{"product_id":"special-ten-boxes-each-with-a-drawing-then-they-re-gone","title":"SPECIAL-TEN BOXES. EACH WITH A DRAWING. THEN THEY’RE GONE.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTEN BOXES. EACH WITH A DRAWING. THEN THEY’RE GONE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnreleased Padilla Finest Hour Corojo · Box Pressed belicosos 6 × 52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 cigars. An original hand-drawn sketch by Ernesto Padilla. $275.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome things arrive without ceremony. These came from the factory in bare wooden boxes. No stain. No logo. Just wood, a lid, and twenty-five unreleased cigars with something to say.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside: the Padilla Finest Hour Corojo, a box-pressed 6 × 52 wrapped in rare, expensive, first-generation Cuban-seed Corojo. The lineage that helped make Corojo the king of wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story began at Cuba’s El Corojo farm, in the great tobacco country of Pinar del Río. There, Diego Rodríguez developed the wrapper that would become a cornerstone of the Cuban cigar’s reputation. Later, Cuba turned toward more disease-resistant hybrids. But the original Corojo had already earned its place in cigar history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat is the tradition behind this leaf. And these ten boxes give it a very personal setting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErnesto Padilla was an artist before you knew his cigars. He still is. Put him on a telephone call and his hand starts moving. Paper, an envelope, whatever is within reach. This time, it was the wooden cigar boxes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat began as factory packaging became a canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of these ten boxes carries an original sketch, drawn directly on the wood by Ernesto himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Inside are twenty-five prototype cigars from an unreleased Finest Hour blend. Outside is the evidence that creativity does not wait for an invitation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTen boxes are available. We will not offer another release like this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe persuaded Ernesto to let them go for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$275 a box—$11 per cigar, with the original artwork included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He has never had much patience for charging a fortune simply because something is scarce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s a work of art. And you can smoke it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou could put the whole thing away and collect it, of course. Ernesto would have something to say about that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Cigars are to be smoked.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeep the box in your den. Let the drawing earn its place on the shelf. But open the lid when good company comes over. Celebrate something. Twenty-five cigars give you twenty-five reasons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe will have Ernesto sign the box dedicated to your name. Own the drawing. Smoke the cigars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$275 · 25 cigars per box · Only 10 boxes available Free shipping . While supplies last  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Padilla Cigars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67624601846034,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/1504\/7442\/files\/unnamed_93058a29-6592-4c2a-a5a6-218d84d3e376.jpg?v=1792353361","url":"https:\/\/www.padillacigars.com\/products\/special-ten-boxes-each-with-a-drawing-then-they-re-gone","provider":"Padilla Cigars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}