Miami Cigar Commemorates 25th Anniversary With Limited Edition Humidor
MIAMI, FL – Twenty-five years ago Nestor and Mariana Miranda began distributing cigars out of the trunk of their car, visiting accounts that Nestor had built relationships with through his many years in the liquor business. Never in their wildest dreams would they have thought that twenty-five years later their hard work and dedication would translate into one of the nations largest premium cigar distributors.
To commemorate this accomplishment Miami Cigar & Company has decided to release a limited edition 25th Anniversary Humidor containing cigars from the two factories that have helped them reach this milestone.“ We are very excited to be working with La Aurora and My Father Cigars on this projectâ€, said Jason Wood, Miami Cigar’s Vice President, “Twenty-five years would not have been possible without the help of the Leon and Garcia families and we thank them for that.â€
 
This piano-finished humidor has the capacity for 75 cigars. It will contain 20 Toro sized cigars, each packaged in their own individual coffin. The individual cigar will have a secondary band denoting its country of origin. Total production on this limited release will be 500 humidors set to hit the US market mid-March.
“I feel privileged to be a part of this historic milestone†said Wood. “What the Miranda’s have been able to accomplish is something that I can only hope to duplicate in the 25 years to come. They have provided us with the blueprint, now with the help of everyone at Miami Cigar, we look forward to an amazing run continuing their legacy.â€
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About Miami Cigar & Company
Miami Cigar & Company, founded in 1989, is the worldwide owner/distributor of Tatiana, Nestor Miranda, Casa Miranda, Anoranzas and Don Lino lines of cigars. They are also the exclusive US distributor for La Aurora brands. They can found on the web at www.MiamiCigarCompany.com.
“Smoked Up” No.54
2014 is here and moving pretty fast already. It seems like last week I was shooting off fireworks and ringing in the new year and here it is the third week in January! This week has been a real slow cigar week for me with not too many cigars in my weekly recap. I was limited on smoking time, so I did enjoy a few bowls of baccy in the pipe. The house work has been keeping me pretty busy with projects around the house and playing with my daughter. I’m really starting to dislike the color pink and Barbies!
Cigar Views
Alec Bradley 1997 Harvest Selection Robusto: This is a cigar I have not had in quite a while and figured it was time to revisit it. This cigar was pretty smooth and offered a nicer woody note that was accompanied by a lesser almost vanilla note. This smoke stayed pretty smooth and creamy the whole length of the cigar. Its not something to write home and rave about, but a nice medium body & flavor strength cigar. Had pretty good construction with nice burn and draw. I couldn’t remember if I liked the 1997 or the Overture more, but will try and find an Overture and try it and see. Regardless, it was a decent smoke for the money.Â
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La Palina Announces Ultimate Cigar Experience​!
Enter to win the ULTIMATE cigar experience!Â
La Palina cigars announces a Video Contest to win the ultimate upscale cigar experience in New York City. The contest winner and guest will join Bill Paley, La Palina, and industry insiders for a private dinner with Emeril Lagasse at the historic Nat Sherman Townhouse on the evening of March 10th. The following day will include lunch at the storied and private Grand Havana Room, and La Palina cigars in Samuel Paley Park (weather permitting). Airfare, ground transportation, premium lodging, and of course the finest La Palina cigars are included.
We look forward to sharing a first class Manhattan experience with you in Bill Paley’s hometown!
Contest Rules: Must be 21 to enter Submission Close Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Winner Announcement: Friday, February 28, 2014 Event: March 10-11, 2014 La Palina will choose one winner for the contest. The prize includes a trip for the winner and one guest. Both winner and guest must be 21 years of age.
Visit www.LaPalinaCigars.com to enter!
TORAÑO FAMILY CIGAR CO. ANNOUNCES THE BLENDS FROM THE VAULT TOUR
(Miami, FL) January 14, 2014—Toraño Family Cigar Co., makers of some of the finest cigars in the world, proudly announce the “Blends from the Vault Tourâ€.
The much anticipated Blends from the Vault tour will kick off its 2014 run on February 5, 2014 at Three J’s Cigar Store in Davie, Fl. in what will be the first of approximately 40 events spread across the nation. The tour will feature the Toraño Family’s highly acclaimed Vault A-008 which received a 92 rating from Cigar Aficionado, the recently released Vault D-042 and, the Limited Edition Vault Gold VLE100, which will only be available at these exclusive events. Charlie Toraño, President of Toraño Family Cigar Company, wished to introduce an extremely limited edition third blend from the storied Toraño Vault series for this special tour.
