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A brand-new size for Pappy Van Winkle Barrel Fermented cigars debuted the latest in a series crafted by Drew Estate. The brand new Corona Viva (5 3⁄4 x 46) vitola was introduced in the middle of July as a special cigar offered just at Pappy & Company’s site, pappyco.com.
A partnership in between the Van Winkle household, owners of Pappy & Company, and Drew Estate, Pappy Van Winkle Barrel Fermented cigars admires the tradition of quality developed by Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle in the bourbon world more than a century earlier. Every Pappy Van Winkle Barrel Fermented cigar includes a Tapa Negra-style Dark Fire-Cured and a barrel-aged wrapper over a Mexican San Andres base wrapper, in addition to an aged Nicaraguan binder, and Nicaraguan and Kentucky Fire-Cured filler tobaccos. The brand-new Corona Viva’s narrow ring gauge emphasizes the barrel-fermented tobacco present in the distinctive mix.
“Both the Van Winkle family and Drew Estate built their reputations on being painstakingly committed to producing artisanal, high-quality and handcrafted products,” says Carrie Van Winkle Greener, Co-Founder of Pappy & Company.
“Our shared passion for those traditions stands at the center of every Pappy Van Winkle Barrel Fermented cigar, and the new Corona Viva format extends and deepens our mutual legacy for producing authentic, handcrafted and high-quality products.”
Jonathan Drew, Founder and President of Drew Estate says,
“The barrel-aging process, using ‘spent’ Pappy Van Winkle oak barrels deeply tempers and refines the fire-cured Kentucky tobacco’s smoky complexity, allowing the tobaccos from Central America to play the leading role in flavor and aroma. Saint James Parish was created in 1807 directly between New Orleans and Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River and is known for a tradition called ‘Bonfires on the Levee,’ which takes place on Christmas Eve. We will discuss more about the folklore of Papa Noel and an Acadian named Pierre Chenet at our Barn Smoker coming up in Connecticut on Aug. 12-14.”
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrel Fermented Corona cigars are packaged in 10-count boxes with an MSRP of $160/box or $16/cigar. They were offered exclusively at pappyco.com beginning in the middle of July.
H/T Cigar Journal
