迪翁·喬利托( Dion Giolito)的幻覺雪茄公司推出了一款煙標(biāo)印有甲殼蟲的的新品牌雪茄,,該品牌已經(jīng)在商店上架,。這款名為“五人組”(The Group of Five)的雪茄只有一個尺寸,名為RB的羅布圖,。該公司表示,未來還將增加四個尺寸,。
雪茄使用的煙葉是尼加拉瓜煙草,,主要是克里奧羅98(Criollo ’98)、科羅霍99(Corojo ’99)品種煙葉,,公司創(chuàng)始人迪翁·喬利托表示,,茄芯煙葉使用的煙草是一款最近才在尼加拉瓜種植的新品種煙葉,在植株較高層的唯搜(Viso)煙葉,。
雪茄52環(huán)徑,,5英寸,每支售價16美元,。每盒15支,,分為三層,每層五支,。雪茄是委托尼加拉瓜的阿加諾薩煙草公司代工生產(chǎn)的,。
和幻覺雪茄公司的其他品牌一樣,這次推出的五人組雪茄的品牌也帶有神秘主義和陰謀主義色彩,。煙標(biāo)的甲殼蟲圖案和古埃及的圣甲蟲護身符相呼應(yīng),。五人組這個名字是指一群有權(quán)勢的人,他們的決定可以影響全世界,。如果你覺得這個說法聽起來有點新世界的秩序,,那就對了。喬利托一直都是直言不諱的陰謀論者,,他的雪茄煙標(biāo)設(shè)計和包裝涵蓋的主題從聯(lián)合國糧食及農(nóng)業(yè)組織到秘密社團,。至于影射誰是陰謀集團,喬利托可沒有明說,。
Beetles in the humidor are normally cause for great concern, but in this case a beetle is at the symbolic center of the newest Illusione brand, which is arriving in stores now. Called The Group of Five, this new cigar only has one size so far, a robusto called RB. The company says that four more sizes will follow in the future.
The tobacco is all Nicaraguan, but there is (of course) a mysterious angle. The blend is made up mostly of Criollo ’98 and Corojo ’99—however company owner and founder Dion Giolito says that the filler has a “higher priming viso from a new varietal seed that hasn’t been grown in Nicaragua until recently.”
Measuring 5 inches by 52 ring gauge, each RB has a suggested retail price of $16. The cigars come in 15-count boxes, arranged in three layers of five cigars. They are made in Nicaragua at the Aganorsa Leaf factory.
As with most Illusione releases, there are shades of mysticism and cryptic intrigue attached to the brand. The beetle motif, for example, echoes the scarab amulets of ancient Egypt, while the name “Group of Five” is a reference to a cabal of high-powered executives whose decisions have global impact. If it all sounds a bit New World Order, that’s not by mistake. Giolito is an outspoken conspiracy theorist, and his packaging often alludes to everything from U.F.O.s to secret societies.
As to exactly who might be in that cabal, Giolito isn’t saying. They might be listening.