Aganorsa Leaf has long been known for being one of the largest tobacco growers and a leading premium cigar manufacturer in Nicaragua. Based on the growing popularity of its own brands\u2014Aganorsa Leaf, Guardian of the Farm, JFR and New Cuba\u2014as well as the popularity of cigars it makes for other companies, Aganorsa Leaf has been flexing its muscles in the premium cigar space for years, and the company is dedicating one of its newest releases to the man who had much to do with Aganorsa\u2019s rise in the Nicaraguan cigar industry.<\/p>\n
At the PCA Show this week in Las Vegas, Nevada, Aganorsa Leaf is launching the Aganorsa Leaf Arsenio to honor the memory of Arsenio Ramos, the company\u2019s long-time master blender who passed away in 2018. Born in Cuba in 1934, Ramos spent his entire life working in tobacco. He gained a mountain of experience with the precious leaf as head of tobacco processing and fermentation for Cuba Tobacco in Pinar Del Rio before moving to Nicaragua and spending the last 18 years of his life establishing Aganorsa\u2019s leaf-growing operation and developing Aganorsa tobacco\u2019s signature flavor and aroma.<\/p>\n
The Aganorsa Leaf Arsenio cigar is made from one of Ramos\u2019 favorite blends, previously unreleased, and is presented in three sizes: Ramos\u2019 favorite vitola, Corona (6 x 44, $16.99), and Toro (6 x 52, $15.99) and Robusto (5 \u00bc x 54, $14.99). The limited edition Aganorsa Leaf Arsenio cigar will be an annual release with an initial production of 2,000 15-count boxes of the Robusto and Toro sizes and 1,500 15-count boxes of the Corona frontmark.<\/p>\n
\u201cArsenio was critical in the growth of Aganorsa Leaf through his ability to cultivate and define the attributes of Aganorsa Leaf tobaccos,\u201d says the company\u2019s vice president, Terence Reilly. \u201cThe signature Aganorsa Leaf combination of potency and smoothness wouldn\u2019t have been possible with Arsenio.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additionally, Aganorsa Leaf is bringing a new Connecticut-wrapped cigar to its JFR Jr. (4 \u00bd x 46, $6.25) lineup to join Maduro and Corojo versions, as well as adding the Titan (6 x 60) to its New Cuba portfolio. Finally, the company is once again making its 10 x 100 cigar, or as Reilly refers to it, \u201cThe Cigar That Shall Not Be Named.\u201d At an estimated 6-hour smoking time and massive length and girth, any passionados hoping to try the 10 x 100 will almost certainly need to spend some time training in the gym to flex those muscles and enjoy the gargantuan cigar!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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