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For full disclosure. There will be 1,400 boxes of 50. That is the plan. The way things are in Havana currently, no more than 66% of that total is expected to come to fruition.
Hoping to receive the first 20,000 cigars by end of Q2 next year.
400 of the 1,400 total boxes reserved for UK and other, non-Republic of Ireland, markets.
The boxes for the Irish market will ship with an extra insert with info and photos of the history of the Punch Néctares sub-brand, provided by yours truly (only three of the vitolas got a mention in the MRN book). This insert will be of the quality that it can be framed.
In future there will be a series of 10 humidors, each containing 2 cabinets of 50 cigars. I am already in discussions with the humidor maker in Havana and have introduced him to the artist for the humidor art and inserts. That will be very nice, "celebrating the shared history between Cuba and Ireland". That humidor will not be cheap but to be honest, the main aim for those humidors is commemoration, not profit.
The current goal, and there are a lot of unknowns, is to keep the price (in Ireland anyway) at 2,500 euros for the cabinet of 50. Albert will probably be cheaper and best of luck to him. There are very few cigar people I love more than Albert. UK duty-paid prices will probably be higher for various reasons.
There will be a launch in Dublin next year, planning for this began at a meeting on Wednesday. The launch will make a 5-figure loss. I hope that is hint enough for some members here to make the trip over the water! Would be great to meet some of you. For some of you, again. First time for others.
For full disclosure. There will be 1,400 boxes of 50. That is the plan. The way things are in Havana currently, no more than 66% of that total is expected to come to fruition.
Hoping to receive the first 20,000 cigars by end of Q2 next year.
400 of the 1,400 total boxes reserved for UK and other, non-Republic of Ireland, markets.
The boxes for the Irish market will ship with an extra insert with info and photos of the history of the Punch Néctares sub-brand, provided by yours truly (only three of the vitolas got a mention in the MRN book). This insert will be of the quality that it can be framed.
In future there will be a series of 10 humidors, each containing 2 cabinets of 50 cigars. I am already in discussions with the humidor maker in Havana and have introduced him to the artist for the humidor art and inserts. That will be very nice, "celebrating the shared history between Cuba and Ireland". That humidor will not be cheap but to be honest, the main aim for those humidors is commemoration, not profit.
The current goal, and there are a lot of unknowns, is to keep the price (in Ireland anyway) at 2,500 euros for the cabinet of 50. Albert will probably be cheaper and best of luck to him. There are very few cigar people I love more than Albert. UK duty-paid prices will probably be higher for various reasons.
There will be a launch in Dublin next year, planning for this began at a meeting on Wednesday. The launch will make a 5-figure loss. I hope that is hint enough for some members here to make the trip over the water! Would be great to meet some of you. For some of you, again. First time for others.
Any rough idea on the launch month in Dublin? Would love to attend, possibly drag my brother along too
Any rough idea on the launch month in Dublin? Would love to attend, possibly drag my brother along too
All going well, the launch will be late Q2 or early Q3 2025. As soon as I have more info I’ll post here. There will be months of notice. Depending on numbers and interest I can organise a little show and tell in the basement of J.J. Fox Dublin for those coming. Some interesting cigars going back 100 years.
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