Tobacco Business

[ 104 ] TOBACCO BUSINESS [ JANUARY / FEBRUARY | 22 ] TOBACCONIST / ON YOUR SHELF Casdagli Peruvita Manufacturer: Casdagli Cigars Plasencia Cosecha 149 Manufacturer: Plasencia Cigars Rocky Patel Freedom Maduro Manufacturer: Santa Clara Jake Wyatt Lithium Manufacturer: Jake Wyatt Cigar Co. Peruvita features a premium Peruvian tobacco and is presented in an exquisite 4 x 35 Petite exquisite vitola. This cigar will be available in both five-count and 25-count packs and offers a complex smoking experience for those short on time. The Plasencia Cosecha 149 is a box- pressed Honduran puro made entirely of tobaccos grown on the Placencia family’s various Honduran farms. This medium to full-bodied blend has lots of spice and toasty crispness, qualities that are unique for Honduran tobacco. It is available in three different vitolas, including a Gordita, Robusto and Toro. Rocky Patel Freedom, one of Santa Clara’s best-selling exclusive cigars, is getting a new maduro version this year. Handcrafted at Rocky Patel’s Tavicusa factory in Esteli, the Rocky Patel Freedom Maduro is a powerful Nicaraguan puro cigar made with aged Nicaraguan tobaccos and features a dark Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro wrapper. This unique blend of tobaccos offers cigar smokers tremendous notes of nuts, espresso, cocoa and a touch of spice. This cigar is available in 20-count boxes in three different vitolas: Robusto, Toro and Sixty. Jake Wyatt Lithium is a 7 x 38 Lancero wrapped in a Habano leaf. This is an ultra-smooth and creamy medium-full Dominican blend with a spicy and peppery f lavor profile with hints of citrus and a nut- filled finish. This cigar was blended for the retrohale.