"Fans of cigars and the TV period drama "Downton Abbey" rejoice. A cigar based on Highclere Castle -- the show's primary regal setting—is coming to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers trade show."
Head-lined therein as "Period-Themed," and reported herein for the sheer purpose of asking if the cigar might have a Rosado hue'd top-leaf. Thank-you gentlepersons, I shall be performing here all weak.
No dice, humsoever, as Master-blender and Foundation-owner one Mr. Nick Melillo instead opted for an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade top-leaf with Brazilian binder and Nicaraguan guts. Says George Herbert, an ancestor of the Royal surname and current owner of Highclere Castle. "I've gained a deep appreciation for the passion and skill that goes into making a super-premium cigar. The cigar itself is an excellent representation of that, and I think my ancestors would be proud it bears the Highclere badge."
