Interesting, I wasn't familiar with these. Now that I read this, I do recall a round porcelain jar of these going at a Cigar Fam auction at a local tobacco shop. That was probably these.
Posted February 20, 2001, 5:30 p.m. e.s.t.
After months of delays, the porcelain jars that will hold Bahia Millennium cigars have finally been shipped to tobacconists. While the cigars themselves have been ready for months, the finished product was held up by the packaging, which took significantly longer to finish than anticipated.
The Millenniums come in three sizes: Diadema, Tito and Erico. Each is an intriguing perfecto, made at Tabacalera Tambor S.A. in Costa Rica. The Diadema is by far the largest, measuring 9 1/4 inches long by 54 ring gauge. It is modeled after a size that was rolled frequently in Cuba during the first half of the twentieth century, but has since disappeared. "I think it's the best cigar we've ever made," said Tony Borhani, president of Bahia Cigars Inc., the owner of the brand. The $23.60 cigar scored 91 points in the February issue of Cigar Insider, the monthly cigar newsletter from Cigar Aficionado magazine.
