当埃拉迪奥·迪亚兹（Eladio Diaz）去年从大卫杜夫公司离职时，很多雪茄迷都好奇这个才华横溢的行业资深人士会去哪里。如今他们可以很高兴的得知迪亚兹回来了熟悉的雪茄行业并且拥有自己的雪茄制造厂。他将要从新工厂生产的第一款雪茄是初创公司阿加佩生活方式公司（Agape Lifestyle Inc. ）的子公司弗洛伊德雪茄公司的限量版雪茄。

阿加佩公司的联合创始人路易斯·托雷斯（Luis Torres）与迪亚兹本人接受了《雪茄爱好者》杂志的采访，他们对即将投产的新款雪茄充满了热情。这款雪茄名为 Freud Cigars Agape Limited Edition，是在迪亚兹位于多米尼加的新厂卷制，新厂名为迪亚兹·卡布雷拉雪茄厂。

新茄只有一个尺寸，全部采用多米尼加烟叶卷制。关于零售价格和具体尺寸，托雷斯没有透露。只是了解到每盒10支，一共生产了3500盒，并且这批雪茄已经卷制完成。计划在今年夏季的PCA贸易战之后发货给零售商。他称这款雪茄是“致工艺的情书”。

“这是一个毕生难逢的机会，”托雷斯明显很兴奋，“很高兴和这样的全球传奇人物合作，我实在太兴奋了。各方面都是完美的时机。”

68岁的迪亚兹从小就加入了烟草行业。1980年代他进入了多米尼加的Tabadom工厂，这家工厂是亨德里克·凯尔纳创建的，主要为日内瓦大卫杜夫生产雪茄。2021年8月，迪亚兹结束了大卫杜夫公司的任期。今年1月，迪亚兹在多米尼加开设了自己的雪茄厂，这是他离开大卫杜夫公司后商业化生产的第一款雪茄。

迪亚兹说，“做一份自己的事业一直以来是我的梦想，我在Tabadom工厂工作了38年，在烟草行业工作了62年，没有在其他行业工作过。我想从现在开始，给孩子们留下一份遗产。”

迪亚兹·卡布雷拉雪茄厂有五组卷茄师，一共10个人。位于圣地亚哥，多米尼加的大部分手工雪茄行业都坐落于此。迪亚兹的两个儿子、迪亚兹的妻子都在工厂做事。

阿加佩公司成立的第一款产品是 Freud SuperEgo，同样都是总部在内达华州里诺市的幻觉雪茄公司经销。

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When word got out that longtime industry veteran Eladio Diaz had left Davidoff last year, many cigar fans—both in and out of the business—wondered where the talented tobacco man would resurface. They’ll be glad to learn that he’s back in the cigar industry with his own factory, and the first product to come off his rolling tables is a limited edition for Freud Cigar Co., a subsidiary of cigars-and-spirits startup Agape Lifestyle Inc. 

Cigar Aficionado spoke with Agape co-founder Luis Torres and Eladio Diaz (with Torres translating) who are both quite enthusiastic about the upcoming project. The new cigar is called Freud Cigars Agape Limited Edition and is made at Diaz’s new factory Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera in the Dominican Republic. It’s a single-size release and is composed entirely of Dominican tobaccos.

According to Torres, production started in the fall and 35,000 cigars have already been rolled, all of which are scheduled to start shipping directly after this summer’s PCA trade show.

“This is the opportunity of a lifetime,” said a visibly excited Torres. “I can’t tell you how happy I am to be working with a global legend like this. The fact this all came to be was perfect timing on every level.”

Diaz, 68, has worked in the tobacco industry since he was a child. He joined Tabadom in the 1980s, the Dominican factory started by Hendrik Kelner and the primary production facility for Davidoff of Geneva. He was the longtime head of production and quality control for Davidoff until his tenure with the Swiss company ended last August. In January, Diaz opened his factory in the Dominican Republic, and this will be the first cigar that he’s produced commercially since departing Davidoff. 

“It’s my dream to be on my own. I gave Tabadom 38 years,” he said. “I wanted to give my children a legacy and this is the start. I’ve worked in tobacco for 62 years, and have never worked in anything that isn’t tobacco.”

With five pairs of rollers, Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera is located in Santiago alongside most of the country’s handmade cigar industry. Joining Diaz at the company are two of his sons as well as his wife.

As for retail prices and the size of the new cigar, Torres isn’t divulging that information yet, saying only that the Dominican puros will come in 10-count boxes and confirming that the entire production of 3,500 boxes has been rolled. He isn’t unveiling the entire cigar yet either, offering only the sneak-peak shown above, calling this project “a love letter to the craft.” 

Like the Freud SuperEgo, which is Agape’s debut brand, this limited edition will be distributed by Illusione Cigars out of Reno, Nevada.