March 9, 2014 (Jupiter, Fla.) — Warped Cigars, LLC is pleased to announce the release of EL OSO “The Bear”: Blended and rolled in Little Havana, Miami. EL OSO will be produced at the esteemed El Titan de Bronze factory in the heart of Little Havana, under the watchful eyes of Sandy Cobas, the factory’s owner.

Rolled by level 9 Cuban rollers at El Titan de Bronze utilizing traditional Cuban rolling techniques, such as Entubado style, where each leaf is individually rolled and then bunched, and of course the signature Cuban triple cap. Sizes available will be a 48 x 6 belicoso in 10ct boxes and a 44 x 4 in 20ct boxes.

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro
Filler: Nicaraguan and Dominican
Binder: Ecuadorian
Body: Medium

“EL OSO’s profile is something I wanted to be different, I spent months developing and refining the blend until it was exactly what I wanted. Dark fruit, sweet spice, cream, and all in a true medium body.” Said Kyle Gellis.

Release has been set for May 2014.

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Charlie Minato

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.