The Party Source Gets Exclusive Guardian of the Farm Cerberus Culebra

For the first time in its history, AGANORSA Leaf has made a culebra.

The Guardian of the Farm Cerberus: The Party Source 30th Anniversary Culebra is a 6 x 38 culebra that is packaged in five-count boxes that are priced at $69.95 each. However, since three cigars make up a single culebra, they are twisted together almost like the vines of a tree wrapping around one another, the box contains 15 smokeable pieces, making the price per piece around $4.66.

It was produced at AGANORSA Leaf’s factory in Estelí, Nicaragua and is being released to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Bellevue, Ky.-based retailer The Party Source, which began operations in 1993. This is the second cigar created to celebrate the anniversary after the store released the Aladino 30th Anniversary earlier this year.

In an email, Nick Douglas, director of humidor operations at The Party Source, told halfwheel that the culebra is based on the original Cerberus cigar—a Nicaraguan puro covered in a corojo 2012 wrapper—but that the blend has “been tweaked a bit to take it to the next level.” The Cerberus is available in three regular production sizes.

According to a press release, only 200 boxes of the Guardian of the Farm Cerberus: The Party Source 30th Anniversary Culebra are being released, and the cigars are currently up for presale on The Party Source’s website. In addition, Douglas told halfwheel that the cigars are en route to the store and that boxes should “hit the sales floor Monday or Tuesday of next week.”

The individual pieces of a culebra are rolled like normal cigars, but while they are still moist, they are twisted together, ensuring that the individual cigars will hold their unique shapes once the ribbons holding the cigars together are removed. Despite the twisted appearance, the cigars are made to be smoked like another: one at a time, cut from the cap and lit from the foot.