There are only a couple of companies that I remember having similar booth setups to Dapper Cigar Co. over the years, but it’s a design I really like.
A center display for the cigars, some seating around the edge for meetings, and a general open manner to the booth is not only inviting, but also easy to get in and view the products as well.
When I caught up with Ian Reith on the final day he noted that they had a pretty successful show so far and many people had stopped by the booth, as was evident by the half-empty boxes of cigars on display. With a number of new products coming out this year though, getting those into the hands of buyers is the important part, so I would agree with Reith on his assessment of how the show went.
The new blend under the Desvalido name was done by Raul Disla, the production manager of the Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) factory in Estelí. Reith had asked Disla to blend a version of the Desvalido that was more his style, and thus the Desvalido Disla was born. Previously, Reith was not ready to disclose the blend, but I was able to get all the details here at the show.
- Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano)
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Desvalido – Disla Robusto (5 x 50) — $11.36 (Box of 20, $227.20)
- Desvalido – Disla Toro (6 1/8 x 52) — $12.36 (Box of 20, $247.20)
- Desvalido – Disla Lonsdale (6 1/2 x 46) — $11.96 (Box of 20, $239.20)
- Desvalido – Disla Corona Doble (6 3/4 x 54) — $13.34 (Box of 20, $266.80)
Production: Regular Production
Release Date: August 2022
El Borracho Broadleaf Box-Pressed Belicoso
The two El Borracho lines are getting a new size — a box-pressed belicoso. Each line previously had three other sizes; the Edmundo (5 1/2 x 50, Robusto (5 x 50) and Toro (6 x 54).
- Wrapper: U.S.A. (Connecticut Broadleaf)
- Binder: Nicaragua (Habano)
- Filler: Nicaragua (Condega, Estelí & Jalapa)
- El Borracho Broadleaf Box-Pressed Belicoso (6 1/4 x 52) — $12.52 (Box of 20, $250.40)
Production: Regular Production
Release Date: July 2022
El Borracho San Andres Box-Pressed Belicoso
- Wrapper: Mexico (San Andrés)
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- El Borracho San Andres Box-Pressed Belicoso (6 1/4 x 52) — $12.08 (Box of 20, $241.60)
Production: Regular Production
Release Date: July 2022
Major Mike’s Connecticut Shade
The new budget cigar from Dapper Cigar Co. this year is named Major Mike’s and comes in both a Connecticut shade and an Ecuadorian habano. The line is named after Reith’s father, Maj. Michael Reith, who enjoyed smoking shade cigars. The filler is a Cuban-sandwich style of mixed long and short filler from scraps of the other premium lines that the company produces.
- Wrapper: Ecuador (Connecticut Shade)
- Binder: Unconfirmed
- Filler: Unconfirmed
- Major Mike’s Connecticut Shade Robusto (5 x 50) — $3.24 (Bundle of 20, $64.80)
- Major Mike’s Connecticut Shade Toro (6 1/8 x 52) — $3.54 (Bundle of 20, $70.80)
- Major Mike’s Connecticut Shade Double Corona (6 3/4 x 54) — $3.96 (Bundle of 20, $79.20)
- Major Mike’s Connecticut Shade Gordo (6 x 60) — $4.08 (Bundle of 20, $81.60)
Production: Regular Production
Release Date: July 2022
The Ecuadorian habano version of the Major Mike’s also pays homage to another one of Reith’s relatives, this time his grandfather Richard Reith. He was also a major, though in the Army, which is reflected in the artwork of the Habano version.
- Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano)
- Binder: Unconfirmed
- Filler: Unconfirmed
- Major Mike’s Habano Robusto (5 x 50) — $3.24 (Bundle of 20, $64.80)
- Major Mike’s Habano Toro (6 1/8 x 52) — $3.54 (Bundle of 20, $70.80)
- Major Mike’s Habano Double Corona (6 3/4 x 54) — $3.96 (Bundle of 20, $79.20)
- Major Mike’s Habano Gordo (6 x 60) — $4.08 (Bundle of 20, $81.60)
Production: Regular Production
Release Date: July 2022