FINE CIGAR FUTURES
What Are Cigar Futures?
En primero or "cigar futures", is a method of purchasing cigars early while the cigar has been rolled but is still being held in the “aging room” by the maker. This offers the customer the opportunity to invest in limited release cigars that are typically aged for 1-5 years before their official release on the market. Payment is made at an early stage, 6 months or 18 months prior to the official release of the cigar on the market. An advantage of buying cigars en primero is that the cigar may be considerably cheaper during the en primero period than they will be once released to the market.
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How It Works
“Example of En Primero for a 2 yr Aged Cigar”
Cigars Are Rolled & Aged
The finest cigars are hand picked after being rolled by a master “torcedor”. Once boxed and carefully stored, the cigars are left to age where the tobacco flavours begin to “marry”. Overtime the flavours distribute more evenly throughout the cigar, making it mellowed and blended. Complexity will emerge as layers and combinations of flavour materialize that were once hidden.
1 Year After Rolling
Cigars Are Tasted, Scored, & Ready for Pre-Sale
After 1 year of aging, our team visits each producer and randomly selects 1 cigar from a vintage batch. Cigars are collected from all over the world and prepared to be presented to a panel of judges for a blind tasting. The original cigar band is removed by a “coordinator” to ensure that there is no prejudice. Each cigar is then numbered and coded. The judges rate the cigars by construction, quality, draw, burn, taste and complexity. Finally, the cigars are scored and placed for pre-sale on enprimero.com.
2 Years After Rolling
Cigars Are Released & Shipped
Once the cigars have been sufficiently aged, they are then prepared for release. En Primero takes great care in curating each shipment for our clients by coordinating with producers, tailoring packaging and delivering each cigar with the utmost care.
“Smoking an aged cigar is like fine wine, it get’s better with time and is mean’t for the patient and sophisticated pallets that want more from all that life has to offer." - Richard Black
Benefits of Buying En Primero
Exclusivity
En Primero can also be the only way to secure exclusive cigars that are available in very limited quantities Some properties produce as little as 200 boxes a year.
Price
The opening En Primero price is almost always considerably cheaper than the future price of the cigars on the open market. Cigars can cost on average 10%-30% less at En Primero.
Security
When purchasing cigars En Primero, collectors have the added benefit of having cigars delivered via the most direct route from the producer, ensuring absolute provenance.
