La Palina Adding Goldie No. 6 in November
La Palina is giving its Goldie line its thickest size to date, a 6 1/2 x 56 vitola called the No. 6.
The cigar will use the same blend as the rest of the line, offering an Ecuadorian habano wrapper, Ecuadorian binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua, with some of that Nicaraguan tobacco being medio tiempo, which comes from the highest primings of a tobacco plant and offers a distinctive flavor and strength.
As with previous releases, the La Palina Goldie No. 6 is made at El Titan de Bronze in Miami, with this new size priced at $23 per cigar before taxes. It will once again wear the signature fantail cap and be packaged in 10-count boxes, with 1,000 boxes produced and slated to be on store shelves before Thanksgiving.
“This year’s Goldie is nothing short of spectacular,” said Bill Paley, owner of La Palina Cigars. “We are proud of what the Goldie series has become, as it is the apex of La Palina’s portfolio. We are truly humbled that so many people consider the Goldie series their favorite and most sought-after cigar.”
La Palina introduced the Goldie line in 2012, and it has since become an annual release.
- La Palina Goldie Laguito No. 2 (6 x 38) — July 2012 — $15 (Box of 10, $150) — 1,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (10,000 Total Cigars)
- La Palina Goldie Laguito No. 5 (5 5/8 x 54) — May 2013 — $18 (Box of 10, $180) — 2,500 Boxes of 10 Cigars (25,000 Total Cigars)
- La Palina Goldie Laguito Especial (7 x 40) — May 2014 — $16.50 (Box of 10, $165) — 2,500 Boxes of 10 Cigars (25,000 Total Cigars)
- La Palina Goldie Laguito Robusto Extra (6 1/10 x 50) — June 2015 — $18 (Box of 10, $180) — 2,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (20,000 Total Cigars)
- La Palina Goldie Dalia (6 3/4 x 43) — June 2016 — $20 (Box of 10, $200) — 2,500 Boxes of 10 Cigars (25,000 Total Cigars)
- La Palina Goldie Toro (6 x 52) — June 2017 — $22 (Box of 10, $220) — 2,500 Boxes of 10 Cigars (25,000 Total Cigars)
- La Palina Goldie Cañonazo (5 7/8 x 52) — October 2018 — $22 (Box of 10, $220) — 1,500 Boxes of 10 Cigars (15,000 Total Cigars)
- La Palina Goldie Churchill (7 x 48) — September 2019 — $23 (Box of 10, $230) — 1,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (10,000 Total Cigars)
- La Palina Goldie No. 6 (6 1/2 x 56) — November 2020 — $23 (Box of 10, $230) — 1,000 Boxes of 10 Cigars (10,000 Total Cigars)*
*not pictured
Bill Paley calls the Goldie line a tribute to women in the cigar industry. It is named for his grandmother, Goldie Drell Paley, who was the wife of Sam Paley, the founder of the original La Palina brand in 1896. Each cigar for the first several years of releases made by Maria Sierra, who honed her skills in Cuban cigar factories before coming to the U.S. Sadly, Sierra passed away in January 2019, though before her passing she had selected the roller that would carry on the Goldie line, Lopez “Chino” Perez, who she handed the line off to as part of her retirement in 2017.
Images courtesy of La Palina.
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 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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