La Sirena Cigars to Debut New Dominican-made Merlion

(Smke Magazine) La Sirena cigars and Dominican cigar maker La Aurora have teamed up to create a new cigar, Merlion, named after the mythical creature that is half lion and half mermaid.
Merlion will be rolled at La Aurora Cigar Factory utilizing six different types of tobacco. The wrapper is a silky-looking Ecuadorian Corojo, while the binder is Sumatra from Brazil. The filler has four different types of tobacco—Brazillian Bahia, Dominican Corojo, Dominican Criollo '98, and Nicaraguan ligero to add the strength that smokers expect from a La Sirena cigar. Continued