Evelio, a budget-friendly, sweetened cap cigar from Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) is making its way back to shelves.

The Evelio’s blend starts with a Dominican-grown binder and filler, and then gets topped off by an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and finished with a slightly sweetened cap. It is produced at the MATASA factory in the Dominican Republic.

The line is offered in four sizes:

  • Evelio Corona (6 x 43) — $4.75 (Box of 20, $95)
  • Evelio Robusto (5 x 50) — $5 (Box of 20, $100)
  • Evelio Toro (6 x 50) — $5.25 (Box of 20, $105)
  • Evelio Churchill (7 x 48) — $5.50 (Box of 20, $110)

“Evelio is the ultimate, anytime cigar,” said Kevin Irvine, product coordinator of STG’s online and retail division. “The smooth-smoking blend goes just as well with a morning cup of coffee or afternoon stroll as it does with unwinding at the end of a day. Evelio sits right in the sweet spot, too, no pun intended, of the price range for handmade, sweet-tipped smokes, delivering a lot of value for the money.”

The cigars have begun shipping to retailers and are distributed by Meier & Dutch.

Images courtesy of Scandinavian Tobacco Group.

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