Howard Gumbs, the founder of Howard G. Cigars likes signatures. In fact his signature is on the band of each of his core line of cigars. So why not align with a pro-sports star that has his own unique kind of signature. I am talking about two-time Super Bowl Champion Ike Taylor. As I noted, he has a unique signature it is written 1OFAHKINE.. no that is not a “10” it is a “1” and if you break it apart it spells 1 OF AH KINE or think of it as 1 Of A Kind.
This is not just another cigar with a celebrity name on it. Like his signature, he wanted it to be one of a kind. Ike was not new to cigars, he is quick to note that he was smoking them when he 25 in cigar lounges when he was playing in the NFL. He knows what he likes and had to learn the process to create that one cigar that represents who he is. Through his partnership with Gumbs, the former Pittsburg Steelers player learned what goes into creating a cigar and even sat down and sampled 40 different tobaccos as part of the blending process to create the cigar that will carry his name.
The result of the process is a (6 1/4 x 54) toro that is described as a 80% Nicaraguan Premium Tobacco and 20% Premium Pennsylvania Tobacco. He had to pay tribute to Pennsylvania.
The blend can be described as:
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua & U.S.A (Pennsylvania)
The All Pro Series – 1OFAHKINE comes packaged in 10-count boxes with each cigar placed in a 5-count tray (2 trays to a box).
This is not just another cigar with a celebrity name on it. Like his signature, he wanted it to be one of a kind. Ike was not new to cigars, he is quick to note that he was smoking them when he 25 in cigar lounges when he was playing in the NFL. He knows what he likes and had to learn the process to create that one cigar that represents who he is. Through his partnership with Gumbs, the former Pittsburg Steelers player learned what goes into creating a cigar and even sat down and sampled 40 different tobaccos as part of the blending process to create the cigar that will carry his name.
The result of the process is a (6 1/4 x 54) toro that is described as a 80% Nicaraguan Premium Tobacco and 20% Premium Pennsylvania Tobacco. He had to pay tribute to Pennsylvania.
The blend can be described as:
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua & U.S.A (Pennsylvania)
The All Pro Series – 1OFAHKINE comes packaged in 10-count boxes with each cigar placed in a 5-count tray (2 trays to a box).
