打開雪茄盒,,里面躺著八支常規(guī)雪茄和一支庫萊布拉(culebra)形狀雪茄,,這就是普拉森西亞公司慶祝2025年中國農歷蛇年的方式。尤其是考慮到culebra這個詞在西班牙語里是“蛇”的意思,,你就不由得為普拉森西亞公司的創(chuàng)意拍案叫絕,。
對于雪茄行業(yè)來說,,一支culebra雪茄通常由三支細雪茄交織而成,就像繩子綁在一起的蛇,。普拉森西亞公司這次推出的culebra有一些非傳統(tǒng),,是兩支擰在一起的。連同其他八支普通形狀的雪茄,,一共是10支一盒,。這10支雪茄的環(huán)徑都是40,長度是7英寸,。普拉森西亞公司將這款尺寸稱為柳葉刀(lanceros),。Cigar Aficionado一般將這個尺寸歸類為賓麗(panetela)。
雪茄使用的煙葉全部是尼加拉瓜煙葉,,都是普拉森西亞家族種植的,。雪茄在尼加拉瓜的埃斯特利地區(qū)的普拉森西亞雪茄廠生產。一共生產6000盒,,有一半將供應美國市場,。雪茄的售價是每盒490美元,折合每支49美元,。
普拉森西亞公司的內斯特·安德烈斯·普拉森西亞說,,蛇年限量版(El A?o de la Culebra Edición Limitada 2025 )產品是對中國農歷新年的獻禮,以優(yōu)雅的柳葉刀形狀和麻花造型為特點,,每支雪茄都表達了我們卷茄師手藝的藝術性和精準性,。
Eight long, thin cigars and a culebra. It’s a veritable viper den of smokes and that’s how Plasencia Cigars is acknowledging Year of the Snake for the 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year. The idea is quite clever when you consider that the word culebra translates to “snake” in Spanish.
In cigar terms, a culebra typically is made from three thin cigars intertwined like serpents tied together by string or ribbon. Plasencia’s El A?o de la Culebra Edición Limitada 2025 is a somewhat non-traditional take on the culebra, a 10-count box that contains eight traditionally shaped smokes and a culebra of two twisted together. Each of the cigars, twisted or not, measure 7 inches by 40 ring gauge. Plasencia refers to these as lanceros, but they are made without the pigtail cap found on typical lanceros. (Cigar Aficionado would classify the shape as a panetela.) All the tobacco is grown by the Plasencia family in Nicaragua and the cigars are made at the Plasencia factory in Estelí. Only 6,000 boxes are being produced with half of them allocated for the U.S. market.
The Lanceros have a suggested retail price of $49 each. If you opt for the Culebra instead, it will cost $98 for the two slender cigars. The entire box will retail for $490.
“El A?o de la Culebra Edición Limitada 2025 is a tribute to the Chinese Lunar Year, featuring elegant Lanceros and the unique Culebra,” says Nestor Andrés Plasencia, fifth-generation family member and company owner. “Each cigar reflects the artistry and precision of our master rollers.”
The cigars are expected to start shipping later this month.