Tomorrow, the fifth size of HVC La Rosa 520 will begin shipping to retailers.

This time, it will be the Favoritos, a 6 1/4 x 42 lonsdale. Like the rest of the line, it is a Nicaraguan puro using all Jalapa tobacco including a corojo 99 wrapper. Production is limited to 250 boxes of 20 with pricing set at $9.40 per cigar.

La Rosa 520 is named for the address HVC founder Reinier Lorenzo lived at in Havana, Cuba.

  • HVC La Rosa 520 (5 1/2 x 54) — $9.60 (Boxes of 20, $192) — 150 Boxes of 20 Cigars (3,000 Total Cigars)
  • HVC La Rosa 520 Reyes (6 1/4 x 48) — $11.80 (Boxes of 10, $118) — 500 Boxes of 10 Cigars (5,000 Total Cigars)
  • HVC La Rosa 520 Encantos (5 5/8 x 46) — $7.90 (Boxes of 20, $ 158) — 250 boxes of 20 Cigars (5,000 Total Cigars)
  • HVC La Rosa 520 Short Robusto (4 1/2 x 52) — $10 (Boxes of 20, $200) — 100 Boxes of 10 Cigars (1,000 Total Cigars)
  • HVC La Rosa 520 Favoritos (6 1/4 x 42) — $9.40 (Boxes of 20, $188) — 250 Boxes of Cigars (5,000 Total Cigars)

The Favoritos was rolled by a single pair at the Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.

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