The #NLMTHA Lancero was one of Steve Sakas' toughest challenges given that he am very vocal in my lack of appreciation for the lancero format. As a ligador, he has never had a lancero that he didn’t feel he could make better if he were to blend the same in a slightly wider format. Plus there are the inherent and arduous factory challenges to ensure the draw is ideal in such a long, skinny vitola. And finally there is the blunt fact that there is a very limited market for lanceros. All that being said, the success of the last lancero he blended, the L40, has left him inundated with requests for years from “cigar geeks” requesting he create another of these pencil shaped smokes. So here it is… Elegant, sophisticated and refined.
