In 2011, La Flor Dominicana released the Mysterio, a double perfecto with a bee-hive cap and a maduro covered foot. The line got a limited edition release with a name change to Mysterioso Collector’s 2013 in order to make it easier to differentiate the releases in 2013. The cigar featured a strip of Ecuadoran Connecticut tobacco running the length of the cigar that stands out against the Connecticut broadleaf oscuro background. The Mysterio was also released again, this time in both maduro and habano wrappers. The name of the cigar was changed before the release to TCFKA “M” — which stands for “The Cigar Formally Known as ‘M'” — after a lawsuit, which we detailed in a news story: In early November, La Flor Dominicana announced the name change after a lawsuit filed by Connecticut Valley Tobacconist challenged who had rightful ownership of the Mysterio and Mysterioso names. CVT is the parent company of Old Battleground Cigars and has been producing a cigar with the Mysterioso name since January 2003, with the name being registered for a trademark in August 2006 and granted in July 2007. It was around that time that La Flor Dominicana began using the Mysterio name. The Mysterioso line was added ...
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