Troya

Troya is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by [http://www.lignum2.com Lignum-2, Inc.] . The brand was originally a Cuban brand, established in 1932, but the Cuban version is now offered only as an all-machine-made brand of but two vitolas. [ [http://www.cigarcyclopedia.com/cyclopediahavana/brandindex.php Profile of Cuban Troya] Perelman's Cyclopedia of Havana Cigars (online version).]

History and Background

This non-Cuban version of the Troya brand was introduced into the U. S. market in 1985. The original medium-bodied blend was discontinued in 2003 and was replaced with a mild blend in 2004.Pereleman, Richard B., comp. "Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars", 2007 edn. Los Angeles: Perelman, Pioneer & Co., (2006), p. 500.] The line was further extended in 2004 with the introduction of a full-bodied cigar, the Troya X-Tra.

Early 2007 saw the introduction of the Troya Clasico, a cigar blended and manufactured by Don Pepin Garcia at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua. [Press release, Lignum-2, Inc., March 2007.] Don Pepin had been called upon earlier to aid in the development of the blends for both of the other Troya lines, which were the result of the efforts of several people.Tom Irwin, Marketing Manager, Lignum-2, Inc. "In litt.", 3/23/2007.]

Troya

This line is manufactured in the Dominican Republic.

Description

This line comes in two ranges, one with a Cameroon wrapper and the other with a Connecticut wrapper. The Cameroon is a medium-bodied cigar, while the Connecticut is a mild to medium cigar. The filler and binder in both are Dominican Piloto Cubano and Olor tobaccos. The cigars are presented in boxes of 24.

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Troya Clasico

This line was introduced to the U. S. market in January 2007 as a limited edition release. The cigar was blended by Don Pepin Garcia and is manufactured at Tabacalera Cubana in Estelí, Nicaragua.

Description

This full-bodied cigar is a Nicaraguan puro using tobaccos grown in the Jalapá region of Nicaragua. The wrapper is a Corojo Oscuro and surround a binder and filler of Corojo and Criollo. It is offered in boxes of 20 cigars.

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