Claudio Sgroi, former Master Blender and President of Mombacho Cigars and current Tobacco Industry Consultant is collaborating with Edgar Julian Sued, owner of Julián Sued & Compañía (Cigar Factory) for a series of three Limited Edition cigars.
This is a magnificent collaboration that came from my friendship with Edgar. My goal is to find and help the new generation of tobacco talents around the world.
Claudio Sgroi
For me it is a great honor and privilege to create collaborations in Dominican Republic hand in hand with Claudio Sgroi. Undoubtedly his experience in the tobacco industry will take us closer to our main goal which is never-ending improvement.
Edgar Sued
All three limited edition cigars come out in 2021 starting with “Cinque Terre,” set to be available in the USA and selected international markets in August. The project came about from a desire to showcase a new generation of master blenders.
The tobacco in the cigars was aged for 150 days and it comes in one vitola, the 5 x 54 STATELESS robusto. The blend uses an Ecuadorian wrapper, USA binder, and Dominican, Nicaraguan and Haitian fillers. Cinque Terre comes in boxes of 10 and each cigar retails for $14.95.
The cigars were hand crafted under master supervision of Claudio Sgroi and Edgar Julián Sued. The superior quality of
the selected tobacco leaves and the cigar aging for a period of 150 days under controlled temperature and humidity in
our aging room to achieve a masterpiece, enhanced taste, aroma, stimulation, strength, balance and construction of the
cigars.