It’s been a busy year for Viaje, not necessarily in terms of new releases—although that’s not to say that it’s been slow in that department—but more in terms of the company’s development. Andre Farkas announced—somewhat expectedly—that Viaje would now be partnering with PDR Cigars for a variety of releases, the first of which will arrive next month. In addition, and not so expected, it announced that it would begin offering a regular production cigar for the first time in a few years. And of all things, the cigar would be the Viaje Exclusivo, a line that was considered the personal blend of Farkas. Four sizes were announced as regular production items—Robusto (5 x 52), Toro (6 x 50) and Double R (5 1/4 x 54) for the U.S. market and a Torpedo (6 x 52) for Germany. According to a representative from Viaje, the cigars will be available like a normal regular production cigar, available for order at anytime of the year, a massive departure for a company which for the most part ships releases in a quantity of its choosing to its retailers. While the Robusto vitola has been previously released, this now means that there have been 20 different ...
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