Viaje Announces Farmhand Andre, Wilshire and La Jolla
Viaje Cigar Co. announced a pair of new cigars yesterday, Farmhand Andre, a new addition to the company’s Thanksgiving collection of cigars, and Wilshire and La Jolla, which joins the company’s Craft Series.
Farmhand Andre is a 7 x 52 Churchill, the same size as the Farmer Bill Hatchet, which debuted in 2014. As the story goes, Farmhand Andre helps Farmer Bill Hatchet, the man responsible for the turkeys that make up the company’s Thanksgiving-themed cigar line, Stuffed Turkey, which debuted as a single release in 2011 but now comes in two variants, Dark Meat and White Meat. The bands appear to feature Andre Farkas, Viaje’s owner.
Farmer Bill Hatchet has also had its own offshoot, the Zombie Farmer Bill Hatchet, which debuted in 2016 and merged the Thanksgiving cigar with the company’s well-known Zombie series.
Via an Instagram comment, the company said that the cigar will begin shipping on Nov. 11.
Wilshire and La Jolla is Nicaraguan puro that comes in a 6 x 54 toro vitola, with production handled by Raíces Cubanas in Danlí, Honduras. The Viaje Craft Series debuted in April 2018 with Bales on Bales, and draws its inspiration from the craft beer industry.
The company has not announced pricing or production numbers for either cigar, and an email sent to the company has not yet been returned.
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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