La Palina Illumination Colonial 5"1/4 * 44

The La Palina Illumination Colonial is a medium strength corona that is expertly hand crafted at the world-famous El Titan de Bronze factory in Miami, Florida. Its natural Ecuadorian Habano wrapper covers an Ecuadorian binder and a blended filler made of Nicaraguan and Dominican Republic tobaccos. The Illumination is a well-balanced stick that has an earthy undertone, which is highlighted by notes of pepper, nuts, and spice.

• Brands
  La Palina Illumination

  La Palina Illumination is the cigar for those who love the popular, limited edition La Palina Goldie. The modified blend removes the Medio Tiempo leaf and the result is a cigar that is very similar but more affordable. Made in the USA, at the El Titan de Bronze factory in Miami, this cigar features an Ecuadorean wrapper and binder and fillers from Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
• Cigar Shape
  Corona

  The corona size is typically 5.5 inches with a ring gauge of 40 to 44.
• Cigar Section
  Round

  Most cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length
  5"1/4

  This cigar is 5"1/4 inches long, or 133.35 mm.
• Origin
  USA

  Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
  Production of cigars in the United States, once a thriving industry, is now mainly machine made cigars. They are still being produced in the last remaining cigar factory from the 1890s, the JC Newman Cigar factory in Tampa. However, in recent years boutique brands have flourished and are being handmade by select rollers in Miami, Florida.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  44

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 44, so his diameter is 44/64 inches or 17.53 mm.
• Strength
  Medium
• Wrapper Color
  Natural

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Natural wrapper, also known as Colorado Claro, is light brown in color.
• Single Packaging
  Cellophane
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  El Titan de Bronze
• Cigar Wrapper
  Ecuadorian Habano

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Ecuadorian Habano wrapper has become one of the most used cigar wrappers in the market. Grown primarily by the Oliva family, this tobacco originated from Habano or H2000 seeds brought to Ecuador from Cuba. This leaf is rich and flavorful thanks to the temperate climate of Ecuador and the quality of its volcanic soil.
• 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.
• Cigar Filler
  Dominican Republic

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

  Nicaragua

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