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FIRST IN A NYC CIGAR SERIES—2 BLENDS, 1 BOX. Pick your side. Baseball bat cigars or knife cigars? Get ready to rumble over cigars named after the weapons of choice by rival gangs in West Side Story, 1957 play/1961 movie/2021 reboot. The 20-count boxes of West Side Story cigars feature both blends, which you can tell apart by their secondary bands. You get 10 blue bats (Mexican San Andres) and 10 red knives (Brazilian Arapiraca). Blended and hand rolled in New York City, West Side Story cigars are a collaboration between Martinez Cigar Factory and Amendola Family Cigars. Rob Gagner interviews Owner of Martinez Cigar Factory, Jesus Martinez, and Co-owners of Amendola Family Cigars, Jeff Amendola and Chris Monaco. What is Boveda? Boutique cigars brands and large manufacturers protect their blends with Boveda 2-way humidity control—that brown pack that you find in the box with your cigars. Boveda preserves the flavor and character of premium cigars by keeping them at ideal humidity. At home, continue to use Boved