SP1014 Black Debuting in January

Next month, Muga Inc., the company owned by Sanjay Patel of Sanj’s Smoke Shop in Bloomfield, N.J., will be releasing the second blend in its SP1014 line, and it’s being made by Eladio Diaz.

The SP1014 Black uses a Dominincan wrapper, a barrel-aged Mexican San Andrés binder, and an undisclosed mix of five different fillers. It is being offered in four sizes, all of which will come in five-count packs:

• SP1014 Black 5 x 50 — $9 (Pack of 5, $45)
• SP1014 Black 5 x 54 — $10 (Pack of 5, $50)
• SP1014 Black 6 x 54 — $11 (Pack of 5, $55)
• SP1014 Black 7 x 54 — $12 (Pack of 5, $60)

As for production, Patel told halfwheel that the line will be made in ongoing production, but limited to 300,000 cigars per size each year. The cigars will launch on Jan. 7 at Sanj’s Smoke Shop but will also be available to a limited number of retailers, like the original SP1014 Love n’Passion that debuted in January 2022, he is limiting it to approximately 50 stores. The cigars will be available both in the U.S. and in international markets, though cigars in non-U.S. markets will wear bands with a black background as opposed to one that uses white boxes.

As for the original SP1014 Love n’Passion, which is made at Tabacalera Jurarip in Tamboril, Dominican Republic and features a red-trimmed band, Patel said that production on that line is also increasing to 300,000 cigars per year, per size, with plans to add five more retailers that carry the cigars.

The SP1014 gets its name from Sanj Patel’s initials and birthday.

Images courtesy of Muja Inc./Sanjay Patel.