La Palina Nicaragua Oscuro
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars introduced its new La Palina Nicaragua line. As the name indicates, this is a line being made in Nicaragua – a first for Palina. The line features two blends an Oscuro and a Connecticut Shade, the latter being another first for La Palina Cigars. Finally, the La Palina Nicaragua showcases the company’s recently introduced new second logo.
The La Palina Nicaragua line being is made at A.J. Fernandez’s Tabacalera Fernandez. Working with Fernandez isn’t a complete surprise. La Palina CEO Clay Roberts had previously worked for Fernandez as Vice President of Marketing, so there was an obvious connection to be made here.
For La Palina, Nicaragua becomes the latest country that Bill Paley’s company has worked with. Other countries La Palina has produced cigars in include: Honduras (El Diario, La Palina Maduro), United States (La Palina Goldie, Mr. Sam, and Family Series Miami), and Dominican Republic (Black Label, Red Label, and La Palina Classic). In addition, the company’s first (and now discontinued) La Palina Family Series was produced in the Bahamas at the Graycliff company.
The La Palina Nicaragua Oscuro features an Ecuadorian Oscuro wrapper over Nicaragua binder and filler. As for the La Palina Nicaragua Connecticut, it features an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. Three sizes of each of the blends were showcased: Robusto, Toro, and Gordo. Each size for both blends is available in 20 count boxes.
La Palina Nicaragua Connecticut
The La Palina Nicaragua is also showcasing the new second “LP” logo. This logo was first seen on the box of the TAA Exclusive Cigar, La Palina Bill’s Blend. Roberts informed Cigar Coop, the “LP” won’t complete replace the image of Paley’s grandmother Goldie Drell Paley and that the Goldie image will remain on the company’s more premium offerings.
At a glance, here is a look at the La Palina Nicaragua line:
La Palina Nicaragua Oscuro
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Oscuro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua (Tabacalera Fernandez)
Robusto: 5 x 52
Toro: 6 x 50
Gordo: 6 x 58
La Palina Nicaragua Connecticut
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua (Tabacalera Fernandez)
Robusto: 5 x 52
Toro: 6 x 50
Gordo: 6 x 58
Photo Credits: Cigar Coop
