First it was Imperio Cubano Miami, then it was Macabi USA; now Antillian Cigar Corp. is bring back another brand from Sosa’s history, Santa Julia.

The cigar is named after the Vega Santa Julia, the name of the farm the family had in Taguasco, Cuba prior to the Cuban Revolution.

Santa Julia

Santa Julia will use an Ecuadorian habano oscuro wrapper, Honduran binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Condega and Estelí, Nicaragua.

It will be made in two sizes: Toro (6 x 50, $9.60) and Torpedo (6 1/2 x 52, $9.90). They are being produced at La Vega Cubana in Clearwater, Fla.

Santa Julia will be limited to 20,000 cigars with the first shipment beginning in late January.

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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.