奥兹格纳家族雪茄（OZ Family Cigars）公司旗下的博斯普鲁斯海峡（Bosphorus）系列将要发布一款限量版产品，预计9月份发货给零售商。

这款名为拉吉托6号（Laguito No. 6）的雪茄56环径，6.5英寸。每盒12支装，售价折合每支15.95美元，一共生产1500盒。雪茄的烟叶混合配方和博斯普鲁斯海峡系列并无二致。茄衣是厄瓜多尔哈瓦那烟叶，茄套烟叶两片，一片是厄瓜多尔康涅狄格烟叶，一片是尼加拉瓜烟叶，茄芯是尼加拉瓜烟叶。限量版产品也是在多米尼加共和国的卡里略之家雪茄厂卷制的。

但雪茄外形和核心产品线有一些区别。茄脚闭合，茄帽捏成猪尾巴状。茄身不是盒压造型，是圆柱形。

老板蒂姆·奥兹格纳（Tim Ozgener）告诉记者，这个限量版的尺寸是模仿古巴高希霸的BHK56来设计的。雪茄采用猪尾巴辫的茄帽以及封闭的茄脚，会给抽茄者带来细微差别的体验，我觉得这种设计是在赞美雪茄的艺术性。卡里略之家雪茄厂对卷制这种闭合茄脚和猪尾巴辫茄帽的雪茄很在行。

博斯普鲁斯海峡系列是2022年阿布的，也是蒂姆·奥兹格纳离开雪茄行业12年之后的第一款产品。B52在2023年进入了Cigar Aficionado的年度25名榜单。

The Dominican Bosphorus brand from OZ Family Cigars is getting a new, limited-edition size, but unlike the core line, it’s made with a closed foot and pigtail cap. Retailers should be seeing the cigars in September.

Called Laguito No. 6, the thick smoke measures 6 1/2 inches by 56 ring gauge and is set to retail for $15.95 each. In addition to its distinct head and foot, another notable difference is the shape. The new cigars are rolled in the rounded, parejo format (Bosphorus cigars from the core line are box-pressed).

They’ll come in 12-count boxes but only 1,500 boxes are being released. The blend is the same as that of the core Bosphorus brand: Ecuador Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan filler and two binders—one Ecuador Connecticut, the other from Nicaragua. Along with the rest of the line, the Laguito No. 6 is made in the Dominican Republic at the Casa Carrillo factory. 

“When you see the pigtails and the closed foot, it gives more nuance to the smoking experience and I think it really celebrates the artistry of cigars,” brand owner Tim Ozgener tells Cigar Aficionado, adding that the size was created to mimic the Cuban Cohiba Behike BHK 56. “I was really impressed with Casa Carrillo and how well the factory can make pigtailed cigars with closed feet.”

The Bosphorus brand debuted in 2022 and was Ozgener’s freshman line of cigars since his 12-year absence from the cigar industry. Its accolades include a string of high scores and placement on Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 list of 2023. 

For a blind tasting of the upcoming Bosphorus Laguito No. 6, see a future issue of Cigar Insider.