Luciano Cigars Adds Three Sizes to Maria Lucia as it Becomes a Core Line

Just about a year ago, the limited edition Maria Lucia line from Luciano Cigars debuted at the 2022 PCA Convention & Trade Show; this year the company is bringing it back with new sizes as it shifts to become a regular production core line for the company.

The blend remains the same, with a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper over Ecuadorian Sumatra and habano 92 binders, while the fillers come from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Peru. The company calls it a medium to full-strength profile, but one that is “unashamedly bold.”

It will now be offered in four sizes, which are produced at Luciano Cigars’ Maria Lucia factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, which opened earlier this year. As part of the change, the box sizes are increasing from the 12-count of the original to a new 24-count format.

• Maria Lucia Corona Gorda Box Pressed (5 5/8 x 46) — $11.50 (Box of 24, $276)
• Maria Lucia Double Robusto Box Pressed (6 1/2 x 50) — $12.50 (Box of 24, $300)
• Maria Lucia Cañonazo Box Pressed (5 7/8 x 52) — $12.80 (Box of 24, $307.20)
• Maria Lucia Magnum Box Pressed (5 1/4 x 54) — $12.96 (Box of 24, $311.04)

Luciano Meirelles named the line in honor of his mother, who passed away when he was just 12 years old. When the line was announced last year, he said that it took him many years before considering blending something inspired by his mother and that it was only recently that he was able to fully understand and know her complicated life’s story.

“It’s been overwhelming to see how much this cigar has started to mean to people,” said Meirelles in a press release. “I get messages every week…truthfully, I’m just grateful for the opportunity to honor my mother, to let her legacy grow and her story be known through this cigar.”

The artwork for the project was created by his daughter, Deborah, who, several years ago, had a dream of a woman and woke up compelled to draw a sketch of her. When he saw it, Meirelles said it reminded him of his mother, which he found fascinating given that his daughter had never met his mother, nor even seen a photograph of her. “It was almost supernatural the way things happened. It’s hard to believe it was only a coincidence…and now years later, when I decided to finally create this cigar, naturally, in a full-circle kind of way, we thought there would be no better idea than to use my daughter’s drawing for the box.”

That original artwork will be on display in Luciano Cigars’ booth during the 2023 PCA Convention & Trade Show, which runs from July 8 – 11 in Las Vegas, Nev. The cigars are scheduled to begin shipping immediately following the trade show.

Images courtesy of Luciano Cigars.