Preview of Exclusive Cigars: TAA 2023 Releases from Top Manufacturers
The TAA (tobacco association of America) is a fairly small group of some of the country’s top tobacconists, about 80 retailers, as well as 40 or so manufacturers. The association gathers annually to discuss issues facing the industry and retailers, as well as to have its annual trade show, a unique event that works on a group buying format in order to secure exclusive deals for these generally high-volume merchants.
Each year many of the manufacturers involved with the TAA release cigars exclusively for the group. This year won’t be any different and these are some of the TAA 2023 releases:
Tatuaje is making a 6 3/8 x 54 Parejo cigar but hasn’t revealed any details, except that he’s following the path he set last year. Last year he created two identical cigars but with a different wrapper. One for the TAA, the other for PCA members. And he will donate 50 cents per cigar sold to the organization. Last year, the releases were limited to a 1000 boxes for the TAA and a 1000 boxes for PCA, but no numbers for 2023 have been released yet.
Gurkha comes with the Gurkha TAA Exclusive Nicaraguan Colección Especial, a 6 1/8 x 54 Piramide. The blend is all Nicaraguan but the manufacturer is undisclosed for now. The production is limited to 1500 boxes of 10 cigars. Last year, Gurkha released the Gurkha TAA Exclusive Nicaraguan Colección which became a regular production cigar for the company after positive feedback.
Espinosa Cigars is a new member of the TAA and they release the Murcielago de Oro, a tweaked blend of the famous Murcielago. The filler and binder are all Nicaraguan with a Mexican claro wrapper. The 6×54 Toro has an oval press and is made at AJ Fernandez’s San Lotano factory in Ocotal, Nicaragua. There will be 2000 boxes of 20 cigars made.
The Villiger TAA Exclusive 2023 will be a 6 1/4 x 52 box-pressed toro made entirely of Nicaraguan tobacco, topped off with a Habano-seed wrapper. The 500 boxes of 20 cigars are made at the Aganorsa factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.
This is a continuing story that will be updated as soon as more cigars are announced.
