The latest release from Global Premium Cigar’s 1502 brand, the annual limited edition cigar called XO, has been on the radar of the cigar world since the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, though it took some eight months to actually arrive at retail. Enrique Sánchez of 1502 isn’t disclosing most of the details about the XO, though it has been confirmed that Plasencia Cigars S.A. in Nicaragua is making the 6 x 50 cigar, which comes with a price of $17.75 per stick, before taxes. It made its debut on March 5 at Wooden Indian Tobacco Shop in Havertown, Pa., with additional retailers receiving it shortly thereafter. As part of the buildup to the cigar’s release, the company held an XO Draft Day, where the 1,502 individually numbered boxes were divided up amongst existing accounts. The rollout of the cigars is scheduled to continue through late April or early May. The cigars come in boxes of 10, although our samples were shipped in a smaller sampler box. It’s the first cigar in what promises to be an ongoing series, released annually in a different vitola. Just like it does in the cognac world, the XO in the cigar’s name ...
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