A lightweight, puckered, all-cotton fabric, seersucker became a staple of the Southern gentleman’s wardrobe after Joseph Haspel fashioned the first suit from the material in 1909, as a way of stylishly combating the blazing New Orleans summer heat.

A spicy blend of cigar leaf and other choice tobaccos, Cornell & Diehl created this Cellar Series blend in hopes that it will line your cellar much as its namesake fabric once did the streets of New Orleans.

Estimated peak: 7-10 years.