It has been said that the year 1842 marks the real birth of modern New York City. After a challenging 200 years, clean water finally reached Manhattan that July 27th.

A Thankful city celebrated with a parade, cannons and a 34-gun salute: one shot for each mile the water had traveled. Exactly 180-years later, we commemorate the ‘Crossroads of the World’ with this special project.

The original certificate inside each box was issued in New York City in 1842. The New York & Harlem Railroad was the world’s first street railway and the only railroad in Manhattan at the time. It was purchased by Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1864.

These beautiful 7.5 x 40 lanceros were crafted with a dark brown Mexican wrapper. San Andres in name only, as the typical flavors you might normally associate with such a tobacco are subdued and part of a different experience.

WRAPPER: San Andres (Mexico)
BINDER: Cubra (Brazil)
FILLER: Dominican (2)