IPCPR 2016: Las Cumbres Tabaco
Las Cumbres Tabaco’s booth featured a familiar face in José Blanco, some new product in a pair of box-pressed sizes for Señorial Maduro and Freyja, but unfortunately no Emma Viktorsson and none of the three new lines—Señorial CT, Nocturnal and Freyja 12—that were reported to be on deck for the trade show.
Blanco said the boxes weren’t ready and the cigars were in transport to the company’s warehouse. Instead, the industry got to see the two box-pressed additions to two of the company’s existing lines.
Freyja Mjölnir
Viktorsson continues to tap into her heritage and Viking mythology for the name of this cigar, as Mjölnir is the name for Thor’s hammer. This new addition is the thickest in the Freyja line, an addition Viktorsson previously said she has been thinking about for some time. If you’re curious, Viktorsson says it’s pronounced ‘Me-YOEL-nir,” with a soft l and a rolled r.
- Wrapper: Dominican Criollo 98
- Binder: Mexico
- Filler: Nicaragua and Dominican Republic
- Freyja Mjölnir (6 1/2 x 55) — $9 (Box of 21, $189)
Launch Date: Immediately following the trade show
Production: Regular production
Señorial Maduro El Cuadro
A short and slender cigar that gets a good press, making sure it lives up to its name, the frame.
- Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés maduro
- Binder: Dominican Piloto Cubano
- Filler: Dominican Piloto and Criollo 98
- Señorial Maduro will get El Cuadro (5 3/4 x 46) — $7.50 (Box of 21, $157.50)
Launch Date: Immediately following the trade show
Production: Regular production
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, the G-League's Valley Suns, 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.
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