拉帕利納雪茄公司的董事長比爾·佩利（Bill Paley）已經(jīng)75歲了,，為了慶祝他的生日,，拉帕利納公司推出了一個新的產(chǎn)品線，1948系列,。1948是比爾的出生年份,。這條名為拉帕利納1948的產(chǎn)品線將在PCA貿易展上首次亮相,，計劃今年秋季發(fā)貨給零售商。
這個產(chǎn)品線委托奧利瓦雪茄公司在尼加拉瓜的埃斯特利卷制,，也就是奧利瓦公司自己的塔博利薩雪茄廠（Tabolisa factory）,。茄衣是厄瓜多爾蘇門答臘的陽植煙葉。公司稱這個茄衣煙葉已經(jīng)發(fā)酵了兩年,。其余的煙葉來自尼加拉瓜,，是奧利奧公司自己農(nóng)場種植的。這個產(chǎn)品線預計每年以限量版形式發(fā)售,，口味強度中等,。
產(chǎn)品線有四個尺寸。丘吉爾,，52環(huán)徑,，7英寸，售價是每支25美元,。公牛,，52環(huán)徑，6英寸,，售價24美元,。羅布圖,，52環(huán)徑，5英寸,，售價22美元,。大帝（Diadema），46環(huán)徑,，6英寸,，售價23美元。其中大帝尺寸只供貨給參加PCA貿易展并且訂貨的零售商,。這些尺寸都是每盒10支包裝,。
煙標和雪茄包裝盒的內蓋上都印制有1948年時埃斯特利和曼哈頓的城市街景照片。還有比爾在越南服役期間的照片,。
比爾·佩利說,，我很高興能夠將這個產(chǎn)品線變成現(xiàn)實，這是對我的家人和公司的敬意,。我人生75年的旅程到現(xiàn)在是一次奇妙的冒險,。我的祖父是創(chuàng)辦公司的關鍵人物，這款雪茄也是紀念他的遺產(chǎn)以及對我們持續(xù)成功的致敬,。
La Palina Cigars has teamed up with Oliva Cigar Co. for a new brand that celebrates the 75th birthday of La Palina’s chairman Bill Paley, which took place in March. Called La Palina 1948, the new line will debut at this year’s PCA trade show before it ships to retailers in the fall.
Made in Estelí, Nicaragua, at Oliva’s Tabolisa factory, La Palina 1948 consists of a sun-grown Ecuador Sumatra wrapper that, according to the company, was aged for two years. The rest of the tobacco is from Nicaragua grown on farms owned by Oliva. The cigars are intended to be medium in body and will be released annually in limited quantities.
La Palina 1948 comes in four sizes: Churchill, measuring 7 inches by 52 ring gauge ($25); Toro, 6 by 52 ($24); and Robusto, 5 by 52 ($22). A fourth size, the 6-by-46 Diadema, will be available only to retailers who attend the trade show next month. It has a suggested retail price of $23. All sizes are box-pressed and come in boxes of 10.
Both the cigar bands and inner box lids feature illustrations of Estelí and Manhattan as they appeared in 1948, as well as an image of Paley during his service in Vietnam.
I am thrilled to have been able to bring this cigar series to life, as it honors both my family and our company," Paley said. "The 75-year journey I have taken, to where I am now, has been a marvelous adventure. My grandfather was a key figure in starting the company, and this cigar is also a tribute to his legacy and our continued success.
