HVC’s annual holiday release will return to stores this month.

The HVC Black Friday 2022 is a 5 1/2 x 50 robusto extra that uses an Ecuadorian habano 92 wrapper over a blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos from Estelí and Jalapa. Notably, the company said it focused on tobaccos from Jalapa and used no ligero in the blend.

It will have an MSRP of $8.50 and comes in cabinets of 50 cigars. This year’s release is limited to 600 boxes of 50 cigars.

This is also the first HVC Black Friday release to come from the company’s own factory, Fábrica de Tabacos HVC S.A. de Reinier Lorenzo in Estelí, Nicaragua.

This is the ninth release for the Black Friday series.

  • HVC Black Friday 2015 (6 1/2 x 48) — 100 Boxes of 50 Cigars (5,000 Total Cigars) — $5.40 (Boxes of 50, $270)
  • HVC Black Friday 2016 (6 3/4 x 48) — 100 Boxes of 50 Cigars (5,000 Total Cigars) — $5.90 (Boxes of 50, $295)
  • HVC Black Friday 2017 (4 x 48) — 100 Boxes of 50 Cigars (5,000 Total Cigars) — $4.60 (Boxes of 50, $230)
  • HVC Black Friday 2018 (5 x 50) — 150 Boxes of 50 Cigars (7,500 Total Cigars) — $7.40 (Boxes of 50, $370)
  • HVC Black Friday 2019 (4 1/2 x 52) — 400 Boxes of 50 Cigars (20,000 Total Cigars) — $6.50 (Box of 50, $130)
  • HVC Black Friday Firecracker (3 1/2 x 50) — 500 Boxes of 20 Cigars (10,000 Total Cigars) — $7.50 (Box of 20, $150)
  • HVC Black Friday 2020 (5 5/8 x 46) — 500 Boxes of 50 Cigars (25,000 Total Cigars) — $7.50 (Box of 50, $375)
  • HVC Black Friday 2021 (4 3/8 x 54) — 600 Boxes of 50 Cigars (30,000 Total Cigars) — $8.50 (Box of 50, $475)
  • HVC Black Friday 2022 (5 1/2 x 50) — 600 Boxes of 50 Cigars (30,000 Total Cigars) — $8.50 (Box of 50, $475)

Black Friday is an American shopping holiday that takes place the Friday after Thanksgiving. Traditionally, retailers offer large discounts to kick off the holiday shopping season.

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