Last month, Viaje Cigars announced two brand new lines, each of which started shipping to retailers on March 16: Señor Andre’s Chicharrones and the Viaje Jalapeño. The Señor Andre’s Chicharrones release is actually made up of three different blends in the same 4 1/2 x 48 vitola: Original, Bold and Spicy. The Original is uses a Nicaraguan corojo wrapper, while the Bold uses an undisclosed maduro wrapper and the Spicy incorporates a Nicaraguan criollo cover leaf. Viaje Señor Andre’s Chicharrones Spicy (4 1/2 x 48) Viaje Señor Andre’s Chicharrones Original (4 1/2 x 48) Viaje Señor Andre’s Chicharrones Bold (4 1/2 x 48) Viaje Jalapeño (4 7/8 x 51) (Box image via Atlantic Cigar Co., used with permission) While the Jalapeño is rolled at the Raíces Cubanas factory in Danlí, Honduras, all three Chicharrones blends are produced at Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) in Nicaragua using AGANORSA tobacco. Each 90-count box contains 30 of each of the three cigars and each of the three blends have the same $7.51 price, with boxes of 90 retailing for $675.90. Cigar Reviewed: Viaje Señor Andre’s Chicharrones Original Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Size: 4 1/2 Inches Ring Gauge: ...
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