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Cigar News: L’Atelier Racine ERB Launched at PCA 2022

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The ten-year anniversary of the L’Atelier brand is this year and at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Tatuaje Cigars unveiled the L’Atelier Racine ERB.

ERB stands for Extension Racine Britanicas. It uses the same blend as the L’Atelier Extension de la Racine blend that was first introduced in 2022 and has primarily been used as a Trade Show exclusive. “Extension de la Racine” stands for “extension of the root” and that is because it is an offshoot of the original L’Atelier line. Britanicas is because the size is a Britanicas Extra, something that has been used for limited and special releases – including this year for Cabaiguan and Surrogates. This is the first release in the Racine line in five years.

L’Atelier Racine ERB features a Nicaraguan Sun Grown Criollo ’98 wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. Sancti Spirtus tobacco is always a staple of the L’Atelier branded cigars and the Racine blend is no exception as it uses it in the binder and filler.  The cigars come packaged in 20-count boxes limited to 500 boxes.

Surrogates is a brand that actually is a little older than ten years. It was originally a shop exclusive to New Havana Cigars. In 2012, when Pete Johnson, K.C. Johnson, and Dan Welsh formed L’Atelier Imports, Surrogates was brought in as a brand under L’Atelier and released nationally. In 2018, Tatuaje and L’Atelier merged and Surrogates now is a brand under Tatuaje.

At a glance, here is a look at the Racine line:

Blend and Origin

Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Criollo ’98
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: My Father Cigars S.A.

Vitolas Available

ERB: 5 3/8 x 48 (perfecto)
ER17 (Toro): 5 7/8 x 52 (2017 Edition)
ER16 (Robusto): 4 3/4 x 50 (2016 Edition)
ER15 (Lonsdale): 6 3/4 x 43 (2015 Edition)
ER14 (Torpedo): 6 1/8 x 52 (2014 Edition)
ER13 (Toro): 5 7/8 x 52 (2013 Edition)

Photo Credit: Erron Nielsen for Cigar Coop

 

Originally posted on August 21, 2022 @ 5:36 am

Difficulties in Breathing

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One of the effects of cigar smoking is that this contributes to lung illnesses such as the popular lung cancer to which most smokers are dallying with. Smoking affects the growth of the lungs, hence a prime reason for people having hard times in storing the proper air when they get tired or engage in rigorous activities such as jogging or running.

Asthma or Breathing Problems

Comparing the smoker to a non-smoking individual, it will be noticed that the latter would be able to last longer than the person who smokes regularly and addictively. The number of puffs are telling factors, hence the rate of cigarette smokers who would encounter health issues at younger ages.

Smoking has a better weight of health issues over health benefits. While tobaccos are tagged to have health benefits, the overall awareness is that smoking is truly bad for the health. Besides it has been proven that based on the mortality rate of deaths, lung cancer is a prime suspect in much of the deaths in a year.

Originally posted on September 23, 2007 @ 12:42 am

The Best Cigars over the Web Today

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Looking for the best cigar in the world today? Well thanks to new age of affordable search engine optimization of websites, leading tobacco companies are enumerated accordingly to assure information searchers to get only the best on the web today.

Of course people will still go for the famous Cuban cigars. But with the competition for cigar manufacturing today, various groups of tobacco lovers have taken up the task of providing alternative and affordable cigars for purchase. Advertising or even just plain optimized content through websites today can lure in the tobacco-crazed individuals looking for a good smoke.

Cigars are usually reserved for special occasions but this is not really the case we have today. Cigars have been a symbol of relaxation and a certain status among people adhering towards the social status they are in today. But to be able to be assured they get only the best, they need to look for them and that is exactly why the Internet was placed for proper reference and guidance.

Originally posted on October 1, 2007 @ 10:18 am