Now in its fourth year, the Quesada Oktoberfest returns with both a new look and a new shape, though the latter is reserved for events while the former is being applied throughout the line. The Quesada Oktoberfest Salomon Press becomes the 10th vitola in the line and the second cigar to use what is one of the most distinctive vitolas you will find in any humidor. If the vitola looks familiar, it’s for good reason as it made its debut as part of the Quesada 40th Anniversary line released in late April. When Quesada first announced the Salomon Press as part of the Q40 line, the company described the origins of the unique shape: The shape symbolizes the geography of the fertile Cibao Valley of the Dominican Republic, which lies between the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Septentrional and the Cordillera Central on the north and south respectively. The region represents the heart of the Dominican cigar industry. As mentioned above, it’s the 10th vitola released for Oktoberfest, joining six regular production sizes, an unnamed event-only size from 2013 that has since been discontinued, a vitola called the Dunkel made for Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series (TM), and a store-exclusive lancero ...
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