38 TOBACCO BUSINESS | NOVEMBER / DECEMBER | 22 full-bodied smoke known for its bold flavor that hits the smoker on the first draw. Earlier this year, the company introduced the eighth release of the 601 La Bomba Warhead series. The 601 La Bomba Warhead VIII is a 6 x 60 box-pressed Gordo featuring all Nicaraguan tobaccos. The Espinosa Las 6 Provincias CMW is the fourth release of this series that was developed in recognition of Cuba’s six original provinces. This cigar’s tobaccos represent all of Nicaragua’s growing regions. The company also had two releases that commemorate the company’s 10th anniversary. The La Zona 10 Year Anniversary celebrates the 10th anniversary of the company’s factory, and thus this release was blended to be reminiscent of the first cigars produced by the factory. It has a Brazilian wrapper and a Nicaraguan binder and filler. The other “celebratory” cigar is the Espinosa 10 Years Anniversary cigar. This is a Nicaraguan puro that features a Nicaraguan Habano hybrid wrapper and Nicaraguan binder and filler. Making Business More Personal As Knuckle Sandwich and some of Espinosa Cigars’ most recent releases demonstrate, Erik Espinosa’s company has no problem coming up with blends and releases that get the industry talking. It’s packaging that causes problems and disrupts the flow of business for the company. Shipping issues continue to plague the tobacco business even as the pandemic continues to wind down, and that means boxes are harder to get. Those that make cigar bands are in such demand that there’s now a backlog and waiting list. Even when a cigar has been rolled and is ready to go, a lack of bands and boxes means there’s a delay in the cigars being released when they are ready for market. “We have to be focused on getting cigars out because if we don’t have that, then people are going to try other cigars, and what are the odds of you going back to mine? We have to keep putting them in their face, Guy Fieri’s Knuckle Sandwich by Espinosa Cigars Get ready to experience a cigar with tons of flavor with Knuckle Sandwich, a special collaboration between celebrity chef and restaurateur Guy Fieri and Espinosa Cigars that comes in two blends. The first blend is a medium-bodied Habano with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and filler tobacco with a creamy flavor profile and notes of nuts, white pepper and sweet cedar. The second is a medium-plus to full-bodied Maduro blend with an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over a rich Nicaraguan binder filler that has notes of spice, dark chocolate and fruits. The Knuckle Sandwich is one of the most talked about releases of 2022. Product Code: 521002 www.phillipsandking.com Order Yours FromPhillips & King Today.
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