Gran Habano Cigars Plans The Elegance Collection for February

Fans of Gran Habano’s Corojo #5 line who have wanted smaller ring gauges have something exciting to look forward to early in 2016, as the company has announced The Elegance Collection by Gran Habano, a new sampler of five sub-50 ring gauge cigars that is due to arrive in February.

Included in The Elegance Collection are (going clockwise) a Corona (6 x 44), Petite Corona (5 1/2  x 42), Figurado (5 x 48), Lunch Break (4 1/2 x 40) and a Lancero (7 1/2 x 38), the first three of which are new vitolas for the line.  When it arrives, the collection of 25 cigars will sell for $280. George Rico said that 1,000 samplers are being produced.

The Elegance Sampler is serving as a teaser for a limited production launch of the three new sizes in the Corojo #5 line that will be released later in the summer, as Gran Habano will be producing 1,000 boxes of 20 of the corona, petite corona and figurado. All of the new sizes are being produced at the company’s G.R. Tabacaleras Unidas S.A. in Honduras

(Image courtesy of Gran Habano 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.