
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
- Brand
- El Pulpo
- Vitola
- The Eel
- Size
- Lancero
- 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
Retail price set or approved by the country's authorities (customs, monopoly), based on their public price list.

El Pulpo
Nicaragua, Founded in 2016, 13 cigarsEl 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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