August 4, 2014 Patrick Lagreid News

L’Atelier Imports Ships Two New Selection Spéciale Vitolas

L’Atelier Imports has begun to send out the first of its new releases from the 2014 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, as the company’s Selection Spéciale Torpedo and 38 Special lancero have arrived at at least one retailer: Dan Welsh’s New Havana Cigars.

In addition to being the proprietor of the Columbus, Ohio retailer, Welsh is one of the founders of L’Atelier Imports and currently heads up the company’s brand development, marketing and sales.

Both new sizes come in 20-count boxes, with the Torpedo measuring 6 1/8 x 52 and having an MSRP of $9.50 per cigar and $190 per box, while the 38 Selection Spéciale Lancero measures 7 1/2 x 38 and is priced at $9.75 per box and $190 per box. Both of the new vitolas are described as limited but ongoing production, with a blend that uses a higher priming of its Sancti Spiritus wrapper than the company’s core line.

With the release of these two new sizes, the L’Atelier Selection Spéciale line stands at four sizes, including the original 46 SS and the event only Selection Spéciale Robusto.

As for the rest of the new releases from the trade show, the company expects the Surrogates Satin Glove to begin shipping in mid-August, the Extension de la Racine ER14 should be shipping in a month or so, and the five packs from the L’Atelier, El Suelo, Trocadero and Surrogates lines are scheduled for October.

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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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