世界上最受歡迎的高希霸BHK系列推出了第四款產(chǎn)品,,BHK58,。2月24日上午,,古巴哈伯納斯公司發(fā)布了這款新品,,本周五的哈瓦那雪茄節(jié)上,,賓客們將可以看到這款新品,。
這款名為BHK58的新品是58環(huán)徑,,7英寸,,是BHK系列里最粗,、最長的一款。還是每盒10支的包裝,,雪茄是在哈瓦那的拉吉托工廠生產(chǎn)的,。
從這款開始,BHK系列也采取了新設(shè)計(jì)的外包裝,。每一支BHK系列都佩戴腳標(biāo),,上面印著型號(hào)的名稱。更新的煙標(biāo)和外包裝盒不僅僅是為了美化外觀,,也是哈伯納斯公司希望阻止造假者的舉措,。
和BHK系列其他成員一樣,BHK58茄帽捏成了一條熟悉的豬尾巴,,煙葉里含有梅迪奧提姆波(medio tiempo)煙葉,,這種類型的煙葉生長在煙草植株的最頂端,是兩片對(duì)稱的小葉片,,并不是每一個(gè)煙草植株都會(huì)長出這樣的煙葉,。
目前還不知道BHK58的零售價(jià),但預(yù)計(jì)每支超過300美元,。BHK系列首次亮相以來,,價(jià)格一直很高。隨著古巴雪茄價(jià)格漲價(jià),,BHK系列也越來越貴,。
雖然古巴雪茄節(jié)上會(huì)預(yù)展,但不確定BHK58何時(shí)可以上市銷售,。周五參加雪茄節(jié)晚宴的客人們可以有機(jī)會(huì)購買BHK系列發(fā)布15周年紀(jì)念雪茄包的機(jī)會(huì),,每套包裝里都由四支高希霸BHK系列的四款雪茄,包括這款最新的BHK58,。
在傳說中,,Behike這個(gè)名字是古巴土著部落泰諾族的酋長(也有說是醫(yī)生)的名字,最初的一款Behike是2006年作為高希霸品牌創(chuàng)建40周年的紀(jì)念雪茄,。這是Behike第一次用在雪茄名稱上,。當(dāng)時(shí)哈伯納斯公司生產(chǎn)了1000盒高希霸40周年雪茄,每盒裝了40支Behike,。
2010年哈伯納斯公司進(jìn)一步完善Behike系列,,推出BHK52、BHK54、BHK56,。BHK系列的問世是哈伯納斯公司歷史上最為成功的系列產(chǎn)品發(fā)布,。
Call it a trio no longer. Cohiba Behike, arguably the world’s most sought-after line of cigars, is getting a fatter version. The Cohiba Behike BHK 58 was formally announced this morning, and will be passed out on Friday in Cuba at the Habanos Festival.
Cigar Aficionado was given one of the cigars, which measures 7 inches long by 58 ring gauge, making it not only the thickest cigar in the line but also the longest. (The BHK 56, the previous giant of the group, is 6 1/2 inches long.)
The new cigar is also the first to showcase the new Behike packaging, which now includes snazzy footbands on each cigar, showing the name of the vitola. The updated bands and boxes are not only for looks—the packaging is meant to thwart would-be counterfeiters who seek to copy the cigar, with identification codes, chip technology in the bands and more. They still come in boxes of 10.
Like all Behikes, the BHK 58 is finished with a familiar pigtail, and it is crafted with some medio tiempo tobacco, strong leaves that grow atop some, but not all, tobacco plants. The cigar was rolled at the El Laguito Factory, in Havana.
Expect to pay north of $300 apiece for these cigars, as smaller Behikes are already among the most expensive regular-production Cuban smokes. They have been priced at a premium since their debut, but as cigars have become more expensive Behikes have seen one increase after another. Cigars that are previewed at the Habanos Festival often don’t make it to retail channels for some time; it’s uncertain when these will actually go on sale. But Habanos is going to give people who attend Friday’s gala dinner the opportunity to purchase a commemorative 15th anniversary pack of the cigars, each one containing all four vitolas of the Cohiba Behike BHK line, including the new 58.