Looks awesome to me. I cringed at the phrase 'pricing has not yet been announced'. I'll be surprised if it's not upwards of $200/box.
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CIGAR DOJO COLLABORATES WITH ALEC & BRADLEY FOR DOJO CHICO CIGAR
Cigar Dojo has teamed with Alec & Bradley Cigars to showcase the duo’s second collaborative project: Dojo Chico.
From a fertile valley of Mexico, uncovered by the Aztec people during the 15th century, a peculiar mineral water has bubbled its way into the hearts of cigar enthusiasts in recent times. This holds especially true for both the Rubin family of Alec Bradley Cigar Co. and the team at Cigar Dojo, praising the fizzy elixir for its unrivaled refreshing nature and palate-cleansing cigar pairability.
This inspired the creation of the Dojo Chico—a cigar capable of offering a clean, refreshing, tongue-tingling smoking experience on par with the mineral water it was modeled after.
Bradley Rubin, co-founder of Alec & Bradley Cigars, notes, “There is a very specific brand of mineral water that Eric and my father, Alan, are obsessed with. We embraced this bizarre fascination, chose a very refreshing blend, and came up with Dojo Chico!”
Like the water itself, Dojo Chico cigars are meant to be gobbled up by the six-pack, available in bundles of six cigars with an approachable price point of $6.50 per cigar. The cigars are hand-crafted in Nicaragua, rolled in a connoisseur-favorite corona gorda format that brings out a concentrated smoking experience. Nicaraguan tobaccos make up the core recipe, being bound and wrapped with leaves of undisclosed varietal and origin.
“Dojo Chico pays homage to our favorite mineral water, which we drink by the case here in Dojo studios. This cigar is fun, affordable, and features a great blend from the Alec & Bradley boys that performs as good as a cigar twice the price,” added Eric Guttormson, owner of Cigar Dojo.
The Dojo Chico cigar will be offered exclusively through retailer Payless Cigars & Pipes, featuring a staggered release that runs through the 2021 Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival. The cigars will first be made available at the Dojo’s own pre-festival party (with Bradley Rubin in attendance) on Thursday, Aug. 26th, held at the Dojo studio in Lakewood, CO. More cigars will then be released at the RMCF on Saturday, Aug 28th in Broomfield, CO. Finally, any remaining bundles will be offered through paylesscigarsandpipes.com on Wednesday, Sep. 8th.
I mean, is it made in hondurus like it says on the band? Or do I believe cigar dojo saying it’s made in Nicaragua?
If I can’t believe the band, is also lying about it being a “thrilling collaboration “?
Too much for me, I will sit this one out.
Oveja Negra Brands Releases Black Label Trading Company Viaticum 2021
Oveja Negra Brands has announced it is shipping the Black Label Trading Company Viaticum 2021 edition release to select retailers.
Viaticum was introduced two years ago at the IPCPR Trade Show. It was a cigar introduced to commemorate Black Label Trading Company’s sixth anniversary. It’s an offshoot of Black Label Trading Company’s Last Rites line. Viaticum uses most of the same tobaccos as Last Rites, but uses different proportions and incorporates different primings. The 2019 edition was introduced in the form of a 5 x 54 box-pressed Robusto. For 2021, the Robusto size returns along with a 6 x 48 Toro, and a 6 3/4 x 40 lancero.
“Viaticum is an evolution of the Last Rites blend and a testament to what Black Label Trading Co is all about. It uses most of the same tobaccos but in different proportions and primings. It’s the perfect balance between strength and complexity. This cigar is bold but also very refined. It’s all about balance. The dark fruit and earth flavors are wrapped in soft floral notes and elevated with a multitude of spice on the finish,” says James Brown, creator of BLTC and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Maduro
Binder: Honduran Habano
Filler: Nicaraguan / Honduran
Padilla Cigars is evoking literary icon Ernest Hemingway with a limited-edition cigar called For Whom the Bell Tolls. It’s named after one of the author’s most famous works and is coming to market next month.
