{"id":1003,"date":"2012-05-30T06:41:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T12:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2012-05-30T06:41:23","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T12:41:23","slug":"press-release-new-j-grotto-silk-boutique-premium-cigar-in-connecticut-shade-wrapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthehumidor.com\/?p=1003","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: New J. Grotto \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Silk\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Boutique Premium Cigar in Connecticut Shade Wrapper"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was test-smoking samples for our new J. Grotto Connecticut boutique cigar, the latest addition to our two previous cigars in the line\u00e2\u20ac\u009d states Paul Joyal, founder and president of Ocean State Cigars.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Suddenly, the word \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSilk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 came to mind.\u00c2\u00a0 I realized it was the perfect name to describe this cigar … the wrapper\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s silky smooth feel and appearance, along with its flavor … fragrant and delicate, but with a surprising fullness of lush flavor nuances.\u00c2\u00a0 Combined with the superb burning character of today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s strains of Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut-seed tobacco, you have a superlative smoke.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

J. Grotto Silk follows the original J. Grotto and J. Grotto Reserve, introduced over the past two years. \u00c2\u00a0Their ratings and reviews remain on the Web, for anyone curious as to third-party critiques.<\/p>\n

Silk is available in 4 shapes: Gran Robusto (5\u00e2\u20ac\u009d x 52), Gordo (6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d x 60), Gran Toro (6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d x 52), and Churchill (7\u00e2\u20ac\u009d x 50) … \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a great golf-course cigar,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reports Joyal.\u00c2\u00a0 When queried about the popularity of the series\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 6″ x 60 Gordo, he believes it to be the fastest-growing new shape … not only in the J. Grotto portfolio, but with several other cigar makers, as well.<\/p>\n

Silk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Connecticut-seed tobacco is grown under Ecuador\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s high, thin overcast, which offers the perfect substitute for expensive shade netting.\u00c2\u00a0 To meld and mellow the flavors, the wrapper, filler and binder tobaccos have been aged a full 3 years.\u00c2\u00a0 The finished cigars then rest another 8 months at Ocean State Cigars\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 warehouse, before shipping to retailers.<\/p>\n

Like fine silk, the sleek and lustrous wrapper possesses a tissue-like delicacy and virtually unnoticeable veins … producing a razor-thin burn zone that progresses evenly to the band.\u00c2\u00a0 The filler combines tobaccos from the Trojes region of Honduras and Jalapa, Nicaragua.\u00c2\u00a0 The binder is a double leaf of Indonesian and Criollo 98 tobaccos, and Joyal states Silk routinely grows a 2″ ash.<\/p>\n

J. Grotto Silk is individually cellophane-sheathed, and presented in boxes of 20 cigars each.\u00c2\u00a0 The striking bands and artwork on the substantial Spanish-cedar boxes bespeak opulence.\u00c2\u00a0 Joyal is supporting retailers with regular ads in SMOKE<\/em> and the now-national Cigar Snob<\/em> consumer magazines.<\/p>\n

Manufacturer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s suggested retail pricing for the J. Grotto Silk range from $6.75 (Robusto) to $7.50 (Gordo), and the cigars will be available at better tobacconists nationwide in August \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 for a list of retailers by state, visit http:\/\/oceanstatecigars.com\/index.php\/retailers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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