Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson's new business "Eighty5"

[USSInsiders]

at $16.99 per stick tho. Ridiculous pricepoint but I'll cop some just because it's Chad

 

[Hov]

I was gonna hate but I'm intrigued that it's a boutique brand. How many vitolas you got, what's the strength of the cigars, and where are the tobaccos from? Are you guys blending rolling these yourselves or is he just sticking his name on something and selling it?

Thanks boss - this is the real deal, not something that he is just sticking his name on. We actually traveled to the DR to source the products and put the system together.

The cigars are actually mild, and our first blend (Named "Boa Vida") is a 6×50 Toro Cigar with fillers from Nicaragua & Brazil Binders from Indonesia, thats been aged for 10+ years.

The blends/rolling are being done by Jesus Castanon and his team over in the DR, and shipped to the states. They are hand-rolled, not machine rolled - strict difference, and overseen by Castanon himself, because Castanon spent 20 years rolling for Cohiba, and his partner Domingo actually help start the first Fuentes factory. Crazy huh?

 

[USSInsiders]

Thanks boss - this is the real deal, not something that he is just sticking his name on. We actually traveled to the DR to source the products and put the system together.

The cigars are actually mild, and our first blend (Named "Boa Vida") is a 6×50 Toro Cigar with fillers from Nicaragua & Brazil Binders from Indonesia, thats been aged for 10+ years.

The blends/rolling are being done by Jesus Castanon and his team over in the DR, and shipped to the states. They are hand-rolled, not machine rolled - strict difference, and overseen by Castanon himself, because Castanon spent 20 years rolling for Cohiba, and his partner Domingo actually help start the first Fuentes factory. Crazy huh?

Not really a fan of mild cigars, but I'm willing to buy some because Chad is one of my favorite all-time athletes, and I'm cigar collector/smoker. Good for him. Padrons are my favorites but I will give these a shot. Best of luck to the brand but it would have to be something really good to justify that price-point. I doubt serious smokers will pay that much for a boutique brand with a celebrity endorsement.

 

[Hov]

Not really a fan of mild cigars, but I'm willing to buy some because Chad is one of my favorite all-time athletes, and I'm cigar collector/smoker. Good for him. Padrons are my favorites but I will give these a shot. Best of luck to the brand but it would have to be something really good to justify that price-point. I doubt serious smokers will pay that much for a boutique brand with a celebrity endorsement.

We have a few more blends launching, with different price points - this is just the first one - got a twitter handle so I can get you a shout out?

 

[USSInsiders]

We have a few more blends launching, with different price points - this is just the first one - got a twitter handle so I can get you a shout out?

Yezzur. @buddy_omar

I'll be monitoring it my man. I'm very passionate about the cigar industry. Not so much smoking per se, but I appreciate the cultivation, the marketing, the craftsmanship. It's a really cool hobby and I think it's awesome that Chad is trying to do something with it. You guys should hit up halfwheel.com if you already haven't. Would be great publicity. Also send some free smokes to the white cigar gawd Bryan Glynn of cigarobession.com. Check out his youtube.

Those are my two outlets I would use to push your brand if I had cigars I was trying to sell.

 

[Hov]

Yezzur. @buddy_omar

I'll be monitoring it my man. I'm very passionate about the cigar industry. Not so much smoking per se, but I appreciate the cultivation, the marketing, the craftsmanship. It's a really cool hobby and I think it's awesome that Chad is trying to do something with it. You guys should hit up halfwheel.com if you already haven't. Would be great publicity. Also send some free smokes to the white cigar gawd Bryan Glynn of cigarobession.com. Check out his youtube.

Those are my two outlets I would use to push your brand if I had cigars I was trying to sell.

Love the appreciation and support my man. Hit me in PM for a special discount code for the good advice.

And halfwheel actually did a write here on us a few days ago - But going to put Bryan Glynn on radar for a review. Checking out his Youtube now.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

To be honest we have or want nothing to do with anything backwoods or roll up related. Real cigars here boss.

Oh, well I hate cigars but more power to yall.

I'm sure you'd have a more surefire clientele if yall went the rollup route.