Made with a pigtail cap, For Whom the Bell Tolls consists of a dark broadleaf wrapper from the Connecticut River Valley, a Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 binder and Nicaraguan filler from Jalapa, Condega and Esteli. The cigars are made in Nicaragua by A.J. Fernandez who grows the Nicaraguan tobacco as well.
The artwork on the band features the motto “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and two lion heads with a banner reading “It Tolls for Thee,” which are the final two lines of a poem of the same name by Elizabethan poet John Donne, from which Hemingway got the title of his book. Though the band reads "For Whom the Bells Toll," Padilla says that this was a printing error.
Offered in only one size, For Whom the Bell Tolls is a box-pressed corona gorda measuring 5 5/8 inches by 46 ring gauge, though brand owner Ernesto Padilla told Cigar Aficionado that he does plan to release additional sizes early next year.
It has a suggested retail price of $9.50 each and will come in packs of five. Production will be limited to 400 five-packs.
Retailers can expect the cigars by the middle of September.
The latest from cigar.com or some other equivalent site. New release of an old name in the color project line.
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Davidoff’s Chefs Edition returns. For the third time, Davidoff teams up with professional chefs to create a new cigar. When kitchen pioneers meet cigar visionaries, the world can expect the highest cigar enjoyment. The sensitivity and sophistication of an internationally acclaimed chef’s palate are legendary, matched only by that of Davidoff’s Master Blenders maybe says the press release of Davidoff. So, when four of the world’s foremost curators of fine dining lent their talent for taste discernment to Davidoff’s team of cigar creators, unsurprisingly the result is something from the very top table of flavor. After months of co-creation with Davidoffs Team of Master Blenders, Norbert Niederkofler*** (co-owner Food Space & Restaurant AlpiNN, Italy), Juan Amador*** (Amador Restaurant, Vienna), Masa Takayama*** (Masa, New York City) and Jorge Vallejo (Quintonil, Mexico City) have come to an outstanding synthesis of the culinary and premium cigar world: the Davidoff Chefs Edition 2021.
“We are proud of our partnership with acclaimed three Michelin starred chefs from Europe and the US as well as one of the brightest lights in Latin American cuisine. The third installment of our Davidoff Chefs Edition unites the staggering expertise of nine Michelin Stars and expresses the common values that the masters of both crafts share,” says Edward Simon, CMO of Oettinger Davidoff. These common values include a focus on sustainable sourcing and respect for only the finest ingredients. The conscious way they are grown and sourced, as well as the innovative methods they are married together, imagining new flavor combinations leading to new taste experiences. “But most importantly, the Davidoff Chefs Edition 2021 meets the demand of our collective passion perfectly: the love for the finest cigars and culinary experiences,” he continues.
The iterations in the process of creating the perfect cigar to fill time beautifully were demanding, but at the same time inspiring as the team consisted of the most brilliant palates. The result achieved by both, the Davidoff Master Blenders and the Master Chefs, shows impressively that Haute Cuisine has led, deliciously, to Haut Fumeur.”
THE CIGAR
The chosen Churchill format (7×48) for the Chef Edition 2021 cigar will take aficionados on a taste journey that starts with a rich creaminess supported by notes of pepper and cedarwood. During the second third, gentle floral notes start to develop while hints of cinnamon and coffee are weaved into the progressing sensory experience. During the last third of the elegant Churchill format, the flavor profile changes into a pleasing caramel taste combined with cacao and the reoccurrence of cedar notes from the beginning. The carefully balanced blend is crafted with four well-aged Dominican filler tobaccos held together by a Mexican binder and crowned by an Ecuadorian wrapper.
The cigars are presented in a remarkable ceramic packaging of 10 cigars. The innovative and organic packaging serves a second purpose after the cigars have been stored safely in the humidor. Customers are invited to use the ceramic base as a cigar ashtray, while the wooden lid serves as a serving tray to place spirit glasses and cigar accessories on. The Chefs Edition 2021 is limited to 9’700 boxes worldwide and will be available globally on September 16th, 2021, although release dates may vary depending on the local distributor.
