Diesel has announced the upcoming release of Sunday Gravy, a full-time line that will feature seasonally-released, Nicaraguan-forward smokes that are blended and handcrafted through Diesel’s partnership with famed cigar maker and tobacco grower AJ Fernandez and Diesel brand ambassador Justin Andrews.
Diesel Sunday Gravy will be released quarterly and sold until the limited supply is depleted. It will be offered at what Diesel is calling an unbelievable suggested retail price of less than $5 per cigar.
“When I first started working with AJ Fernandez and even to this day, I’m impressed by his method of making cigars. He ferments and ages his tobacco meticulously to achieve the taste he wants. His process actually reminds me of my Mom and how she cooked her Sunday sauce slowly over a low flame, knowing she had the luxury of being able to cook all day on a Sunday to get it just right. The comparison to cooking inspired the name of this new collaboration with AJ, and it’s actually very similar to his approach. AJ never rushes the tobacco. In fact, his processes are what some might describe as painstaking. The result is richness, depth and complexity and like a good Sunday sauce or gravy, AJ’s cigars are always worth the wait,” said Justin Andrews.
Diesel Sunday Gravy is handcrafted at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez located in Esteli, Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez. This new line is launching with the release of its first blend, referred to as San Marzano. It will be available nationally from July through September 2021, or until the cigars are sold out. San Marzano features three varieties of Cuban-seed tobacco, an Ecuadoran Habano wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and filler tobacco from Nicaragua’s Jalapa’s region. The company is describing this as a “bold smoke, with notes of black pepper, nuts, cedar and a hint of dark chocolate.” San Marzona will be presented as a 6 x 54 viola in 10-count boxes or as single cigars. The next Sunday Gravy blend will be released in October 2021, in time for the 2021 holiday season.
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