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過去幾年里,，如果想從尼克·梅利洛（Nick Melillo）的基石雪茄公司買到梅內(nèi)利克（Menelik）雪茄，唯一的方法是參加基石雪茄公司的活動,。今年,，這種情況將會改變，尼克·梅利洛準備以發(fā)售限量版的方式向市場提供這款雪茄,。
梅內(nèi)利克目前只有一個尺寸,，略微盒壓的小羅布圖，52環(huán)徑,，4.5英寸。茄衣是深色的墨西哥圣安德烈斯煙葉,，茄套是尼加拉瓜賈拉帕地區(qū)種植的科羅霍99煙葉,，茄芯是尼加拉瓜煙葉，但是分別產(chǎn)自埃斯特利,、孔德加,、賈拉帕地區(qū)。
每盒12支裝盒,，在美國的售價是每支13美元,。計劃每季度發(fā)售一次，限量1000盒,，將在基石雪茄公司選定的零售商門店銷售,。
尼克·梅利洛在給這個雪茄命名時，借鑒了歷史典故,，就如同他的“帳幕”系列一樣,。梅內(nèi)利克（也有譯為“麥勒尼科”）是埃塞俄比亞的第一任皇帝，是所羅門國王和示巴女王的兒子,。
相傳梅內(nèi)利克將裝有“十誡”的石頭板子的約柜帶到了埃塞俄比亞,，在阿拉伯語里,，Menelik翻譯成“智者之子”。而尼克·梅利洛還有一個名為“圭耿斯”（El Gu?egu?ense）的雪茄系列,，El Gu?egu?ense的意思是“智者”,，此外“帳幕”系列的Logo是埃塞俄比亞第225任皇帝海爾·塞拉西的肖像。這幾個系列的名字和內(nèi)涵很好的聯(lián)系在一起,。
梅內(nèi)利克系列雪茄是在尼加拉瓜埃斯特利的阿加諾薩雪茄廠生產(chǎn)的,。
For the past couple of years, the only way to get your hands on a Menelik cigar from Nick Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Co. was to attend one of his events. That will change later this year, however, as Melillo has opted to offer the elusive smoke on a limited basis.
Menelik is a soft-pressed petit robusto with a pigtail that measures 4 1/2 inches by 52 ring gauge. It’s rolled with a Corojo ’99 binder from Jalapa, Nicaragua, along with a filler mix of Nicaraguan tobaccos grown in Estelí, Condega and Jalapa. The bunch is covered in a dark, oily wrapper from San Andrés, Mexico.
The new cigar will carry a suggested retail price of $13 and comes packed in 12-count boxes. The boxes will only be available at select Foundation Cigar retailers, and will be shipped once per quarter in batches of 1,000.
Like his Tabernacle cigar, Melillo was inspired by ancient history when naming the Menelik cigar. The first emperor of Ethiopia, Menelik I established the first Solomonic dynasty and is widely believed to be the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
He’s credited with bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Ethiopia and his name in Arabic translates to “Son of the Wise Man.” This ties in nicely with Melillo’s popular El Gu?egu?ense brand, which loosely translates to “the wise man,” and his Tabernacle brand, which shows a portrait of Haile Selassie, the 225th emperor of Ethiopia.
Menelik is rolled at the Aganorsa Leaf cigar factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.
