In April, Manuel “Manolo” Quesada Jr. will turn 70 and has become common with celebratory occasions in the cigar industry, there will be a special cigar made, two in fact.

The Manuel Quesada 70 Limited Edition will be offered in a belicoso and toro, Quesada Jr.’s favorite sizes. The company has declined to talk about the blend, but Quesada Jr. did mention it during a Reddit AMA in December.

Being the old fart that I am, I turn 70 next April and, to celebrate, should I reach the date, there will be a Manuel Quesada 70th Limited Edition coming out in mid March 2017. Two sizes, a Belicoso and a Toro which are my two favorite sizes.

Quesada oftentimes shows off its bigger releases during Procigar, which begins Feb. 19 in the Dominican Republic.

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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.