Eladio Diaz Before & After Debuting at PCA 2024
Before & After, the first regular production line from Eladio Diaz Cigars, will make its debut this weekend at the 2024 PCA Convention & Trade Show.
The blend uses an Ecuadorian corojo wrapper, a Dominincan habano 2000 binder, and an all-Dominican filler that contains habano 2000, piloto cubano, habano 92 and broadleaf. A press release describes the profile as a combination of creaminess and sweetness with slight amounts of spice and wood in a medium to full-bodied smoke.
It is produced at Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera in the Dominican Republic and offered in three sizes:
- Eladio Diaz Before & After My Family (5 x 50) — $15 (Box of 20, $300)
- Eladio Diaz Before & After Pasion (6 x 52) — $16 (Box of 20, $320)
- Eladio Diaz Before & After Legado (5 3/4 x 54) — $16.50 (Box of 20, $330)
The new line is being distributed by Arango Cigar Co., which is also distributing the Eladio Diaz 70, a limited edition that came out last year in celebration of Diaz’s 70th birthday.
“I am humbled to invite you to live this unique experience with a blend of tobaccos that represent my Before (when I was an employee in a cigar factory) and my After (seeing my children keeping alive the legacy) of what has been a labor of love for me,” said Eladio Diaz in a press release.
The cigars are expected to begin shipping in April, though a more specific date was not immediately available.
Images courtesy of Arango Cigar Co.
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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