It’s early October and that means 13 retailers around the country are getting a lot of phone calls. Earlier today, Tatuaje announced the list of retailers who will receive special boxes of this year’s version of the Monster Series, the Krueger. Every year since 2008 Tatuaje has released a limited edition as part of the Monster Series, cigars based on monster characters from film and literature. The cigars are generally large and strong, but they are best known for the elaborate packaging that shows off their connection with the character and the mayhem that surrounds the release of said boxes. This year’s release is based on the Freddy Krueger character from Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. The Krueger is a 7 1/4 x 48 box-pressed torpedo with a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers. “The Krueger size is made from the Cojonu 2009 molds, but cut a little longer,” said Pete Johnson of Tatuaje to halfwheel. He said the cigar is a straight parejo up until the head as opposed to the “torpedo taper” that was on The Wolfman. Those special boxes are known as dress boxes, 13-count boxes shaped like coffins, painted to match the monster. Only ...
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