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by CigarCraig | August 22, 2018 · 8:58 am

News: Cubariqueño Announces Themis Corona Gorda Famous Smokeshop Exclusive

Here’s some news from the Cubariqueño guys. it stood to reason that a corona gorda was the logical progression in the Themis line, and the company has had a very good relationship with Famous Smokeshop. Now, let me see what I can do to fancy up the press release a little!

Cubariqueño Cigar Co. announces the release of the Protocol Themis Corona Gorda as a Famous Smoke Shop Exclusive.

The cigars are being produced at Erik Espinosa’s LaZona Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The Themis Corona Gorda will be available in a 5 5/8″ x 46 format in boxes of 10. The blend consists of a Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and fillers.

Cubariqueño Cigar Co. & Famous Smoke Shop are set to launch the Themis Corona Gorda at Famous Smoke Shop and Leaf Cigar Bar, in Easton, PA. on September 8, 2018 starting at 2pm. The Cigar will be available on-line and in-store at the event.

Bill Ives, co-founder of Cubariqueño, says about this blend… “I believe this blend shines the best in this Vitola. I believe this might be our best cigar yet.”

About Cubariqueño Cigar Co.:

Launched nationally at the 2015 IPCPR trade show in New Orleans, Cubariqueno was created by two police officers, Juan Cancel & Bill Ives. The La Zona cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua is the chosen location where all Cubariqueno blends are created under the
watchful eye of Erik Espinosa.

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by CigarCraig | June 21, 2018 · 5:08 pm

News: Cubariqueño Cigar Co. Protocol Themis Lancer Debuts at 2018 IPCPR

Fourth news item today, craziness! Juan and Bill at Cubariqueño cigars keep coming out with great cigars, and one think I like is that they stick with a limited number of sizes and the sizes they make are ones I really like! Toros, Corona Gordas and Lanceros! I’m looking forward to giving the Themis Lancero a try! I suppose I should make one of their cigars my cigar of the year so I can make it into the press material! 🙂

Cubariqueño Cigar Co. announces the release of the Protocol Themis Lancero for the 2018 IPCPR. This is the company’s third lancero offering. Following the success of their prior lanceros which both took #1 Cigar of the year for 2016 on Cigar Federation and 2017 on Tiny Tim’s Cigar World, the company says they will continue with more lancero releases.

The cigars are being produced at Erik Espinosa’s LaZona Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.

The Themis Lancero will be available in a 7 1/2 X 38 format in boxes of 10.

The blend consists of a Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers.

The Themis has been extremely successful for the company, with the Themis Toro giving the company their second #1 Cigar of the Year on Developing Palates 2017 Top 25 Cigars, along with placings on 12 other 2017 Top 25 lists across the collective cigar media outlets.

MSRP is set at $10.50 per cigar & $105.00 / box of 10.

Cigars are available now on BerkeleyHumidor.com and are shipping to retailers on July 1, 2018. Cubariqueño will be located inside the Espinosa Cigar booth this year at the 2018 IPCPR trade show.

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by CigarCraig | July 26, 2017 · 6:12 pm

IPCPR 2017 – Cubariqueño Cigar Company’s Protocol Cigars

I paid a visit to Juan and Bill at the Cubariqueño booth at the show and did a little video with them where they tell us about their latest releases. I smoked the Themis Toro this week and was really impressed! The Themis has a Ecuador Connecticut wrapper around Nicaraguan binder and filler and is available in Toro and Robusto sizes. The band has the Protocol stylized “P” in gold with a gold foot ribbon. It’s a beautiful looking cigar crafted in the La Zona factory like the rest of their cigars. The cigar is absolutely delicious, smooth and rich with a creamy texture and loads of flavor, this isn’t a mild Connecticut, it’s a solid medium. The signature shade wrapper nuttiness/grassiness is there a little in the background, but the Nicaraguan fillers compliment it very nicely. The Themis might be one of the best cigars I’ve smoked from the show so far, not that I’ve gotten started really, but it’s setting the bar pretty high.

I last night I grabbed a Protocol Probable Cause Churchill, I could have gone with the Lancero, but I decided to save that for another time. I love Lanceros, but I have to be in the right mood. The Churchill is a bit on the short side at 6½” x 48 with a box press, giving it more of a Lonsdale feel. Not a bad thing at all. The Probable Cause has a San Andrés wrapper from Mexico, again with Nicaraguan binder and fillers. The wrapper is a rich, dark brown, and I was excited to smoke it. I had smoked this last year, my thoughts can be found here, and really liked it. I thought the Churchill format made it a little less strong, if you know what I mean, but it had the same great espresso/cocoa flavor with a unique spice that I really like. I can see digging into the Lanceros in the not too distant future. Another great cigar! One of the things I really like about the Protocol line is that they have limited their sizes to only two or three per line, with a Corona Gorda, Lancero, Robusto, Toro and this Churchill spread across the three blends.

Here’s the video I shot at the show with Bill and Juan. I’ve done better video work than I did this time around, but I had help in the past, which makes a difference. It gets the message across though. Thanks again to Juan and Bill for spending a few minutes with me! This is truly a brand that’s made it because of social media!