Altadis U.S.A. is releasing the Omar Ortez Connecticuts as part of the Ortez brand that was launched in 2006.
The new Connecticuts features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and Nicaraguan filler and binder.
It is available in a 54 x 5 Robusto ($7.30), 54 x 6 Toro ($8), and a 60 x 6 Magnum $8.90), a new size for the line. The Connecticuts comes in 20-count and 60 count boxes.
The Connecticuts joins the Omar Ortez Originals and Omar Ortez Maduros.
“Being involved with tobacco this long gives you the feeling of having achieved something special in your industry and the satisfaction of contributing to the prosperity of your country,” Ortez said in a press release.