JR CigarsAlternative Fonseca 898
About this cigar
The JR Cigars Alternative Fonseca 898 is a cigar, 140 mm long with a 42 ring gauge (16.7 mm), made in the Dominican Republic. Tobaccos: wrapper Secret and filler Secret. Strength: medium; smoking time about 75 minutes. It is one of 181 sizes in the Alternative line. Noted flavors: spice, cedar and pepper.
Offered by the house JR Cigars, the Fonseca 898 belongs to the Alternative line and comes in a 140 mm vitola with a 42 ring gauge. The house keeps its wrapper, binder and filler secret as a deliberate choice central to the line. A medium-strength cigar that will appeal to aficionados seeking a mysterious profile.
Specifications
- Brand
- JR Cigars
- Line
- Alternative
- Vitola
- Alternative Fonseca 898
- Length
- 140 mm · 5.51″
- Ring gauge
- 42 · 16.7 mm
- Wrapper
- Secret
- Wrapper shade
- Colorado
- Filler
- Secret
- Country of manufacture
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Smoking time
- About 75 min
JR Cigars
Honduras, Founded in 1971, 483 cigarsJR Cigars is an American house founded in New York by Lew Rothman, which grew into one of the leading names in the U.S. cigar business. Its own-brand range, the JR Alternative Cigars, offers a wide selection of vitolas, with Dominican, Honduran and Nicaraguan versions in different wrappers and strengths.
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