It’s St. Patrick’s Day, which of course means there’s a few candela cigars that are on the market just for the occasion. This year, MoyaRuiz threw its name onto the list of manufacturers that produce green cigars as special editions for the mid-March holiday. Its entry is known as Pickle Juice, a 6 x 50 toro that is packaged to look like a jar of pickles. As for the blend, it’s a Nicaraguan puro made at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona Cigar Factory, the same factory that has produced the company’s other releases. (Images via MoyaRuiz) As the back of the jar notes, the blend is 40 percent ligero, 30 percent viso and 30 percent seco. The cigars began shipping last week with 50 retailers receiving 10 numbered jars of 13 cigars. Cigar Reviewed: Country of Origin: Factory: Wrapper: Binder: Filler: Length: Ring Gauge: Vitola: MSRP: Release Date: Number of Cigars Released: Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: It takes me a second, but after taking the cigar out of cellophane, I realize that the band is designed to look like a pickle. The band is also not straight, which I think is a nice touch. The color of the candela is similar ...
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