornate letterhead were the words “Established 1894.” His research also placed B.P. and his brothers in McSherrystown in March 1893, learning the cigar trade.
In 2024, Topper announced the earlier founding date and introduced Topper 1894 to celebrate 130 years of the family business.
Chris Topper, fourth generation of the family business.
CHRIS TOPPER
Fourth generation.
Chris Topper is the fourth generation to run the company, following his father Frank, grandfather Curtis, and great-grandfather B.P. He joined Frank in 1994 and has carried the family name forward ever since.
American-grown tobacco remains central to Topper. Connecticut Broadleaf anchors the traditional line, while newer handmade blends build on the same roots. Chris continues to serve the company’s longtime customers while developing its handmade portfolio.
Tobacco-field photograph supplied by Topper Cigars.
THE TOPPER FAMILY ARCHIVE
Through the years.
B.P. Topper Cigar Co.A horse-drawn wagon bearing the company name and “Est. 1894.”Chris Topper with Snoop Dogg.A moment from the Topper photo archive.Cigar makers wanted · 1960s.The tobacco harvest.Inside the curing barn.
NOT JUST BLOWING SMOKE WITH PASTOR PADRON
An Evening with Chris Topper
Recorded at the 7-20-4 Lounge on October 18, 2024.
