L’Atelier Adding Surrogates Crystal Baller Corona Gorda at IPCPR 2016 (Update)

In July, L’Atelier Imports will expand its Surrogates line with a new version of the Crystal Baller blend in a 6 1/2 x 46 size.

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Moe ElAraby, the company’s Northeast sales representative, posted a picture of the new size yesterday.

The original Crystal Baller is a box-pressed 5 3/4 x 54 with an Ecuadorian habano wrapper and Nicaraguan binder and fillers.

Pete Johnson of L’Atelier Imports confirmed the release to halfwheel and said it is expected to debut at the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show which opens July 25 in Las Vegas, Nev.

Pricing will be $9 per cigar.

Update (July 10, 2016) — Pricing has been confirmed. This story was originally published on Jan. 27, 2016.

Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.