Blanco Nine Torpedo 6"1/2 * 52

This bold, tasty smoke will please your palate with deep earthy, spicy and coffee notes. It is a Nicaraguan puro with a Jalapa binder and a triple ligero filler covered by a Corojo Oscuro wrapper. This memorable blend showcases the flavor and strength that is indicative of Nicaraguan tobacco. The Blanco Nine Torpedo is handmade at the Plasencia Cigars factory in Nicaragua.

• Brands
  Blanco Nine

  Blanco Nine is a full flavored and full bodied cigar with earth, coffee, and spice flavors in the profile. This beautiful cigar is made with Oscuro Corojo wrapper from Nicaragua, Jalapa binder and triple ligero Nicaraguan fillers. A 100% Nicaraguan puro, the name refers to how many attempts were made to reach the perfect blend.
• Cigar Shape
  Torpedo

  The Torpedo was traditionally a fat cigar with two closed, tapered ends. Today, it is any cigar with a cut foot and straight body which tapers to a closed, pointed head.
• Cigar Section
  Round

  Most cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length
  6"1/2

  This cigar is 6"1/2 inches long, or 165.1 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
  52

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 52, so his diameter is 52/64 inches or 20.57 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
  Plasencia Cigars

  The Plasencia family has been in the tobacco industry for six generations. With two factories located in Nicaragua, Nestor Plasencia Sr. grows and cures tobacco, and makes millions of cigars every year for renowned brands such as Rocky Patel and Gurkha.
• Cigar Wrapper
  Corojo

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Corojo wrapper was first developed in Cuba in the 1930s and quickly became popular as the wrapper on some of the best cigars. By the end of the 90s, Cuba stopped growing Corojo wrapper because of its susceptibility to pests and diseases. Ironically, Corojo wrapper has since become more popular outside of Cuba, as it has been replicated in tobacco farms in Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.
• Cigar Binder
  Jalapa

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Jalapa is a tobacco-producing region in Nicaragua. It is known for its fertile land, and the tobacco grown there is one of superior quality and flavor.
• Cigar Filler
  Ligero

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