Blends from the Vault originate from the family’s cigar “blend book†which was started by Carlos Toraño, Sr. in 1982. The blend book, which is now over 30 years old, has a record of every blend concept the Toraño family has ever worked on. Amongst the blends recorded there are many which the family has released over the years, as well as some blends which were deemed to have tremendous potential, but fell short of the family’s high expectations.
In 2011, Charlie Toraño revisited the blend book and discovered an intriguing, yet unreleased blend, Liga A-008. After a slight modification to the blend, the Liga A-008 was released to the public and so well received by critics that another forgotten blend from the book was modified, the Liga D-042. The Vault Gold VLE100 cigars are yet from another unreleased blend from the blend book, also modified to complement the Vault Series perfectly. The Blends from the Vault cigar series gives consumers a unique glimpse into the Toraño family’s celebrated history.
The Blends from the Vault tour will feature at least two lucky winners at each event. Each winner will walk away with a box of the highly sought after Vault Gold. The Vault Gold represents a blend which was first conceptualized by the Toraño family, but was never produced. Charlie Torano felt it was time to create and bring the Vault Gold to the public exclusively for the Blends from the Vault Tour. The 100 hand numbered, 9 count, gold brick boxes for the tour will hold the only Gold Vault VLE100 cigars ever produced
Charlie Toraño said: “The Blends from the Vault cigars are a celebration of the Torano family’s legacy and I am extremely excited about being able to share this part of our history with the public. Event goers can count on either myself, Carlos Llaca Toraño or Jack Toraño to be present at each of the Blends from the Vault events and announcing the winners of the Vault Gold Brick Box Giveaway.â€
A leader in the cigar industry, Toraño Family Cigar Company is a four generation company currently based in Miami, FL. It enjoys a rich heritage and history in tobacco growing and manufacturing. For more information: www.torano.com. Please also follow Toraño on Face book: Toraño A family Cigar Company or on Twitter: @TORANOFAMCIGARS.
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AZAN CIGARS TO BEGIN 2014 WITH THE UNVEILING OF THEIR AD CAMPAIGN
(Miami, Florida) January 13, 2013— Azan Cigars by Roberto Duran Premium Cigars begins 2014 with a bang as they unveil an ad campaign this week which highlights Azan’s outstanding quality and unique progressive flavor construction technique.
Roberto Pelayo Duran unveiled Azan Cigars at the 2013 IPCPR in Las Vegas promising to introduce a line of cigars that offers the same quality, construction, and detail which he exceeded from those he supervised while in Cuba. Azan Cigars represents what Roberto considers the best expression of premium cigars.
The Azan Cigar ad which will first be seen in the Cigar Snob Magazine due out next week will feature Azan’s three lines which include the Burgundy, Premium White, and the soon the be released Natural Corojo Maduro. The ad alludes to Roberto’s no nonsense approach to cigar manufacturing which began in Cuba as a supervisor of production. The ad’s simple message of “No leather, No chocolate, and no frills†communicates Azan’s move back to basics when a cigar was a simple pleasure without hype and gimmicky marketing.
The ad will also introduce a construction method which has been lost in the free World’s cigars. Progressive flavor construction is an age old Cuban technique in where cigar when lite is quite tame in taste and strength and progresses to increase in flavor and strength as the cigar is smoked. Roberto feels that there is a huge void for a classically constructed cigar that doesn’t overpower the smoker. Roberto strongly feels that a cigar should be a relaxing pastime to enjoy at any point throughout the day.
Roberto Pelayo Duran began his life’s work in his homeland of Havana, Cuba where tobacco grabbed a hold of him, and never let go. Supervising the production of cigar manufacturing in Cuba was only the beginning as he later went on to assemble and manage distribution of all Cuban cigar brands for Asia The Pacific Cigar Company Ltd. Most recently, he contributed to the new global brand marketing strategy for Dunhill Cigars as a consultant. Roberto’s new venture allows him a platform to present Azan Cigar, which is a nod to the way cigars used to be.
