Iconic Leaf announced today that it has shipped the first batch of its new Recluse Amadeus to 30 stores, with delivery expected on Monday, July 7. The Recluse Amadeus was announced in early April, with the new blend making its first appearance in a pair of samplers collectively known as the E.L.F., or Eight Legged Freak, that was released on June 15. The Recluse Amadeus uses an Ecuadorian shade grown Connecticut seed wrapper, a proprietary binder called MBC, and a blend of Dominican ligero, viso and seco as well as Connecticut broadleaf for the filler. There are six sizes in the line, the first three of which are more traditional sizes: a box-pressed 5 x 52 robusto (MSRP $7.50), a box-pressed 6 1/4 x 50 toro ($8.50) and a box-pressed 6 x 60 called the Tarantula priced at $9.50. The cigar is also being released in each of the company’s Sidewinder vitolas, which consists of a 5×57, 6×57 and 7×57, a shape that combines the roundness of a cigar with a box press. They will be priced at $8.50, $9.50 and $10.50 per cigar, respectively. The cigars are rolled in an entubar style at Tabacalera Leyendas Cubanas in the Dominican Republic by ...
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