From Rich Perelman at CigarCyclopedia:

Like a rocket breaking through the atmosphere on its way to outer space, prices for Padron 1926 Serie 40th Anniversary cigars have left the earth.

Famous Smoke Shop’s Cigar Auctioneer site ran a seven-day auction on a full box of 40 Padron 40ths in the specially-carved humidor that ended late Monday evening. They had sold one box previously for $2,055 (average of $51.38 per cigar, discounting the humidor) and another piecemeal, one cigar at a time. This auction broke all records.

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From Rich Perelman at CigarCyclopedia:

Copy chief Gary Korb ran a great item in his latest “Shop Talk” newsletter from Famous Smoke Shop entitled “Oscuro vs. Double Maduro. Which is which?”

It’s a great question with subtleties which are not always appreciated. Korb gets to the bottom of his question quickly with Keith Sparacio from General Cigar, whose answer is worth reading carefully:

Allow me to explain the difference between a Maduro and Double Maduro cigar to you with regard to General Cigar. The shade of the wrapper does NOT make a Double Maduro cigar. . . . A Double Maduro has both a Maduro wrapper and also a Maduro BINDER, hence the name “Double Maduro.”

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