In December 2014, Pinar Del Rio shipped a new exclusive blend to Tampa, Fla.-based Thompson Cigars. Named Dark Harvest Maduro 2012, 6 x 52 toro was initially limited to a 5,000 cigar order, but it is now an on-going release produced as needed. Blend-wise, the Dark Harvest Maduro 2012 is covered in a San Andrés wrapper from Mexico, with internal tobacco that includes a binder from the Jalapa region of Nicaragua and fillers from Condesa, Nicaragua and Pennsylvania. Each cigar carries an MSRP of $8.75, with boxes of 10 selling for $87.50. “Myself, Bryan Bird (Director of Ecommerce Merchandising), Abe Flores, and Abe’s master roller worked on this project together until all four of us agreed on the same blend,” wrote Chris Szeglowski, Thompson Cigars director of catalog merchandising, in and email to halfwheel. “Our goal was to create a premium line using high grade tobaccos, opposed to just a value priced private label.” In September, PDR and Thompson launched another version of the cigar named the Dark Harvest CT, which incorporates the same internal tobaccos as the Dark Harvest Maduro, but replaces the San Andrés wrapper with a a Connecticut cover leaf from Ecuador. Cigar Reviewed: Pinar Del Rio Dark Harvest 2012 San Andrés Country of Origin: ...
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