At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, D’Crossier Cigars introduced a both a new blend and a new vitola. Dubbed the D’Crossier Selection No. 512 Lancero, the 7 1/2 x 38 lancero shares a name with the brands previously released Flor de D’Crossier Selection No. 512 line, that is where the similarities end. The new lancero features not only a different packaging and band, but also a different blend, incorporating an Ecuadorian habano 2000 wrapper, an undisclosed binder and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos as opposed to the Costa Rican sumatra binder and Costa Rica and Dominican filler on the original Flor de D’Crossier Selection 512. A post on D’Crossier’s website explains about the origin of the lancero: Santana-Diaz was inspired to create this cigar by the memory of his father’s earlier years studying for his master’s degree in economics. He vividly remembers the days when his father could be found sitting in the living room on his favorite green couch with nothing more than a giant university book and a cigar. His father’s cigar of choice was a Lancero Vitola, which was provided primarily to government officials in those days. The image of this Vitola remained fixed in the mind of Santana-Diaz, awaiting the time and ...
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