Not much word on these lately. Although, saw a rep post “October”. If you see em give a shout
This year, there will be two sizes offered:
AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Maduro Short Churchill (5 3/8 x 48) — $13.75 (Box of 10, $137.50)
AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Maduro Toro (6 x 54) — $13.75 (Box of 10, $137.50)
The Short Churchill is limited to 1,000 boxes, while the Toro is limited to 1,500 boxes. Additionally, the Toro will be offered exclusively to retailers who attend next month’s 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show, while the Toro will be sold only to AGANORSA Leaf Select Accounts.
I went straight to the comments on this one, and sure enough, one did not disappoint. I was thinking something similar when I saw the product. That and I was surprised it wasn't by a particular someone who teamed up with a particular annoying TV "chef".
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well you buy now, and then you can enjoy later. you are supposed to age them, i hear.
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Coronas and New Havana have preorder up for the Tat monster mash
"I drink a great deal. I sleep a little, and I smoke cigar after cigar. That is why I am in two-hundred-percent form." -- Winston Churchill "LET'S GO FRANCIS" Peter
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**** yes! Definitely looking forward to this!
https://halfwheel.com/davidoffs-chefs-edition-returns-for-2021/399941/
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Looks awesome to me. I cringed at the phrase 'pricing has not yet been announced'. I'll be surprised if it's not upwards of $200/box.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
The last two additions were 350.00.
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ouch
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
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CIGAR DOJO COLLABORATES WITH ALEC & BRADLEY FOR DOJO CHICO CIGAR
Cigar Dojo has teamed with Alec & Bradley Cigars to showcase the duo’s second collaborative project: Dojo Chico.
From a fertile valley of Mexico, uncovered by the Aztec people during the 15th century, a peculiar mineral water has bubbled its way into the hearts of cigar enthusiasts in recent times. This holds especially true for both the Rubin family of Alec Bradley Cigar Co. and the team at Cigar Dojo, praising the fizzy elixir for its unrivaled refreshing nature and palate-cleansing cigar pairability.
This inspired the creation of the Dojo Chico—a cigar capable of offering a clean, refreshing, tongue-tingling smoking experience on par with the mineral water it was modeled after.
Bradley Rubin, co-founder of Alec & Bradley Cigars, notes, “There is a very specific brand of mineral water that Eric and my father, Alan, are obsessed with. We embraced this bizarre fascination, chose a very refreshing blend, and came up with Dojo Chico!”
Like the water itself, Dojo Chico cigars are meant to be gobbled up by the six-pack, available in bundles of six cigars with an approachable price point of $6.50 per cigar. The cigars are hand-crafted in Nicaragua, rolled in a connoisseur-favorite corona gorda format that brings out a concentrated smoking experience. Nicaraguan tobaccos make up the core recipe, being bound and wrapped with leaves of undisclosed varietal and origin.
“Dojo Chico pays homage to our favorite mineral water, which we drink by the case here in Dojo studios. This cigar is fun, affordable, and features a great blend from the Alec & Bradley boys that performs as good as a cigar twice the price,” added Eric Guttormson, owner of Cigar Dojo.
The Dojo Chico cigar will be offered exclusively through retailer Payless Cigars & Pipes, featuring a staggered release that runs through the 2021 Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival. The cigars will first be made available at the Dojo’s own pre-festival party (with Bradley Rubin in attendance) on Thursday, Aug. 26th, held at the Dojo studio in Lakewood, CO. More cigars will then be released at the RMCF on Saturday, Aug 28th in Broomfield, CO. Finally, any remaining bundles will be offered through paylesscigarsandpipes.com on Wednesday, Sep. 8th.
DOJO CHICO BREAKDOWN
Wrapper: Undisclosed
Binder: Undisclosed
Filler: Nicaragua
Factory: Undisclosed (Nicaragua)
Production: Limited Edition (840 bundles of 6 cigars)
Packaging: 6-ct Bundles
Vitola: 5⅝” x 46 (Corona Gorda)
Price: $39 ($6.50/cigar) | $40 (RMCF Pricing)
Release: Aug. 28, 2021 | Sep. 8, 2021
Retailer: Payless Cigars & Pipes
I mean, is it made in hondurus like it says on the band? Or do I believe cigar dojo saying it’s made in Nicaragua?
