In early March, the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) held its 48th annual meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and as has been the case in years past, cigar manufactures released a number of exclusive cigars to members of the organization. One of those exclusives was the CLE Azabache, a cigar that takes its name from a type of reflective black coal that is often used by many in Latin America as a good luck charm. The new limited production line is being rolled at CLE founder Chirstian Eiroa’s El Aladino factory located in Danlí, Honduras, and is composed of a Mexican San Andrés wrapper covering Honduran binders and filler tobacco sourced from Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru. In addition, only 320 boxes of 25 were released of each size. The CLE launched in three different vitolas, all of which are named after each specific size and are sold in 25-count boxes. CLE Azabache 5 x 50 (5 x 50) — 320 Boxes of 25 (8,000 total cigars) — $7 (Boxes of 25, $175) CLE Azabache 6 x 54 (6 x 54) — 320 Boxes of 25 (8,000 total cigars) — $8 (Boxes of 25, $200) CLE Azabache 6 x 60 (6 x 60) — 320 Boxes of 25 (8,000 ...
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