Founded in 2008, Warped Cigars’ first release was the Anubis, a blend that was made in a family-owned factory in Little Havana, Florida. Two other lines, Osiris and Private Blend, followed soon after that, but eventually cigar production shut down. In 2012, owner Kyle Gellis relaunched the company, first by making review notebooks for smokers to take notes while smoking cigars along with other cigar accessories. Last year, he began hinting about a return to cigars themselves. EL OSO, which translates to the bear, is the first release for 2014, an El Titan de Bronze-made cigar that uses Nicaraguan and Dominican fillers, an Ecuadorian and an Ecuadorian habano oscuro wrapper. Two sizes will be available at launch, a 6 x 48 belicoso named the PaPa sold in boxes of 10 and a 4 x 44 petit corona named Cub that will come in boxes of 20. “EL OSO’s profile is something I wanted to be different, I spent months developing and refining the blend until it was exactly what I wanted,” said Gellis in a press release. “Dark fruit, sweet spice, cream, and all in a true medium body.” There will be two vitolas of the EL OSO at launch. They are: Warped Cigars ...
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