Over the past few weeks, select shops have begun receiving a new cigar from JRE Tobacco Co., the Aladino Maduro.

The blend has been in the works for a while and the company even considered launching at this summer’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. However, it wasn’t there and it is even at most shops. As for the blend, it uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Honduran corojo binder and Honduran fillers that are grown on the company’s farms in Honduras.

There will be at least four sizes, with the potential for a gordo offering.

  • Aladino Maduro Elegante (7 x 38) — $7.75
  • Aladino Maduro Cazador (6 x 46) — $9
  • Aladino Maduro Robusto (5 x 50) — $10.50
  • Aladino Maduro Toro (6 x 50) — $11.50

Pricing is not finalized and the numbers above represent the higher of the estimated price range.

Despite the darker wrapper, Justo Eiroa, president of JRE, told halfwheel the cigars are medium-bodied, like the rest of the company’s lines.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.