Selected Tobacco to Release Extra Aged Atabey at PCA - Cigar News

Selected Tobacco to Release Extra Aged Atabey at PCA – Cigar News

Selected Tobacco will be bringing an extra aged version of their cigar to the trade show. This comes in the form of the Limited Edition 10-Year, Extra Aged .

As the Goddess of the Taino Indians, is rich in history. It was the Taino Indians who first smoked a primitive form of what is known today as a cigar while praying to their Goddess . This spiritual ceremony was known as the Cohiba and the tribe communication to was communicated through their spiritual guide, the Behike.

Normally, the line is aged for five years in multi-cedar lined humidors, where humidity is reduced and raised to help the cigars breathe in the different cedar notes and cleanse itself in Nelson’s version of a spiritual ceremony. Now, we will see what an additional five years of aging does to an .

Like a Chef’s sauce reduction, the same has happened here. Cigars have a tendency to mellow with the additional aging, but the signature flavor notes have intensified on the while going through the Selected Tobacco aging process unique to the industry.

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Normally in the world of cigars & spirits, one would expect to pay more for this additional aging process. For this first batch of 10-Year Extra Aged, consumers will pay the same MSRP as the traditional 5 year aged . Only 370 boxes of 25 cigars are available of the , and they will be presented in the same dress boxes as the traditional line with the addition of a 10-Year aged sticker on the inside of the box, and outer carton signifying the extra aging time.

10 Year Extra Aged

  • Origin: Costa Rican
  • Vitola: 8 x 50
  • Wrapper: Ecuadorian
  • Binder: Undisclosed
  • Filler: Undisclosed & Peruvian Ligero
  • MSRP: $36.00 per cigar
  • Production: 370 boxes of 25/9,250 Cigars

10-Year Extra Aged will be sold to retailers at this year at in Las Vegas, Nevada and will ship with orders placed at the convention.