拉帕利纳雪茄公司的董事长比尔·佩利（Bill Paley）已经75岁了，为了庆祝他的生日，拉帕利纳公司推出了一个新的产品线，1948系列。1948是比尔的出生年份。这条名为拉帕利纳1948的产品线将在PCA贸易展上首次亮相，计划今年秋季发货给零售商。
这个产品线委托奥利瓦雪茄公司在尼加拉瓜的埃斯特利卷制，也就是奥利瓦公司自己的塔博利萨雪茄厂（Tabolisa factory）。茄衣是厄瓜多尔苏门答腊的阳植烟叶。公司称这个茄衣烟叶已经发酵了两年。其余的烟叶来自尼加拉瓜，是奥利奥公司自己农场种植的。这个产品线预计每年以限量版形式发售，口味强度中等。
产品线有四个尺寸。丘吉尔，52环径，7英寸，售价是每支25美元。公牛，52环径，6英寸，售价24美元。罗布图，52环径，5英寸，售价22美元。大帝（Diadema），46环径，6英寸，售价23美元。其中大帝尺寸只供货给参加PCA贸易展并且订货的零售商。这些尺寸都是每盒10支包装。
烟标和雪茄包装盒的内盖上都印制有1948年时埃斯特利和曼哈顿的城市街景照片。还有比尔在越南服役期间的照片。
比尔·佩利说，我很高兴能够将这个产品线变成现实，这是对我的家人和公司的敬意。我人生75年的旅程到现在是一次奇妙的冒险。我的祖父是创办公司的关键人物，这款雪茄也是纪念他的遗产以及对我们持续成功的致敬。
La Palina Cigars has teamed up with Oliva Cigar Co. for a new brand that celebrates the 75th birthday of La Palina’s chairman Bill Paley, which took place in March. Called La Palina 1948, the new line will debut at this year’s PCA trade show before it ships to retailers in the fall.
Made in Estelí, Nicaragua, at Oliva’s Tabolisa factory, La Palina 1948 consists of a sun-grown Ecuador Sumatra wrapper that, according to the company, was aged for two years. The rest of the tobacco is from Nicaragua grown on farms owned by Oliva. The cigars are intended to be medium in body and will be released annually in limited quantities.
La Palina 1948 comes in four sizes: Churchill, measuring 7 inches by 52 ring gauge ($25); Toro, 6 by 52 ($24); and Robusto, 5 by 52 ($22). A fourth size, the 6-by-46 Diadema, will be available only to retailers who attend the trade show next month. It has a suggested retail price of $23. All sizes are box-pressed and come in boxes of 10.
Both the cigar bands and inner box lids feature illustrations of Estelí and Manhattan as they appeared in 1948, as well as an image of Paley during his service in Vietnam.
I am thrilled to have been able to bring this cigar series to life, as it honors both my family and our company," Paley said. "The 75-year journey I have taken, to where I am now, has been a marvelous adventure. My grandfather was a key figure in starting the company, and this cigar is also a tribute to his legacy and our continued success.
