PCA Magazine Fall 2019

PREMIUMCIGARS.ORG SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2019 | PCA The Magazine 75 FRATELLO CIGARS The Navetta Inverso Boxer The Inverso Boxer is a 6 1/4 x 52 box-pressed Torpedo featuring a Nicaraguan habano wrapper, habano Ecuadorian oscuro binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan filler with the tobacco aged for three years before being rolled. Classico Piccolo The Fratello Classico Piccolo is a 4 x 34 offering that comes in 100-count boxes, but it’s not a line extension of Fratello Classico. The Piccolo replaces the Classico’s Nicaraguan habano wrapper with an Ecuadorian habano wrapper giving the cigar a new blend profile. Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Indonesia Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Fratello Classico Piccolo Vitola: 4 x 34 N E W P R O D U C T S FOUNDATION CIGARS The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT #142 - The Menelik - Highclere Castle Victorian Originally released one year ago at the 2018 IPCPR, the Tabernacle Havana Seed #142 is now being offered in a new 7 x 40 Lancero size. The cigar features a Cuban-seed wrapper that’s grown in Connecticut, with a Mexican San Andrés binder and filler tobacco from Nicaragua’s Estelí and Jalapa regions, as well as Honduran tobacco from Jamastran. Wrapper: U.S. Binder: Mexico Filler: Nicaragua The Menelik Menelik, the ancient emperor of Ethiopia, who was said to be the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Menelik was also known as Ibn al-Hakim, which translates into “Son of the Wise Man.” The cigar has a Corojo ’99 binder and offered in a 4 1/2 x 52 soft box-pressed petit robusto. Wrapper: Mexico Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua The Menelik will come packaged in 12-count boxes. Maduro-Wrapped Highclere Castle Victorian An extension on of the brand featuring a maduro wrapper. The Highclere Castle Victorian is a full-bodied cigar whose blend consists of an Ecuadorian habano wrapper, a Mata Fina binder and Nicaraguan fillers including Corojo and Criollo from Estelí, Jalapa and Ometepe. All of the cigars will come in 20-count boxes. Vitolas: Churchill: 7 x 48 Toro: 6 x 52 Corona: 5 1/2 x 46 Robusto: 5 x 50 Petit Corona: 5 x 42 GENERAL CIGAR The Hoyo La Amistad Series Dark Sumatra, Updated - Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas The Hoyo La Amistad series represents the ongoing partnership with A.J. Fernandez. Featuring an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, Connecticut Broadleaf binder and Nicaraguan, Honduran and Dominican filler, A.J.’s take on Dark Sumatra is a rich medium- bodied smoke, made in his signature, full-flavored tradition. Vitolas: Noche: 6 1/2 x 52 Media Noche: 5 3/4 x 54 Espresso: 4 1/2 x 50 N — P