At this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Felipe Gregorio was showing off a relaunch of its Selection Oriana line, a brand that was last seen in 1998.
There are two different blends being released — one with a maduro wrapper, and one with a natural wrapper — and aach of the five vitolas’ names that are being released draw inspiration from various aspects and lore that the metal gold has been involved with.
Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Maduro
Debuting in five different vitolas, the Oriana Selection Maduro is composed of a a Cosa Rican habana criollo maduro wrapper covering a Dominican olor Doble F San Victor binder and two fillers: Dominican criollo 98 and habano ligero 92 from Estelí, Nicaragua.
- Wrapper: Cosa Rican Habana Criollo Maduro
- Binder: Dominican Olor Doble F San Victor
- Filler: Dominican Criollo 98 & Nicaraguan Habano Ligero 92
- Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Maduro Dore (5 3/4 x 48) — $6 (Boxes of 18, $108)
- Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Maduro El Dorado (5 x 54) — $6 (Boxes of 18, $108)
- Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Maduro Gold Finger (7 x 52) — $7 (Boxes of 18, $126)
- Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Maduro Midas (6 x 58) — $7 (Boxes of 18, $126)
- Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Maduro Oro (6 x 38) — $5 (Boxes of 18, $90)
Launch Date: August 2016
Production: Regular Production
Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Natural
The Selection Oriana Natural is being offered in the same five different vitolas as the Oriana Maduro, but replaces the Cosa Rican habana criollo maduro wrapper from that version with an Ecuadorian Connecticut leaf while keeping the same Dominican olor Doble F San Victor binder along with Dominican criollo 98 and habano ligero 92 from Estelí, Nicaragua in the filler.
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
- Binder: Dominican Olor Doble F San Victor
- Filler: Dominican Criollo 98 & Nicaraguan Habano Ligero 92
- Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Natural Dore (5 3/4 x 48) — $6 (Boxes of 18, $108)
- Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Natural El Dorado (5 x 54) — $6 (Boxes of 18, $108)
- Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Natural Gold Finger (7 x 52) — $7 (Boxes of 18, $126)
- Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Natural Midas (6 x 58) — $7 (Boxes of 18, $126)
- Felipe Gregorio Selection Oriana Natural Oro (6 x 38) — $5 (Boxes of 18, $90)
Launch Date: August 2016
Production: Regular Production