{"id":70994,"date":"2025-04-09T11:25:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/?p=70994"},"modified":"2025-04-09T11:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:25:16","slug":"foundation-cigar-company-unveils-new-wise-man-lancero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/foundation-cigar-company-unveils-new-wise-man-lancero\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Cigar Company Unveils New Wise Man Lancero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foundation Cigar Company is proud to unveil two new additions to its celebrated Wise Man portfolio: The Wise Man Corojo Lancero and The Wise Man Maduro Lancero. These elegant 7 x 40 vitolas will debut at the 2025 PCA Trade Show in New Orleans (April 11\u201314) and will begin shipping to select retailers across the U.S. in Summer\/Fall 2025.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A tribute to Menelik I, the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, The Wise Man series honors history, heritage, and the craft of fine cigar blending. The new Lancero vitolas offer passionados a focused and nuanced experience of two of Foundation\u2019s most complex blends.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Wise Man Corojo Lancero is a 100% Nicaraguan puro, showcasing a Corojo 99 wrapper over premium filler tobaccos from Estel\u00ed and Jalapa.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Wise Man Maduro Lancero features a bold and flavorful Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, complemented by a San Andr\u00e9s binder and Nicaraguan fillers. I<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lancero has always held a special place in my heart\u2014it was one of my grandfather\u2019s favorite sizes, and one I\u2019ve admired since I began blending cigars,\u201d said Nicholas Melillo, Founder and Master Blender of Foundation Cigar Company. \u201cThis vitola puts the wrapper on full display, allowing the richness and nuance of both the Corojo and Maduro blends to shine in a truly refined way.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Both The Wise Man Corojo Lancero and The Wise Man Maduro Lancero will be available in 20-count boxes, offering retailers and consumers a classic presentation worthy of the blends\u2019 sophistication.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Retailers and attendees of PCA 2025 will have the first opportunity to experience The Wise Man Lancero Corojo &amp; Maduro this week before their nationwide release this summer\/fall.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foundation Cigar Company is proud to unveil two new additions to its celebrated Wise Man portfolio: The Wise Man Corojo Lancero and The Wise Man Maduro Lancero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":70995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[49,55,2812,44],"tags":[2436,9650],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70994"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70994"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70998,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70994\/revisions\/70998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}