IPCPR 2014: Corporación Cigar Export

Corporación Cigar Export (CCE), otherwise known as Augusta Reyes, is sharing a booth with Royal Gold this year. The company is showing off their two new lines, the Golden Age and the Blend No.7, alongside the Don Julio Punta Espada which was on display last year, but never shipped.

The Golden Age is a Dominican puro and is described as both full strength and full-bodied. It will be offered in four sizes— Robusto (5 x 50, $8.98), Corona Gorda (5 1/2 x 46, $8.48), Toro (6 x 52, $9.99) and Lancero (7 x 40, $9.48). The Saga Golden Age uses a Dominican corojo 2006 wrapper, Dominican binder and Cuban-seed Dominican filler.

The Saga Blend No.7 features a Brazilian cubra wrapper over a Dominican habano binder and filler tobaccos from Central America. It is described as a medium-bodied cigar and one that has been blended for modern smokers. It will be offered in three sizes: Robusto (5 1/2 x 50, $6.49), Toro Gordo (6 1/2 x 58, $7.99) and Perfecto (6 1/4 x 54, $7.49)—all sold in boxes of 20.

The Don Julio Punta Espada will be offered upon release Gordo (6 x 58, $14.70), Belicoso (6 3/4 x 54, $13.25), Gigante (7 x 60, $16.40), Paca (5 x 58, box-pressed, $13.95) and Robusto (5 x 50, $11.00).

Brian Burt

I have been smoking cigars since 2005 and reviewing them as a hobby since 2010. Initially, I started out small with a 50-count humidor and only smoking one or two cigars a month. Not knowing anybody else that smoked cigars, it was only an occasional hobby that I took part in. In March of 2010, I joined Nublive and Cigar Asylum, connecting me with many people who also shared an interest in cigars. Reading what they had to say about brands I had never heard of, I quickly immersed myself in the boutique brands of the industry and it was then that cigars transformed from a hobby into a passion.