Roberto has assembled a unique combination of well-known, talented, and well-traveled cigar professionals that complement each other, forming a boutique factory which focuses entirely on quality. This factory boasts only 20 couples that produce medium to full flavor cigars, with a very classic approach and excellent quality. Their craftsmanship is unrivalled and the small team allows for consistent superior quality monitoring.
Azan Cigars is one of the biggest kept secrets in the history of the Cuban cigar brands. Azan is particularly unique as it is the only Cuban cigar brand ever founded by Chinese immigrants. In 1928, Kwan Ben Sen (Domingo Azan) and his brothers, starting producing handmade cigars in Manicaragua, province of Villa Clara in Cuba. With the traditional Oriental dedication, focus and with a strike of good fortune, Domingo Azan was able to build one of the most successful tobacco brands in the center region of Cuba. Roberto Pelayo Duran stated: We are fortunate to revitalize Azan Cigars as the great-granddaughter of Domingo Azan Maria Isabel Alvarez Azan stands proudly with the Roberto Duran team.
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“Smoked Up” No.53
Unless if you live in most of Florida, the weather has been pretty cold! Ok, down right cold last week. I live in south Mississippi and the wind chill got down to about 4* here the first part of last week. That’s unusually cold here and I don’t like it that cold. This type of cold weather kept me indoors at night, when I would usually be enjoying a cigar. That being said, I didn’t have too many cigars during the week, but that changed during the weekend. The temps got back up to mid to upper 60s and was real pleasant outside; great smoking weather!
Saturday, I was planning to take down the thousands of Chiristmas lights, but an overnight rain soaked my yard and made for that to be a difficult task. So a trip to the shop was in order. I met up with a bunch of buddies as The Cigar Shop in Biloxi, MS and we watched the Saints’ playoff game. They had steaks, chicken wings, beer, etc.. and it was a pretty good time; except for the outcome of the game. But all the cigars, food, drink and watching the game on a 10foot TV made for a great time.
Cigar Views
Tatuaje Verocu No.5: I have not had, nor seen the Verocu No5 in a long time. I luckily came across some when the family and I went out of town last week in Pensacola. I grabbed a few of them for around $5. This is a great short smoke for the cold winter weather and fit right in when the temps leveled off around 40* one evening. This is a prett heavy hitter cigar with a nice full body to it. Had a nice black pepper note with a sweet coffee-like flavor. There were some herbal flavors that I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what they were, but over all a great smoke that I will definitely consider a fiver or so of next fall. But a good smoke regardless of the weather.Â
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“Smoked Up” No.52
2013 is a thing of the past. I hope 2014 will be as eventful, yet relaxed. My New Years Eve was fairly uneventful. I hung out with the neighbors and their family, shot fireworks and drank a copious amount of bourbon. Wanted to get in a cigar, but the weather was pretty wet and damp, so I didn’t attempt it.
I released my 2013 Cigar(s) of the Year list last week. Doing so, realized it was pretty hard recollecting what cigars I smoked and didn’t. This year I am going back to writing them all down and giving them a slight grade (1-5) in a spiral bound notebook or possible Word page on my laptop. This year, I will try to smoke as many new cigars as I can. Reading a few other “Top Cigar Lists” I realized I missed out on some other nice smokes.
I also wrote up a editorial on the 2013 Year End Wrap Up. It has a few thoughts of some of the things I noticed in 2013 in the cigar world.
Drew Estate Unico Serie Dirty Rat: I had an order in for a box of these for a DE event at a local shop. They never made it in, but a box showed up recently and I was able to get a few from it… This is one of my favorite DE cigars. Although they are hard to come by, they are well worth the wait to get any. Starts out with a slightly spicy and leathery flavor that comes from a great draw. A little later on, I got a nice sweetness in a dark chocolate flavor that opposed a cedar note in the mix. Then the smoke flipped and presented a smoothness in the smoke with a leathery flavor. Another thing I noticed, this cigar produced a massive amount of smoke from such a smallish size! I think the smoothness, leather & cedar in the last two thirds is the main reason why I love this cigar so much.Â
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Nomad Releases Two New Sizes to S-307
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nomad Cigar Company Releases Two New S-307 Sizes
EstelÃ, Nicaragua (Jan 6, 2014) – Nomad Cigar Company is pleased to announce the release of two additional sizes to the S-307 cigar line.
