For the first 18 years of its existence, Maya Selva Cigars focused its attention on the European market, offering its trio of lines to cigar smokers across the pond: Flor de Selva, Cumpay and Villa Zambrano. In 2013, the company decided to enter the U.S. market, bringing a portion of its portfolio to the 2013 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show and beginning a steady growth in domestic humidors. Two years later, the company announced that it would be celebrating its 20th anniversary with a limited edition lancero, the Flor de Selva No. 20, the first lancero in Maya Selva’s entire catalog. Only 500 boxes of 10 cigars are being released to the United States, with another 1,500 produced for release throughout Europe and beyond. The vitola was one of the more obvious ones missing from the Flor de Selva lineup, though the brand is no stranger to small ring gauge cigars. The current Flor de Selva lineup includes a 4 1/2 x 30 Petit-Cigar, also known as a Panetela in Europe, as well as the Siesta (4 1/4 x 40) Petit Corona (5 1/2 x 42) for Europe and the Fino (6 x 44) that’s available on both sides of the ocean. ...
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