Although the release did not have an official name at the time, the first we heard about the Mason-Dixon Project—Limited Edition 2014 was at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, when Patrick Lagreid and I sat down with Crowned Heads co-owner Jon Huber to talk about the company’s upcoming releases. At the time, we were told that the limited edition would be two different blends available in different regions of the country. In September, we reported that the project would be named the Mason-Dixon Project—Limited Edition 2014 and that the two blends would be available in retailers on either side of the Mason-Dixon line, a boundary created by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in 1767 to settle a dispute between the colonies of Pennsylvania and Maryland. While both releases are composed of a different blend, there are quite a few similarities between them: both share the 6 x 52 toro vitola, both have an MSRP of $9.85, both are made at My Father Cigars S.A. in Nicaragua, both come in boxes of 20 and both have a total production of 25,000 cigars. In terms of the blend of each, the MDP-LE 2014 Southern Edition is composed of a Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper covering binder and filler ...
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