Emperors Cut Launches Jazz Series

Tomorrow, Emperors Cut will debut its second line.

Jazz Series is a three-vitola line being produced at the La Aurora Cigar Factory in the Dominican Republic. It uses an Ecuadorian Sumatra colorado wrapper, an Ecuadorian binder and three fillers: Dominican Cibao Valley, Nicaraguan and Peruvian.

• Emperors Cut Jazz Series Grand Robusto (5 1/2 x 52) — $11.50 (Box of 20, $230)
• Emperors Cut Jazz Series Toro (6 1/2 x 56) — $11.75 (Box of 20, $235)
• Emperors Cut Jazz Series Gordito (5 x 58) — $10 (Box of 20, $200)

“We have attempted to replicate in the Jazz Series cigars the same beauty, intensity and creativity applied by the luminaries of the Jazz music genre,” said Greg Willis, who handles product development for Emperors Cut. “Jazz is to be enjoyed by those who seek an experience in a smoke.”

The 20-count boxes will be offered to stores nationwide, Emperors Cut is selling 5- and 10-count boxes to consumers directly.