Chogüí Adding Mi Corazón, Expanding Dos77 & Primeraño

Ahead of the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Chogüí Cigars has announced a variety of expansions to the young company’s portfolio.

The first will be a new line, Chogüí Mi Corazón, which translates into my heart. Company founder Victory Nicolás told halfwheel that Dominican tobacco is in his heart and it’s what inspires him to make cigars entirely of Dominican tobacco.

Mi Corazón will use an oscuro wrapper with all tobacco provided by Flor de Los Reyes S.A. Some details are still being finalized, but the cigars will come in boxes of 20.

In addition, the company first regular production line, Dos77, will receive two extensions: a Toro (6 x 50) and Corona (5 x 46). These will formally launch later in the year.

Finally, the Chogüí Primeraño, a cigar the company created for its first anniversary in the Dominican Republic will make its way into the U.S. According to Nicolás, it’s going to use the same tobaccos that the Dominican Primeraño used, but they will be tweaked. It will be offered in the same 5 1/2 x 46 size as the Dominican version.

Chogüí is distributed in the U.S. by Pospiech Inc. and will be in their booth at the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, which begins July 25 in Las Vegas.

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.