Hair of the Dog Limited Edition from Diesel

Hair of the Dog is a limited edition project of Diesel cigar, released by General Cigar this year.  It is collaboration between General Cigar and AJ Fernandez, with a help of brand manager Justin Andrews.

Diesel itself is a brand under General Cigar portfolio that has been gaining considerable traction over the past two years.

Hair of the Dog blending and rolled at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Estelí, Nicaragua. AJ Fernandez for many years produced cigar for Diesel brand, Cigar International and its distributor arm Meier & Dutch that owned by Scandinavian Tobacco Group – parent company of General Cigar.

Diesel brand moved into General Cigar’s portfolio in 2017, following by the widely successful Diesel Whiskey Row in 2018.

The name Hair of the Dog originally referred to a method of treatment of a rabid dog bite by placing hair from the dog into the wound.  Actually Diesel Hair of the Dog is not a new brand.

Few years ago there was a Diesel Hair of the Dog release back when Diesel was a catalog brand.  The new 2019 edition is a completely different blend and cigar.

Hair of the Dog blend rolled of Nicaraguan Habano filler, Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, and Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. Available in one size, 6 inches long by 54 ring gauge Toro. Packaged in 10 count boxes with a limited quantity, only 5,000 boxes.

Nice looking box press, oily wrapper is the color of cinnamon and caramel. Seams are non-existent and vein age is low key. Nice triple cap and the cigar band are right out of Homes and Gardens.

• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
• Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra
• Filler: Nicaraguan Habano
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: Tabacalera Fernandez