ASHTON CIGARS Flashcards

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ASHTON CIGARS

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Established in 1985 by Robert Levin, a seasoned cigar industry from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Partnering with Arturo Fuente Family.
Factory: Tabacalera A. Fuente

Ashton Distributors, Inc family-owned headquartered in Philadelphia.

Robert Levin, along with his son Sathya and daughter Meera, manages the business.

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Ashton

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Rolled in Fuente Factory
Aged 3-4 years

Strength: Mild
Country: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Connecticut Shade
Filler: Dominican Republic
Binder: Dominican Republic

aging support a rich, golden-blond leaf.
savor an impressive of cedar, cashew notes with tech of sweetness adn spice around edges.

Size:
Magnum (5x50)
Double Magnum (6x50)

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Ashton Cabinet Selection

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Rolled in Fuente Factory
Aged 5-7 years

Strength: Mild-Medium
Country: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Connecticut Shade

Size:

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Ashton Estate Sun Grown
(ESG)

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celebrate Ashton’s 20th anniversary.
Rolled in Fuente Factory
Fuente’s oldest tobaccos

Strength: Medium-Full
Country: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Dominican sun-grown
(From Château de la Fuente, which is their private estate, carefully managed to grow wrapper grade tobacco. very rare!)

An all-Dominican recipe of ultra-mature tobaccos is finished in a rare and glistening Dominican wrapper leaf, harvested solely to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Ashton Cigars.

Notes of cedar, graham cracker, molasses, and black pepper accompany signature Dominican spices in five classic shapes.

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Ashton Symmetry

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This was the first Ashton cigar to include Nicaraguan leaves, and adds a layer of richness and intensity.

Dominican leaf brings smoothness and aroma, while the Nicaraguan adds depth and spice.

Strength: Full
Country: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Rosado
Binder,Filler: Dominican & Nicaraguan

flavors of cinnamon, cedar, Turkish fig, and black pepper with a tangy, hearth-like zest.

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Ashton Virgin Sun Grown
(VSG)

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Strength: Full
Country: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra Sun Grown
(Rich, oily, dark and spicy)
Binder & Filler: 100% Dominican, Aged several years

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