Cavalier Genève Cigars announces the new Domaine Rouge by Cavalier Genève as regular production addition to its Inner Circle cigar line. It will be showcased at the PCA this year.
“Like the Inner Circle, which was created as an ongoing tribute to the people that support Cavalier Genève Cigars – some from day one, some as of yesterday, today, and for some tomorrow, making every step of the way possible, creating jobs for so many, giving the brand a life of its own, the factory and all its people – the new Domaine Rouge is a legacy and remembrance of my father who I’m sure would have been as grateful as we all are to see Cavalier come so far,” said founder Sebastien Decoppet.
Domaine Rouge refers to Cavalier’s factory in Honduras, the Fabrica Centroamericana de Tabaco SA (FCT), which is red-ish. As Inner Circle did, Domaine Rouge pays homage to the people that influenced the company’s history; in this case, a tribute to founder Sebastien Decoppet’s father, Pascal Decoppet, who passed away in 2021.
Pascal Decoppet was born in 1956, the date seen on the Domaine Rouge cigar boxes, designed with the aesthetics of classic wines and wineries in mind. In addition to cigars, classic wines also brought Sebastien and his father together. Several other subtle visual references to Pascal can be found on the Inner Circle and Domaine Rouge boxes.
The blend includes a Honduran Habano Viso wrapper from the Jamastran region over a Honduran Connecticut-seed binder and a filler made up of Nicaraguan Habano Viso (Jalapa region), Honduran Habano Viso (Jamastran region), and Paraguayian Viso. Inner Circle Domaine Rouge by Cavalier Genève comes in 24-count boxes and will be available in four sizes:
- Figurado, 52 x 152 mm (6″) – $15.40 per cigar
- Petit Robusto, 50 x 114 mm (4 1/2″) – $14.10 per cigar
- Robusto Grande, 54 x 127 mm (5″) – $14.80 per cigar
- Toro, 52 x 152 mm (6″) – $15.1 per cigar