Espinosa Premium Cigars has announce the next version of ther 601 La Bomba Warhead IX (9). The Warhead IX is a Nicaraguan puro blend that uses a broadleaf wrapper and comes in a 6 x 56 Perfecto vitola. This year’s produciton of Warhead IV will be limited to 5,000 boxes. It will retail for $13 MSRP and come in boxes of 10 ($130 MSRP.) The Warhead IX (9) was blended by Espinosa Premium Cigars, and made at the San Lotano Factory in Ocotal, Nicaragua.
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·Since the show, we had been publishing the various slideshows of the different booths we took pictures of. Here you can see the full list and click directly to the slideshow as the manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order.
This year, we decided to give you a tour of the show through the pictures we took while we were there. Some are of new items, and some are just things we thought were interesting. These manufacturers were not sharing booth space, we just combined them into a single slideshow due to the number of pictures we had from each.
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced two new additions to its 601 line, Orange and Yellow. Orange is a Brazilian Cubra Rosado wrapper over Nicaraguan filler and binder. It comes in one size, a 6 x 52 Toro described as medium to medium plus in both flavor and strength. The 601 Yellow is a Mexican San Andres wrapper over Nicaraguan filler and binder. The 601 Yellow comes in the same size, and is described as medium plus to full in both flavor and strength.
Cubariqueño Cigar Co. has added a new size to their Protocol Official Misconduct line: Corona Gorda. This regular production will be shown off at the IPCPR trade show. Like the rest of the line, it will be rolled at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.
"This was a great cigar. It was mild to medium in strength which gave me some nice cream mixed with floral and chocolate flavors with a hint of nuts here and there, but mostly on the finish. I would definitely smoke this again. " -Mickey T. (irratebass)
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced the fifth iteration of its Las 6 Provincias Series. Las 6 Provincias ZDT highlights Cuba's most recognized tobacco growing region, Pinar del Rio. ZDT is an acronym for “Zona de Tabaco.”
Today, Espinosa Cigars announced a new vitola to their Crema line: Rabito. This will be the fourth vitola joining a Robusto (5 1/2 x 52), Toro Grande (6 x 56), and Churchill (7 x 48). The cigar was first teased on the company's Facebook Live, Tuesday, January 8, and is now available to retailers.
General Cigar and Espinosa Cigars have announced a new, and final size in their Warzone line. This marks the fourth vitola to be available, following the original (2020) Robusto and Toro, and 2021's Short Churchill. This new size is one of Espinosa's signature sizes, the Rabito, a 6” x 46 corona gorda.
"Surprisingly, the ash has held on up to this point. The strength has kicked it up a notch but is not overpowering. This is just the way I like it. Along with the raw leather, which is most prominent, I'm getting hints of smoked beef and cream. There is also some spiciness that is most noticeable on the retrohale. " -Milton (mjohnsoniii)



