September Releases: Part 2

La Aurora Corojo

This Robusto sizes in at a 5 x 50, with a very fancy looking red, white and silver wrapper. It has already been released this month so it’ll be hitting stores any time now. It’s filled with Piloto Cubano, Dominican Olor, and Nicaraguan blends of tobacco, and bound with Ecuadorian Sumatra tobacco. Finally its' wrapper is a beautiful looking Ecuadorian Corojo that is sure to please many. In terms of MSRP, I have yet to find any information on it, but I don’t expect it to be too pricey.

NCH Surrogates

New Havana Cigars has released two new sticks, one called The Bone Crusher and the second named Skull Breaker. The first is a 5 ¼ x 54 ring, while the skull breaker is a 5 ¼ x 52. There isn’t much else in terms of news on these two sticks, but the MSRP is supposedly around $7.50 per stick. The Bone Crusher is the more full bodied of the two smokes.

San Lotano Oval

The San Lotano Oval will be released this September in a very limited release, with more to be sent to dealers throughout the year. This stick has a Ecuadorian Habano 200 wrapper, and is supposedly a new vitola to the industry. They have yet to disclose its shade and size, so it will be very interesting to see it when it actually does come out. Its' binder is from Nicaragua, and filler from Nicaragua and Honduras. The release also states that there is another blend of tobacco in the filler, but it has yet to be released. There also hasn’t been a set MSRP, but I’d expect them in the 10-15 dollar range. It will be a 30 cigar box, individually numbered and plated. I’ll definitely be keeping my eye on this one!

CAO OSA

One of my favorite cigar brands will be releasing its newest blend, the OSA SOL. This will be wrapped in a 2008 Olancho San Agustin wrapper, which Rick Rodriguez (Head of Product Development for CAO) chose for its specific oils. To get the medium bodied flavor, the OSA used a Connecticut broadleaf binder, with Nicaraguan and Honduran filler. This stick was made to have a uniquely robust, earthy flavor with a full body aroma. the 5 x 50 lot will be available for 5.75 per stick, while a box is around $143. There will also be a 6 x 54, and a 6 1/2 x 58.

Gurkha Cellar Reserve

The Cellar reserve will also be dropping in September.  It uses 15 year aged tobacco starting with an oily Criollo 1998 wrapper, a Dominican Olor binder, and finally filler from Criollo and Nicaragua. These medium bodied sticks will be coming in a 20 count, hand carved wooden box, and in 5 different sizes.  The sizes will consist of a 4 x 58 Perfecto, 5 x 58 Double Robusto, 6 x 58 Gran Rothchild, 7 x 54 Churchill and a 6 x 60 XO, with an MSRP ranging from $7.99-$12.95 per stick.