Isla Del Cocodrilo From Warped Debuting At PCAPhotos/Warped Cigars
Warped Cigars is certainly keeping Tabacalera La Isla in the Dominican Republic busy. Its newest brand, Isla del Cocodrilo, (which translates to “island of the crocodile”) is being produced at the small factory in Santiago, and it’s scheduled for a summer release.
The term Isla del Cocodrilo is a nickname for the island of Cuba, which some say is shaped like a crocodile, but that’s where any analogs to Cuba stop, as there is no Cuban tobacco in the cigar. The reference is purely a sentimental homage. Rather than sneak any Cuban tobacco into the cigar, Kyle Gellis, founder of Warped, has created a three-country blend consisting of Nicaraguan filler, two binders—one Ecuador Habano 2000 and the other Brazilian Arapiraca—and an Ecuador Habano wrapper.
Isla del Cocodrilo
According to Gellis, the wrapper was culled in the desflorado method, meaning that the flower of the tobacco plant was removed in the field. The method is also called “topping” and this results in the plant redirecting its energy back to the leaf rather than to the creation of a flower, resulting in stronger tobacco.
Isla del Cocodrilo comes in two sizes: Corona Gorda at 5 5/8 inches by 46 ring gauge, and a 6-by-52 Toro. They will retail for $13 and $14, respectively. Both are packaged in boxes of 15.
While they’re not shipping until at least three months, the cigars will be on display at this weekend’s PCA trade show in Las Vegas.
Isla Del Cocodrilo From Warped Debuting At PCAPhotos/Warped Cigars
Warped Cigars is certainly keeping Tabacalera La Isla in the Dominican Republic busy. Its newest brand, Isla del Cocodrilo, (which translates to “island of the crocodile”) is being produced at the small factory in Santiago, and it’s scheduled for a summer release.
The term Isla del Cocodrilo is a nickname for the island of Cuba, which some say is shaped like a crocodile, but that’s where any analogs to Cuba stop, as there is no Cuban tobacco in the cigar. The reference is purely a sentimental homage. Rather than sneak any Cuban tobacco into the cigar, Kyle Gellis, founder of Warped, has created a three-country blend consisting of Nicaraguan filler, two binders—one Ecuador Habano 2000 and the other Brazilian Arapiraca—and an Ecuador Habano wrapper.
Isla del Cocodrilo
According to Gellis, the wrapper was culled in the desflorado method, meaning that the flower of the tobacco plant was removed in the field. The method is also called “topping” and this results in the plant redirecting its energy back to the leaf rather than to the creation of a flower, resulting in stronger tobacco.
Isla del Cocodrilo comes in two sizes: Corona Gorda at 5 5/8 inches by 46 ring gauge, and a 6-by-52 Toro. They will retail for $13 and $14, respectively. Both are packaged in boxes of 15.
While they’re not shipping until at least three months, the cigars will be on display at this weekend’s PCA trade show in Las Vegas.