As part of its contribution to the 2015 Cigar Bazaar at Elite Cigar Cafe in Addison, Texas, Crux Cigars created a very limited amount of a 5 3/4 x 46 corona gorda vitola in its Classic line that would be made available to attendees as part of an event sampler containing a total of 11 cigars from various manufacturers, as well as a small can of butane from XIKAR. How limited of a release, you ask? Just 100 cigars were created, and all of them went into the samplers. The event is a unique one for the store, bringing together a dozen or so boutique cigar brands for an afternoon of cigar smoking and meet-and-greet with brand owners and sales representatives. Consumers are able to pick up the very reasonably price sampler—$50 at the event, with remaining samplers available for $60—as well as take advantage of a number of deals and sales incentives. It was the first event exclusive for Crux, and the company told halfwheel that it didn’t have plans to make any additional cigars in this size, choosing to focus on the three regular production sizes: Robusto (5 x 50), Toro (6 x 52) and Churchill (6 3/4 x ...
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