I first heard about Chogüí Cigars when Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac was visiting the Dominican Republic. While down there, he tweeted about a cigar I had never heard of—the Chogüí Primera Edición. As the name implies, this was the first release from Chogüí Cigars, released in November last year in limited quantities and only in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican puro was offered in a single 6 x 43 size using a Havana vuelta arriba wrapper from 2006, a criollo 98 binder from 2012 and more 2012 criollo 98 and piloto cubano 2008 in the filler. A total of 6,000 cigars were made, although there were only 300 boxes of 10 sold. Cigar Reviewed: Chogüí Primera Edición Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Factory: n/a Wrapper: Dominican Havana Vuelta Arriba (2006) Binder: Dominican Criollo 98 (2012) Filler: Dominican Criollo 98 (2012) & Dominican Piloto Cubano (2008) Size: 6 Inches Ring Gauge: 43 Vitola: Petit Lancero MSRP: $6.50 (Boxes of 10, $65) Date Released: Nov. 20, 2015 Number of Cigars Released: 300 Boxes of 10 Cigars (6,000 Total Cigars) Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 I love the band and the size and while I feel like there should be a pigtail, ...
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