After debuting in February 2014, Epic Cigars has released both a Corojo and Maduro line, and recently announced the addition of a new Connecticut line that will debut in two different vitolas. The name of the line will be La Rubia, which translates to the blonde from Spanish. “I’ve been working on the blend for close to a year and we finally got it where we wanted,” said Dean Parsons, Epic Cigars owner, in an email with halfwheel. “Most of our, USA, Canadian, and European Retailers have been asking for a Connecticut blend for some time now.” In terms of blend, the Epic La Rubia features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper covering a Mexican San Andrés binder as well as filler tobaccos from both the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. As with the rest of the cigars in Epic’s portfolio, the new line is being produced at the Charles Fairmorn Factory in the Dominican Republic. According to Parsons, production on the new blend started in December and the cigars should begin shipping “at the end of April.” The Epic Connecticut blend will come in two different vitolas at launch: Epic La Rubia Robusto (5 1/2 x 52) — $7.66 (Boxes of 20, $153.20) Epic La Rubia Short Gordo (4 x 60) — $7.80 ...
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