Early last year we posted a news story about Viva Republica’s new line, the Guerrilla Warfare. Slated for an April 2013 release, the petit corona came in cabs of 50 and a very reasonable price point, assuring that these flew off the shelf and were fairly difficult to track down. This year the Guerrilla Warfare is getting a second size, a 5 1/8 x 44 corona. Here’s what our original news story had to say about the Guerrilla Warfare blend: “The purge grades of the Nicaraguan filler were fantastic, but when I tried the Dominican filler as a pure grade, it was incredible,” said Holly. “It shifted the perception I had that Nicaraguan tobacco had an edge when it comes to strength while maintaining flavor notes.” Holly said the name is a tribute to the “small, but fierce outfits of freedom fighters that operated in Central and South America during the second half of the 20th Century.” As Charlie Minato wrote about earlier today, the Guerrilla Warfare Corona is 5 1/4 x 43 slated for a March release. Here is a photo of the two sizes next to each other: Viva Repubica Guerilla Warfare Corona (5 1/4 x 43) — 2013 ...
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