Minnesota-based Crux Cigars has not shipped a single cigar to retailers yet, but the company is already preparing its second batch of releases. In May, the company plans to begin shipping its Classic, Passport and Bull & Bear lines. Unlike the company’s first two planned releases for April—Ninfamaniac and Skeeterz—these three lines will feature multiple sizes upon debut. The Bull & Bear is a Nicaraguan puro that will launch in two sizes: Robusto Extra (5 1/2 x 55, $7.99) and Gordo (6 x 60, $7.99). It uses a habano wrapper from Jalapa, habano binders from Estelí and Jalapa and four filler tobaccos: viso from Estelí, seco from Condega and Ometepe and ligero from Jalapa. Passport will come in three different sizes: Lancero (7 x 40, $6.99), Corona Gorda (5 1/2 x 44, $5.99) and Toro (6 x 48, $7.99). Blend-wise, it features a wrapper and binder from Jalapa, Nicaragua with fillers from Estelí, Nicaragua and the Jamastran Valley in Honduras. A habano wrapper from Jalapa covers the Crux Classic, which also features a habano binder from Estelí and fillers from Estelí, Ometepe and the Jamastran Valley. The line will initially be released in three different vitolas: Robusto (5 x 50, ...
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