The latest addition to the 1502 portfolio is expected some time in the next two months. It’s called 1502 Nicaragua, an obvious tribute to founder Enrique Sánchez’s home country, the country where the company’s cigars are made and where all the cigar comes from. It’s also likely to take on some moniker as 1502 white, due to the white band the cigar will carry when it ships to the U.S. According to Sánchez, the cigar will feature tobaccos from Condega, Estelí, Jalapa and Ometepe, and like the rest of Global Premium Cigars’s offerings, it will be made at Plasencia Cigars S.A. in Estelí, Nicaragua. Cigar Reviewed: 1502 Nicaragua Robusto Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Plasencia Cigars S.A. Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Size: 5 Inches Ring Gauge: 50 Vitola: Robusto MSRP: n/a Release Date: June 2014 Number of Cigars Released: Regular Production Number of Cigars Smoked for Review: 3 There’s a slight press to the 1502 Nicaragua with some very noticeable veins running down the rich rosado-colored wrapper. Also present is a fair bit of oils, particularly to the touch. Out of the cellophane the wrapper presents big aromas of fruit, some creaminess and hints of cedar. From the ...
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