Stogie Guys Friday Sampler No. 436

As we have since July 2006, each Friday we’ll post a mixed bag of quick cigar news and other items of interest. Below is our latest Friday Sampler.

1) Joya de Nicaragua has announced the Cuatro Cinco Reserva Especial, which will start shipping the last week of June to selected members of the Drew Diplomat Retailers program. “In 2013, during its 45th anniversary, Joya de Nicaragua released Cuatro Cinco Edición Limitada, a beautiful cigar containing 100% Nicaraguan fillers and five-year-old Ligeros aged inside vintage oak barrels,” according to a press release. “This Limited Edition exhibited a unique, seductive flavor and enchanting aroma that captivated consumers worldwide and sold out in just a few short weeks. The ecstatic response from around the globe and our consumer’s desire for more, encouraged us to create a cigar as special as Cuatro Cinco Edición Limitada, only this time on an on-going basis.” Reserva Especial will feature a “carefully modified recipe,” including barrel-aged, Grade A fillers and a shade-grown Habano wrapper from Jalapa. Four softly box-pressed vitolas will sell in the $8 to $12.50 range: Torpedo, Double Robusto, Petit Corona, and Toro. “This blend is a superb milestone for our factory,” said Dr. Alejandro Martínez Cuenca, chairman of Joya de Nicaragua. “It’s a cigar worthy of lighting to celebrate your own extraordinary achievements and special moments.”

2) Drew Estate announced yesterday its newest Drew Estate Lounge will open at Famous Smoke Shop’s Retail Store in Easton, Pennsylvania, immediately prior to Famous’ annual Cigarnival event, which starts today. This new Drew Estate Lounge is the second in the United States, following the opening of the first Drew Estate Lounge at Corona Cigar Company in Sand Lake, Florida, in 2014. The new lounge features a 35,000 sq. ft. humidor offering all Drew Estate cigar brands, as well as custom-made Drew Estate furniture, ashtrays, and artwork made by Subculture Studios.

3) Inside the Industry: Gran Habano announced the newest blend in its Gran Reserva line, the Gran Reserva #5 2011, which uses all Nicaraguan vintage tobaccos and sells for around $10 per cigar. Duran Cigars announced it will be adding an extension to the Neya F-8 Ligero Typhoon line: an extra large (7 x 70) vitola named “Big Jack” after company representative Jack Toraño.

4) Deal of the Week: Purchase any box of Camacho Ditka Signature Cigars from Smoke Inn and land a free ceramic Camacho ashtray. Once you use the “Stogie10” coupon code at checkout, prices start at under $130, plus you can add a T-shirt (currently on sale) for just a few dollars more than normal shipping and land free shipping on the entire order.

–The Stogie Guys

photo credit: Joya de Nicaragua