Angelenos 2009
Name: Angelenos 2009
Vitola: Robusto 5 1/4×50
Company: Prometheus
Wrapper: Ecuadorian
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Factory: Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia
First Look: A Light brown colored wrapper covers this cigar. There are a few small viens, overall a nice looking cigar. Its a fairly firm cigar, with a nicely applied triple cap, and a large, but simplistic band.
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Para Ti and VIEUX-OS 2007 Old Vine Zinfandel
Today I’m bringing you a cigar and wine paring that I’ve had in the queue for a while. For personal reasons I wanted the ideal weather conditions to be able to truly relax an enjoy the experience. Well, this past Saturday proved to be just the day I was looking for.
The Cigar
The Para Ti is rolled at the Para Ti Factory in the Dominican Republic. This cigar is blended by Fred Schrader, proprietor or Schrader Cellars, and is distributed by Havana Cellars. This Dominican cigar hit the market during the 2010 IPCPR Trade Show. Pete Johnson did not have a hand in the blending or manufacturing of this cigar, but enjoyed it enough that he offered to become the distributor.
Name: Para Ti
Wrapper: Dominican
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Comes in: Box of 20
Price: $6.75/stick
Vitola: Perlas (5 x 40)
The Wine
Now I won’t act like I know anything about wine except that I enjoy it and it has been responsible for the worst hangover of my life. So any information I provide here would probably not be worded correctly. For this reason I’ll direct you to the VIEUX-OS Zinfandel section of the Schrader Cellars website.
Habana Port Tabacums
This week we have another house cigar and this cigar is from one of our local shops, Habana Port. Â Most house cigars are usually of lower quality to make them cheap to be more accessible to cigar smokers on a budget or someone that can’t always risk smoking a premium cigar due to the fact they might have to pitch it for one reason or another. Â That doesn’t necessarily make it a bad cigar, but it usually means they can be mediocre at best. Â Lately though, we’ve reviewed several house cigars that have made me rethink house cigars like the amazing Buckhead Cigars edition Nestor Miranda Special Selection, especially the Danno, or the excellent Velvet Bowery. Â So when the Molinas told me about their new house cigar, I was intrigued. Â So, was this new house cigar part of the new wave of high quality flavor bombs or a cheap dog rocket? Â Watch the video and find out.
Crush & Roll West: Central California Coast’s Premiere Cigar and Wine Event
For the third straight year, premium cigars AND wine will be featured in the county’s premiere cigar and wine event: Crush & Roll West. Hundreds are expected to turn out September 16 and 17 at the Paso Robles Fairgrounds to taste the best premium wines and cigars in the world. Cigar and wine tasting and cigar rolling demonstrations will entertain and delight, as cigar manufacturers from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica will be on hand to provide their hand crafted cigars.
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My Father Cigars “El Hijo”
To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Smoke Inn Abe “MING” Dababneh decided to create the Microblend Series. The goal of this project is to mimic what is already going on in the craft beer industry; which is to focus on quality rather than quantity. I reviewed the first installment of this project, the Tatuaje Anarchy, back in November 2010. Today I’m firing up the third installment, the My Father Cigars El Hijo.
Name: El Hijo
Company: My Father Cigars
Wrapper: Limited Edition 2009 Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Comes in: Box of 15
Price: $146.25
Vitola: Box Pressed Robusto (5.5 x 52)
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Meet the Ash-holes: Shawn
About Me:
I’m 30 years old, enganged, with a 6month old daughter (Satori Leianna). Those two mean the world to me and guide me along the way. I am the Delivery Manager at a local Lowe’s where I have been for almost 10 years now. I have an Associates Degree in Graphic Arts & Design and have done some work on a few web pages. I am an “outdoorsy” type of person and am very hands-on. I like to build things and fiddle around the yard and under the carport working on my next gadget. One day, I hope to build my own walk-in humidor/smokeroom in my house (we all have our high hopes and expectations!).
Exclusive Review – Viaje Late Harvest
This week, I’m reviewing the Viaje Late Harvest which should be shipping to retailers as you watch this review. Andre Farkas and Al Duffrin of Viaje Cigars was kind enough to send me to pre-releases, one of each size: robusto and toro. Nice Tight Ash is lucky enough to have the exclusive review for this new cigar which debuted at IPCPR 2011 in Las Vegas. The idea behind the cigar is one with parallels in the wine industry where vineyards often do a late harvest of some of their grapes which creates a more robust flavor and where the grapes develop more sugar. The Viaje Late Harvest gets its name from the last two primings of the tobacco plant which are the corona and ligero leaves. These leaves are left on the plant longer which gives them more exposure to the sun resulting in a thicker, more oily leaf with stronger flavors. The Late Harvest is made up of 85-90% of these last primings and 10% viso. Seems like a lot of work for a cigar line, but was it worth it? Watch the video and find out.
Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta No.11
Size: 5 1/4 x 46
Filler: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Shade and Nicaraguan Criollo
Sizes Available: Belicoso, Robusto, Corona, Toro, Lancero
I first tried this cigar at a Drew Estate event at Cordova Cigars in Penscacola, FL a few months ago and liked it. I got a few more so I could take another taste at it and enjoy it a little more in a more relaxed situation. Lets see if the Cabinetta is good as it was the first time!
Emilio Cigars AF2
A couple weeks ago Ben reviewed the Emilio Cigars Grimalkin. Today I’m firing up the AF2 which is another offering from Emilio cigars. The two samples I smoked for this review were provided to me by Gary Griffith, owner of Deleware Cigars and Emilio Cigars Brand Developer.
Name: AF2
Company: Emilio Cigars
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro
Binder: Unknown
Filler: Nicaraguan & Pennsylvanian Ligero
Comes in: Box of 20
Vitola: Toro
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Viaje Oro Reserva Edicion Limitada Double Torpedo
That name is a mouthful, huh?  Viaje released the follow up to their No. 2 cigar of the year last year for Cigar Aficionado, Viaje Oro Reserva.  This year, its in a special shape.  The Double Torpedo.  This has become one of Andre Farkas’ favorite cigar shapes.  Enough that it will become a regular shape in the Oro and Platino line up next year.  This cigar has been kind of lost in the plethora of Viaje limited released so far this year because so many have been released.  This is great news for me as the Oro Reserva was one of my all time favorite cigars.  I was released in June with the 2011 TNT, C4 and Summerfest 2011.  There were some reports of construction issues on these from some other cigar smokers and retailers.  Did mine have these issues?  Watch the video and find out.
