According to the manufacturer, the cigars are forced to breath in the cedar notes by lowering and raising the humidity to allow the cigar to cleanse itself. The blend itself is packed with Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco that is encased inside an exotic Peruvian binder that adds a bit of spice to the blend
Bond cigarettes are not designed to deliver strong intensity
The premium designation reflects concrete manufacturing differentiation: superior leaf grades, extended curing periods, stricter quality control, smaller batch sizes enabling attention-to-detail
Pre-shrunk, because surprises belong on the design, not in the dryer
It may not have the same water content as, say, a cucumber (which spoils quickly on a countertop), but a cigar typically has a moisture content between 12% and 15% at the time of sale