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过去几年里，如果想从尼克·梅利洛（Nick Melillo）的基石雪茄公司买到梅内利克（Menelik）雪茄，唯一的方法是参加基石雪茄公司的活动。今年，这种情况将会改变，尼克·梅利洛准备以发售限量版的方式向市场提供这款雪茄。
梅内利克目前只有一个尺寸，略微盒压的小罗布图，52环径，4.5英寸。茄衣是深色的墨西哥圣安德烈斯烟叶，茄套是尼加拉瓜贾拉帕地区种植的科罗霍99烟叶，茄芯是尼加拉瓜烟叶，但是分别产自埃斯特利、孔德加、贾拉帕地区。
每盒12支装盒，在美国的售价是每支13美元。计划每季度发售一次，限量1000盒，将在基石雪茄公司选定的零售商门店销售。
尼克·梅利洛在给这个雪茄命名时，借鉴了历史典故，就如同他的“帐幕”系列一样。梅内利克（也有译为“麦勒尼科”）是埃塞俄比亚的第一任皇帝，是所罗门国王和示巴女王的儿子。
相传梅内利克将装有“十诫”的石头板子的约柜带到了埃塞俄比亚，在阿拉伯语里，Menelik翻译成“智者之子”。而尼克·梅利洛还有一个名为“圭耿斯”（El Güegüense）的雪茄系列，El Güegüense的意思是“智者”，此外“帐幕”系列的Logo是埃塞俄比亚第225任皇帝海尔·塞拉西的肖像。这几个系列的名字和内涵很好的联系在一起。
梅内利克系列雪茄是在尼加拉瓜埃斯特利的阿加诺萨雪茄厂生产的。
For the past couple of years, the only way to get your hands on a Menelik cigar from Nick Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Co. was to attend one of his events. That will change later this year, however, as Melillo has opted to offer the elusive smoke on a limited basis.
Menelik is a soft-pressed petit robusto with a pigtail that measures 4 1/2 inches by 52 ring gauge. It’s rolled with a Corojo ’99 binder from Jalapa, Nicaragua, along with a filler mix of Nicaraguan tobaccos grown in Estelí, Condega and Jalapa. The bunch is covered in a dark, oily wrapper from San Andrés, Mexico.
The new cigar will carry a suggested retail price of $13 and comes packed in 12-count boxes. The boxes will only be available at select Foundation Cigar retailers, and will be shipped once per quarter in batches of 1,000.
Like his Tabernacle cigar, Melillo was inspired by ancient history when naming the Menelik cigar. The first emperor of Ethiopia, Menelik I established the first Solomonic dynasty and is widely believed to be the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
He’s credited with bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Ethiopia and his name in Arabic translates to “Son of the Wise Man.” This ties in nicely with Melillo’s popular El Güegüense brand, which loosely translates to “the wise man,” and his Tabernacle brand, which shows a portrait of Haile Selassie, the 225th emperor of Ethiopia.
Menelik is rolled at the Aganorsa Leaf cigar factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.
