Kyle Gellis and his Warped cigar company are debuting a cigar from the Dominican Republic at this year\u2019s Premium Cigar Association trade show. The cigar is called La Chinchalle\u2014which is a Cuban slang term for a small factory.\u00a0 Gellis says his company has made his cigars in Nicaragua and Miami and wanted to look for a way to expand his brand and the Dominican Republic gave him the opportunity for a new flavor profile.\u00a0 Gellis adds, \u201cPeople forget the long-storied past in tobacco and because Nicaragua is so good, the Dominican tobacco with the sweetness and flavor. There are also more varietals being grown in the DR like corojo, criollo, pelo d\u2019oro and HVA.\u201c<\/p>\n
In moving to Santiago, Warped chose a new factory, Tabacalera La Isla owned by Hostos Fernandez Quesada.\u00a0 Gellis says the cigar\u2019s name fits because while Hostos has a good-sized building at the present time he only has 4 pairs of rollers, so it is a small factory with plenty of room to grow.\u00a0 Fernandez\u2014who worked with his family at Quesada Cigars and then at Cigar Rings\u2014opened his new factory earlier this year.<\/p>\n
The cigar, which will be formally released later this summer, comes as a 5 x 50 robusto and its blend is Dominican filler and binder but the wrapper is Ecuadorian Habano 2000 Rosado.\u00a0 In the blend there is corojo, criollo and HVA (Havana Vuelta Abajo). The list price for the cigar is $12.50 in 25 count boxes.\u00a0 Other possible sizes may be added later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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