Here’s some interesting news from my friends at Best Cigar Prices to start off the holiday weekend. I’ve been following BCP since they were doing business as New Global Marketing and advertised on the weekly Fujipub email listserv. It used to be a really long list off specials, usually following the Gig Harbor, Washington weather report. Anyway, this is a pretty cool sounding project and I know Laura has been invested in this for a long time.
Leading online cigar retailer Best Cigar Prices is proud to introduce a new cigar line themed for its inclusion of rare Hawaiian-grown tobaccos.
Taking its name from the all-inclusive Hawaiian colloquial term “Dakine,” the DakineTM cigar line encompasses eight unique premium cigar blends, each featuring Hawaiian tobacco leaves grown especially for the creation of this new brand.
“We are extremely excited to bring this innovative new series to our customers” said Greg Fox, President & CEO of Best Cigar Prices. “Dakine cigars awaken a dimension of the palate that other cigars simply do not. The authentic Hawaiian tobaccos expertly blended into this premium collection create a truly original smoking experience. These eight blends are among the most unanticipated pleasures of my 20 years in premium cigars.”
“Laura Barlau (Purchasing Director at Best Cigar Prices) and I have been friends for a few years and share an affinity for good cigars and innovation,” said Chris Weber, Owner of Tabacalera Nuevo Nica and blender of Dakine. “When she told me she’d always wanted to blend a cigar with Hawaiian tobacco, I told her of some leaves I’d been growing as an experiment at home inHawai’i. Fast forward to now, and the outcome is nothing short of amazing. Mahalo Nui Loa to Laura, Greg and the BCP team for the confidence in us to bring this project to light for them.”
Each of the eight different blends in the Dakine cigar line is themed for a different Hawaiian island and uses its own distinct blend recipe to offer a unique tasting profile. Each island is also represented individually by its art and packaging design, name, culture, and personality. The blends are as follows:
The Big Island
The Big Island spins a burly Broadleaf wrapper around a balanced mix of Ecuadorian, Nicaraguan, and Hawaiian tobaccos to deliver an earthy and spicy smoke representing the island’s famous black sand beaches and volcanic soils.
The Target Isle
Wrapped in hearty Habano, The Target Isle completes its tasty kick with an Ecuadorian binder and a bold mix of Hawaiian and Nicaraguan filler leaves.
The Valley Isle
An earthy smoke with layered flavors, The Valley Isle cigar nestles its smooth blend of Nicaraguan and Hawaiian fillers within the confines of a sturdy Ecuadorian binder and dense Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.
Lānaʻi
A unique and subtly-sweet smoke, the Lānaʻi employs a special candela wrapper leaf grown by the Plasencia family in Honduras to cover its lively mix of Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan and Hawaiian fillers.
The Friendly Isle
The Friendly Isle cigar gets its mellow and welcoming vibes from a smooth and silky blend of aConnecticut wrapper over Nicaraguan and Hawaiian interior tobaccos.
The Gathering Place
The Gathering Place cigar’s warm and inviting tones come courtesy of a Habano wrapper leaf over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan and Hawaiian filler tobaccos.
The Garden Isle
Cloaked in mouth-watering Mexican San Andrés, the Garden Isle’s lush, vibrant, and relaxingcharacter is derived from its exhilarating blend of a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and Nicaraguan and Hawaiian filler leaves.
The Forbidden Isle
The Forbidden Isle cigar piques your curiosity – what wonders will be revealed through its exotic blend recipe of a Cameroon wrapper leaf over Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan and Hawaiian filler tobaccos?
Cigar lovers are sure to be impressed with the striking flavors and aromas of this unprecedented collection. To further quote Fox, “Dakine cigars are like a Hawaiian vacation for your taste buds!”
Each Dakine blend is available in Robusto (5 x 50) and Toro (6 x 50) sizes in boxes of 20 cigars with MSRPs ranging from $185.99 to $222.99.
Dakine Cigars are blended and handmade in Nicaragua at Tabacalera Nuevo Nica.
About Tabacalera Nuevo Nica:
“We specialize in quality over quantity as quantity will grow with time. We focus on sourcing the best materials from our favored suppliers. We are small, but we are focused. We are unique, but we stand by our product. In the end, as we say, we make Ferraris.” – Chris Weber, Owner.
About Best Cigar Prices:
Best Cigar Prices is the premier online retailer of premium cigars and cigar accessories, offering a wide selection of handmade cigars, machine-made cigars, cigar humidors, lighters, cutters, and more at discount prices. Best Cigar Prices also offers weekly email deals, free monthly catalogs showcasing their latest products, cigar samplers, and specials, and customer support seven days a week.
About Cigar Hub:
Cigar Hub is the wholesale sister company of Best Cigar Prices, providing retailers with a full spectrum of cigar products from the world’s top brands at the greatest value possible. Stocking over 900+ brands and 9,000+ products in our state-of-the-art humidified warehouse, Cigar Hub is a one-stop wholesale shop that requires no minimum order and offers same day shipping on in- stock items.
For more information on these new releases:
Consumers: please visit www.BestCigarPrices.com or call 1-888-412-4427
Retailers: please visit www.CigarHub.com or call 1-888-392-4427
Man, just reading about each of these sticks, it’s got me wondering what a Puro Hawaiian cigar would be like!!