RoMa Craft Tobac Aquitaine Venus (Photo Credit – Skip Martin’s Facebook Page)

RoMa Craft Tobac co-founder Skip Martin has announced via social media that the Venus, a 6 1/2 x 56 petite Salamones frontmark will be heading to Doc James Tobacco in New York.  This marks the first time the Aquitaine Venus will be heading to a retailer.

Back in 2013, RoMa Craft introduced the CroMagnon Venus.  This was released to R. Field Wine Co. in Honolulu Hawaii.  The Aquitaine uses a similar blend than the CroMagnon, but uses an Ecuadorian Habano Ligero wrapper in place of the Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.

The Aqutaine Venus is expected to land at Doc James in August, 2014. At a glance, here is a look at the RoMa Craft Tobac Aquitaine line:

Blend Profile

The Aquitaine features tobaccos from three countries.

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Ligero
Binder: Cameroon
Filler: Nicaraguan (3 Fillers): Esteli, Condega, and a ligero leaf from Pueblo Nuevo (a small farm north of Esteli on the Honduran border)

Vitolas Available

The Venus becomes the tenth frontmark to be officially be announced in the Aquitaine line:

Venus (Petite Salamones – Retail Exclusive to Doc James): 6 1/2 x 58
Breuil (Panetela): 5 1/2 x 37 (To be Released)
Mode 5 (Perfecto – Limited Edition): 5 x 50
Blockhead (Box-press Gran Toro – Limited Edition): 6 x 54
Knuckle Dragger (Petit Robusto):  4 x 52
Mandible (Petit Gordo): 4 ½ x 60
EMH (Early Modern Human) (Robusto Extra): 5 x 56
Anthropology (Grand Corona): 5 3/4 x 46
Cranium (Gran Toro): 6 x 54
Atlatl (Lancero – Limited Edition): 7 x 38