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NAT SHERMAN TIMELESS COLLECTION
(NICARAGUAN)
Made by: Plasencia Cigars S.A., Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Price: $6.67– $8.57
Details: More full bodied than the original
Timeless line, this Nicaraguan puro comes
in three sizes: Timeless 452, 4 by 52; Timeless
556, 5 by 56; and Timeless 660, 6 by 60. These
box-pressed cigars will be packed in boxes of
21. The cigars go on sale tomorrow.
OLIVA CIGAR CO.
OLIVA SERIE V MELANIO
Made by: Tabacalera Oliva S.A., Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Price: $8.00–$14.00
Details: The brand is named after Melanio Oliva, who is
believed to be the first in the Oliva family to grow tobacco.
Its Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper is quite uncommon in
Oliva’s portfolio, as they have not used this type of tobacco
since the Master Blends 2 series. It will be available in five
sizes: Robusto, 5 by 52; Churchill, 7 by 50; Torpedo, 6 1/2
by 52; Petit Corona, 4 1/2 by 46; and Figurado, 6 1/8 by 52.
What makes it special: The most expensive Oliva line
produced to date.
ORTEGA CIGAR CO.
ORTEGA SERIE D
Made by: My Father Cigars S.A., Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuador, Mexico
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Price: $6.50–$8.50
Details: Offered in both natural (Ecuador) and maduro
(San Andrés) wrappers, Ortega Serie D is the first brand
from Eddie Ortega since his departure from EO Brands
and its eventual dissolution earlier this year. The Serie D
line comes in six box-pressed sizes: No. 6, 4 1/2 by 48; No.
7, 5 by 46; No. 8, 5 1/2 by 52; No. 10, 6 by 52 (torpedo);
No. 12, 5 by 52; and No. 20, 6 by 60. They are offered in
boxes of 10 or 20 cigars.
PADILLA CIGAR CO.
PADILLA INVICTUS
Made by: El Titan de Bronze, U.S.A.
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Price: $12.50–$14.30
Details: Invictus is a limited cigar with just 600 boxes per
year slated for production. The cigars themselves will be
rolled in the entubar style, finished with triple-seam caps
and sport a Habano-seed Ecuadoran wrapper leaf. The line
comes in three sizes: Robusto, 5 by 54; Toro, 6 by 54; and
Torpedo, 6 1/2 by 54.
PADILLA MIAMI MADURO
Made by: El Titan de Bronze, U.S.A.
Wrapper: Mexico
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Price: $12.50–$14.30
Details: Padilla is following up the Miami line with this
San Andrés-wrapped sequel, whose fillers are blended with
tobacco from Aganorsa, ASP, and the Oliva family growers.
The line comes in three sizes: Robusto, 5 by 54; Toro, 6 by
54; and Torpedo, 6 1/2 by 54.
What makes it special: A new batch of this line is made
only every two months.
PADILLA RESERVA HABANO
Made by: Tabacalera Oliva S.A., Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Price: $8.50–$10.00
Details: Padilla’s Reserva Habano boasts a similar blend to the
Padilla Studio Tobac Figurado, which rated 93 points earlier this
year. A Cuban-seed
Ecuadoran wrapper
binds tobaccos from
the Estelí, Condega
and Jalapa growing
regions. The foursize
line will include
Short Robusto, 4
by 60; Toro, 5 3/4
by 50; Torpedo, 6
by 54; and Double
Toro, 5 3/4 by 60.
They will be sold in
20-count boxes and
should be arriving
on shelves now.
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