If you happen to be a longtime cigar smoker, you may know that Valencia cigars were one of the most popular Honduran brands in the late 1960s and early 1970s. For the rest of you, this top-shelf brand took a long hiatus before returning to the market a few years ago, with two exciting new blends. At the core of these revamped cigars is aged Honduran binder and long fillers covered by your choice of a silky blonde Ecuador Connecticut, or a darker EMS Sun Grown Habano wrapper. When covered by the pristine Connecticut leaf, you can expect a mellow to medium bodied smoke that delivers smooth notes of cocoa, spice, leather, caramel, and toast. The Habano Sun grown bumps the strength up to medium, and serves up warm and inviting flavors of nuts, coffee, cinnamon, and hints of brown sugar. The only thing that remains the same with these reinvented Valencia cigars is the affordable price. Do yourself a favor and order a box of these savory cigars today … you and your bank account won’t regret it!

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