Rocky Patel to be featured on Stossel on Fox Business this Thursday night
Rocky will be on the John Stossel show this Thursday night at 9:00 pm EST on Fox Business to talk about the state of the Cigar Industry and the effect the FDA could possibly have on it.
The show also re airs Saturday & Sunday at 9pm & midnight EST. Make sure you tune in and check it out. This is an issue that is of great importance to every cigar smoker.
La Aurora to introduce the 107 Puro Vintage Salomon
March 14, 2012 (Miami, FL) – The 107 is getting a line extension, albeit in a limited edition. Miami Cigar & Company today announced the cigar that helped re-invent the oldest cigar
factory in the Dominican Republic would be released in a salomon. The La Aurora 107 Salomon will be 7.25 x 52 which was the same size that was used for the Puro Vintage 2003.
Originally released 2 years ago on the 107th Anniversary of La Aurora the 107 consists of a Ecuadorian Sun Grown Wrapper with Dominican binder over filler consisting of Dominican and
Nicaraguan tobacco. The cigar will be available to limited accounts nationwide. According to Hector Paz, National Sales Manager for Miami Cigar & Company, “We would like to use this limited edition to thank
those retailers who have supported the 107 line since the beginning.â€
The cigars which come in boxes of 8 will have a MSRP of $12.00 and are expected to ship to retailers in Mid-June, 2012.
About Miami Cigar & Company
Miami Cigar & Company, founded in 1989, is the exclusive US distributor of La Aurora brands
which include Guillermo Leon & Leon Jimenes. They are also the worldwide distributor of
Tatiana, Don Lino, La Sirena and Nestor Miranda line of cigars.
Ben: Below is some pictures I took of the 107 Puro Vintage at the Atlanta Tweet Up at Buckhead Cigars. To me, it took the best of the lancero (smooth spiciness) and the best of the corona (nice creamy sweetness) and merged them into one really good cigar. The last photo is of Guillermo Leon (aka El Gato Grande), President of La Aurora Cigars, who gave me the cigar to smoke.
Ortega Serie D. No .6 – CONTEST – Win a Ortega Serie D sampler!
Eddie Ortega was part of the duo of EO Brands that make the 601, Murcielago and Cubao cigar lines with partner Erik Espinosa. Late last year, Eddie left EO Brands to create his own cigar company with his first cigar line being the Serie D. Featuring a dark Mexican maduro wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and fillers, this cigar was created to be a high quality cigar at an affordable price. Soon as I could, I ordered a sampler of the cigars from Buckhead Cigars in Atlanta, GA. I immediately smoked each size in about 2 days to find which size I like the best. For me, that was the No. 6. The No. 6 is a petit robusto/rothschild that seemed to really concentrate the flavors and give great smoke volume. The cigar burned great and had flavors of cocoa, leather, raisin, cayanne and cedar with a full body. You can watch the video for a more full review. Also, don’t forget about the contest. You can win a sampler of these cigars (one of each size) by simply:
- Commenting on this review on NiceTightAsh.com
- Commenting on our Facebook page
- Retweeting this message on Twitter:
“Check out the review of the new Ortega Serie D No. 6 at @NiceTightAsh ! http://tinyurl.com/7v9ph8h”
Do all there and you get 3 entries in the contest! Good luck!
UPDATE: For those that don’t know, Buckhead Cigars does ship. Their phone number is 404-844-0400, or on Twitter @buckheadcigar and their website: http://www.askthecigarguys.com/.
Zino Black Carpet event at The Cigar Shop in Biloxi, MS – October 6, 2011
Great event. If one comes to your area, don’t miss it.
Viaje Winter Classic
In the 5th installment of the White Label Project, Viaje introduces a cigar that is the smallest of the series so far. Called the Winter Classic, this cigar was made for colder months of the year, mainly in the northern states, where the weather shortens a person smoking time. Because of this, Andre Farkas, the owner of Viaje, wanted to make a cigar that wouldn’t take longer than an hour to smoke, but still be full in flavor. Here is what he had to say on the Winter Classic:
“I blended WC with the colder states in mind. I wanted something on the smaller side that delivered flavor without being overpowering.” – Andre Farkas
This cigar uses a Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper with a Nicaraguan binder and filler. The strength of the cigar is medium-full and took me about 45 minutes to smoke.
Davidoff of Geneva announces AVO 86th Anniversary Edition Cigar 2012 “La Trompetaâ€
Tampa, FL – March 7, 2011 – Cigar icon Avo Uvezian is celebrating his 86th birthday with the release of his Limited Edition Anniversary Cigar, “La Trompeta.†The “86th Anniversary†marks the twelfth annual limited edition release from AVO Cigars, a tradition the legendary cigar composer started to commemorate his 75th birthday.
