Yesterday, Miami Cigar & Co., La Aurora’s U.S. distributor, confirmed the long-rumored 15 Minute Break size would be coming to the American market in December. We first reported of the 3 1/2 x 42 size in early July when there was some belief it might appear at IPCPR. The size has already appeared in the international market in the 1495 blend and there is likely to be a 107 blend at some point.

While the cigar’s name is “15 Minute Break,” the initial release will read, “15 Minutes Break.”

Guillermo León by La Aurora 15 Minute Break

At this time, Miami Cigar & Co. says there is no timetable for other version of the size in the U.S. market.

Earlier this year, there were rumors of an Ambassador size, something that has not been released as of yet.

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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.