Continuing its release of limited cigars, in mid-March Viaje announced the release of a single-store vitola in its Platino line, a small figurado called El Gallito made for the Cigars International Super-Store in Bethlehem, Penn. While Cigars International is best known for being a major online and catalog retailer, they also maintain three retail stores: two in Bethlehem and one in Hamburg. The retailer was surprisingly quiet about the cigar’s release, at least through its social media channels, as it has yet to appear on their Facebook page or Twitter feed. The Viaje Platino El Gallito is being limited to in-store and phone sales only, not appearing on their website at all. For that matter, the store doesn’t list any Viaje products on their site. While releasing single store vitolas in Oro and Platino—the company’s two former core lines—is not new, it’s gotten less and less attention as Viaje has moved more and more to seasonal releases. In prior years, the company would allow two retailers to receive a special size in Oro and Platino. Viaje Oro La Pequeña (4 3/4 x 50/52) — 2009 — Habana Smoke Shop Viaje Platino Five Fifty Eight (5 x 58) — 2009 — The Humidor (Wichita, ...
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