Nat Cicco Fifty Five Heads to Retailers
After an extended delay, the Nat Cicco Fifty Five is beginning to arrive at cigar retailers.
The cigar celebrates an anniversary that occurred in 2020, when the Nat Cicco brand turned 55-years-old. It was shown off at the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show and slated for an October release, but the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down the cigar’s production as well as the production of the packaging. It also claimed the life of the person who blended the cigar, Rolando Villamil.
The Nat Cicco Fifty Five is a 6 1/4 x 60 figurado that uses a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, Indonesian binder grown on Java Island, and fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. It is produced at Tabacalera Von Eicken in the Dominican Republic, and comes with an MSRP of $16 per cigar, or $160 for a 10-count box. The company has not disclosed how many cigars are being produced for the release.
Nat Cicco was launched in 1965 under the name National Cigar Company, though eventually shortened its name to Nat Cicco. It was acquired by Zander-Greg in 2007.
Images courtesy of Zander-Greg.
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, the G-League's Valley Suns, 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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