The S-307, a box pressed Sumatra wrapped cigar, was originally released in late 2013 in three sizes and enjoyed significant success from the start – landing on several “Best of 2013†lists.
The initial sizes in 2013 were:
Toro (6×50) Robusto (5×50) and Torpedo (6 1/2 x 52)
The two new 2014 sizes available in the S-307 line are:
6 x 58 and
Corona (5.5 x 44)
“I am really excited about the response to the S-307 and glad to provide two additional sizes in the line. With quality tobacco, five different size choices, and a great price point, I feel that we hit the target on this line,†said Rewey.
Nomad Cigar Company launched in 2012 with four sizes of classic hand rolled Dominican cigars and quickly grew the [DR] line to seven sizes. In January 2013 founder Fred Rewey ventured to Nicaragua; blending and creating the Estelà Lot 1386 and the S-307.
The S-307 is Nomad’s first “full production†Nicaraguan cigar. It was blended and produced at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez. The “S†in the name stands for “Sumatra†while the “307†is in reference to the approximate square miles of EstelÃ, Nicaragua.
Both new sizes (as well as the original sizes) are in stock and shipping immediately.
Contact:
Fred “Godfadr†Rewey, Nomad Cigar Company
Twitter: @Godfadr
Phone: 855-MYNOMAD (or 855-696-6623
2013 Year Wrap Up
2013 has past me up in a very fast fashion. I have gotten quite a few more cigar reviews and news out this year. I think this year has been my busiest on NTA. I appreciate all your views and comments; please keep them coming. This is a small editorial on some thoughts that have been dancing around my head over the year and thought I’d share them.
Things I have noticed in 2013 in my cigar world:
- “Gimmick Cigars”: Not saying this in a negative form.  I consider a “gimmick” cigar being one that has a celebrity, show, movie etc… attached to the cigar. There was a good bit of cigars named after famous people, TV shows, etc.. this year. A few come to mind, Duck Dynasty, Sons of Anarchy, the Wild Bunch series, Cammacho’s Ditka series, etc… I tried the SOA cigar and it quite surprised me for $6, it was actually a pretty good smoke! The Ortega “Wild Bunch” series was a huge hit with me. Most the cigars were pretty good, and only a few were so-so in my eyes. I didn’t try the Duck Dynasty or Ditka series cigars though. They were priced a little too far out for me to try and I didn’t hear too much about them.
- Bigger Sizes: If you think a 6×60 was big, now there are production cigars with ring gauges up to and beyond 70. The Epsinosa LaBomba “F Bomb” comes in at a healthy 7×70. The large ring gauged cigars I found to have liked were the EP Carrillo “Inch” Maduro lines, Los Regalos Quetzal distributed by Emilio Cigars and the Drew Estate MUWAT. This is not every larger RG cigar I like, but just a few I can think of off the top of my head. But I am wondering when will it end?
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Ezra Zion Announces FHK
December 2013! !
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:! !
Ezra Zion Cigar Company, makers of #1 Cigar of the Year 2013 Tantrum and the #1 Cigar of the year 2012 Jamais Vu, announces it’s newest cigar release FHK. ! !
FHK has just arrived in the United States and is ofï¬cially available at 12:00am, January 1, 2014.! !
“We know it’s symbolic and somewhat tongue-in-cheek but we wanted to ring in the New Year by launching this project that’s been in the works for so long. It’ll be the ï¬rst cigar in the world released in 2014.†noted co-owner Chris Kelly.! !
The FHK will be available in 4 vitolas: a 5.5×50 “Inspired†robusto, a 44×7 “Truth†lancero gordo, a 54×7 “Stature†corona gorda, and a 52×6 “Character†belicoso. ! !
“We had two goals with the FHK. We wanted to use unique tobaccos from several different countries and we wanted to leverage our buying position to offer a lower price-point than our other lines.†added Chris Kelly.! !
FHK retails for $9.00 for the robusto and lancero sizes and $10.00 for the corona gorda and belicoso. Tobaccos used in the blend include a San Andres wrapper, Indonesian, Brazilian, and Nicaragauan binder and ï¬ller.! !
“This is an amazing cigar! It reminds me of a creamy dark malty micro-brew. The blend continually intrigues me every time I smoke it. I think it’s our best cigar yet.†said Hoover. ! !
For more information please visit EzraZion.com!
