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Dean Swift’s Dr. Rumney Nasal Snuff is Back at Arango Cigar Co. Arango Cigar Co., the midwest’s largest distributor of premium cigars, pipes, pipe tobacco and smoker’s accessories, has brought back Dean Swift‘s Dr. Rumney Nasal Snuff to the U.S. market, with the help and expertise of McChrystal ‘s Ltd. Co. Arango is now shipping the long-awaited nasal snuff. The Dr. Rumney blend is characterized by a bold menthol flavor. The snuff is produced with 100% fine foreign tobacco and is made in the United Kingdom using all-natural ingredients. The nasal snuff is ground very fine and packaged in .31 oz. tins, with a suggested retail price of $3.10. There are 12 tins to a unit. Nasal Snuff lovers will find this blend quite robust and appealing, reminiscent of the original, coveted Dr. Rumney blend. Dr. Rumney Nasal Snuff is manufactured in the McChrystal ‘s factory, run by the family’s second and third generation, maintaining the family legacy. McChrystal’s was established in 1926. Arango Cigar Co., Northbrook, Ill., Tel: (800) 222-4427, Email, sales@arangocigarco.com, Web: arangocigarco.com.
Alec Bradley to Introduce Black Market Estelí Blend in Proprietary Diamond Shape Alec Bradley Cigar Co. announced that they will be producing the Black Market EstelÍ blend their proprietary “diamond” shape. Black Market EstelÍ Diamond will be a limited edition 6 1/4 in. x 54 ring gauge extension to the line. Only 1500 boxes of 16 cigars will be produced for global consumption in 2020, and will replace the Nica Puro Diamond Rough-Cut which was introduced in 2014. The cigars are being produced at Plasencia Cigars Nicaragua. “The Nica Puro Diamond Rough-Cut has been a hit with premium cigar enthusiasts every year since it was introduced,” said Jonathan Lipson, Alec Bradley director of sales and marketing. According to Lipson, the shape pays homage to Alec Bradley Founder Alan Rubin’s triangular cigar, Trilogy. “For 2020, we wanted change things up a bit and try diamond pressing the superb Black Market EstelÍ blend,” he added. The medium- to full-bodied Diamond features a dark natural wrapper from Nicaragua, a double binder combination of Honduran and Nicaraguan leaves, and fillers from Nicaragua. The unique diamond shape requires extra care in the blending process, however, and to bolster the blend, the company needed to add an extra leaf of Ligero Habano from Nicaragua in the filler blend. The addition of the leaf makes the blend a little bolder than its regular release cousins. Black Market EstelÍ Diamonds will be presented in 16-count diamond-shaped boxes and will retail in the U.S. for $9.85 per cigar, before any applicable taxes. Alec Bradley Cigar Co., Fort Lauderdale, Fla, Tel: (954) 321-5991, Web: alecbradley.com.
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Diesel Adds Delirium Diesel has rolled out Delirium, a limited-edition offering of the boldest Diesel blend to date. Only 5,000 boxes have been made. “Diesel Delirium is about disruption,” says senior brand manager Justin Andrews. “It’s a cigar that demands the smoker’s full attention, and while it follows Hair of the Dog, the two blends couldn’t be more different.” Both Hair of the Dog, which sold out in under three weeks after its release last year, and Delirium are powerhouse smokes, but Delirium’s blend has its own unique dimension and balance. “This is a cigar that we recommend enjoying when you have time to commit to really experiencing the full spectrum of taste it delivers,” said Andrews. Developed by Andrews, blended by AJ Fernandez, and crafted at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Estelí, Nicaragua, Delirium is made with an Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper, Connecticut Broadleaf binder and a blend of Nicaraguan ligero and Ometepe filler, offering a peppery smoke with an array of spices, with hints of nuts and a touch of nougat. Delirium is offered in a single 6” x 52 Toro at a suggested retail price of $10 per cigar. The cigars are presented in rustic, ten-count wooden boxes. General Cigar Co., Glen Allen, Va., Tel: (804) 935-2809, Web: cigarworld. com, dieselcigar.com.
