After purchasing Indianhead Distributors last October, Jochi Blanco announced that the first release under the new brand would be named La Galera, which was supposed to begin shipping to retailers by the end of 2015. However, the process of getting the cigars into the U.S. was delayed, but the cigars finally shipped last month. The new brand is being sold in two different wrappers, both of which are grown in Ecuador: a habano leaf and a Connecticut leaf. Although the wrappers on both releases are different, the internals are the same, including a corojo binder from the Dominican Republic and a blend of Dominican piloto cubano, criollo ’98 and pelo de oro tobaccos used in the filler. Both cigars are also being rolled at Blanco’s Tabacalera Palma factory in the Dominican Republic. The La Galera Connecticut debuted in five different vitolas, all of which are being sold in boxes of 20. Chaveta (5 1/8 x 50) — $4.95 (Boxes of 20, $99) El Lector (6 x 54) — $5.75 (Boxes of 20 $115) Tabaquero Presidente (7 1/4 x 50) — $6 (Boxes of 20, $120) Cortador (6 1/8 x 52) — $5.75 (Boxes of 20, $115) Pilone (5 1/4 x 60) — $6.10 (Boxes of 20, $122 ...
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