The entire brand concept behind HVC Cigars is Havana. Founder Reinier Lorenzo was born in Havana before coming over to the U.S. a few years ago. Like many, he wanted to make cigars and wanted to pay tribute to the city where he was from. The name is Havana City Cigars and earlier this year, Lorenzo released a cigar with even more Havana connections: La Rosa 520. It’s named after the address where he lived in the city with the boxes making that even more apparent. As for the cigar, it’s a limited edition produced in a single 5 1/2 x 54 size at the Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. Tobaccos come from the TABSA-affiliated AGANORSA company with Lorenzo saying he was looking for tobaccos that reminded him of the San Luis and San Juan y Martínez regions of Cuba’s Pīnar del Río province. Cigar Reviewed: HVC La Rosa 520 Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. Wrapper: Nicaragua Corojo 99 (Jalapa) Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Size: 5 1/2 Inches Ring Gauge: 54 Vitola: Toro Extra MSRP: $9.60 (Boxes of 20, $192) Date Released: May 21, 2015 Number of Cigars Released: 150 Boxes of 20 Cigars (3,000 Total Cigars) Number ...
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