As Viaje Cigars founder Andre Farkas told me, nobody seems to celebrate half-year anniversaries in the cigar industry, so why not start now? At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Farkas unveiled a series of cigars to commemorate the company’s 12 1/2 years known as Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary.
There are three blends that are a part of the series.
The Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary Silver features a Criollo ’98 wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler with all of the tobaccos from the Aganorsa Leaf farms in Nicaragua. Meanwhile, the Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary Gold also features a Criollo ’98 wrapper over Aganorsa farm-grown tobaccos for the binder and filler, but in a different blend. Both cigars are 6 x 54 Toros and each are packaged in 25-count boxes. The total production of the Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary Silver and Gold are 350 boxes per blend.
The third blend is the Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary Red. This cigar features a San Andres Mexican wrapper over Aganorsa-grown binder and filler. While the Red also comes in a 6 x 54 Toro, the Red is unique in that it is box-pressed with an unfinished foot. While the Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary Red also comes in 25-count boxes, production is limited to 200 boxes.
The Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary releases are scheduled to ship in July.
At a glance, here is a look at the Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary series:
Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary Silver
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Criollo ’98
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA)
Toro: 6 x 54
Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary Gold
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Criollo ’98
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA)
Toro: 6 x 54
Viaje Ten Plus Two And A Half Anniversary Red
Wrapper: San Andres Mexican
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA)
Toro: 6 x 54
Photo Credits: Cigar Coop
