When you hear the term “regular production,” Viaje is probably the last company that comes to mind. For the better part of the last eight years, the company has almost exclusively released cigars in limited batches, but now, one line is returning to regular production. Last week, Andre Farkas told Cigar Insider that the company’s Exclusivo line would be placed into regular production. It’s a fairly drastic change compared to how the line started, a private blend for Farkas. Three sizes will be available in the U.S.: Exclusivo Robusto (5 x 52), Toro (6 x 50), Double R (5 1/4 x 54) with a 6 x 52 torpedo heading to the German market. While there have been 15 releases in the Exclusivo line, only the 5 x 52 Robusto has previously been offered. The cigars are being made at Raíces Cubanas in Honduras, the factory that has produced the line previously. The blend is a Nicaraguan puro with a Criollo 98 wrapper from AGANORSA. It is expected to be available in late April or early May. In early 2012, Viaje announced it would be “100% small batch” indicating that the Oro and Platino would no longer be considered “regular production” and ...
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