J.C. Newman Sends First Shipment Of Yagua For 2023
No two J.C. Newman Cigar Co.’s Yagua line is a series of rustic, farm-style smokes produced without molds or presses, and 1,250 boxes are shipping to retailers this week.
Since its Drew Newman.
“It continues to shock me that Yagua has developed a cult-like following,” Newman said. “I didn’t make Yagua to sell. In fact, I didn’t think that cigar enthusiasts would like Yagua because it breaks all of the cigar-making rules. Yagua is misshapen and unattractive. We roll it with under-fermented tobacco, and no two Yagua are alike.”
The cigars are rolled while the tobacco is still wet and pliable. They are then bundled tightly together with a band of palm bark called a yagua. This gives the cigars an asymmetrical, multifaceted appearance (some cigars can have up to six sides). Despite the variance in shape, all measure 6 inches long by 54 ring gauge.
Retailing for $9 each, the cigars are all-Nicaraguan, save for the PENSA factory in Nicaragua.
Each crate-like box holds a bundle of 20 cigars still wrapped in yagua. Because the tobacco is under-fermented, J.C. Newman says the cigars are aged for one year after rolling.
The next allotment of Yagua cigars is expected to go out to retailers in November.
Read Next: La Aurora Turns To Arango For Midwest Distribution
