{"id":71704,"date":"2025-05-26T11:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/?p=71704"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:55:18","slug":"nelson-cigar-line-launches-with-commemorative-gift-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/nelson-cigar-line-launches-with-commemorative-gift-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Cigar Line Launches with Commemorative Gift Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"s1\">Selected Tobacco, under the visionary leadership of Nelson Alfonso, proudly announces the release of its most exclusive offering to date: <\/span><span class=\"s2\">The Nelson<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. This <\/span><span class=\"s2\">limited-edition <\/span><span class=\"s1\">line pays homage to the Alfonso family legacy while continuing Selected Tobacco&#8217;s unique care during their post roll aging process.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The Nelson will be available exclusively as a <\/span><span class=\"s2\">6 \u00d7 54 vitola <\/span><span class=\"s1\">presented in commemorative packages that include <\/span><span class=\"s2\">five, four year aged cigars <\/span><span class=\"s1\">and a <\/span><span class=\"s2\">custom-designed ashtray <\/span><span class=\"s1\">created by Alfonso himself. Each cigar comes housed in protective, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">cosmetic-grade aluminum tubes <\/span><span class=\"s1\">to preserve its unmatched quality.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">&#8222;The Nelson represents both our past and our future,&#8220; said Nelson Alfonso, founder of Selected Tobacco. &#8222;This is our line that we are releasing, created and blended with my sons.&#8220;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Distinguished by its <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Ecuador Habano 2000 wrapper embracing Ecuadorian binder<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, The Nelson features a complex blend of <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Dominican and Peruvian fillers<\/span><span class=\"s3\">.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">Rolled with precision in Costa Rica and aged to perfection in Spain<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, The Nelson embodies the cross- continental experience that has become synonymous with Selected Tobacco&#8217;s renowned offerings.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The commemorative sets, which debuted at this year&#8217;s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) show in New Orleans, are priced at <\/span><span class=\"s2\">$160 MSRP <\/span><span class=\"s1\">and are <\/span><span class=\"s2\">scheduled to ship immediately <\/span><span class=\"s1\">to authorized retailers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Tobacco, under the visionary leadership of Nelson Alfonso, proudly announces the release of its most exclusive offering to date: The Nelson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":71705,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[49,55,2812,44],"tags":[9708],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71704"}],"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=71704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71707,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71704\/revisions\/71707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}