E.H. Taylor, a bourbon brand from Buffalo Trace, has expanded its product line to include cigars, with the launch of the E.H. Taylor Corojo. This new cigar is now available at Cigars International and its associated stores.
The E.H. Taylor Corojo cigar features a blend of an Ecuadorian corojo wrapper, Nicaraguan binder from Jalapa, and fillers from the Dominican Republic. The cigars are produced at TABACALERA LA iSLA in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, under the production of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG).
There are three sizes available in the E.H. Taylor Corojo series:
- Corojo Corona (6 x 46) – Priced at $12.20 each, with a box of 15 for $182.99.
- Corojo Robusto (5 x 50) – Offered at $11.73 per cigar, and $175.99 for a box of 15.
- Corojo Toro Gordo (6 x 56) – Selling for $13.07 per cigar, with a box price of $195.99.
STG, the parent company of Cigars International, holds a partnership with Sazerac & Co., owners of the Buffalo Trace Distillery. This collaboration has previously resulted in several other cigar-related products.
E.H. Taylor is named after Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr., who bought a distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, in 1869. He reopened it as O.F.C. two years later, which was later sold to George T. Stagg. The distillery produced Old Taylor bourbon, a name derived from disputes over the use of the “Taylor” name between Taylor and Stagg. Taylor’s contributions to the bourbon industry include introducing copper kettles in distillation, steam heating in barrel warehouses, and advocating for the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897.
The E.H. Taylor Corojo cigar line is a new offering in the spirits industry, linking the E.H. Taylor bourbon heritage with the cigar market.