Quesada Adds España A- as Limited 2016 Release

For the last three years, Quesada has created a limited size of its popular Selección España line that it releases to a dozen retailers, one box per month.

This year the concept is back, but with one notable change. This year’s size is the A-, an 8 1/2 x 48 parejo. Quesada chose A- to indicate that it was slightly shorter than a typical A, which traditionally measures 9 1/4 x 47. The change comes in box counts, which are 10 instead of the 50- and 100-count cabinets of the last three years.

Quesada will ship each retailer 10 boxes per month, meaning each retailer will receive 100 total cigars, the same as they did with this year’s special release, the Petit Belicoso.

This is the 11th size for the España line, which debuted in 2011.

• Quesada Selección España Short Robusto (4 x 50) — $7.95 (Boxes of 20, $159) — March 2011 — Regular Production
• Quesada Selección España Robusto (5 x 52) — $8.50 (Boxes of 20, $170) — March 2011 — Regular Production
• Quesada Selección España Corona (5 1/2 x 42) — $7.25 (Boxes of 20, $140) — March 2011 — Regular Production
• Quesada Selección España Lancero (7 x 38) — $8.50 (Cabinets of 50, $425) — January 2013 — 12 Cabinets of 50 Cigars (600 Total Cigars)
• Quesada Selección España Ninfa (7 x 33) — $12.95 (Cabinets of 50, $647.50) — January 2014 — 12 Cabinets of 50 Cigars (600 Total Cigars)
• Quesada Selección España JFH 25th Anniversary (4 3/4 x 38/58/44) — $7.95 (Boxes of 10, $79.50) — July 2014 — 150 Boxes of 10 Cigars (1,500 Total Cigars)
• Quesada Selección España Petit Belicoso (4 1/2 x 40) – $7.50 (Cabinets of 100, $750) — January 2015 — 12 Cabinets of 100 Cigars (1,200 Total Cigars)
• Quesada Selección España Churchill (7 x 47) — $11 (Boxes of 10, $110) — March 2015 — 300 Boxes of 10 Cigars (3,000 Total Cigars)
• Quesada Selección España H-Town Lancero (7 x 38) — $8.95 (Boxes of 20, $179) — March 2015 — 300 Boxes of 20 Cigars (6,000 Total Cigars)
• Quesada Selección España Beli-Lance (7 x 40) — $10.95 (Boxes of 10, $109.50) — March  2015 — 300 Boxes of 10 Cigars (3,000 Total Cigars)
• Quesada Selección España Fabulosos (7 x 54) — $11.95 (Boxes of 10, $119.50) — March 2015 — 300 Boxes of 10 Cigars (3,000 Total Cigars)
• Quesada Selección España A- (8 1/2 x 48) — $9.99 (Boxes of 10, $99.90) — January 2016 — 120 Boxes of 10 Cigars (1,200 Total Cigars)

It uses an Ecuadorian arapiraca wrapper, Dominican binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.

The first retailer chosen will be Just For Him of Springfield, Mo., the same shop that has received the first box of each of the last three releases. After that, Quesada will select a new retailer each month.

Suggested retail pricing of the España A is $9.99 per cigar.