José Blanco kicked off the celebration of his 65th birthday today with the announcement of a new limited production size in Las Cumbres Tabaco’s Señorial line, a 5 3/4 x 55 figurado he’s calling Perfecto Elégance. In a press release issued Monday, Blanco cited the launch of his new company and its first cigar, as well as a move back to the Dominican Republic all coming together to make 2014 a very special year for him, and his 65th birthday provided an opportunity to celebrate with a new vitola. “This is a cigar very special to me, and I wish to share more than the usual by also mentioning these beautiful Dominican farms, as well as primings depending on the seeds,” Blanco said. The wrapper is a six-year-old Dominican Piloto Cubano from the La Canela farm, while the binder is a Dominican corojo, also from La Canela. For the filler, he is using five-year-old Dominican Piloto Cubano ligero, from La Canela, as well as Dominican corojo viso from the Jacagua farm and Dominican Corojo seco from the Gurabo farm. Blanco noted that depending on the farm and seed, he carefully chose each priming and is only using tobaccos with five to six years of ...
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