There are quite a few different cigars made exclusively for retail shops to celebrate anniversaries or events every year, but one of the most interesting and memorable is a sampler produced for The Humidor in Wichita, Kan. to commemorate its fifth year in business. Dubbed “The Heist,” the name of the sampler is in direct reference to the movie Reservoir Dogs directed by Quentin Tarantino, which centers around the events that unfold following a failed diamond heist. The project consists of six different limited editions from six different manufacturers, each that are sold in the aforementioned samplers as well as individually at the store. We reported about the project back in October: “We are kinda sorta movie freaks,” said Gorden Crippen of The Westside Humidor, “so much so that one night we were watching Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs and were struck with the idea that we should do an entire set of cigars based on the movie.” The idea gained traction among the group and they proceeded to build cigars around the main characters, and the fact that there were five main characters corresponded with the store’s anniversary. But as fans of the movie know a sixth character is killed off right after the ...
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