In July, D’Crossier announced the newest line of cigars to come out of the Costa Rica-based Pure Aroma Cigars S.A. factory. The D’Crossier L’Forte, which translates to strong in French, is an annual limited edition release that uses Dominican and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos wrapped in a Costa Rican wrapper. Only 6,000 cigars were produced of each vitola, and are sold in individually numbered boxes of 12. There are four different vitolas in the D’Crossier L’Forte line: D’Crossier L’Forte Robusto (4 7/8 x 50) — $18 (Boxes of 12, $216) — 500 Boxes of 12 (6,000 Total Cigars) D’Crossier L’Forte Bullet (5 1/8 x 58) — $22 (Boxes of 12, $264) — 500 Boxes of 12 (6,000 Total Cigars) D’Crossier L’Forte Trabuco (5 1/8 x 60) — $22.50 (Boxes of 12, $270) — 500 Boxes of 12 (6,000 Total Cigars) D’Crossier L’Forte Genio (4 7/8 x 55) — $21.30 (Boxes of 12, $255.60) — 500 Boxes of 12 (6,000 Total Cigars) The boxes that the D’Crossier L’Forte come packed in are unique, in that they are made entirely of Cedrela Odorata, a varietal of Spanish cedar, from Brazil. Isaias Santana Diaz of D’Crossier told halfwheel that the cedar was aged in the forest in a natural process before being covered in 18 ...
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