There’s a new size of the HVC 500 Years Anniversary and it will only be sold at one retailer in Orange, Calif.

The HVC 500 Years Anniversary Short Toro is a 4 1/2 x 52 short toro. Like the rest of the line, it uses Nicaraguan tobaccos sourced from AGANORSA: a corojo 99 wrapper from Jalapa, a binder also from Jalapa, and criollo 98 and corojo 99 fillers grown in the Estelí and Jalapa regions of Nicaragua. HVC first introduced the line in 2019 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Havana, Cuba, which was founded in 1519.

The MSRP is set at $9.20 per cigar and production is limited to 600 boxes of 15 cigars.

It will be sold at Maxamar Ultimate Cigars, a retailer in Southern California, and its online storefront, SmallBatchCigar.com

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