Cigar News: General Cigar Announces Whiskey Row Sherry Cask

Cigar News: General Cigar Announces Whiskey Row Sherry Cask

Cigar News: General Cigar Announces Whiskey Row Sherry Cask General Cigar announced today a followup to their 2018 , Sherry Cask. This cigar is again a collaboration with Distelery in which the tobaccos are aged in whiskey barrels. The cigar will ship in three vitolas June 3, 2019.

Cigar News: General Cigar Announces Whiskey Row Sherry Cask The blend was developed by Justin Andrews, Senior Brand Manager for Cigars, and AJ Fernandez. The cigar is again rolled at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Esteli. Sherry Cask uses Nicaraguan-aged tobaccos grown in three continents. The whiskey in these cigars come in with their proprietary aging process of the binder created by AJ. The binder leaf chosen for this blend is a rare Arapiraca leaf from Central Brazil’s Alagoas region. This leaf is aged in ‘s Pedro Ximénez Sherry barrels and imparts subtle notes of honey, vanilla and molasses. The blend is completed with a Broadleaf wrapper and Nicaraguan fillers.

Cigar News: General Cigar Announces Whiskey Row Sherry Cask Justin Andrews said, “With Sherry Cask, we set out to expand the portfolio by offering cigar and spirits lovers a deeper sensory experience and I believe we have delivered that in spades. This new blend is perfectly suited to pairing with a fine spirit, stands up equally well on its own, and has all the makings of another runaway success for .”

Kaveh Zamanian, founder and whiskey maker of said, “For our second collaboration with , we selected our rich and aromatic Pedro Ximénez sherry casks for AJ to use in the tobacco aging process because we knew they would lend a stunning complexity to the blend. ‘Sherry Cask’ speaks to the power of our partnership with and our collective focus on combining heritage technique and refined innovation to heighten the experience of fine cigars and spirits.”

The three sizes for  Sherry Cask are: Robusto (5” x 52); SRP per cigar is $8.49,  (6” x 50); SRP per cigar is $8.99, Gigante (6” x 58); SRP per cigar is $9.49. All come in boxes of 20 cigars.