At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Quesada unveiled the first new Casa Magna release in five years. Dubbed the Casa Magna Jalapa Claro, the cigar was only available to retailers who placed orders at the show. “With the current regulatory environment, the IPCPR is a crucial organization to ensuring the future of the cigar industry, and so we want to reward those who support it by attending the annual trade show with this exclusive edition of our most acclaimed brand,” said Terence Reilly, general manager of Quesada Cigars, in a press release. Blend-wise, the new cigar incorporates the same binder and filler as the original Casa Magna line, but replaces the Colorado leaf on that blend with claro-colored wrapper that is grown in Nicaragua’s Jalapa valley. Only 500 20-count boxes of each vitola was produced and the cigars were rolled at Plasencia Cigars S.A. in Estelí, Nicaragua. The three vitolas are: Casa Magna Jalapa Claro Box Pressed Toro (6 x 50) — $6.79 (Boxes of 20, $135.80) — 500 Boxes of 20 (10,000 Total Cigars) Casa Magna Jalapa Claro Robusto (5 1/2 x 54) — $6.65 (Boxes of 20, $133) — 500 Boxes of 20 (10,000 Total Cigars) Casa Magna Jalapa Claro Toro (6 x 58) — ...
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