Made from the tobaccos of five countries and rolled at the Nestor Plasencia owned Tabacos de Oriente factory in Honduras and Segovia Cigars in Nicaragua, each line will offer Robusto, Belicoso, Lonsdale and Toro sizes. The Habano Colorado line will offer two additional sizes: Churchill and Petit Corona. Jesus Fuego, a 5th generation Cuban cigar maker, former instructor of post-harvest tobacco at the University of Pinar Del Rio (Cuba), and rising star in the cigar industry, remarks about the complete variation of tastes and strengths in the 14-total cigar collection, “No matter your time, mood or your preference, the HC Series has the perfect blend for every cigar lover’s palate. More importantly, each smoke is consistent and full of flavor from start to finish. You always know you are getting a truly satisfying and relaxing smoking experience with a HC Series.”
The HC Series is the second collection of cigars by XIKAR and the second offering from the partnership of XIKAR and Jesus Fuego. The first collection, Defiance, debuted at the 75th International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Show in Houston, TX in 2007. Defiance cigars now boast the position of #18 in the Top 25 Cigars of 2008 by Cigar Aficionado and the publication’s 91 overall rating. Defiance cigars are now available at hundreds of retailers nationwide.
XIKAR President Kurt Van Keppel proudly describes the unveiling of the HC Series, “We are very pleased with the success of our Defiance brand and our partnership with Jesus. And it has always been our dream to introduce a full collection of cigars that celebrate the flavor and spirit of THE forbidden city of Havana with the quality and taste that make an unforgettable cigar experience. Therefore it is only natural that we forged a relationship with a cigar blender of such heritage and history in the El Corojo region of Cuba. El Corojo is arguably the most recognized place in the world for growing the world’s most premium tobacco and it is there that the spirit of the HC Series story begins. We don’t know where the story El Corojo ends, but we know that with one of our HC Series cigars in hand, it will be all smiles until the very last ash as you ‘capture the spirit of Havana, one cigar at a time’.”
XIKAR will debut a unique marketing campaign with a limited launch for the HC Series in the coming months and launch nationwide at this August’s International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association Show in New Orleans, LA.
For more information, please call 661-259-3555. Genuine Cigar is located at 24510 Town Center Drive, Suite 100 in Valencia.