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MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011
AKA Cigars shipping today!
AKA Cigars shipping to stores today!
Thanks to Jay Lundy for taking a moment with GCPuffs.
GC: Jay, what can you tell me about the beginnings of AKA Cigars?
J.L.: The cigar is being produced at the Camacho Factory in Danli, Honduras. We created this first blend with the help of our good friend Christian Eiroa the old owner of Camacho. His family sold the company a few years ago to Davidoff , however Christian still heads up Camacho for them. The Cigar: The AKA HYBRID . The term Hybrid is used because the wrapper is a special hybrid wrapper that is grown only by the Eoria Family on a special farm of theirs in the Jamastran Valley in Honduras and came to be by the Cross-Breeding of seeds from different plants. The name our Wrapper was given is Generoso which means "Generous". The " G " is pronounced as an " H " like Heneroso.
G.C.: Does anyone else use the wrapper?
J.L.: No, this wrapper is Only being grown for and used by AKA.
G.C.: What will the make up be?
J.L.: The wrapper is the Generoso, the binder Honduran, and the filler is Honduran and Dominican.
G.C.: Jay tell me as the creator what your thoughts of the cigar is.
J.L.: Well, the cigar is medium to medium plus in strength. The Corona size seems to smoke a little fuller then the other sizes. I think this is because this special wrapper has such a great influence over the other tobaccos in the cigar. You should notice that the cigar is a very clean smoke. No bitterness, charcoal, bad aftertaste. The cigar has more of a refined White Pepper to it than the ordinary heavy Black Pepper of most medium to full body cigars. You should also notice this cigar has a very unique flavor profile to it that most people can't compare to any other cigar they have smoked before. Probably also due to the one of a kind wrapper. The cigar has a very nice complexity and balance to it also. We are using 4-5 year aged tobaccos and we are using only the top primings and top grades of these primings for the cigar. The cigars will also be aged 3-6 months after being rolled before they are released. Most companies age 30-45 days before they release.
G.C.: What sizes will you have?
J.L.: This is the line up: Sizes are : Corona: 6x44, Robusto: 5 1/2 x 50,Churchill: 7 1/4 x 50, Super Toro: 6 1/2 x 54
You'll notice that the sizes are a little longer and/or larger in ring gauge than traditional sizes. We did this to be different but mainly to give consumers a little more for their money.
G.C.: Thanks Jay, and after smoking several of the AKA's I can tell you that it has a unique flavor and is complex with great smokability from start to finish. Be watching and ask your local B&M about AKA Cigars. They are shipping today!!
G.C.