If I can’t believe the band, is also lying about it being a “thrilling collaboration “?
Too much for me, I will sit this one out.
Oveja Negra Brands Releases Black Label Trading Company Viaticum 2021
Oveja Negra Brands has announced it is shipping the Black Label Trading Company Viaticum 2021 edition release to select retailers.
Viaticum was introduced two years ago at the IPCPR Trade Show. It was a cigar introduced to commemorate Black Label Trading Company’s sixth anniversary. It’s an offshoot of Black Label Trading Company’s Last Rites line. Viaticum uses most of the same tobaccos as Last Rites, but uses different proportions and incorporates different primings. The 2019 edition was introduced in the form of a 5 x 54 box-pressed Robusto. For 2021, the Robusto size returns along with a 6 x 48 Toro, and a 6 3/4 x 40 lancero.
“Viaticum is an evolution of the Last Rites blend and a testament to what Black Label Trading Co is all about. It uses most of the same tobaccos but in different proportions and primings. It’s the perfect balance between strength and complexity. This cigar is bold but also very refined. It’s all about balance. The dark fruit and earth flavors are wrapped in soft floral notes and elevated with a multitude of spice on the finish,” says James Brown, creator of BLTC and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Maduro
Binder: Honduran Habano
Filler: Nicaraguan / Honduran
Robusto – 5 x 54 Box Press (20 count) MSRP $15.00
Toro – 6 x 48 Box Press (20 count) MSRP $15.25
Lancero – 6.75 x 40 Box Press (20 count) MSRP $15.50
Padilla For Whom the Bell Tolls Ships Next Month
Padilla Cigars is evoking literary icon Ernest Hemingway with a limited-edition cigar called For Whom the Bell Tolls. It’s named after one of the author’s most famous works and is coming to market next month.
Made with a pigtail cap, For Whom the Bell Tolls consists of a dark broadleaf wrapper from the Connecticut River Valley, a Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 binder and Nicaraguan filler from Jalapa, Condega and Esteli. The cigars are made in Nicaragua by A.J. Fernandez who grows the Nicaraguan tobacco as well.
The artwork on the band features the motto “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and two lion heads with a banner reading “It Tolls for Thee,” which are the final two lines of a poem of the same name by Elizabethan poet John Donne, from which Hemingway got the title of his book. Though the band reads "For Whom the Bells Toll," Padilla says that this was a printing error.
Offered in only one size, For Whom the Bell Tolls is a box-pressed corona gorda measuring 5 5/8 inches by 46 ring gauge, though brand owner Ernesto Padilla told Cigar Aficionado that he does plan to release additional sizes early next year.
It has a suggested retail price of $9.50 each and will come in packs of five. Production will be limited to 400 five-packs.
Retailers can expect the cigars by the middle of September.
The latest from cigar.com or some other equivalent site. New release of an old name in the color project line.
Hope that was a fat finger error
DAVIDOFF’S CHEFS EDITION RETURNS
Davidoff’s Chefs Edition returns. For the third time, Davidoff teams up with professional chefs to create a new cigar. When kitchen pioneers meet cigar visionaries, the world can expect the highest cigar enjoyment. The sensitivity and sophistication of an internationally acclaimed chef’s palate are legendary, matched only by that of Davidoff’s Master Blenders maybe says the press release of Davidoff. So, when four of the world’s foremost curators of fine dining lent their talent for taste discernment to Davidoff’s team of cigar creators, unsurprisingly the result is something from the very top table of flavor. After months of co-creation with Davidoffs Team of Master Blenders, Norbert Niederkofler*** (co-owner Food Space & Restaurant AlpiNN, Italy), Juan Amador*** (Amador Restaurant, Vienna), Masa Takayama*** (Masa, New York City) and Jorge Vallejo (Quintonil, Mexico City) have come to an outstanding synthesis of the culinary and premium cigar world: the Davidoff Chefs Edition 2021.
