The HVC Black Friday 2020 Limited Edition will be a corona gorda.

More specifically, it will be a proper 5 5/8 x 46 corona gorda. That includes a habano café wrapper over corojo 99 and criollo 98 binders. The company says it is “went heavier” on tobaccos from the Jalapa region for the binder and the filler. The exception for the filler is the ligero, which is from AGANORSA’s Chilamate farm in Estelí.

Pricing is set at $7.50 and it will be limited to 500 boxes of 50 cigars.

This is sixth year that HVC has made a cigar to commemorate the annual post-Thanksgiving shopping holiday, though this year there are actually two new Black Fridays. The company has already announced that it will be producing a 3 1/2 x 50 Firecracker version for United Cigar Group.

  • 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)

While the cigars are named for the annual shopping holiday, this year Nov. 27, they actually ship before Thanksgiving.

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