Tarazona Cigars has announced that it has begun shipping the new Caraballo828.

The Caraballo828 Claro and Oscuro are both now heading to stores. For the Claro, a Connecticut wrapper is used over an Ecuadorian Sumatran binder and fillers from the Condega, Estelí and Jalapa regions of Nicaragua.

  • Caraballo828 Claro Greenbacks (5 1/2 x 44) — $7.20 (Box of 20, $144)
  • Caraballo828 Claro Shekel (5 x 52) — $8.20 (Box of 20, $164)
  • Caraballo828 Claro FFOD (6 x 54) — $9.20 (Box of 20, $184)

As for the Oscuro, it uses the same internal components, but the wrapper is a Nicaraguan habano leaf.

  • Caraballo828 Oscuro Pocket Change (4 1/2 x 42) — $7.40 (Box of 20, $148)
  • Caraballo828 Oscuro Shekel (5 x 52) — $8.40 (Box of 20, $168)
  • Caraballo828 Oscuro Dead Presidents (6 x 52) — $9.40 (Box of 20, $188)

Mario Caraballo is Eddie Tarazona’s business partner in Tarazona Cigars.

Like much of the company’s revamped portfolio, it is being produced at Tabacalera William Ventura in the Dominican Republic.

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