In an announcement clearly wrought with emotion, Dr. Gaby Kafie of Kafie 1901 Cigars announced that his latest blend, La Union, will be his last. “It is with great melancholy that I send you this email,” Kafie wrote, “as it is the last time we submit information on a new blend.” He cited the FDA’s deeming regulations which go into effect on Aug. 8 as the cause of this, calling the future gray, though assuring that “as a company we have taken all preventive measures to ensure the longevity of our brand in the coming years.” Kafie said that La Union is based off three important factors in his life: first, the origins of his family in La Union, El Salvador, a small fishing village on the Pacific coast of the country; second is the upcoming fifth anniversary of Kafie 1901 Cigars, which has been aided by the union between the Kafie family and the Reyes family, who produce Kafie 1901 cigars at their factory, Tabacalera Puros Aliados in Honduras; and third, the new box pressed cigar itself. La Union features a Mexican San Andrés maduro wrapper, and while the specifics of the binder and filler were not disclosed, he ...
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