{"id":855,"date":"2012-02-19T10:03:18","date_gmt":"2012-02-19T16:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/?p=855"},"modified":"2012-02-19T10:03:18","modified_gmt":"2012-02-19T16:03:18","slug":"press-release-7-20-4-cigars-adds-new-1874-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/?p=855","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: 7-20-4 Cigars Adds New \u00e2\u20ac\u01531874 Series\u00e2\u20ac\u009d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/1874-Series.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-856\" title=\"1874 Series\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/1874-Series-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/1874-Series-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/1874-Series-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/1874-Series.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Press Release: 7-20-4 Cigars Adds New \u00e2\u20ac\u01531874 Series\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to Commemorate the Founding Year of Company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Namesake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The year 1874 saw the establishment of what would become one of the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest cigar manufacturers, the 7-20-4 Cigar Company.\u00c2\u00a0 Founder R. G. Sullivan built his company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s reputation on his motto: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Quality Still Impels Its Growth.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 The Manchester, New Hampshire, company was flourished until the Cuban Embargo closed it and many other world-renowned premium cigar labels.<\/p>\n<p>Founder and company president of the newly-reborn company, Kurt A. Kendall, is a successful New Hampshire cigar retailer, with three stores in the state.\u00c2\u00a0 He became intrigued with the historic brand, and acquired the defunct trademark in 2009, determined to return the brand to prominence.\u00c2\u00a0 When asked the origin of the company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name, he explained, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was the original factory showroom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s address at 724 Elm Street.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 All 7-20-4 boutique premium cigars are now hand made from 100% long-filler tobaccos, in Danli, Honduras and Esteli, Nicaragua.<\/p>\n<p>The 1874 Series is Kendall\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second introduction, following the 7-20-4 brand\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2009 debut.\u00c2\u00a0 The first cigar was noted for its deeply complex six-nation blend, which has now grown to eight shapes.\u00c2\u00a0 The premiere 7-20-4 boutique cigar received wide acclaim for its performance, and the 1874 Series has followed, receiving kudos in the cigar media.<\/p>\n<p>Three 1874 Series shapes are offered &#8230; a 6&#8243; x 46 Corona Especial, a 5-1\/4&#8243; x 52 Robusto Especial, and a 6&#8243; x 54 Torpedo Especial.\u00c2\u00a0 The complex blend consists of a filler from Nicaragua\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jalapa Valley and the nearby cigar-making capital of Esteli, an Indonesian binder, and a Jalapa-grown Habano wrapper.<\/p>\n<p>Kendall feels he has struck the ideal balance of medium body and full flavor, based on his fifteen years as a cigar retailer.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I know what sells,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he explains, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153plus branding and what kind of box and band art draws the eye in a humidor.\u00c2\u00a0 Like the original 7-20-4, this cigar is blended for every palate.\u00c2\u00a0 The generous flavor of both 7-20-4 lines satisfies even seasoned veterans, and newer smokers aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t overwhelmed by the body.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 To date, his roster of 350 retailers validates his philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>Although Kendall does not describe the flavor profile of the 1874 Series, reviewers use, among others. the terms \u00e2\u20ac\u0153toasty,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153buttery,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153slightly raisin-like.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 They also comment on its excellent balance. \u00c2\u00a0Kendall does say the cigar is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153very smooth on the palate, highly aromatic, with a spicy character &#8230; not on the tongue, but in the nose.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Much of the 1874&#8217;s sophistication is due to its five years of wrapper aging and four years of age on the filler.<\/p>\n<p>The completed cigars rest another 180 days before shipment to retailers.\u00c2\u00a0 Traditional Cuban <em>Entubado <\/em>bunching, wherein each individual filler leaf is tubed, prevents off-center burn and hard\/plugged draw, smokers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 two major complaints.\u00c2\u00a0 The finished cigars are individually cellophane tubed, and presented 20 cigars to a high-quality cedar cabinet.\u00c2\u00a0 Manufacturer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s suggested retail pricing for the cigar is $8 to $10, and all three shapes are now available at better tobacco retailers nationwide.\u00c2\u00a0 In-store posters and humidor \u00e2\u20ac\u0153shelf talkers\u00e2\u20ac\u009d guide smokers to the 1874 Series cigars on display.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release: 7-20-4 Cigars Adds New \u00e2\u20ac\u01531874 Series\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to Commemorate the Founding Year of Company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Namesake The year 1874 saw<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/?p=855\"> [Read the full story &#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cigar-industry-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p16MGD-dN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=855"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":859,"href":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855\/revisions\/859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}