Espinosa’s Las 6 Provincias Adding Third Installment at PCA 2021
At next month’s PCA Convention & Trade Show, Espinosa Premium Cigars will release the Las 6 Provincias LV, the third installment in its Las 6 Provincias line and one that honors the Cuban province of Las Villas.
The cigar is a Nicaraguan puro that is offered in a 5 1/2 x 54 box pressed robusto vitola, and is produced at A.J. Fernandez’s San Lotano Factory in Ocatal, Nicaragua, though the company has so far not disclosed the blend. Each cigar comes in its own coffin and has an MSRP of $22, while 10-count curios are priced at $220. Only 1,000 curios of 10 cigars are being made, and are expected to begin shipping in late August.
Each curio, which measures approximately 16 inches tall and 7 1/2 inches wide, features designs from Eden Gutierrez, a Cuban artist based in south Florida, that depict scenes from Las Villas before the revolution. Gutierrez also did the artwork for the previous to Las 6 Provincias releases, which pays tribute to the original six provinces of Cuba. With Las Villas announced as the latest in the series, that leaves three more releases on the horizon to honor Pinar del Río, Camagüey and Oriente.
The line debuted in 2018 with LHB, which celebrated La Habana, and followed up by MTZ, which honored Matanzas and was released in 2019. This latest version is being referred to as the Espinosa Las 6 Provincias LV in keeping with that naming convention.
According to a press release from the company, the province was center of the Cuban cattle industry between the 18th and 19th centuries before shifting to sugar production in the 20th century. The original province of Las Villas was nestled between Matanzas to the East, Camaguey to the West, and the Atlantic Ocean to the North. In 1976, the province was divided, with Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus, and Villa Clara each becoming their own province.
“We are incredibly happy to continue this homage to our company’s Cuban roots and the Cuba of our forefathers, before Castro took power,” said Erik Espinosa in a press release.
Images courtesy of Espinosa Premium Cigars.
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.
Related Posts
-
June 21, 2019 -
November 27, 2019
