Altadis U.S.A. is putting the men behind some of their most well-known blends into the spotlight, as today the company announced a new cigar called the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch. The company says that the cigar is similar to the same ones that the Grupo de Maestros have been making and smoking for years. For the batch being released to the public, the cigar uses a full-bodied and spicy Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper from the 2010 crop of the Oliva Los Rios farm, while the binder is Dominican Olor from the 2010 crop of Villa Gonzalez, known for its natural sweetness. The filler comes from Nicaragua, a blend of 2010 Jalapa Criollo ’98 vis and 2012 Jalapa Corojo ’99 ligero, giving the cigar a strong, robust and aromatic core. The cigars were made at Tabacalera de García in the Dominican Republic and are currently in transit to the United States. A spokesperson from Altadis U.S.A. said that the cigars are expected to be on retailers’ shelves by mid-January. The Grupo de Maestros is headed up by Javier Elmudesi, the Manager of Tabacalera de Garcia, and includes Victor Avila, Carlos Travieso, Nestor Rodriguez, Candido Rosario and Pedro Ventura. Collectively, they ...
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