In 2010, Viaje Cigars released the fourth vitola in the company’s Exclusivo line, a blend that has been called owner Andre Farkas’ personal blend. Named the Double Edged Sword, the cigar was a 5 3/4 x 52 double perfecto that incorporated a Nicaraguan criollo wrapper covering binder and filler tobaccos that are also from Nicaragua. Only 3,125 cigars were produced and it was sold in boxes of 25. In August 2013, Farkas decided to release a cigar in the same blend with a similar name: the Double Edged Sword II. While it featured the same blend, the newest version was different in some key ways. First, instead of a double perfecto that was closed at both ends, the newest version had on closed end on the cap and a cut end on the foot. Secondly, at 6 1/2 by 50, the Double Edged Sword II was noticeably longer, albeit with a slightly smaller ring gauge. Lastly, instead of boxes, the Double Edged Sword II was shipped in ceramic jars holding 19 cigars, with only 700 jars produced. Here is what I said in my original review back in August 2013: Knowing that the original release of the Double Edged Sword was one of my ...
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