阿特萨诺烟草公司以往的产品以丰富、浓郁的烟叶混合为特点，而现在，他们尝试朝着另一个方向探索。在即将到来的美国PCA贸易展上，该公司计划推出一款使用康涅狄格烟叶作为茄衣的Viva La Vida（生命万岁），公司称，这是根据消费者需要而做出的尝试。

该公司表示，几年前，一些忠实客户表达出希望公司可以推出康涅狄格茄衣烟叶的Viva La Vida。

到目前为止，阿特萨诺烟草公司的所有产品都是交给尼加拉瓜的A.J.费尔南德斯代工生产的，这次也不例外。除了茄衣烟叶，其他烟叶都产自尼加拉瓜。雪茄口味设计为温和到中等强度。

康涅狄格版本的生命万岁有两个尺寸，罗布图，54环径，5英寸。公牛，54环径，6英寸。在美国的售价分别是每支14.5美元、15美元。每盒都是10支包装。

作为一家年轻的雪茄制造商，阿特萨诺烟草公司2019年成立后推出口味中等到浓郁强度的Viva La Vida，其中“小丑”（Jester）在2024年被Cigar Aficionado杂志评为年度雪茄排行榜的第13名。2022年，该公司推出浓度更强的新品牌“章鱼”（El Pulpo），这款雪茄进入了2023年的前十名榜单。

公司的创始人之一比利·法基（Billy Fakih）告诉记者，新品将在新奥尔良的PCA贸易展之后发货给零售商。

After fully exploring bold, full-bodied blends, Artesano del Tobacco is now going in the other direction and offering its Viva La Vida line in a lighter, Connecticut-seed wrapper from Ecuador. Viva La Vida Connecticut will be on display at the upcoming PCA trade show and, according to the company, the new cigar was the result of consumer demand.

“Several years ago, we engaged with our loyal customers to discover what they wanted next from our portfolio,” the company says. “A significant number of requests pointed towards a Viva La Vida with a Connecticut wrapper.”

Like all cigars from Artesano del Tobacco, Viva La Vida Connecticut is made in Nicaragua by A.J. Fernandez. Other than the wrapper, all the tobacco inside the new smokes comes from Nicaragua, and the cigars are intended to be mild to medium in body. This is a smaller brand, made in only two sizes (Robusto, measuring 5 inches by 54 ring gauge, and a 6-by-54 Toro) and they’re slated to retail for $14.50 and $15 each, respectively. Both will come packaged in 10-count boxes. 

The new blend is a departure for the young company, as it debuted with the medium-to-full-bodied Viva La Vida line in 2019 (the Jester size is the No. 13 cigar of 2024). Afterward, Artesano went even stronger with its more powerful El Pulpo brand, which got impressive accolades as the No. 10 cigar of 2023 shortly after its release. 

Billy Fakih of Artesano del Tobacco tells Cigar Aficionado that the new cigars will ship to retailers on April 17, just days after the conclusion of the PCA trade show in New Orleans.