从左到右依次是：Hamlet Paredes、Rob Ayala 、Robert Fox
邦德·罗伯茨公司是一家以陈年古巴雪茄为主的在线拍卖公司，如今，这家公司发布了自有雪茄品牌。四月底的一个周六，在迈阿密的派拉蒙迈阿密世界中心，在公司首席执行官Rob Ayala的主持下，这个名为邦德·罗伯茨（Bond Roberts）的雪茄品牌亮相了。
出席发布仪式的有公司董事总经理罗伯特·福克斯（ Robert Fox）、古巴卷茄大师哈姆雷特·帕雷德斯（Hamlet Paredes）、代工生产这款雪茄的奥斯卡·瓦拉达雷斯（Oscar Valladares）。这个新品牌雪茄大部分使用了洪都拉斯烟叶卷制，茄芯里混合了一点点尼加拉瓜烟叶，哈姆雷特·帕雷德斯在调试烟叶混合成份时，提出一个工厂5概念（Fabrica 5 concept）的东西，寓意雪茄对五官的吸引力。
这个系列最初有两款，都是109式风格的比力高茄头。小109，50环径，5.875英寸，每支售价16美元。109，50环径，7.125英寸，每支售价25美元。雪茄的口味强度是中等。每款都是25支的装盒。
哈姆雷特·帕雷德斯在一份新闻稿里表示，与奥斯卡·瓦拉达雷斯的团队一起研发烟叶混合配方并监督生产时一个令人兴奋和艰巨的项目，他期待进一步开发邦德·罗伯茨的其他款雪茄以及继续挖掘工厂5概念。
Rob Ayala说，随着近年来古巴雪茄在全球范围内的价格飞涨，而我们的雪茄可以以合适的价格提供一流的产品。
右一： Oscar Valladares
接下来还会推出两个尺寸。一款是12月份推出的达利亚（Dalia），一款是明年3月份推出的飞猪（Flying Pig）。该公司每年将会推出两款新尺寸。
雪茄将从7月1日开始向国际市场的零售商发货。James J. Fox公司将负责英国的经销，COH雪茄公司将负责欧洲、亚洲的经销。美国本土将从11月份开始供货。
Bond Roberts, the online global Cuban cigar auction platform co-founded by Robert Fox, managing director of James J. Fox, has made a name for itself in the world of vintage Cuban cigars. Now, Bond Roberts is trying something new: its own cigar brand. Called Bond Roberts Cigars, the non-vintage smokes were unveiled this past Saturday at a launch party hosted by Bond Roberts CEO Rob Ayala in Miami at the Paramount Miami World Center.
Among those in attendance were Fox, Hamlet Paredes who blended the cigar, and Oscar Valladares whose factory in Honduras produces Bond Roberts. The new cigars consist entirely of Honduran tobaccos, other than some Nicaraguan leaves as part of the filler, and were blended by Paredes with something called the “Fabrica 5 concept” in mind, which celebrates a cigar’s appeal to the five senses.
According to the company, the cigars are medium-bodied.
“Developing the blends and overseeing production with Oscar Valladares’ team has been an exciting and formidable project,” said Paredes in a press release. “I look forward to further developing Bond Roberts Cigars and the Fabrica 5 concept.”
The initial release will consist of two sizes both made with a “109”-style belicoso head: Petit 109, measuring 5 7/8 inches by 50 ring gauge, and 109, at 7 1/4 by 50. Unlike the high prices found on the vintage Cuban cigars that Bond Roberts usually auctions, these prices range between $16 and $25.
“With recent Habanos S.A. price rises across the globe, the concept of Bond Roberts Cigars is to deliver a first-rate product at approachable price points, ensuring that purchasing a box of premium cigars is not beyond anyone’s means,” said Ayala.
Two more sizes will follow, with the Dalia scheduled for December and the Flying Pig for March of next year. The company stated that they plan to release two new sizes each year. Bonds Robert Cigars ship in boxes of 25.
Bond Roberts Cigars will start shipping to international retailers on the first of July. James J. Fox will handle distribution in the United Kingdom, and COH Cigars will distribute in Europe and Asia. Distribution in the United States is expected to start in November.
