Today, we examine the contents of the 2024 Smoke Inn Advent calendar for day 13. Warning: spoiler alert.

An Advent calendar counts down the days until Christmas. This tradition is believed to have originated with the German Lutherans. The calendar features moveable parts, such as flaps, doors, or pockets, that reveal a daily surprise. In 2021, Smoke Inn released its first Advent calendar, where the “surprise” is a different cigar daily. For the first time since 2021, Smoke Inn has redesigned the packaging.

Today’s reveal is the Aganorsa Leaf Rare Leaf Reserve Robusto. Rare Leaf made its debut early in 2021. Aganorsa has two signature tobaccos:  Corojo ’99 and Criollo ’98. Over the past few years, it has been the Corojo ’99 that has gotten much attention with Aganorsa’s blend. The blend for the Rare Leaf Reserve is a little different as it is predominantly Criollo ’98. The blend consists of 100 percent Aganorsa farm-grown tobacco. Production comes from the company’s factory located in Estelí, Nicaragua. With limited tobaccos available for this blend, distribution of this cigar was limited to Aganorsa Select retailers.

Since this release, Aganorsa Leaf has updated the packaging of the Rare Leaf Reserve. The Advent Calendar contained the old cigar’s packaging, but the blend has remained the same.

SPECIFICATIONS

  • Wrapper: Aganorsa Café (Jalapa)
  • Binder: Aganorsa (Double)
  • Filler: Aganorsa (Criollo ’98 with a touch of Corojo ’99)
  • Country of Origin: Nicaragua
  • Factory: Agricola Ganadera Norteña S.A.
  • Robusto: 5 x 50
  • Price: $11.50

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Photo Credits: Cigar Coop