In early April, we saw the return of a classic Gurkha cigar: the Shaggy. First released in 2001, the Shaggy was just what it sounds like, a cigar that had an unfinished, shaggy tobacco foot. The idea behind the unfinished foot of the Shaggy was that you could get a taste of the binder and filler, and once you hit the wrapper, you then should see a profile shift to include the now burning wrapper’s flavors. In the press release for the Shaggy’s return, Gurkha’s national sales director Juan Lopez had this to say. In my travels throughout the country, visiting our clients and other tobacco shops, I’m always asked about the Shaggy cigar. People want to know what happened to the Shaggy and when is it coming out again? On a recent visit to our factory in Nicaragua, Carlos Llaca-Torano, Operations Director, was taking inventory when he came across a few boxes of the Shaggy. The Olivas Family, the original creator of the Shaggy, still had the recipe in their books from 2001. After a conversation with Kaizad and the Olivas, we decided to and make it available in limited quantities. The Shaggy Vintage will be released in four ...
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