It’s hard to disagree with Patrick Lagreid’s and later Brooks Whittington’s assessments that among the hundreds of new products introduced at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the Padrón 50th Anniversary Limited Edition was the cigar that stood out in terms of anticipation, excitement and buzz. Only, it’s likely the case that the cigar was the last reason the product generated the attention it did. Virtually no one got to try the cigars themselves, instead, people looked at a big white humidor filled with 50 of the to-be-released anniversary cigars. The details you likely know at this point: 1,000 individually-numbered humidors of 50 cigars in either Maduro or Natural wrappers. Those who purchase the cigars are able to have access to refill the humidors for the next five years. Together, the package will set you back $5,300 plus the cost of the the refill cigars, meaning the humidor itself is around $3,000. It comes packed in a gigantic red box that is about the nicest piece of cardboard I’ve ever seen. While the humidor measures 23 inches wide, 1o inches deep and 5 1/2 inches tall, the box is even more substantial. Red felt lines the inside, which means that ...
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