Switzerland-based MEERAPFEL Cigar has introduced the Ernest Lancero, the latest addition to the brand’s ultra-premium Master Blend series. The cigar pays homage to Ernest Meerapfel, great-grandfather of the current generation and a pioneering figure who helped shape the family’s tobacco legacy more than a century ago.
Established in 1610, the MEERAPFEL family remains one of the oldest active names in the cigar industry. Ernest Meerapfel’s story traces back to the early 1900s, when he set sail for Indonesia and became a major exporter of Sumatra tobacco—an adventurous leap that helped define the family’s global influence in the tobacco trade.
The Ernest Lancero (7½ x 40) draws inspiration from that same sense of exploration. The blend features the brand’s hallmark Genuine Meerapfel Cameroon wrapper, accentuating a profile described as complex and vibrant, with flavors of leather, dark chocolate, oriental spice, and a touch of salty minerality.
“We over-engineer every technical detail of MEERAPFEL Cigar, making them uniquely different,” said Jeremiah E. Meerapfel, noting that the brand’s attention to the tobacco’s technical performance is reflected in its combustion and essential oils — hallmarks of MEERAPFEL’s craftsmanship.
The tobaccos used in the Ernest Lancero have been aged under natural conditions for more than two decades in vaults located in the “capital of Europe.” Each cigar is presented in a Paulownia-wood chest of 25 and limited to 613 chests per year, priced at $73 per cigar. Global shipping is expected to begin in the coming weeks.
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