 
The new AVO Limited Edition 2012 – ‘La Trompeta’ is a dedication to the Jazz musician and aficionado on his 86th birthday, a coronation of his lifetime work. Decades of Avo Uvezian’s work and passion are united in every single cigar, as well as tradition and established knowledge of the tobacco master, Hendrik Kelner.
Through the subtle balanced Ligero tobaccos and the add-on of Peruvian Seco from exquisite tobacco fields, this special vintage is a medium to full- bodied cigar with complex notes in the aftertaste. The beautiful, slightly oily Ecuador Special Sun Grown wrapper “Seleccion 702†awards this cigar an indescribable spicy and balanced, multi-faceted experience. This cigar converts our thoughts in dreams.
A dark brown lacquered box with rounded edges is covered with a stylish black print of the “Avo silhouette†as a cigar aficionado Avo, as the musician with his trumpet, is radiantly printed with gold foil in the background.
“La Trompeta†presents itself in a majestic and charming cigar format – a brilliant 6 ½ x 54 “Piramideâ€â€“ the addition of a special feature to pay homage to the jazz trumpet, three small circular cigar leaf cut-outs are placed on the wrapper leaf to resemble “trumpet keys†– limited to 100,000 cigars worldwide with 50,000 cigars for the US market.
“La Trompeta†will be available on March 26th at Select Merchants with a retail price of $15.50 taxes not included.
“La Trompeta†in the US first, in May he will travel on tour through Germany and Switzerland.
2012 AVO 86th Anniversary Cigar Dinner Tour
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Davidoff of Geneva @ The Grand Havana Room, New York, NYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â March 22, 2012
Corona Cigar Company, Orlando, FLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â March 24, 2012
 Maduro’s Cigar, Sarasota, FL                                                                             March 29, 2012
 Tinder box, Charlotte, NC                                                                                    April 5, 2012
 Two Guys Smoke Shop, Nashua, NH                                                              April 11, 2012
 AVO Lounge @ The Smoke Ring, Sugarland, TX                                           April 18, 2012
 AVO Lounge @ Club Humidor, San Antonio, TX                                            April 19, 2012
 Straus Tobacconist @ Montgomery Inn, Cincinnati, OH                               April 25, 2012
 The Cigar House, Old San Juan, PR                                                              June 21, 2012
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Punch Rare Corojo Returns to Retail
Punch Rare Corojo Returns to Retail
Annual Release Includes 10th Anniversary Blend
General Cigar announces that Punch Rare Corojo will be offered for a limited time, starting today and ending on May 31, 2012, while supplies last. Seven frontmarks will be available, ranging in price from $3.59 to $6.49 per cigar (SRP).
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Crowned Heads Announces ‘Headley Grange’ Project
Viaje Super Shot 10 Gauge
Viaje recently released 3 new additions to their cigar lines: Winter Class (WLP), Friends and Family, Super Shot. The Super Shot is the cigar I’m reviewing today. Patterned after a shotgun shell (shotgun shells come in 3 sizes today: 2 3/4″, 3″ and 3 1/2″) and these cigars coming in at 3 1/2 x 54 ring gauge in boxes of 25 cigars. The boxes are patterned after Remington shotgun boxes from the 40s or 50s. A 12 gauge version will be released at the end of March that will be 3 1/2″ x 52. Viaje used all Nicaraguan tobacco for these cigars using the upper primings of the tobacco plant for the tobacco in the cigar. These get more sun so they are thicker and more oily. They also develop a richer flavor and more strength. Is this cigar a hit or a dud? Watch the video and find out.
Thanks for Mike Mando at The Cigar Shop in Biloxi, MS and Browning for their assistance in the review.
RoMa Craft releases new Intemperance
RoMa Craft announced the release of their new Intemperance line featuring two different wrappers: a Brazilian Arapiraca and an Ecuadorian Connecticat wrapper. Released in both parejo and figurado sizes, the retail prices range from $5.00 to $7.00. Sampler packs are available for order now at their online store at Hava Cigar Shop with 5 and 10 packs coming in March. Boxes of 24/30 (Petito) will be released to retailers in May.. Pre-release orders are being taken now with a 20% discount.
Intemperance EC XVIII – Ecuador Connecticut
The Charity, a 4 x 46 Petito, $5.00
The Virtue, a 4 1/2 x 52 Short Robusto, $6.00
The Faith, a 5 x 50 Short Perfecto, $6.50
The Industry, a 5 1/2 x 54 Belicoso, $7.00
Intemperance BA XXI – Brazil Arapiraca
The Intrigue, a 4 x 46 Petito, $5.00
The Avarice, a 4 1/2 x 52 Short Robusto, $6.00
The Envy, a 5 x 50 Short Perfecto, $6.50
The Ambition, a 5 1/2 x 54 Belicoso, $7.00
RoMa Craft is a new cigar company founded by Skip Martin and Michael Rosales. They brought in both their cigar lines, Cromagnon and Adrians, under RoMa Craft and will be releasing new lines under RoMa Craft.
