A year ago at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show and Convention, Viva Republica’s Jason Holly talked about a new cigar he was going to be bringing to market called the Ivy. It was going to be limited to around 100 accounts, so while it wasn’t going to be a limited edition, it was certainly going to be slightly more difficult to find than your average Viva Republica cigar. Towards the end of the year Holly had a few more details hammered down, including the first store that was going to be receiving the line, Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Ill., which ended up happening on April 28, 2016. Earlier this week, Miami Cigar & Co. shipped the first three sizes to the rest of the Ivy accounts, a select group of 100 retailers. Ivy Dudley (5 x 50, $13.25) Ivy Lamont (5 1/4 x 43, $12) Ivy Porcellian (7 1/2 x 50, $14.50) 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: The Ivy has a nice medium brown wrapper to it, all fairly even in coloring, and though it’s a bit bumpy with a ...
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