The Berger name is returning to the cigar world, as Karen Berger, widow of Enrique “Kiki” Berger will be unveiling her new K by Karen Berger line at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show next week. The line is not just a Nicaraguan puro, but an Estelí puro, with tobacco grown in the region and produced at Tabacalera Estelí. There are two versions being released, one with a habano wrapper and the other with a maduro wrapper. Both will come in three box-pressed sizes, a Robusto (5 x 52, $10), Toro (6 x 52, $11) and Salomon (6 x 54, $11), all of which come in 10-count boxes. The line is part of the Don Kiki Cigars/HC Cigars portfolio and will be available at the company’s booth during the trade show. It has been nearly two years since Kiki Berger passed away following complications from a heart attack. He was best known for Cuban Crafters, his Florida-based retail stores and mail order business, and Tabacalera Estelí, a Nicaraguan-based cigar operation. In 2009, he and the Argenti brothers teamed to make Berger & Argenti, although that company is now defunct.
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