In early 2014, Robert Caldwell partnered up with Tony Bellatto and Jaclyn Sears, just months after his split with Christian Eiroa and their Wynwood Cigars brand. The new project that brought the three together again was Impromptu, a line of limited edition cigars that Caldwell found in various factories as he was traveling, and released with catchy names and packaging. The first releases consisted of One Night Stand, Back Door Bambi, Lost Reserve and Pepper Creme Soda, the last of which is the exact same blend as the Cream Machine, albeit in a 5 x 50 robusto vitola. One of the new releases under the brand for 2015, Cream Machine is a 6 x 50 toro that is composed of a Ecuadoran Brazilian-seed Arapiraca wrapper covering a Dominican piloto binder and Dominican Piloto, Dominican Cuban-seed HVA and Dominican habano filler tobaccos. The release is sold in bundles of either three or nine that strongly resemble orange ice cream bars, complete with popsicle stick jutting from the side of the bundle. The release is limited to 1,800 cigars, with the MSRP of each coming it at $12. The factory has not been disclosed, but some writing by Bellatto on the wrapping of the bundle has this to say: These cigars are ...
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