Espinosa Premium Cigars Celebrates 10 Years With Two Cigars
Espinosa Premium Cigars is celebrating a pair of 10th anniversaries this summer, and that means new cigars.
The first cigar is the La Zona 10 Year Anniversary, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of the La Zona Cigar Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, and where Espinosa began making its cigars in 2012. It uses a Brazilian escuro alto wrapper atop a Nicaraguan binder and filler and is offered in a 6 x 52 toro vitola. Production is limited to 300 boxes of 30 cigars, a total of just 9,000 cigars, each coming with an MSRP of $13.
“Everything about this cigar is a tribute, from the cigar blend to the box design and the band,” said Héctor J. Alfonso, director of operations for Espinosa Premium Cigars, who called them “throwbacks to when the company first started out.”
He went on to note how Espinosa Premium Cigars and the La Zona Cigar Factory were established just weeks apart and have a working relationship from the very beginning. “Both the company and the factory have succeeded jointly and individually. We believe it is only fair that both of us can celebrate this milestone together,” he said in a press release.
Espinosa Premium Cigars is also celebrating its 10th anniversary with the aptly named Espinosa 10 Years Anniversary cigar.
“Erik isn’t big about his industry milestones, but me and Erik Jr. are, so we wanted to make yet another special cigar, to celebrate the company’s 10th year in the industry,” Alfonso said.
It is also a 6 x 52 toro, but is a Nicaraguan puro highlighted by a hybrid habano seed wrapper, and is being produced at AJ Fernandez’s San Lotano factory in Ocotal, Nicaragua. Production is limited to 1,500 boxes of 20 cigars, a total run of 30,000 cigars. Pricing is set at $13 per cigar and $260 per box.
“It is hard to believe that it has already been 10 years,” said Erik Espinosa in a press release. “We have come such a long way from where we first started; in a little 800 square foot warehouse, without a single cigar to sell, but here we are. I am very proud of what my team and I have been able to accomplish.”
Both cigars are scheduled to ship in late August and will be on display at the 2022 PCA Convention & Trade Show.
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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