Partagas Combines Aged Wrappers for New Añejo Release
The Spanish word añejo means aged, and in the case of the latest release for General Cigar Co.’s Partagas brand, it’s a very fitting term.
The Partagas Añejo is putting two aged leaves front and center, using a Cameroon wrapper from the 1998 crop and a Connecticut shade wrapper from 2013 together in a barber pole design. Underneath those leaves is a binder from the Dominican Republic and fillers from Mexico and the Dominican Republic, though no age statements have been given about the binder or filler. The company says that the profile starts off mellow and builds to a medium body and is highlighted by notes of wood, leather an earth.
It is being offered in two vitolas:
- Partagas Añejo Petit Robusto (4 1/2 x 49) — $6.99 (Box of 25, $174.75)
- Partagas Añejo Esplendido (4 1/2 x 60) — $7.49 (Box of 25, $187.25)
The relatively short lengths of the two vitolas was a necessity of the size of the Cameroon leaves used for the cigar.
“With Partagas Añejo, we have taken the brand’s long-term association with aged Cameroon wrappers to a new level,” said Matt Wilson, senior brand manager for Partagas, via a press release. “Not only have we created the first Partagas cigar to have a barber pole wrapper, but we’ve also done so with tobaccos that are among the most aged we’ve ever used. Añejo will become a seasonal offering for Partagas, one that will give us the opportunity to highlight the intricacies and nuances of deeply-aged Cameroon wrapper.”
The cigars are made at General Cigar Dominicana and are set to begin shipping to retailers on March 1.
Images courtesy of General Cigar Co.
Patrick Lagreid
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