雪茄和體育賽事經(jīng)常是密不可分的,，無(wú)論是雪茄愛好者還是用雪茄慶祝勝利的球員,。這周，J.C.紐曼公司推出一款限量版雪茄保濕盒,，來(lái)紀(jì)念NBA的全明星賽,。這個(gè)雪茄盒里不僅有定制的雪茄,，使用的材料也很獨(dú)特,，是2011年NBA全明星賽球場(chǎng)地板的木材,。
2011年全明星賽于2011年2月20日在洛杉磯斯臺(tái)普斯中心舉行，西部聯(lián)盟以5分（148-143）擊敗東部聯(lián)盟,?？票取げ既R恩特被評(píng)為全明星賽MVP。
威斯康星州密爾沃基市的Jason LeGear手工制作了這些雪茄保濕盒,。由于原料限制,，這批雪茄盒只生產(chǎn)了40個(gè)。因?yàn)镹BA比賽場(chǎng)地的調(diào)整,，得以有機(jī)會(huì)使用這樣的方式回收利用比賽場(chǎng)館的木地板。每個(gè)雪茄盒都是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的,，木頭表面能看見籃球比賽過(guò)程中產(chǎn)生的磨損和劃痕,。保濕盒的蓋子上鑲嵌的藍(lán)色木條是取自賽場(chǎng)的三分線木地板，雪茄盒的內(nèi)部襯有西班牙雪松,。
紐曼公司的第四代經(jīng)營(yíng)者,，德魯·紐曼說(shuō)，籃球是1891年發(fā)明的,，1895年我的曾祖父創(chuàng)建了紐曼雪茄公司,。作為美國(guó)歷史上最悠久的雪茄制造商，我們很榮幸可以參與這個(gè)項(xiàng)目,，用比賽場(chǎng)地的木地板作為原材料生產(chǎn)的雪茄盒來(lái)慶祝世界上最偉大的一批籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員,。
生產(chǎn)的40個(gè)雪茄盒，一個(gè)將贈(zèng)送給NBA聯(lián)盟,，一個(gè)將留在坦帕的時(shí)鐘博物館展出,。每個(gè)雪茄盒最多可以容納90支雪茄，但是出售時(shí),，里面會(huì)放上30支紐曼公司制作的“美國(guó)人”品牌雪茄,。這個(gè)尺寸是定制的，稱為全明星,，50環(huán)徑,，6.5英寸。雪茄是在時(shí)鐘雪茄廠生產(chǎn)的,，使用的煙葉是美國(guó)煙草,。茄衣是佛羅里達(dá)陽(yáng)植煙葉，茄套是康涅狄格闊葉，茄芯是賓夕法尼亞和康涅狄格的混合煙葉,。
每套雪茄保濕盒都配有真品證書和博威達(dá)保濕袋的套件,，雪茄保濕盒的售價(jià)是3000美元。已經(jīng)開始向零售商發(fā)貨了,。
Cigars and sporting events frequently go hand-in-hand whether it’s a cigar-chomping spectator or a player celebrating a victory. This week, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. honors the connection between sport and smoke with a limited-edition humidor that not only comes with exclusive cigars, but is made with an even more exclusive material: wood from the floor of the 2011 NBA All-Star Game court.
Handcrafted by Jason LeGear of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, only 40 of these humidors have been produced due to the scarcity of the wood. It was created as part of the NBA’s Reclaimed program, which repurposes NBA game courts. Each humidor is unique as the surface of the wood is marked with scuffs and scratches that were created during the game. The lids are inlaid with pieces of the blue three-point line and the interior is lined with Spanish cedar.
“Basketball is an American game,” said fourth-generation owner Drew Newman. “My great-grandfather founded our company four years after basketball was invented in 1891. As the oldest American cigar company and maker of the all-American cigar, it’s our privilege to celebrate the greatest basketball players in the world with a humidor made from the wood that they competed on.”
The humidor comes with 30 cigars from J.C. Newman's The American brand. At 6 1/2 inches by 50 ring gauge, the All-Star size is exclusive to this package. Rolled at the company’s El Reloj factory in Tampa, Florida, The American consists entirely of tobaccos grown in the United States: Florida sun-grown wrapper, Connecticut broadleaf binder and a mix of fillers from Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
In addition, each set comes with a certificate of authenticity and a Boveda starter kit. The humidor can hold up to 90 cigars and the entire set has a suggested retail price of $3,000. They are shipping to retailers now.
The 2011 All-Star Game took place on February 20, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with the Western Conference defeating the Eastern Conference by five points (148–143). Kobe Bryant was named the All-Star Game MVP.
Newman stated that of the 40 humidors produced, one will be put on display at the El Reloj museum at company headquarters in Tampa, and one will be sent to the NBA.
