News & Notes

Gran Habano New Release

Just got a press release from the folks at Gran Habano. George Rico has introduced Gar by Gran Habano. A trio of large format cigars. They are available in 6 x 60, 6 x 66, and 7 x 70. The 7 x 70 has a retail price of $5.00. I recently smoked a Gran Habano large format and found it quite nice. They should be in your local shop soon. Look for them in bright red 100 count trays.

Prometheus New Releases

PROMETHEUS is expanding its leather case collection (made in Spain) for large ring gauge cigars: new leathers (Tejus, Oscarias Barcelona and Classic Brown) and new size (3-cigar large ring gauge). The large ring cases fit any size of your favorite cigars whether it is 52 (double robusto) or 60 (gigante) ring. The ample diameter of these cases ensure that you can easily put your favorite cigars without squeezing or damaging their wrapper leaves.

GOD OF FIRE showcased three figurado sizes of God of Fire Serie Aniversario at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show held in Las Vegas last July. The God of Fire Serie Aniversario cigars were made for the 20th anniversary of Prometheus in 2012, and are scheduled to be released in 2014, which will be the 10th anniversary of the God of Fire brand. This fall, God of Fire will be releasing a new assortment box, which consists of 5 cigars made with the Ecuadorian (GOF by Don Carlos) and Cameroon (GOF by Carlito) wrappers.

SENCILLO will release the limited edition Sencillo Platinum Gran Toro 54 (54 x 6) and Sencillo Black Piramide 60. Both of these cigars will be packaged in box of 10 cigars. Sencillo Platinum is made in Danli, Honduras and Sencillo Black, Esteli, Nicaragua.

KUUTS, LLC TO RELEASE MIRO SPECIAL EDITION LANCERO

Kuuts, LLC is set to release a Special Edition Lancero under the Miró Brand mid-4th Quarter 2013 just in time for the holiday season. This Special Edition production is limited to 500 – 10 count boxes nationwide with an MSRP of $10.00 per Lancero. This will be a US only release being that the Miró brand is distributed worldwide. The Miró Lancero will keep the same basic characteristics of the original blend with more emphasis on flavor for the true traditionalists that enjoy this vitola. Comprised of an Ecuadorian Sumatra Wrapper, Nicaraguan Binder and Nicaraguan and Honduran Blend for the Filler. John Gonzalez, VP of Kuuts says “What started out as a private smoke for our Operations Manager Gabriel Alvarez, turned out to be a future project. After traveling throughout the US, the obvious demand for a quality Lancero still exists. I thought it was time to release it as a Special Edition with the possibility of a full release in the future.”

The Miró line is currently available in 4 vitolas, Robusto, Toro, Torpedo and Toro Gordo. With the Robusto just receiving a rating of 91 in the latest issue of Cigar Snob Magazine we are sure that the Lancero will have a grand welcoming in today’s market. Pre-Sales will start on November 1, 2013.