IPCPR 2019: Gran Habano
The final day of the trade show is traditionally a slow one, so I found Gran Habano president George Rico sitting with the gentlemen from Honolulu Cigar Co.
While they might have been talking business at some point, when I showed up it was all about some chicharrones from a local Hawaiian store and a hot sauce that was bringing most of us to tears. Rico made sure to recover enough after eating a handful of the chicharrones dipped in the hot sauce to do a quick video about what was coming from Gran Habano.
Persian King La Contra Natural
Stronger than the original Persian King, the La Contra will come in two different wrappers and come in cabinets of 50.
- Wrapper: Nicaragua
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Persian King La Contra Natural Rajah (6 x 50) — $6 (Box of 50, $300)
- Persian King La Contra Natural Tiger (6 x 60) — $7 (Box of 50, $350)
Production: Regular Production
Release Date: September 2019
- Wrapper: Nicaragua
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Persian King La Contra Maduro Rajah (6 x 50) — $6 (Box of 50, $300)
- Persian King La Contra Maduro Tiger (6 x 60) — $7 (Box of 50, $350)
Production: Regular Production
Release Date: September 2019
Gran Habano Blue in Green Gran Corona
The well-reviewed Blue in Green blend is getting a size extension in the form of a Gran Corona.
- Wrapper: U.S.A. (Connecticut)
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Gran Habano Blue in Green Gran Corona (6 x 44) — $9 (Box of 20, $180)
Production: 1,000 Boxes of 20 Cigars (20,000 Total Cigars)
Release Date: Aug. 1, 2019
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.
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