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Meerapfel's Project 18 Rooted In Numerology | Cigar Aficionado (opens the original)
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M. Meerapfel Söhne, the Belgian company best known for its cultivation of Cameroon tobacco, is releasing a new brand in its Master Blend Series called Project 18. The Master Blend Series, which includes the Meir, Ernest and Richard lines, are annual releases produced in limited quantities but Project 18 will consist of a different blend each year drawn from the company’s archives of vintage tobaccos—and it will never be repeated. The new cigars were previewed at last week’s InterTabac trade show
Villiger de Nicaragua Edición Limitada Series Ends With Gordo | Cigar Aficionado (opens the original)
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The saying goes “Save the best for last,” but in Villiger’s case, it was the biggest. Villiger North America is ending its Villiger de Nicaragua Edición Limitada series after four releases, and the Gordo will be the final and thickest offering. The cigars are slated to start shipping in October to Germany and Switzerland. U.S.-based cigar lovers will have to wait a bit longer as the Gordos aren’t expected to arrive stateside until December. The Villiger de Nicaragua Edición Limitada was first an
New Honduran Hoyo Shipping In Sampler Pack | Cigar Aficionado (opens the original)
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This week General Cigar Co. began shipping a new sampler pack called Hoyo New Legends, which spotlights some of its more recent non-Cuban Hoyo de Monterrey lines (Rojo, Oscuro and Shade) along with a new brand called Le Hoyo which is presently exclusive to the pack. Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo has a four-country blend that includes a Honduran Olancho San Agustín wrapper, Connecticut broadleaf binder, and fillers from Nicaragua, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. According to the company, the cig
Invasion Of The Old Man And The C Monster, A Tatuaje Production | Cigar Aficionado (opens the original)
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Horror movie monsters rarely stay gone for good and usually come back in the sequel bigger and badder than before. The Old Man and the C Monster from Tatuaje’s Halloween-themed Monster Series is returning to tobacconists next week in thicker sizes and with a different blend. The Old Man and the C Monster is a combination set that includes one culebra (three cigars) and one lonsdale, all of which measure 7 inches by 44 ring gauge, slightly thicker than past culebras from Tatuaje. Lonsdale sizes a
Undercrown 10 Gets A Thick New Size | Cigar Aficionado (opens the original)
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For those who prefer bold blends in thick ring gauges—and there are many—get your cutters and lighters ready. Drew Estate has listened to customer demand and added a thick new size to its Undercrown 10 line. Simply dubbed Gordo, the new 6-inch-by-60-ring gauge cigar is shipping to retailers now. Made in Nicaragua at the La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate factory, Undercrown 10’s blend consists of a Mexican San Andrés maduro wrapper, Connecticut broadleaf binder and fillers from Nicaragua and Honduras.
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