2022年，基石雪茄公司首次推出海克利尔城堡焚香的限量版产品，纪念图坦卡蒙陵墓发掘100周年。雪茄盒的外包装印有古埃及元素的符号，盒子设计华丽，模仿发掘古墓时的一个考古发现的盒子造型。
从2022年起，尼克·梅利洛限量推出Senetjer。今年的版本计划11月份配货给零售商。
对古董非常着迷的尼克·梅利洛说，图坦卡蒙的陵墓是有史以来最伟大的考古发现之一，我们决定每年11月份向市场推出700盒Senetjer限量版雪茄，纪念这个考古发现。
在古埃及语里，Senetjer有焚香的意思，也有神灵的意思。这款雪茄52环径，6.75英寸，完美造型，还是委托尼加拉瓜的 A.J. 费尔南德斯生产的。茄衣是取自烟草植株高层的厄瓜多尔哈瓦那烟叶，茄套是巴西的马塔菲娜烟叶，茄芯是尼加拉瓜烟叶。
雪茄是每盒12支包装，每盒售价396美元，折合每支33美元。价格和2022年推出时一致。
这款产品是尼克·梅利洛与卡那封（Carnavon）第八代伯爵乔治·赫伯特（George Herbert）联手打造的，乔治·赫伯特的祖先，第五代伯爵，和他同名的乔治·赫伯特与考古学家霍华德·卡特共同发掘了这座坟墓。
The pharaonic cigar has returned. Foundation’s limited-edition Highclere Castle Senetjer, which has a King Tut theme, is back for 2025 and on its way to retailers.
In 2022, Nick Melillo of Foundation Cigar Co. debuted the Highclere Castle Senetjer to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb. The motif was reflected on the packaging with ancient Egyptian iconography and an ornate box resembling one found in the actual tomb. Since then, Melillo released Senetjer quarterly in limited quantities. Moving forward, the cigar will be sent out annually in November to coincide with the anniversary of the tomb’s discovery. This year’s production began shipping to retailers this week.
“King Tut’s tomb is one of the greatest archeological discoveries of all time,” says Melillo, who has a fascination with antiquities. “Due to the exceptional demand for this unique blend, we’ve decided to release 700 boxes every November in honor of this historic moment.”
Senetjer (the ancient Egyptian word for “incense”) is available in one size, a perfecto measuring 6 3/4 inches by 52 ring gauge. Made in Nicaragua by A.J. Fernandez, it’s a three-country blend consisting of a high-priming Ecuador Habano wrapper, Brazilian Mata Fina binder and Nicaraguan filler.
The cigars have a suggested retail price of $33 apiece, or $396 per 12-count box.
Highclere Castle Senetjer is produced in collaboration with George Herbert, eighth Earl of Carnarvon, whose ancestor George Herbert, the fifth earl of Carnarvon, excavated the tomb with famed archaeologist Howard Carter.
