The first of two new PCA 2023 releases from Black Star Line Cigars has begun shipping to stores.

Earlier this week, the Black Star Line Cigars Mr. Fahrenheit Corona Gorda began shipping out. It’s a 6 x 46 corona gorda with a shaggy foot that uses a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper over a Dominican binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers. It is made at TABACALERA LA iSLA in the Dominican Republic.

This is the second size for the line. A 5 x 50 robusto was offered at Underground Cigar Shop’s NFG23 event in the spring, though that size was limited to 1,000 cigars. The name refers to a lyric in Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.”

The Corona Gorda has an MSRP of $11.99 per cigar and is offered in boxes and bundles of 20 cigars, each priced the same. It is a regular production offering.

Black Star Line’s other new PCA 2023 release, Rosewood 1923, could begin shipping as early as next week.

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