Hooten Young has partnered with firearms manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co. for a limited-edition collection of cigars and bourbon bearing the Ruger name.
The cigar portion of the collaboration includes two blends, dubbed Rim Fire and Center Fire. Both are produced by Hooten Young Cigars in Estelí, Nicaragua, in a 6″ x 54 toro format.
Rim Fire features a Connecticut Shade wrapper and is described as medium-bodied, while Center Fire uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper with a medium-to-full-bodied profile. The cigars will be packaged together in 20-count boxes containing 10 of each blend, with production limited to 250 boxes. Four-packs will also be offered.
Joining the cigars is Ruger First-Fire Bourbon, a seven-year Kentucky straight bourbon bottled at 96 proof. The bourbon uses a mash bill of 70 percent corn, 21 percent rye, and nine percent malted barley. Production is limited to 1,776 individually numbered 750ml bottles, referencing the year of American independence.
The Ruger-branded products are produced by Hooten Young under license from Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Pre-sales for the collection are scheduled to open Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. Eastern through Hooten Young’s online store. The cigars are priced at $20 each, while First-Fire Bourbon carries an MSRP of $45.99.
Product Details
- Rim Fire: Connecticut Shade wrapper
- Center Fire: Mexican San Andrés wrapper
- Size: 6″ x 54 Toro
- Factory: Hooten Young Cigars, Estelí, Nicaragua
- Packaging: 20-count boxes (10 of each blend) and 4-packs
- Production: 250 boxes
- MSRP: $20 per cigar
- Release: Oct. 14, 2026
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