“We are proud of our partnership with acclaimed three Michelin starred chefs from Europe and the US as well as one of the brightest lights in Latin American cuisine. The third installment of our Davidoff Chefs Edition unites the staggering expertise of nine Michelin Stars and expresses the common values that the masters of both crafts share,” says Edward Simon, CMO of Oettinger Davidoff. These common values include a focus on sustainable sourcing and respect for only the finest ingredients. The conscious way they are grown and sourced, as well as the innovative methods they are married together, imagining new flavor combinations leading to new taste experiences. “But most importantly, the Davidoff Chefs Edition 2021 meets the demand of our collective passion perfectly: the love for the finest cigars and culinary experiences,” he continues.
The iterations in the process of creating the perfect cigar to fill time beautifully were demanding, but at the same time inspiring as the team consisted of the most brilliant palates. The result achieved by both, the Davidoff Master Blenders and the Master Chefs, shows impressively that Haute Cuisine has led, deliciously, to Haut Fumeur.”
THE CIGAR
The chosen Churchill format (7×48) for the Chef Edition 2021 cigar will take aficionados on a taste journey that starts with a rich creaminess supported by notes of pepper and cedarwood. During the second third, gentle floral notes start to develop while hints of cinnamon and coffee are weaved into the progressing sensory experience. During the last third of the elegant Churchill format, the flavor profile changes into a pleasing caramel taste combined with cacao and the reoccurrence of cedar notes from the beginning. The carefully balanced blend is crafted with four well-aged Dominican filler tobaccos held together by a Mexican binder and crowned by an Ecuadorian wrapper.
The cigars are presented in a remarkable ceramic packaging of 10 cigars. The innovative and organic packaging serves a second purpose after the cigars have been stored safely in the humidor. Customers are invited to use the ceramic base as a cigar ashtray, while the wooden lid serves as a serving tray to place spirit glasses and cigar accessories on. The Chefs Edition 2021 is limited to 9’700 boxes worldwide and will be available globally on September 16th, 2021, although release dates may vary depending on the local distributor.
That seems pretty fancy right there
I absolutely love the chefs editions, they are spectacular! Very excited for these to land!
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Same here! Already got a box secured. Can’t wait.
Not much word on these lately. Although, saw a rep post “October”. If you see em give a shout
This year, there will be two sizes offered:
AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Maduro Short Churchill (5 3/8 x 48) — $13.75 (Box of 10, $137.50)
AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Maduro Toro (6 x 54) — $13.75 (Box of 10, $137.50)
The Short Churchill is limited to 1,000 boxes, while the Toro is limited to 1,500 boxes. Additionally, the Toro will be offered exclusively to retailers who attend next month’s 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show, while the Toro will be sold only to AGANORSA Leaf Select Accounts.
What the **** is a short Churchill? Isn't that just a robusto?
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Robustos are 50-52 ring gauge, Churchills are 48-49.
https://halfwheel.com/les-fines-lames-launching-punch-bracelet-later-this-month/400396/
I went straight to the comments on this one, and sure enough, one did not disappoint. I was thinking something similar when I saw the product. That and I was surprised it wasn't by a particular someone who teamed up with a particular annoying TV "chef".
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What? No pink or lavender?
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I'm not buying till I can enjoy a cigar again
-- Winston Churchill
"LET'S GO FRANCIS" Peter
well you buy now, and then you can enjoy later. you are supposed to age them, i hear.
They can age in the truck.
Coronas and New Havana have preorder up for the Tat monster mash
-- Winston Churchill
"LET'S GO FRANCIS" Peter
Pretty excited for the monster mash, hopefully the new releases are similar to the OR monsters
New Havana sold out of preorder before 9 last night. Corona still had them up
Released today
-- Winston Churchill
"LET'S GO FRANCIS" Peter