Limited Edition Y Panda Domino Debuts at PCA 2024
Y Panda, a new line that debuted at the 2023 PCA Convention & Trade Show, added its first limited edition at the 2024 PCA Convention & Trade Show.
It’s called the Y Panda Domino, and it’s a 6 x 52 toro that uses a modified blend from the original. The Domino uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, two binders—one a Brazilian arapiraca and the other a Mexican San Andrés—and an all-Nicaraguan filler.
The regular production Y Panda line uses an Ecuadorian corojo 98 wrapper, a double binder of Brazilian arapiraca and Ecuadorian Sumatra, and an all-Nicaraguan filler that includes viso from Jalapa and seco from Estelí.
The Y Panda Domino, which is produced at the Luciano Cigar Factory, is priced at $16.10 per cigar and offered in boxes of 18 cigars. Production was initially being limited to just 300 boxes, which were available only to retailers who attended the 2024 PCA Convention & Trade Show in late March and ordered the cigar there. However, the company said that those retailers may be able to reorder once more, which would increase the number of cigars produced.
The first batch of cigars is expected to ship by the end of April.
Y Panda is the creation of Linxu “Panda” Yan, who worked with Luciano Meirelles to create a cigar line after he spent more than a year as an intern at Luciano Cigars. Yan now serves as a brand ambassador for the line.
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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