Altadis U.S.A. has announced a new blend in their Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real line – The Twisted Series. Available starting in July, the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Twisted Series will come in two sizes: Twisted Love Story and Twisted Toro. The twisted name comes from the fact that the cigar uses two wrapper in a barber pole fashion.
The blend for Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Twisted Series uses Ecuadorian Habano and Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrappers. The rest of the blend consists of a Nicaraguan binder, and Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers.
The Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Twisted Love Story is a perfecto that measures 4 ¼ x 46 and sells fo $8.00 a cigar. The Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Twisted Toro measures 6 x 54 and sells for $9.00 a cigar. Both come packaged in boxes of 25.