On March 3, Chicago retailer Casa de Montecristo announced they would be the exclusive retailer for not one, but two new Quesada Selección España vitolas, both of which would be released on March 26 at an event featuring Quesada head Manuel “Manolo” Quesada Jr. in attendance. The new sizes are the 7 x 40 Beli-Lance ($10.95) and 7 x 54 Fabulosos ($11.95), both of which are limited to just 300 boxes of 10. “Casa de Montecristo is one of the premier retailers in the country,” said Terence Reilly, gm of Quesada Cigars, to halfwheel. “It’s an honor to work with Sam (Khalil) and his team to create not one but two exclusive vitolas for them.” Originally released in 2011 as a Spanish market exclusive, the blend uses an Ecuadorian Arapiraca wrapper over Dominican tobacco for the binder and a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco used in the filler. Like the rest of the line, the two new sizes are rolled at Quesada Cigars in the Dominican Republic. The addition of the two new vitolas brings the total number of vitolas in the España line to 10. Quesada Selección España Short Robusto (4 x 50) — $7.95 (Boxes of 20, $159) — March 2011 — Regular ...
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