If Maria Sierra was at work yesterday, she was almost certainly rolling La Palina Goldies in a 6 1/10 x 50 size. That’s the next size of the popular limited edition line from La Palina, officially known as the Goldie Robusto Extra. Company owner Bill Paley told halfwheel that he expects the latest Goldie to arrive sometime between late May and early June. It will be the fourth different size the line has been offered in, every cigar rolled by Sierra. The Cuban-born roller works at El Titan de Bronze and has been the exclusive roller for the line since its inception in 2012. Because of the fact that all La Palina Goldies are rolled by just a single person, the release is staggered—this year 1,000 boxes will ship in the spring with another 1,000 arriving in late fall. As has been the case for the last few years, little changes other than the size. It’s still rolled by Sierra, it will still feature a pigtail cap, it will come in boxes of 10 and it features the same blend—an Ecuadorian habano wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Paley told halfwheel pricing has not ...
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