Ashton Virgin Sun Grown Robusto
The robust blend of the VSG line features a dark Sumatran seed wrapper.
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William “Ashton” Taylor's pipe career began in the young age of 15 as an apprentice in the famous company of Dunhill, London. After years of learning the secrets of pipe making from the masters of Dunhill, he founded the company of Ashton in the 80s and named it after him. The Style of his pipes is classic, British and elegant. Stunning are not only the beauty his pipes, but the inner values as well. Thanks to a special treatment of the briar, the so called oil-curing, Ashton pipes taste especially well. The stem was made of a material that has got the great soft bite-properties of Ebonite, but still has got the easy maintenance of acrylic. Because this material is quite unique, the smokers gave it the name “Ashtonite” . Both the oil-curing and the Ashtonite are secrets of the company of Ashton to this day.
The traditions, techniques and abilities have been handed down by Ashton himself to William Taylor and Jimmy Craig, who contiued his legacy after Ashton's death in 2009.
The Ashton VSG (Virgin Sun Grown) is produced by A. Fuente y Cia for Ashton. This robust blend features a dark, oily Sumatran seed wrapper from Ecuador. This wrapper, grown in the foothills of the Andes, is intensively fermented to extract the oils. The result is an explosion of power and rich flavor. Upon its launch in 1999, the VSG set the standard for bold cigars and remains prized for its focused character.
- Ring gauge: 46
- Diameter (mm): 18.3
- Length (mm): 136
- Aroma: wood, earth, leather, coffee, sweetness
| Binder: | Dominican Republic |
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| Construction: | Longfiller |
| Filler: | Dominican Republic |
| Flavored Cigar/Cigarillo: | No |
| Format: | Robusto |
| Length: | 100 - 150 mm |
| Origin: | Dominican Republic |
| Packaging: | Cellophane |
| Ring Gauge: | 40 - 50 |
| Shape: | round |
| Smoking Duration: | 30 - 60 min |
| Strength Cigar/Cigarillo: | 4 |
| Unit Cigar/Cigarillo: | single |
| Wrapper Origin: | Ecuador |
| Wrapper Variety: | Sungrown |
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