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<\/p>\nGeneral Cigar Co. made a big splash this year with the introduction of the Macanudo Inspirado Black & White. General Cigar Co. sponsored the Opening Night Party for Macanudo Inspirado, held on the first night of the IPCPR 2017 in Las Vegas. It’s a rebranding effort from Macanudo to make the brand look modern and edgy. They also had many surprised through-out the General Cigar booth. Take a look.<\/p>\n
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The idea has been talked about before, a new take on Macanudo. I haven\u2019t smoked the cigar, and haven\u2019t talked to anyone outside of General that has smoked either, but the company says it will be a much different profile than the core Macanudo lines with White being the lighter version and Black being a strong cigar.<\/p>\n
The Macanudo Inspirado White is a thing of beauty. It has a Ecuadoran Connecticut wrapper that was aged for six years. An\u00a0Indonesian binder balanced with Nicaraguan Condega and Mexican San Andres leaves, each aged for four years. Comes in 3 vitolas: Robusto (5 x 50), Toro (6 1\/2 x 50), and Churchill (7 x 48).<\/p>\n
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General sponsored the kick-off party on Monday, which featured rolling demonstrations as well as the ability for attendees to smoke each filler component separately, something that I imagine will be coming to a Macanudo event near you.<\/p>\n
The Macanudo Black \u00a0is a balance of power, achieved by art and science. The Connecticut Broadleaf plants were left to ripen on the stalk. The results is a rich maduro wrapper with a kick of sweetness. It uses Ecuadorian Sumatra binder and a proprietary seed grown in Esteli, Nicaragua fermented to produce strength and power. It will come in 3 vitolas:\u00a0Robusto (5 x 50), Toro (6 1\/2 x 50), and Churchill (7 x 48).<\/p>\n
Although Macanudo Inspirado was all the talk in the General Cigar Co. booth, CAO also has some major buzz going for them. They introduced the Amazon Anaconda, the third installment of the super successful, Amazon Trilogy, which also features the Amazon Basin and Fuma Em Corda<\/a>.<\/p>\n Amazon Anaconda combines the\u00a0Brazilian Bragan\u00e7a and the Fuma Em Corda tobacco used in the release plus a Brazilian Bahiano wrapper. There is no other cigar in the world like Anaconda, because only CAO has access to this tobacco. It\u2019s offered in a single 6 x 52 size and is limited.<\/p>\n![\"cao-amazon-anaconda-cigar-booth-ipcpr-2017\"](\"https:\/\/mikescigars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cao-amazon-anaconda-cigar-booth-ipcpr-2017.jpg\")
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