Despite his impending retirement, Benjamin “Benji” Menendez is not done, yet. The Partagas Benji Homage 62 will debut in two sizes according to Cigar Aficionado. The cigar, the second line to carry his name, uses a Cuban-seed Connecticut wrapper. The 62 is in reference to the 62 years Menendez has spent in the cigar industry.

In 2009, General Cigar Co. released the Partagas Benji Menendez Master Series.

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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.