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PRODUCT PROFILE JULY/AUGUST
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TOBACCO BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL
JULY/AUGUST 2015
Drew Estate’s New Nica Rustica
Drew Estate will launch the new Nica Rustica Belly at an event held by
Cox’s Smokers Outlets at the Louisville Water Tower Park on July 30. The
new 7.5x54 Belicoso will ship nationally by September.
Available in 25-count black craft paper bundles similar to the current
Nica Rustica El Brujito offering, the cigars will ship in the same fashion
as the current Nica Rustica lines—in bundles as a refill to new branded
display trays, which will only be available for retail use. The blend
features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Mexican San Andres binder
and Nicaraguan fillers from the Jalapa and Esteli growing regions. The
strength is medium-full and flavor notes include creamy cocoa and earth
with light pepper notes on the finish.
“Nica Rustica is a tribute to Esteli’s hardworking cigar culture,” says
Jonathan Drew. “Behind all the glitz and glam, there are thousands of
factorybuncherosandrolleroswhokeep theirgamestrongandconsistent
to maintain Esteli, Nicaragua’s respected stature of [the] Mecca of Cigars.
The long-awaited size, Belly, is a king of a Belicoso at an affordable price.”
The MSRP is $198.75 per 25-count bundle ($7.95 per cigar).
Dual-Blade Debut
Arango Cigar’s new Credo Special T
dual-blade pocket cigar cutter was de-
signed to open virtually all cigar shapes.
The sleek Special T has two different-
sized cutting holes—ring gauge 58 and
ring gauge 36—compared with the
original Synchro’s single hole (RG 56).
It shares the simplicity, ergonomics and
cutting performance that have made
the Synchro a popular choice for cigar
lovers.
Special T wholesales for $52.50 for a
carton of 15 cutters in all black or as-
sorted colors. Arango Cigar Company,
800-222-4427,
Art to JOB
Announcement
Republic Tobacco, the nation’s largest
RYO/MYO distributor, is presenting a
new limited-edition art deco style col-
lectible tin.Visual impact has been taken
to a bright new level with the JOB Ciga-
rette Paper design. Measuring 7 inches
wide by 7 1/4 inches high, the tin has
a footprint that easily fits on the coun-
ter or a shelf. Tins will stand up unlike
other temporary displays and hold 100
booklets of cigarette papers. Republic,
800-288-8888