Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Co. has announced its first release, El Güegüense. As has been mentioned earlier, Melillo’s first new cigar will not use any broadleaf, instead it’s a Nicaraguan puro using a corojo 99 wrapper from Finca Puntalito in Jalapa and a corojo 99 binder from Finca San Jose in Jalapa. In the filler, there’s a mixture of corojo and criollo fillers from Estelí and Jalapa. Melillo is having Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) produce El Güegüense, and the tobacco is coming from AGANORSA. “We are aging these cigars in cedar before shipping them out for the market,” said Melillo in a press release. “Overall I would say El Güegüense is an elegant full flavored cigar.” There will be five vitolas available when the cigars begin shipping in September: Robusto (5 1/2 x 50), Corona Gorda (5 5/8 x 46), Toro Huaco (6 x 56), Torpedo (6 1/4 x 52) and Churchill (7 x 48). All fives sizes will be sold in boxes of 25 with pricing set between $9-13. “This brand is all about Nicaragua and my love of Nicaragua,” said Melillo. “Yes, this is a new cigar but this brand is over a decade of walking the factory floor ...
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