Seconds – Habana Port

Saludos,

Greetings, mavens of MF. We have a special arrival that we don’t anticipate lasting too long on our humidor shelves. Our My Father Cigar rep emailed us a couple weeks ago that the company had a limited batch of cigars that they were trying to unload. They labeled them as seconds but they are of a higher quality than your usual run-of-the-mill low-grade seconds. Anyway, we jumped on the chance to acquire some since we knew this offering wouldn’t be available too long. Habana Port decided on the following shipment of My Father cigar seconds:

1. My Father Seconds Habano Oscuro Robusto (5 inches by 50 rg) Full-body (item code BLO3HOSROB)
2. My Father Seconds Habano Oscuro Robusto (5.25 inches by 52 rg) Medium to Full-body (item code BLOPJHOSROB)
3. My Father Seconds Habano Rosado Belicoso (5 inches by 54 rg). Medium-body (item code BLO1HROBELI)

And the kicker…we are offering the cigars at $5.49 a piece. They come packaged in a 20-count bundle and you get 10% off with a bundle purchase. The bundle price is $98.85 or roughly $4.94 a piece.

Because cigar companies do not strive to produce seconds since their profit margins are not as high as when they produce “firsts”, we have a few theories about theses cigars. The cigars may not have been cut according to company specifications (i.e., they were cut too short) or these are blends that were prototypes that did not make the cut. Either way, we noticed these cigars use the same wrappers found on the My Father and Le Bijou cigar lines. So in the end, if you want a great deal on great cigars, these Seconds will fulfill your needs. But as usual with these limited offerings, you better act fast. If you can’t make it to a Habana Port location, you can order them here at CigarEarth.com.

Until the next post, siempre fumando,
Habana Port

Saludos,

Greetings, celebrators of seconds. We at Habana Port have received a huge shipment of Alec Bradley Seconds. Dubbed the Easy Five, these cigars are bundled in a 5 count pack, and are offered in an assortment of sizes (from lonsdales to double coronas and everything in between) and your choice of Connecticut, Habano and Maduro wrappers.

Alright, alright, so more importantly, what is the cost? Each pack retails for $15.95. That’s right…you get 5 cigars from Alec Bradley for under $16. That’s $3.19 a stick for blends that usually retail for more than double. As many of you know, a second is a cigar that has not met the high standards of a cigar manufacturer to receive a band for a higher-priced line. There is nothing wrong with the cigar or tobacco. The defects are usually aesthetic…maybe there’s a color blemish or the wrapper has a vein. Perhaps a cigar was packed a bit too loose. Or maybe the cigar is not as solid as it should be. The sticks are usually made by beginners so this is a great way for a roller to master his trade. But if all the consumer cares about is the flavor of a cigar blend, then seconds are an intelligent purchase.

So hurry in to any Habana Port Cigar Merchants location (Baton Rouge or Covington) and be the first to buy your packs. Whether the assortment is a Torpedo or Robusto or whether it is a Connecticut or Maduro, each sampler pack costs you $15.95. And once these samplers are gone, there is no guarantee we will see this offering from Alec Bradley again (or at least anytime soon since factories do not try to produce a cigar that meets the lower classification of a second).

FYI, we should list the Easy 5 Cigar Samplers on CigarEarth.com by the end of the week.

Until the next post, siempre fumando,

Habana Port

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My Father Cigar Seconds

Alec Bradley Easy 5 Cigar Sampler