Espinosa Ships New 601 Blue Label and Knuckle Sandwich Habano 6 x 60s

Espinosa Premium Cigars has begun shipping a pair of 6 x 60 gordos that it is adding to its 601 Blue Label Maduro line and the Knuckle Sandwich Habano line.

Like the other sizes in the 601 Blue Label Maduro line, the 6 x 60 uses a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, while both the binder and filler come from Nicaragua. The box-pressed gordo size is priced at $11.95 per cigar and $239 for a box of 20 cigars.

The Knuckle Sandwich Habano 6 x 60, meanwhile, uses an Ecuadorian-grown habano-seed wrapper, while the binder and filler come from Nicaragua. It is priced at $14 per cigar and $280 for a box of 20 cigars. Like the other sizes in the line, which was developed with celebrity chef Guy Fieri, it is a round cigar.

The company is also adding 6 x 60 vitolas to the Knuckle Sandwich Maduro line and the Espinosa Laranja Reserva Oscuro lines, though those have not begun shipping. While all four cigars debuted at the 2023 PCA Convention & Trade Show, they weren’t on display for long as they were smoked during an event with Fieri.

A company representative said more of the new cigars it showed off at the 2023 PCA Convention & Trade Show are set to begin shipping next week.

Patrick Lagreid

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