Ventura Cigar Co. Announces Corona for PSyKo SEVEN Line
The PSyKo SEVEN line from Ventura Cigar Co. will soon be getting a new vitola, a 5 1/2 x 46 corona. The shipping date is expected to be mid to late June according to Kevin Newman, brand manager for Ventura Cigar Co., despite reports from other publications that listed it as coming out in March.
“We requested multiple sizes from the factory and it seemed to smoke really well in the corona size,” said Newman. The PSyKo SEVEN uses a complex blend of filler tobacco that draws from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Honduras, the United States and Nicaragua, which provided a bit of a challenge to finding a vitola that showcased all those leaves. In addition, the line uses a Dominican hybrid wrapper and a Mexican Sumatra binder.
When it arrives at retail, it will come with an MSRP of $6.50 per cigar and will be offered in 20-count boxes like the rest of the line. It will also share the same bands and design aesthetics as the existing vitolas.
This will be the fifth vitola for the PSyKo SEVEN line, as the corona will join the existing four sizes: a 5 1/2 x 50 robusto, 6 1/4 x 48 toro, 4 x 58 gordito and 6 x 60 gordo.
The cigars are being made in the Dominican Republic at Hendrik Kelner’s TABADOM factory.
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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