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Cigar name: Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario cigars
aka: "Don Carlos 30th Anniversary cigars", "DC 30th"
Vitola: various (see below)
Wrapper: Aged Opus X Rosado wrapper
Binder: ?? unknown
Filler: Don Carlos Edicion de Anniversario blend
Released: October, 2006 at the 2006 God of Fire Dinner
Quantity: ~130 at the event, 2006: 100 humidors of 90 cigars per humidor & 2008: 3,000 boxes of 9 cigars per box
Rarity: 3/10
MSRP: 2006: $6,500.00 for the humidor, 90 cigars, and accessories (see below) & 2008: $299 for a box of 9 cigars
Notes: Also included with the humidor and 90 cigars is a matching travel humidor, 3 lighters, 3 cutters and 1 leather cigar case. Ascribing a value of approximately $2,600 to the humidor, travel humidor, lighters, etc. that values the cigars at approximately $40.00 each, depending on the vitola.
From top to bottom:
1. Robusto (5 ¼" x 50) ................ [30x] MSRP = ~$40
2. Double Robusto (5 ¾" x 52) ..... [30x] MSRP = ~$40
3. Toro (6 ¼" x 48) ...................... [30x] MSRP = ~$40
MSRP does not include state sales tax, nor state tobacco tax, the latter of which can be quite significant.
Originally sold only with the 2006 Prometheus Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario humidors, 90 cigars per humidor, 100 humidors ever made, the price of these cigars includes the "humidor tax," since in order to purchase the cigars, you have to purchase the humidor as well.
In 2008, these cigars were re-released in box form by Prometheus as the 2008 Release of Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario (aged 2 years)*. The box of 9 Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario cigars (3 of each vitola) retails for $299, making the cigar's MSRP ~$33 per cigar. These cigars are identical to the 2006 humidor release, they were all rolled at the same time.
These cigars are not just Don Carlos cigars with a different wrapper; they consist of a distinct blend that was created by Carlos Fuente Jr. to honor the 30th anniversary of his father's creation of the Don Carlos line of cigars (see comments below).
From Cigar Insider:
"It's not a regular Don Carlos cigar," Carlito told me at the show. "It's a special version of his cigar that I am making in tribute to my father, but made 'Carlito's way.' It's a little spicy with a little silent undercurrent that if you're not careful, it's going to knock you off your feet."
Personally, I can give you a hint: it has a Dominican wrapper rather than the regular Don Carlos Cameroon leaf. There will only be three shapes for a total production of 3,000 cigars in each size, and they will come nestled in a special humidor accompanied by a booklet that I have written. The humidor, special Don Carlos Edición Aniversario, and my booklet will be unveiled on October 7th at a black tie dinner at the famous Hotel Bel Air in Southern California to benefit the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. Tickets may still be available if you contact your Fuente rep. Remember, it's for charity - and to honor Don Carlos.
* FuenteAgedSelection.com is an enterprise run by Prometheus.
