July 18, 2014 Brooks Whittington News

Espada by Montecristo Arrives in Stores

While most the cigar world gathers in Las Vegas, Nev. for the upcoming IPCPR convention and trade show, the latest Montecristo is arriving on retailer’s shelves. The Espada by Montecristo, the first Nicaraguan puro to bear the famous name, was slated to arrive on July 1, but has begun arriving at retailers over the last week according to multiple retailers

The Espada is a collaboration between Altadis U.S.A. and the Plasencia family: a Nicaraguan puro that uses a habano Jalapa vintage 2010 wrapper, while the binder is a 2009 vintage from Jalapa. The filler consists of a trio of 2008 vintage leaves: habano Jalapa seco, habano Ometepe viso and habano ligero from Condega.

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It is sold in 10-count boxes and comes in three different vitolas: Ricasso (5 x 54), a Guard (6 x 50) and Quillon (6 x 56).  All three vitola names are based on terms used in swords and knives in keeping with the name Espada, which is the Spanish word for sword. Pricing is set between $11.25 and $12.50.

The cigar is produced at the Plasencia factory in Esteli, Nicaragua.

Altadis U.S.A. Espada by Montecristo Montecristo (non-Cuban) Plasencia Cigars S.A.
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Brooks Whittington

I have worn many hats in my life up to this point: I started out as a photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, then transitioned to photographing weddings—both internationally and in the U.S.—for more than a decade. After realizing that there was a need for a cigar website containing better photographs and more in-depth information about each release, I founded my first cigar blog, SmokingStogie, in 2008. SmokingStogie quickly became one of the more influential cigar blogs on the internet, known for reviewing preproduction, prerelease, rare, extremely hard-to-find and expensive cigars, and it was one of the predecessors to halfwheel, which I co-founded.

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