While its booth was the same as last year’s, Cornelius & Anthony was showing off two brand new lines as well as a line extension to one of its most popular blends. Both of the new blends are being produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona Cigar Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.Cornelius & Anthony Aerial
The first new blend is named Aerial, a blend that features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper covering an American binder and fillers from Nicaragua. The binder is not only proprietary, but also the same one used in the Señor Esugars.
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
- Binder: U.S.A.
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Cornelius & Anthony Aerial Corona Gorda (5 1/2 x 46) — $8.75 (Boxes of 20, $175)
- Cornelius & Anthony Aerial Robusto (5 x 50) — $9.25 (Boxes of 20, $185)
- Cornelius & Anthony Aerial Toro (6 x 50) — $9.75 (Boxes of 20, $195)
- Cornelius & Anthony Aerial Gordo (6 x 60) — $10.75 (Boxes of 20, $215)
Ship Date: August 2017
Cornelius & Anthony Cornelius Lonsdale
Cornelius & Anthony is adding a Lonsdale vitola to its Cornelius line, which already includes a Corona Gorda (5 1/2 x 46), Robusto (5 x 50) and Toro (6 x 50.) Produced at the El Titan de Bronze factory in Miami, the blend remains the same; an Ecuadorian wrapper covering a binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
- Wrapper: Ecuador
- Binder: Ecuador
- Filler: Dominican Republic and Nicaragua
- Cornelius & Anthony Lonsdale (6 1/2 x 42) — $13.50 (Boxes of 20, $270)
Ship Date: End of July 2017Cornelius & Anthony Señor Esugars
Named after the company’s owner and founder Stephen Bailey’s dog, Señor Esugars incorporates a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over an American binder and filler tobacco from Nicaragua. There will be four violas at launch, all of which will be shipping to retailers next month.
- Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
- Binder: U.S.A.
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Señor Esugars Corona Gorda (5 1/2 x 46) — $9.15 (Boxes of 20, $183)
- Señor Esugars Robusto (5 x 50) — $9.75 (Boxes of 20, $195)
- Señor Esugars Toro (6 x 50) — $10.50 (Boxes of 20, $210)
- Señor Esugars Gordo (6 x 60) — $11.55 (Boxes of 20, $231)
Ship Date: August 2017