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JUAN LOPEZ, GISPERT AND A. TURRENT MAKE CIGAR
AFICIONADO’S BEST CIGARS LIST
In its February issue, Cigar Aficionado magazine named three Altadis
U.S.A. cigars to their list of top cigars of 2005. A Juan Lopez Epicure
No. 1 was named to the top ten, and a Gispert Maduro Robusto and an
A. Turrent Churchill made the best 25. The list was compiled from
over 400 cigars rated by the publication last year.
Once a well-known Cuban brand, the current Juan Lopez was introduced
in 2004 and is Altadis U.S.A.’s first Nicaraguan-made cigar. Described
by the magazine as “a powerful and very dark Nicaraguan puro”, it
was rated in the “outstanding” category. Juan Lopez cigars are available
in a variety of shapes and sizes and retail in the $5.00 range.
Gispert, another old Cuban brand, was revived by Altadis U.S.A. in
2003. The Maduro version came out in 2005. Both the natural and maduro
cigars are made in the company’s Honduras factory. The Maduro Robusto,
which received an “outstanding” rating, has a San Andrés Morron wrapper,
Nicaraguan binder and Honduran and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. It
is medium to full in body. The natural Gispert has a Ecuadorian Connecticut
Shade wrapper. “If you think what the world needs is a great $3.00
cigar, the Gispert is for you,” said Cigar Aficionado.
Introduced in the United States in 2005, the A. Turrent is the first
cigar to bear the legendary Turrent name. The Turrents are the industry’s
oldest family of cigar makers and tobacco growers, and their tobacco
is found in many of the most prestigious cigar brands. Rated “outstanding”
by Cigar Aficionado the A. Turrent has “a rich, earthy flavor and
a creamy medium body”. A. Turrents are made with a Criollo San Andrés
wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and select Mexican filler tobaccos. Retail
price is about $5.00.
See brand info: Juan Lopez |
Gispert | A.
Turrent
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