Here’s one more news item from Joya, another shade cigar. The CT is a tasty shade cigar, I really like it, although it’s been a while since I’ve smoked one. I may have to dig one out of the humidor in the next few days and smoke it. I do like the lonsdale format, it solves my problem with coronas being too short.
In 2001, Joya de Nicaragua launched Antaño 1970, a Nicaraguan puro that demonstrated the strong character and essence of Nicaraguan tobaccos, and quickly gained acclaim as one of the boldest cigars on the market.
Since then, Antaño has become a favorite for cigar enthusiasts who appreciate its strong, full-bodied character, and Antaño 1970 has become one of Joya de Nicaragua’s best-selling brands around the globe. Joya de Nicaragua has expanded the Antaño brand to include four expressions encompassing more than 20 vitolas—the original Antaño 1970, the super full-bodied Antaño Dark Corojo, the smooth and elegant Antaño Gran Reserva and the creamy Antaño CT.
Originally released in 2019, Antaño CT is Joya de Nicaragua’s award-winning, masterful and paradoxical cigar that defies expectations and has become the perfect smoke for those with defying souls. Pairing a silky smooth Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper with classic Antaño Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos, the medium- to full-body Antano CT delivers the bold characteristics of the original Antaño 1970 with dynamic creaminess and intense spicy notes. Antaño CT is intentionally pungent to showcase the contrasts between the expected subtleties of the Connecticut Shade wrapper and the rich, potent characteristics of Nicaraguan tobacco.
“When we launched Antaño CT, the reaction from cigar aficionados was amazing,” says Daniel Barrios, Joya de Nicaragua’s Global Commercial Manager. “The blend was well-received, just as we expected. Initially, we launched four vitolas, but we knew that it wasn’t going to stop there. That is why we have the pleasure to announce Antaño CT Lonsdale.”
Exclusively available to Joya de Nicaragua’s Club de Amigos of JDN retailers beginning at the end of June, Antaño CT Lonsdale (6 5/8 x 44) will be packaged in 20-count boxes. For more information, visit www.joyacigars.com.
About Joya de Nicaragua
Joya de Nicaragua is a family-owned tobacco grower and cigar factory. Established in 1968, it is the first and most authentic premium handmade cigar manufacturer from Nicaragua. Based in Estelí, many regard Joya de Nicaragua as the patriarch of the Nicaraguan cigar industry, and its cigars are sold in more than 55 countries around the world. The company’s commitment to quality, along with its skillful and resilient people, have been rewarded with the industry recognition of “Cigar Factory of the Year” for the last three years in a row.
For more information, visit joyacigars.com.
ABOUT DREW ESTATE
Founded in New York City in 1996, Drew Estate has become one of the fastest growing tobacco companies in the world. Under their mantra “The Rebirth of Cigars”, Drew Estate has led the “Boutique Cigar” movement by innovating new elements to the tobacco industry with their unique tobaccos and blending styles that attract new and traditional cigar enthusiasts. In their Gran Fabrica Drew Estate, the Nicaraguan headquarters, Drew Estate produces a variety of brands such as ACID, Herrera Estelí, Herrera Estelí Norteño, Isla del Sol, Kentucky Fired Cured, Liga Privada, MUWAT, Larutan by Drew Estate, Nica Rustica, Pappy Van Winkle Barrel Fermented Cigars, Tabak Especial, Undercrown, Florida Sun Grown, and Java by Drew Estate.
