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At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, visitors to the Esteban Carreras booth were told of a forthcoming release called Black Cross. In an interview with Mark Thompson of Esteban Carreras conducted at the Southern Cigar Festival, he revealed information about the Esteban Carreras Black Cross

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Photo Credit: Mark Thompson

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Photo Credit: Mark Thompson

Black Cross is a project that Esteban Carreras owner Craig Cunningham has been working on for the past two years.  The cigar features a Habano Cafe wrapper  over Nicaraguan binder and includes Jalapa valley ligero. There will be six sizes in the line. The cigar is being made at Tabacalera Carreras S.A.

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Esteban Carreras Black Cross Robusto

Esteban Carreras was a freedom fighter in Cuba who helped get people out of Cuba as Castro was coming into power. To identify “like minded people” against the Castro regime, a black cross was used to accomplish this.  A black line would be drawn with charcoal.  If the other person crossed that line, then that person knew they were dealing with a like minded person.

Thompson indicated that a soft-launch is expected to ship on June 19th being done to select retailers who pre-ordered the cigar.  The cigar will then be showcased at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show where it will be generally available.

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Esteban Carreras Black Cross Bonita; Photo Credit: Mark Thompson

Esteban Carreras Cervantes; Photo Credit: Mark Thompson

Esteban Carreras Cervantes; Photo Credit: Mark Thompson

Our conversation with Thompson from the Southern Cigar Festival appears below:

At a glance here is a look at the Esteban Carreras Black Cross:

Blend Profile

Wrapper: Habano Cafe
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan, includes Jalapa valley ligero.

Vitolas Available

While Thomspson mentions 4 sizes, it turns out there are six sizes in the line. All sizes are in 20 count boxes except the Cervantes which comes in 10 count boxes.

Bonita: 4 x 43 (Figuardo)
Corona: 5 1/2 x 46
Cervantes: 5 3/4 x 46 (Figuardo)
Robusto: 5 x 50
Toro 6 x 50
60: 6 x 60

Update 6/28/15: Added photo

Update 6/29/15: Added additional box photos as well as Bonita and Cervantes photos.  Also added size dimensions