Epicurean Carnavale Heading to Retailers This Week
After delays with box production and proper aging for his latest release, Steven Ysidron says that the Epicurean Carnavale is now ready to go.
Ysidron told halfwheel that the cigars arrived in the U.S. at the end of August and have been making their way from Miami to the company’s distributor, which is based in New Jersey. After going through the receiving and packing process, Ysidron expects that the cigars will begin shipping to retailers by the end of this week. “We are excited to get these to already waiting customers that are excited to get these in their hands,” he noted. The cigars were on display at Epicurean’s booth at the 2014 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show and at the time were expected to ship in early August, but those plans had to be pushed back.
The Epicurean Carnavale uses a Nicaraguan colorado habano oscuro wrapper grown in the Jalapa region, with American broadleaf and Honduran binders and three ligero fillers, which include tobaccos from the Jalapa region as well as ASP Estelí ligero, one of the more prized Nicaraguan filler tobaccos at the moment.
Four sizes are being released, each factory-pressed and with estimated prices listed: Lancero (6 1/2 x 38, $8.60), Petite Corona (5 1/2 x 48, $9), Toro (6 x 52, $10) and Trabajdor (5 x 56, $9.60). The cigars are made at Plasencia Cigars S.A.
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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