Roberto Duran Premium Cigars is bringing its biggest cigar yet to IPCPR this year, both in terms of size and flavor, as today the company announced the upcoming release of the Neya F8 Ligero Typhoon “Big Jack.” The new cigar measures 7 x 70 and is named for Jack Toraño, the company’s sales representative in Florida and the Caribbean. He joined the company in October 2014 after spending three years as the director of marketing for Toraño Family Cigar Co. prior to its sale to General Cigar Co. Big Jack becomes the sixth size in the Neya line, which debuted at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, joining a 5 1/8 x 42 petit corona, 4 7/8 x 50 robusto, a 6 x 52 cañonazo, 6 x 56 toro and 6 x 60 vitola called the Yanquee. The toro, Yanquee and Big Jack bear the F8 designation due to their size and increased strength. All six cigars use the same blend of an Ecuadorian habano wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and filler, though Big Jack is said to pack an extra punch. “As we all know, Jack Toraño has a larger than life personality, so I figured that it was a ...
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