Karen Berger Ships K-Fire Mega to Retailers

A new vitola in Karen Berger Cigars’ K-Fire line is on the way to retailers.

The K-Fire Mega is a 6 x 60 gordo made up of a Mexican San Andrés wrapper covering a habano binder from Jalapa, Nicaragua and a filler blend of tobaccos grown in Nicaragua. The new size has an MSRP of $15.50 each, and they are packaged in 20-count boxes priced at $310.

This is the second vitola in the K-Fire line, following the original 6 x 52 box-pressed toro that was released late last year. Both sizes are being rolled at the Estelí Cigars S.A. factory in Nicaragua.

According to Bruce Busch, vice-president of Karen Berger Cigars, the name of the K-Fire line is taken from a term used at the company’s Estelí Cigars S.A. factory that refers to the temperature of 150 degrees, which is the temperature that pilónes can reach while the tobacco is being processed. A pilón is a large pile of curing tobacco leaves that can weigh between 3,500-4,000 pounds.