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El Pulpo The Eel
El Pulpo

The Eel

🇳🇮 NicaraguaLancero178 mm × 38
88/100Press rating · 1 review(s)
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Strength
Medium

About this cigar

The El Pulpo The Eel is a cigar in the Lancero format, 178 mm long with a 38 ring gauge (15.1 mm), made in Nicaragua. Tobaccos: wrapper Mexico (San Andrés), binder Nicaragua and filler Nicaragua. Strength: medium (estimated); smoking time about 86 minutes. Average press rating: 88/100 (1 review). Noted flavors: cedar, pepper and cocoa.

Crafted by El Pulpo, The Eel measures 178 mm with a 38 ring gauge and is rolled at the San Lotano Factory. Its Mexican San Andrés wrapper surrounds a Nicaraguan binder and filler. Medium in strength, it offers notes of cedar, pepper and cocoa, suited to aficionados seeking a refined balance.

Specifications

Vitola
The Eel
Length
178 mm · 7.01″
Ring gauge
38 · 15.1 mm
Wrapper
Mexico (San Andrés)
Binder
Nicaragua
Filler
Nicaragua
Country of manufacture
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Factory
San Lotano Factory
Smoking time
About 86 min

Official price

ARTESANO TOBACCO Artesano del Tobacco & Ajf el Pulpo the Eel Lancero 7 x 38 C€19.95€2.00 each

Retail price set or approved by the country's authorities (customs, monopoly), based on their public price list.

The house
El Pulpo

El Pulpo

Nicaragua, Founded in 2016, 13 cigars

El Pulpo is a cigar brand rooted in Nicaragua, created under the Artesano del Tobacco project and driven by the Fakih brothers, Billy and Geson « Gus ». Recognisable by its gold octopus band and sea-themed vitola names, the house offers cigars with a distinct identity, from chunky box-pressed sizes to slim lanceros.

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Flavor palette

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Woody
Spicy
Roasted

Pairings

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Cognac or armagnacDried fruit, hazelnut, oak70% match

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