Espinosa has begun shipping the La Zona 10 Year Anniversary, a limited edition cigar created in celebration of the factory that makes a good portion of Espinosa’s portfolio.
It is a 6 x 52 toro that uses a Brazilian escuro alto wrapper, which is a higher priming of the type of leaf that is used on Espinosa’s Laranja line. The binder and filler are both Nicaraguan, with the filler including pelo de oro tobacco, a flavorful but hard-to-grow varietal. Héctor Alfonso, director of operations for Espinosa Premium Cigars, calls the La Zona 10 Year Anniversary a full flavored cigar, but one that is not full strength.
“Everything about this cigar is a tribute, from the cigar blend to the box design and the band,” said Alfonso, who called the cigars “throwbacks to when the company first started out.”
Pricing is set at $13 per cigar, and the cigars come packed in 30-count boxes that retail for $390. Production is limited to just 300 boxes, making for a total run of 9,000 cigars.
Espinosa Premium Cigars and the La Zona Cigar Factory launched just weeks apart, and have had a working relationship since their respective openings. Espinosa Premium Cigars is also celebrating its 10th anniversary with the Espinosa 10 Years Anniversary, which was released in mid-September.
The La Zona 10 Year Anniversary was unveiled at the 2022 PCA Convention & Trade Show in July. While most of the company’s new products from the trade show have now shipped to stores, the newest installment in the company’s Las 6 Provincias line is still awaiting its release. Alfonso told halfwheel that the Las 6 Provincias CMW is looking like it will ship later this month, but a specific date has not yet been set.