Last year, Quesada introduced one of its most ambitious products to date, the Reserva Privada. The cigar was marketed as a more premium offering from Quesada containing one very special leaf of tobacco that spanned three generations. One filler leaf was planted as part of the 1997 harvest while the late Manuel Quesada Sr. was still alive. The cigar was then created by his son—Manuel “Manolo” Quesada Jr.—alone with his children and other members of Quesada’s fifth generation. This year, the company announced a new release that would use some of that same Dominican criollo tobacco from 1997, the Quesada Reserva Privada Oscuro. It keeps much of the same packaging and uses a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper over fillers from the Dominican Republic and Pennsylvania. The vintage 1997 criollo is used as a binder. Three sizes were produced, each limited to 1,400 boxes. A Toro (5 5/8 x 54, $13.95) and Double Corona (6 1/2 x 46, $12.95) are being offered to accounts nationwide, while a Robusto (4 3/4 x 52, $12.95) is an exclusive size for members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA). Cigar Reviewed: Country of Origin: Factory: Wrapper: Binder: Filler: Length: Ring Gauge: Vitola: MSRP: Release Date: ...
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