PCA 2022: Linga Cigars

Linga Cigars might not have anything new at the show, but Jonathan Almánzar was excited to talk about his relatively new company.

Its booth was not big, but there seemed to have been plenty of interest in the company’s cigars as most of its boxes were ravished.

This is Linga Cigars’ first year exhibiting at the PCA Convention and Trade Show. Almánzar opened the Linga Cigars factory in January of 2021 in Villa Gonzales, Santiago, Dominican Republic. In addition to the factory, Almánzar also started his own farm and will be curing their own tobacco. Currently, the brand has seven different blends, though only five were being displayed at the show.

Linga Cigars Buncher

As with most of the lines, Linga Cigars produces, it is tied into some piece of the cigar-making process or region. A buncher is a worker who takes the filler tobacco and wraps it in the binder in preparation for the roller, who then puts the wrapper and cap on.

• Wrapper: Ecuador (Habano)
• Binder: Ecuador
• Filler: Dominican Republic

• Buncher Corona (6 x 44) — $8 (Box of 20, $160)
• Buncher Lancero (7 1/2 x 40) — $9 (Box of 20, $180)
• Buncher Robusto (5 x 50) — $8 (Box of 20, $160)
• Buncher Toro (6 x 52) — $9 (Box of 20, $180)

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: 2021

Linga Cigars Cibao Valley

The Cibao valley is the region where Linga Cigars’ hometown of Villa Gonzales is located.

• Wrapper: Dominican Republic (Corojo)
• Binder: Dominican Republic
• Filler: Dominican Republic

• Cibao Valley Corona (6 x 44) — $8 (Box of 20, $160)
• Cibao Valley Robusto (5 x 50) — $8 (Box of 20, $160)
• Cibao Valley Toro (6 x 52) — $10 (Box of 20, $200)

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: 2021

Linga Cigars Curing

The curing process of making a cigar is where the freshly picked tobacco is allowed to dry.

• Wrapper: Ecuador (Connecticut)
• Binder: Dominican Republic (Corojo)
• Filler: Dominican Republic

• Curing Corona (6 x 44) — $8 (Box of 20, $160)
• Curing Lancero (7 1/2 x 40) — $10 (Box of 20, $200)
• Curing Robusto (5 x 50) — $8 (Box of 20, $160)
• Curing Toro (6 x 52) — $10 (Box of 20, $200)

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: 2021

Linga Cigars Lulu Perfect

Lulu Perfect is Almánzar’s daughter. Right now there is only a toro and robusto size in the line, but I sure hope a perfecto is made, so we can have the Lulu Perfect Perfecto.

• Wrapper: Brazil (Arapiraca)
• Binder: Dominican Republic
• Filler: Dominican Republic

• Lulu Perfect Robusto (5 x 50) — $9 (Box of 20, $180)
• Lulu Perfect Toro (6 x 52) — $11 (Box of 20, $220)

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: 2021

Linga Cigars Most Wanted

The Most Wanted is an old-style wanted poster-themed cigar. This series has the largest cigars that the company offers and interestingly enough is priced identically across all four sizes.

• Wrapper: Mexico (San Andrés)
• Binder: Ecuador (Habano)
• Filler: Dominican Republic, U.S.

• Most Wanted Gordo (6 x 60) — $8 (Box of 21, $168)
• Most Wanted Grande (7 x 70) — $8 (Box of 21, $168)
• Most Wanted Robusto (5 x 50) — $8 (Box of 21, $168)
• Most Wanted Toro (6 x 52) — $8 (Box of 21, $168)

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: 2021