Meerapfel Cigar announced the launch of its third Master Blend, “Ernest”, at this year’s Intertabac.
In the late 1800s, Ernest Meerapfel left his family and the comfort and safety of his village of Untergrombach to set sail and revolutionize the world of premium tobacco. Like the generations that came before him, Ernest traveled the seas and explored new territories to present the premium cigar landscape with a new sacred leaf.
“My great grandfather, Ernest’s exodus, was the epitome of curiosity and bravery that our family members have always carried in their hearts: a lust for accessing the finest leaves nature has to offer, no matter how remote or challenging the adventure may be,” recalls Jeremiah Meerapfel, le Créateur Cigarier. “The ‘Ernest’ MEERAPFEL Master Blend is filled with aspirational sensations, layers of curiosity, and an awe-inspiring complexity, exemplifying the unique explorations of those who leave behind the assumed safety and comfort to conquer only the finest.”
As with every Meerapfel Cigar Master Blend, the revelation of “Ernest” will be presented in ornate caskets showcasing 10 Double Robusto cigars (5 3⁄4 x 52 x 146 mm – 5 3/4″) at a suggested retail price of 101,00 EUR / 94,00 USD per cigar. Additionally, wooden chests, each holding 25 cigars of the following vitolas: Corona Gorda (46 x 140 mm – 5 1/2″; SRP: 44,00 EUR / 41,00 USD per cigar), Robusto (50 x 149 mm – 4 7/8″; SRP: 49,00 EUR / 46,00 USD per cigar) and Lonsdale (43 x 171 mm – 6 3/4″; SRP: 53,00 EUR / 50,00 USD per cigar).
Each vitola is strictly limited to 613 chests per year. Meerapfel Cigar will ship these masterpieces in September of 2023.