If you’ve heard of Flor de Gonzalez, it’s likely because you’ve heard of the company’s most well-known line, 90 Miles. That cigar gets is name from the short distance between the southernmost point in Florida and the island of Cuba, an area that is home to many families in the cigar industry, including the company’s founder, Arnaldo Gonzales, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1980 and started Flor de Gonzales in 1993. But the company has more than just the 90 Miles, as its website lists eight different lines that come in a number of different sizes, including the 15 Aniversario, Gold Series, Gonzalez Series, The Q-Ban Fuerte and Habanique, to name a few. Additionally, FDG has recently expanded its offerings, as in mid-July it announced the upcoming release of a new cigar that had ten years of age on it, a three-vitola line called Spectral. The cigar, which brings what the company calls a “new and edgy” look to its offerings, uses tobacco that had been aged for five years at the time of its rolling, and since then has been resting for five years in cedar wraps. Yadi Gonzalez Vargas said that Spectral is “a celebration of flavors, complexity and color.” ...
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