A Brazilian Shade Macanudo Inspirado is coming

A Brazilian Shade Macanudo Inspirado is coming. General Cigars, the premium handmade cigar manufacturer for Scandinavian Tobacco Group is releasing a new Macanudo Inspirado. This time with a Brazilian Shade wrapper, a type of wrapper that’s not completely new but relatively unknown. 

The cigar is made with tobacco from Brazil, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic as filler. The binder is Mexican San Andres. The wrapper is Connecticut Shade grown in Bahia, Brazil. 

The news came via several retailers but General Cigars and STG have not made an official announcement yet. Retailers report several different sizes, but how many is unclear. Prices and availability are unknown as well. Whether this will be a global release or an American exclusive is also yet to be announced.

Connecticut Shade

Even though the name Connecticut Shade suggests that the tobacco is from Connecticut, USA, this is no longer always the case. Connecticut Shade is grown in almost every tobacco-growing country. The most used Connecticut Shade comes from Ecuador, but it is also grown in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. Each region has its own specific characteristics.

Tobacco with the name of a region grown anywhere else is not new. Sumatra tobacco originates from the Indonesian island Sumatra but is grown in many other countries. The same thing is happening with Cameroon, which originally is Sumatra seed tobacco as well. Habano is another fine example of tobacco with a regional name but grown in many places. Slightly confusing for many cigar enthusiasts, because the region where the tobacco is grown matters a lot in flavor and strength.