LaVega Cigar Co. Schedules Il Seguito for February
In February, LaVega Cigar will release a new addition to its Limited Series: a cigar called Il Seguito, a follow-up to the Nano, which was released in February 2024.
Like the Nano, Il Seguito is a “found cigar,” meaning the cigars were previously produced and sitting in a factory As with the Nano, Tony Bellatto of Bellatto Premium Cigars and Lost&Found was involved in finding these cigars. While the Nano came from an undisclosed factory in Nicaragua, Il Seguito comes from an undisclosed factory in the Dominican Republic. While little was disclosed about the Nano’s blend other than that it used a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, much more is being disclosed about this new cigar.
Il Seguito is a 6 x 60 box-pressed gordo—another change from the 4 x 60 Nano—and has a blend that uses an Ecuadorian habano wrapper, a Brazilian binder, and fillers from the Dominican Republic, Honduras and an undisclosed country.
It is priced at $13.50 per cigar, and the release is limited to 150 boxes of 10 cigars.
“I am extremely excited to be able to continue the limited series release with the Il Seguito,” said Aaron Paoletta, founder of LaVega Cigar Co., in a press release. “The Nano was a fantastic cigar with bold flavors that you would expect coming from a Nicaraguan cigar. However, given the blend on this cigar, it’s a complete 180 from the previous release, and I couldn’t be happier to be able to give people a chance to try this masterpiece.”
Paoletta said that he has decided to release one of these small batch, limited editions per year for as long as proper cigars can be sourced.
“We’re able to carry on the tradition that Robert Caldwell and Tony Bellatto set up when they founded Lost&Found Cigars. Since Tony Bellatto is my mentor, I found it fitting and respectful to be able to continue on with this great idea.”
The Il Seguito name comes from the Italian phrase for the sequel, which is in keeping with Paoletta’s practice of giving his cigars Italian names. The cigars are scheduled to ship to retailers on Feb. 4, 2025.
Image courtesy of LaVega Cigar Co.
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