Meerapfel Cigar Debuting New Ernest Line at InterTabac
At this week’s InterTabac tradeshow in Dortmund, Germany, Meerapfel Cigar will unveil its newest cigar line, the Ernest Master Blend, the third cigar to be named for important figures in the Meerapfel family’s history.
The line is named for Ernest Meerapfel, who in the late 1800s, left his family and village of Untergrombach, Germany, to set sail and “revolutionize
the world of premium tobacco,” the company wrote in a press release.
“My great grandfather Ernest’s exodus was the epitome of curiosity and bravery that our family members have always carried in their hearts; a lust for accessing the finest leaves nature has to offer, no matter how remote or challenging the adventure may be,” said Jeremiah Meerapfel, chairman of M. Meerapfel & Söhne Belgium S.A., via a press release. “The Meerapfel Ernest Master Blend is filled with aspirational sensations, layers of curiosity, and an awe-inspiring complexity, exemplifying the unique explorations of those who leave behind the assumed safety and comfort, to conquer only the finest – the intricacy of UberLuxury.”
Like the Richard and Meir lines, the company is not disclosing the blend of the Ernest line, which is debuting in four vitolas:
- Meerapfel Cigar Ernest Master Blend Double Robusto (5 3/4 x 52) — $94 / €101 (Box of 10, $940 / €1,010)
- Meerapfel Cigar Ernest Master Blend Corona Gorda (5 1/2 x 46) — $41 / €44 (Box of 25, $1,025 / €1,100)
- Meerapfel Cigar Ernest Master Blend Robusto (4 7/8 x 50) — $46 / €49 (Box of 25, $1,150 / €1,225)
- Meerapfel Cigar Ernest Master Blend Lonsdale (6 3/4 x 43) — $50 / €53 (Box of 25, $1,250 / €1,325
The annual production of the Meerapfel Cigar Ernest Master Blend is limited to 613 boxes, or chests, as the company calls them, per vitola, which is allocated to the company’s retailers around the world.
Additionally, the Double Robusto vitola is offered in what the company refers to as a casket, and which comes with an ornate ashtray. A similar packaging format for the Meerapfel Richard placed first on halfwheel’s 2022 Packaging Top 10 list.
The Meerapfel Cigar Ernest Master Blend is slated to begin shipping to retailers around the world in September.
Images courtesy of Meerapfel Cigar.
Patrick Lagreid
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