2019 PCA Magazine

14 PCA The Magazine | JULY-AUGUST 2019 PREMIUMCIGARS.ORG In the Humidor A collaborative effort with AJ Fernandez, the Trinidad Espiritu was created to deliver adult cigar connoisseurs the spirit of vintage Latin Caribbean culture. The medium to full-bodied Nicaraguan puro was created using AJ Fernandez’s tobacco fermentation, cigar making methods handed down for generations. “The original Trinidad cigar brand was used exclusively for dignitaries and diplomats as gifts,” explains Brad Winstead, head of consumer marketing at Altadis. “Fifty years later, we’re celebrating the venerable brand’s half- century anniversary by taking adult smokers back to the late ’60s-early ’70s era—which many consider the ‘Golden Years’ of cigars.” “The Trinidad Espiritu is an amazingly complex, yet balanced cigar that embodies vintage Caribbean culture,” says Eddy Guerra, brand manager. “This release will be an experience, as we will hold a nationwide tour of events, featuring vintage Latin Caribbean music, classic cocktails, domino tournaments and much more.” — The Trinidad Espiritu is available in five vitolas: • Robusto 5 x 52 • Toro 6 x 52 • Belicoso 6 1/8 x 52 • Magnum 6 x 60 • Fundador 7 1/2 x 40 — (Only available at official Trinidad Espiritu events.) Trinidad Espiritu Altadis U.S.A. 954.233.4036 Royal Agio Cigars USA expands its San Pedro de Macorís brand line-up with the release of two lines, the Nicaragua and Sun Grown blends. A follow-up to the San Pedro de Macorís brand releases at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas (Ecuador and Brazil blends), the Nicaragua and Sun Grown blends bring additional, complex variety to the San Pedro de Macorís value premium brand. Each cigar is blended with a high-grade wrapper and binder, and incorporates original Cuban seed Piloto Ligero tobacco filler. The San Pedro de Macorís Nicaragua blend is crowned with a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper and provides a creamy and medium-bodied experience with complex notes of rich cedar, dark chocolate and espresso beans, and subtle nuances of baking spices. San Pedro de Macorís Sun Grown is finished with a sun-grown Ecuador Habano wrapper and offers a medium-bodied smoke with complex notes of caramel, vanilla beans, black pepper and nutmeg spice. — Offered in 20-count boxes in the following three vitolas: • Perla 4 1/8 x 40, $4.75 (MSRP) • Corona 5 7/8 x 42, $5.00 • Robusto 5 1/8 x 52, $5.50 San Pedro de Macoris Royal Agio Cigars USA agiocigars.com