ACE Prime Maria Lucia 5"1/2 * 54

A commemorative cigar with notes of earth, sweetness, and spice. Its Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper covers a dual binder made of Ecuadorian Sumatra and Ecuadorian HBN ’92 leaves, and a Nicaraguan, Peruvian and Dominican filler. Handmade at the Tabacalera Pichardo in Nicaragua, the ACE Prime Maria Lucia, a full-bodied cigar, was made in honor of Luciano Meirelles’ (the co-founder of ACE Prime) mother. Maria faced many challenges in her life, and she served as an inspiration to her family. This is a limited-edition cigar only 4,000 boxes of 12 cigars per box were made, so order yours today.

• Brands
  ACE Prime Maria Lucia

  The ACE Prime Marica Lucia is a limited-edition cigar brand that is named after the mother of Luciano Meirelles, who is the founder and co-owned of ACE Prime. Luciano dedicated the cigars to honor his mother’s legacy of being someone who faced and was able to overcome many obstacles in her life. The cigar’s band features a drawing of Maria Lucia. The illustration was created by Deborah, Luciano’s daughter. The cigar’s blend consists of a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper that covers a dual binder of Ecuadorian Sumatra and Ecuadorian HBN ’92 leaves, and filler tobaccos from Nicaragua, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. Once lit, the cigar offers a complexity of flavors that will appeal to both veteran and novice smokers. The cigars are handmade by Tabacalera Pichardo in Nicaragua.
• Cigar Shape
  Robusto

  The Robusto is a short Churchill size, traditionally 5 to 5.5 inches by a 50 ring gauge.
• Cigar Section
  Box-Pressed (Square)

  A box pressed cigar is a cigar that has a square shape. Originally, this shape came from the practice of packing round cigars tightly in cardboard boxes which are then compacted using a manual press. The cigars are thus pressed into each other and become a "squarish" or semi-square shape. Today, cigar makers use square shaped molds or a wooden trunk press for their box pressed cigars, achieving a more defined square section.
• Cigar Length
  5"1/2

  This cigar is 5"1/2 inches long, or 139.7 mm.
• Origin
  Nicaragua

  Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
  Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  54

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 54, so his diameter is 54/64 inches or 21.34 mm.
• Strength
  Full
• Wrapper Color
  Maduro

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
• Single Packaging
  Cellophane
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  Tabacalera Pichardo

  Tabacalera Pichardo is a premium cigar manufacturer located in Nicaragua. The company was founded by Don Eradio Pichardo, a Cuban born tobacco agriculturist and master blender. Tabacalera Pichardo produces cigars for some of the most highly recognized cigar brands in the world under nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). In 2019, Pichardo partnered with Luciano Meirelles and Tiago Splitter to form A.C.E. Prime Cigars.
• Cigar Wrapper
  USA Connecticut Broadleaf

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Connecticut Broadleaf is grown in the United States' Connecticut Valley and is prized for its dark, oily, full flavored and aromatic characteristics. The plants are grown in full sun giving this cigar wrapper its characteristic sweetness. The Connecticut Broadleaf plant leaves are mainly processed as maduro tobacco. Today, Connecticut Broadleaf seeds are being grown in other countries besides the United States.
• Cigar Binder
  Ecuador

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Ecuador is the perfect place to grow binders, because it is located on the Equator and it has rich soils too. The weather conditions, with a nearly permanent cloudy sky, provide a natural shade, protecting the plants from sunshine and allowing the tobacco to grow thin and light. Ecuador supplies Connecticut and Sumatra type binders to many cigar factory in the world.

  Ecuador Sumatra

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Ecuador Sumatra tobacco is made from Sumatra-seeds that been cultivated in Ecuador, one of the most ideal locations for growing tobacco. The leaves tend to be dark and rich in flavor.
• Cigar Filler
  Nicaragua

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
• UPC
  7427025677315
  7427025677308