In 2014, Tony Bellatto of La Barba cigars visited the Tabacalera William Ventura factory in the Dominican Republic in order to begin the blending process on his second release, the Purple line. While there, Bellatto was shown a crop of tobacco by Henderson Ventura that he was so impressed with, he immediately made plans to use it in a cigar. That cigar turned out to be Siempre Tamboril, which is composed of an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper covering both Dominican corojo ligero and Dominican habano Vuelta Abajo seco fillers. Although the release is not officially a limited edition, it is only being produced in batches of 2,000 cigars in each of the four vitolas. The first release is being shipped without bands or boxes, and although subsequent batches will be banded, the use of boxes is still being discussed, as it would most likely increase the price of the cigars. Siempre Tamboril debuted in four different sizes: Siempre Tamboril Perla (4 x 42) — $4.50 (Bundles of 10, $45) Siempre Tamboril Robutso (5 x 50) — $6.95 (Bundles of 10, $69.50) Siempre Tamboril Toro (6 x 50) — $7.50 (Bundles of 10, $75) Siempre Tamboril Double Toro (6 x 60) — $7.95 (Bundles of 10, $79.50) Cigar Reviewed: Siempre Tamboril ...
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