Last month, Alliance Cigar announced the release of another cigar in the company’s DeSocio series, which is named after owner Tom Sullivan’s maternal grandmother and debuted with the release of the Tempus DeSocio in 2013. Dubbed the Laranja Reserva DeSocio, the new 5 5/8 x 54 perfecto is also the latest vitola in Espinosa’s Laranja line, which was launched in 2014 and now includes five sizes. In a news story about the Flor de las Antillas DeSocio, Tom Sullivan talked a little about the meaning behind the DeSocio name: DeSocio is Sullivan’s maternal grandfather’s last name. His mother is the only living DeSocio family member so Sullivan decided to use his cigar business to keep the name alive. “The stories I’d hear all the time from my aunt and uncle, particularly when I started in the cigar business, ‘oh, he’d be proud of you,’” said Sullivan. Sullivan’s grandfather, an Italian immigrant, was a cigar smoker. In terms of blend, the Laranja Reserva DeSocio is the same as the others in the Laranja line: a Brazilian wrapper covers Nicaraguan tobacco used in both the binder and filler. Sold in boxes of 20, suggested retail pricing for each cigar is $10.50, and they are being produced at ...
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