In September 2014, Binny’s Beverage Depot, the chain of Illinois liquor and tobacco shops announced that it would be getting a store exclusive from Curivari, the somewhat under-the-radar cigar company who had been steadily building a fan base of cigar smokers across the county. The new cigar would be the Buenaventura BV654, which comes from Curivari’s value-oriented Buenaventura line. Launched in 2012, it features three regular production sizes, the BV600 (6 x 60), BV560 (5 1/2 x 56) and BV500 (5 1/4 x 50), all of which have MSRPs under $6 per cigar. It was designed by brand owner Andreas Throuvaias as a flavorful yet still wallet-friendly cigar. Just 250 boxes of ten cigars were released, some of which appear to still be available according to the store’s website. Here’s what I said about the Buenaventura BV654 when I reviewed it in November 2014: There’s no doubt the Buenaventura line is an affordable, value-oriented option from Curivari. It’s certainly not the most complex cigar in the line, let alone in most humidors, but it does show a mellower side of Nicaraguan tobacco and is unassuming enough to work for the majority of cigar smokers but with points of having enough ...
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