In August, Maya Selva released a new exclusive cigar for Underground Cigar Shop in Fort Worth, Texas. Only, it wasn’t a new cigar. Rather, the 6 x 29 x 49 x 43 perfecto is the same cigar the company released for the European market in 1999. Originally, Underground’s cigar was to be known as El Galán, the same name the vitola has in Europe, however, due to a trademark dispute with Felix Mesa’s El Galan brand, the cigar’s name was changed simply to El Figurado. https://www.instagram.com/p/6-NE8bF6xU/?taken-by=gabealvarez_ It was released on Aug. 29 during an in-store event, with only 100 boxes of 10 cigars made for the store and pricing set at $11.99 per cigar. Cigar Reviewed: Flor de Selva El Figurado Country of Origin: Honduras Factory: Tabacos de Oriente Wrapper: Honduran Connecticut Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras Size: 6 Inches Ring Gauge: 29 x 49 x 43 Vitola: Figurado MSRP: $11.99 (Boxes of 10, $119.90) Release Date: Aug. 29, 2015 Number of Cigars Released: 100 Boxes of 10 Cigars (1,000 Total Cigars) Number of Cigars Smoked for Review: 3 While the boxes are notably different, there’s nothing about the cigar that designates itself as something different. The Flor de Selva band has a pretty classic look to it and the shape, along with the Honduran-grown Connecticut-seed wrapper, reminds me of ...
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