Ashton Announces San Cristobal Coloso
Late last week Ashton announced the newest size fo the San Cristobal line, the Coloso. Measuring 6 3/4 x 62, the Coloso is the tenth regular production and largest vitola of the line, slightly larger than the Papagayo XXL, a 6 x 60 that previously held the title as being the largest in the line. Recently, Ashton has added a host of larger extensions to its Pepín García-made lines including the La Aroma de Cuba El Jefe and Mi Amor Duque.
Ashton has begun shipping the release which carries an MSRP of $10.00 per cigar or $210.00 per box.
Update (April 4, 2013): A previous version of this story contained a typo listing the cigar as having a 52 ring gauge
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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