IPCPR 2013: Elogio

Elogio managed to keep their two new releases under wraps until just days before the show, while at the show the company returned to a modest single space booth that they have had for the past few years.

As mentioned above, the company released two extremely limited edition cigars. First, the Excentrico No. 2, with just 2,000 cigars being made. Nabil Sabbah of Elogio says it’s “a much fuller and stronger cigar than the original edition.” Offered in a single 7 1 /4 x 58 Salomon vitola with a fantail cap, it uses an Ecuadoran Habano Oscuro wrapper over a Nicaraguan Habano binder and a filler that uses five different leaves all from Nicaragua: Estelí ligero and viso, Jalapa ligero and seco and viso from Ometepe. The Elogio Excentrico No. will come in 10-count boxes with an MSRP of $15 per cigar.

The second new release is the Robusto Especial, a 5 1/8 x 54 vitola that also uses an Ecuadoran Habano Oscuro wrapper, but with a Nicaraguan Habano Viso binder from Jalapa and filler from Jalapa and Estelí. Limited to 3,000 cigars with an MSRP of $9.50, the blend is based on the Elogio Limitada Salomon but with a slightly stronger and fuller profile.  It too features a pigtail cap with the addition of a covered foot.

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.