Espinosa and Cigar Dojo Team Up For Psychedelic Turtle
Cigar Dojo has teamed up with Espinosa Premium Cigars for its latest limited edition, Psychedelic Turtle.
The cigar is a 5 x 56 box-pressed robusto grande that uses a Brazilian Ballaño wrapper over a habano binder of undisclosed origin and fillers from Nicaragua’s Condega and Jalapa regions. it is being produced at the La Zona Cigar Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, with 400 10-count bundles produced for a total of 4,000 cigars. The bundles come wrapped in neon paper, with several options being released.
In a press release, the two companies said that the goal was to produce an atypical smoking experience worthy of the project’s name. To achieve that, high-priming viso and ligero leaves were selected for the filler to give the cigar a sweet and spicy core.
“It’s always a trip collaborating with Cigar Dojo,” noted Erik Espinosa, owner of Espinosa Premium Cigars, via a press release. “With our fourth official project, we went all out—perhaps letting our creativity get the best of us!” The two entities have previously released Sarsaparilla, Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla II and Feng Shui.
In addition, three of the 400 bundles released contain an invite to Espinosa’s 2019 La Zona Palooza festival.
The cigars are being released exclusively through JR Cigar, with the release date of June 8 set to coincide with the retailers Smokin’ In The Carolinas cigar festival. They will also be made available via the store’s website, and come pried at $89.95 per bundle.
Images courtesy of Espinosa Premium Cigars/Cigar Dojo.
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 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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