從左到右依次是：Hamlet Paredes,、Rob Ayala ,、Robert Fox
邦德·羅伯茨公司是一家以陳年古巴雪茄為主的在線拍賣公司,，如今，這家公司發(fā)布了自有雪茄品牌,。四月底的一個周六,，在邁阿密的派拉蒙邁阿密世界中心，在公司首席執(zhí)行官Rob Ayala的主持下,，這個名為邦德·羅伯茨（Bond Roberts）的雪茄品牌亮相了,。
出席發(fā)布儀式的有公司董事總經(jīng)理羅伯特·?？怂梗?Robert Fox）,、古巴卷茄大師哈姆雷特·帕雷德斯（Hamlet Paredes）、代工生產(chǎn)這款雪茄的奧斯卡·瓦拉達雷斯（Oscar Valladares）,。這個新品牌雪茄大部分使用了洪都拉斯煙葉卷制,，茄芯里混合了一點點尼加拉瓜煙葉，哈姆雷特·帕雷德斯在調(diào)試煙葉混合成份時,，提出一個工廠5概念（Fabrica 5 concept）的東西,，寓意雪茄對五官的吸引力。
這個系列最初有兩款,，都是109式風(fēng)格的比力高茄頭,。小109，50環(huán)徑,，5.875英寸,，每支售價16美元。109,，50環(huán)徑,，7.125英寸，每支售價25美元。雪茄的口味強度是中等,。每款都是25支的裝盒,。
哈姆雷特·帕雷德斯在一份新聞稿里表示，與奧斯卡·瓦拉達雷斯的團隊一起研發(fā)煙葉混合配方并監(jiān)督生產(chǎn)時一個令人興奮和艱巨的項目,，他期待進一步開發(fā)邦德·羅伯茨的其他款雪茄以及繼續(xù)挖掘工廠5概念,。
Rob Ayala說，隨著近年來古巴雪茄在全球范圍內(nèi)的價格飛漲,，而我們的雪茄可以以合適的價格提供一流的產(chǎn)品,。
右一： Oscar Valladares
接下來還會推出兩個尺寸。一款是12月份推出的達利亞（Dalia）,，一款是明年3月份推出的飛豬（Flying Pig）,。該公司每年將會推出兩款新尺寸。
雪茄將從7月1日開始向國際市場的零售商發(fā)貨,。James J. Fox公司將負責(zé)英國的經(jīng)銷,，COH雪茄公司將負責(zé)歐洲、亞洲的經(jīng)銷,。美國本土將從11月份開始供貨,。
Bond Roberts, the online global Cuban cigar auction platform co-founded by Robert Fox, managing director of James J. Fox, has made a name for itself in the world of vintage Cuban cigars. Now, Bond Roberts is trying something new: its own cigar brand. Called Bond Roberts Cigars, the non-vintage smokes were unveiled this past Saturday at a launch party hosted by Bond Roberts CEO Rob Ayala in Miami at the Paramount Miami World Center.
Among those in attendance were Fox, Hamlet Paredes who blended the cigar, and Oscar Valladares whose factory in Honduras produces Bond Roberts. The new cigars consist entirely of Honduran tobaccos, other than some Nicaraguan leaves as part of the filler, and were blended by Paredes with something called the “Fabrica 5 concept” in mind, which celebrates a cigar’s appeal to the five senses.
According to the company, the cigars are medium-bodied.
“Developing the blends and overseeing production with Oscar Valladares’ team has been an exciting and formidable project,” said Paredes in a press release. “I look forward to further developing Bond Roberts Cigars and the Fabrica 5 concept.”
The initial release will consist of two sizes both made with a “109”-style belicoso head: Petit 109, measuring 5 7/8 inches by 50 ring gauge, and 109, at 7 1/4 by 50. Unlike the high prices found on the vintage Cuban cigars that Bond Roberts usually auctions, these prices range between $16 and $25.
“With recent Habanos S.A. price rises across the globe, the concept of Bond Roberts Cigars is to deliver a first-rate product at approachable price points, ensuring that purchasing a box of premium cigars is not beyond anyone’s means,” said Ayala.
Two more sizes will follow, with the Dalia scheduled for December and the Flying Pig for March of next year. The company stated that they plan to release two new sizes each year. Bonds Robert Cigars ship in boxes of 25.
Bond Roberts Cigars will start shipping to international retailers on the first of July. James J. Fox will handle distribution in the United Kingdom, and COH Cigars will distribute in Europe and Asia. Distribution in the United States is expected to start in November.
