There will be a fourth size for Micallef’s Migdalia line.
Cigar Coop, the company is adding the Migdalia Special Edition, a 5 x 40 corona with an MSRP of $12. Like the rest of the line, it uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Sumatran binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
A representative for the company told
halfwheel that it was still finalizing a press release, but confirmed the cigar’s existence. It would appear based off on quotes from a press release cited by
Cigar Coop that the cigar’s announcement is meant to coincide with International Women’s Day, which takes place on March 8.
Crowned Heads’ The Lost Angel TAA Exclusive 2021 Shipping Next Month
Last March, Crowned Heads announced its 2020 exclusive release for the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA). Then, the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic began canceling events, including the in-person version of the annual TAA Meeting & Convention where orders of the cigar would normally be written.
In the end, the company did more than just delay the release; it’s now releasing a completely different cigar.
The Lost Angel 2021 is a 6 x 52 box-pressed cigar that uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Brazlian mata fina binder and Nicaraguan fillers. It is being made at Tabacalera Pichardo, the same factory that produces Juárez and Mil Días for Crowned Heads. For context, The Lost Angel 2020 was announced as having an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper and being made at Tabacalera La Alianza S.A. in the Dominican Republic.
Liga Privada 10 Year Aniversario A Savage Feast Coming to Select Events
During the February 24 edition of Drew Estate’s “Sticks & Sips” show on Facebook, the company announced the upcoming release of the Liga Privada 10 Year Aniversario A Savage Feast, a new event-only cigar that is scheduled to debut in May.
The cigar uses the company’s Feral Flying Pig vitola, a 5 3/8 x 60 perfecto, and will only be available as a sales incentive at Drew Estate events that Jonathan Drew attends. The cigar comes packaged in a two-count coffin alongside a Liga Privada 10 Year Aniversario flying pig cigar rest.
The blend remains the same as the Liga Privada 10 Year Aniversario, which uses a hybrid Connecticut-grown criollo wrapper, a Mexican San Andrés Otapan Negro Último Corte binder, and fillers from Nicaragua and Pennsylvania, the latter a Green River One Sucker ligero.
Jas Sum Kral Announces Nuggless as March Release
If you’ve ever wanted to try Jas Sum Kral’s Nuggs line without the CBD oil infusion, you will soon have the opportunity to do so as the company has announced the upcoming release of Nuggless.
“I receive messages constantly and talk to people regularly that say they can’t smoke the Nuggs,” said Riste Ristevski, founder of Jas Sum Kral, via a press release. “It’s because of the possible drug test to create a false positive. Even though that’s impossible and I explain to them the process, they still worry. I understand it is not worth the risk for them. I decided to release the non-CBD version, same blend and all but no CBD.“
Special Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition Offered During The Great Smoke
Today, during Smoke Inn’s The Great Smoke, a new size of the Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition available to ticket holders.
The size is a 5 3/4 x 50/58 belicoso that is double capped. It starts as a 50 ring gauge cigar at the top of the cigar but expands to 58 ring gauge at the foot. The foot then receives a cap, similar to the top of the cigar, but a small hole is pre-punched into the foot to allow for easier ignition. Viaje did something similar with its early Zombie releases.