Press Release: Sindicato Introduces Its New Flagship Cigar, The Sindicato

May 1, 2014 (Boca Raton, Fla.) — Sindicato Cigars strives to bring the best together in its journey to create greatness. The company continually searches for perfect tobaccos from the finest farms blended by the best master blenders in the business. In doing so, Sindicato is pleased to announce its much anticipated and new flagship cigar, the Sindicato.

Sindicato is a square-pressed Nicaraguan Puro crafted with a limited, shade-grown Corojo wrapper from Eduardo Fernandez in Jalapa, Nicaragua. This beautiful wrapper is grown under shade to insure the leaf’s consistent appearance. Master blender Arsenio Ramos has combined this unique wrapper with a rich, bold Estelí double leaf binder, which encompasses a blend of strong, flavorful Jalapa and Estelí leaves and delivers a medium-full strength cigar with exquisite taste.

Jim Colucci, President and CEO of Sindicato, says, “We’re extremely excited about this beautiful cigar. We’re using special tobaccos from Eduardo Fernandez’s farms and Arsenio Ramos has crafted a fantastic blend. We truly believe that we are bringing the best together to create something great.”

Sindicato will ship this week to hundreds of retail locations across the United States and is being released in six vitolas ranging in price between $10-$14.

Vitolas — Size — SRP
Corona Gorda — 5 ½ x 48 — $10.95
Robusto — 5 x 54 — $11.50
Toro — 6 x 54 — $11.95
Belicoso — 6 1/8 x 54 — $12.95
Churchill — 7 x 52 — $12.95
Magnum — 6 x 60 — $13.95

Details
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Wrapper: Shade Grown Corojo from Jalapa, Nicaragua
Binder: Double Binder from Estelí, Nicaragua
Filler: Estelí & Jalapa, Nicaragua
Color: Colorado
Strength: 4 of 5
Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Casa Fernandez
Blended By: Arsenio Ramos
Quantity Per Box: 16

Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.