El Septimo to Release The Emperor Collection at PCA 2022 (Update)

El Septimo has announced that it will be introduce a series of 10 new cigars called The Emperor Collection at the 2022 PCA Convention & Trade Show, along with complementing humidors and other accessories.

Six of those ten cigars will feature Connecticut wrappers, the first time that the company has used the leaf on its blends, while the others will be offered in maduro wrappers. The company is not disclosing the specifics of each cigar’s blend, though a representative told halfwheel that they feature tobacco from four different regions of the world. It has released the names, sizes and pricing of the 10 cigars:

• Alexandre III Connecticut (6 x 54) — $15 (Box of 20, $300)
• Augustus Connecticut (5 x 52) — $10 (Box of 20, $200)
• Napoleon Connecticut (9 x 55 Salomon) — $32 (Box of 20, $640)
• Napoleon Maduro (9 x 55 Salomon) — $32 (Box of 20, $640)
• Yao Connecticut (6 1/2 x 60 Torpedo) — $25 (Box of 20, $500)
• Yao Maduro (6 1/2 x 60 Torpedo) — $25 (Box of 20, $500)

• King Sargon Connecticut Toro (7 1/4 x 50) — $17
• King Sargon Maduro Toro (7 1/4 x 50) — $17
• King Sargon Connecticut Robusto (4 1/4 x 54) — $10
• King Sargon Maduro Robusto (4 1/4 x 54) — $10

The King Sargon offerings have a unique spin on them, as they are described as a limited edition crossover between the company’s The Gilgamesh Collection and this new The Emperor Collection. They are only available for purchase as part of a Gilgamesh Collection themed humidor that will be available in five sizes, as well as through two limited edition humidors that comes with all four cigars and a bottle of El Septimo Cognac. A larger version with 160 cigars and the cognac is priced at $5,000, while a smaller humidor that comes with 80 cigars and the cognac is priced at $3,500. Production of both versions is limited to 100 units each.

“We have learned that customers demand new products, and so we have focused our mass recourses to fill that gap,” said Zaya S. Younan, president and ceo of Younan Company, via a press release. “Just like with all our other companies, we always like to set a higher bar. What we achieved in the last two years should be a great indication of what the world can expect from us. The Emperor Collection will set new standards in the cigar industry that will only continue to be exceeded by El Septimo.”

The cigars are scheduled to begin shipping to retailers on September 1.

To complement the cigars in The Emperor Collection, the company will be releasing six large humidors, as well as three ashtrays that will join the company’s Safari Collection, and three new ashtrays for The Sacred Arts Collection.

Update (Dec. 21, 2022) — A representative of El Septimo informed halfwheel that due to a manufacturing change, the Emperor Small Humidor now comes with 80 cigars, while the Emperor Large Humidor now comes with 160 cigars. They were originally announced as having capacities of 150 and 200 cigars, respectively. Pricing remains the same. The article has been updated accordingly.

Update (March 31, 2023) — El Septimo informed halfwheel that it has changed the name of the Augustus Cesar, dropping the name Cesar and now referring to it as the Augustus Connecticut.

Images courtesy of El Septimo.

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