La Aurora 107 Lancero
I know I’ve already reviewed the La Aurora 107 before, but this is a different vitola. The lancero size came about after a lengthy discussion one night on twitter between myself, La Aurora President, Guillermo Leon, Miami Cigars VP of Marketing and Finance, Jason Wood, Mike from Buckhead Cigars and Jose Blanco, General Manager of La Aurora Cigars about how great the smaller ring gauge of the corona really made the 107 blend pop. So, I suggested, if its much better in smaller ring gauges, why not a lancero? Guillermo liked the idea but was unsure if the market was there for it, so he and Jose asked Jason to poll the market and see if interest is there. Mike immediately said he would take 100 boxes if he made it, as Buckhead Cigars is not shy of massive orders on great cigars and has a huge market. After that, many other cigar people on Twitter, especially bloggers like Barry from acigarsmoker.com and Charlie from The Cigar Feed, really got behind the idea. The rest, they say, is history. So, how does this new vitola compare to the rest, especially the corona? Watch the video and find out.
Saks Fifth Avenue to Host Night of Fine Wine, Cigars for Charity
TAMPA – Saks Fifth Avenue and the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation will host Saks & Cigars, an evening of shopping, cigars, live music and more; Thursday, November 18 from 6 – 9 p.m.
Saks & Cigars will feature private shopping, exclusive fashion exhibit, hor’derves, fine wines & spirits, a live band and highend Fuente/Newman cigars and cigarware. The Cigar Dave Show will brodcast live from the event throughout the night. A silent auction will include signed items form the Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Rays. The Mobile Cigar Lounge TM will be onsite offering attendees a luxurious cigar tasting experience housed in an iconic 1950’s Airstream.
“There’s something for everyone†said Foundation co-founder and J.C. Newman CEO Eric Newman, “the best cigars, private shopping, great food and wine… what more can you ask for!â€
Tickets are on now on sale for $100 ($150 at the door) and include food, drink and cigars. Thanks to parcitipating sponsors, all procceds from the event will benefit the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit www.cf-cf.org or call 813-248-2124.
- WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Saks & Cigars
- WHAT:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A shopping/tasting event featuring fine wines, cigars, live music and more to benefit the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation.
- WHEN:          Thursday, November 18, 6 – 9 p.m.
- WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Saks Fifth Avenue at the Westshore Mall
The Cigar Family Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)3 started in 2001 to help the children and famlies of the Bonao region of the Dominican Republic through education, empowerment and healthcare. For more information about the foundation please visit www.cf-cf.org.
Miami Cigar Introduces La Sirena Cigars
New blend by Pepin Garcia will debut at opulent Chicago venue
MIAMI, FL – It’s believed that life on earth originated in the ocean, and now Miami Cigar & Co., makers of the highly-acclaimed Nestor Miranda Collection and Tatiana flavored cigar line, has brought life to a new full-bodied cigar selection inspired by a mythical sea creature. Blended and manufactured by Don Jose “Pepin” Garcia in Nicaragua, La Sirena cigars, Spanish for “mermaid,” will make their Earth debut in Chicago, IL on Friday, November 19 at Casa de Montecristo. The launch will be attended by newly appointed Brand Ambassador, Ms. Arielle Ditkowich. Ms. Ditkowich will also be traveling nationwide to help introduce and promote the La Sirena line.
“We are very happy to finally have that full-bodied cigar in our portfolio,” said Rene Casteneda, Miami Cigar Vice President of Sales. “We have never produced a full-bodied cigar of out the My Father Cigars factory until now, I am very excited to finally enter this market.”
To achieve La Sirena’s full-bodied flavor, Don Pepin has used Nicaraguan Criollo ’98 & Nicaraguan Corojo ’96 as filler, plus a dual Nicaraguan Habano & Nicaraguan Corojo binder, rolled in a lush Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. La Sirena will be offered in the following 5 sizes:
- Sea Sprite – 5.5 x 42
- The Prince – 5 x 50
- Divine – 5.5 x 52 (figurado)
- King Poseidon – 6 x 60
- Trident – 7 x 50
La Sirena Cigars will retail from $8.00 to $10.00 (U.S.) per cigar.
Camacho Coyolar Puro
The Coyolar Puro was released by Camacho in 2005 as a new full-bodied blend and was added to a line-up that already featured a few full-bodied cigars. The tobacco in this cigar is all from a single farm named Coyolar, hints the name.
Name: Coyolar
Company: Camacho
Wrapper: Authentic Coyolar
Binder: Authentic Coyolar
Filler: Authentic Coyolar
Made In: Danli, Honduras
Price: $6.25
Comes in: Box of 25
Vitola: Rothschild (4.5″ x 50)
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Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne
The inspiration for this review came from a small cigar shop that I work at part-time. The Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne is probably one of the top selling cigars in this shop and it’s sold to a number of customers who prefer a wide variety of flavor profiles and experience levels. Now I’d smoked these cigars before, but I decided to give it another shot now realizing that it seemed to appeal to such a variety of cigar smokers.
Name: Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne
Company: Perdomo
Wrapper: 6 year old Connecticut Shade
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Price: $6.00
Comes in: Box of 25
Vitola: Epicure (6″ x 54) Toro
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Torano Single Region Serie Jalapa robusto
This year at IPCPR, Torano Family Cigars showed off their new branding and two new cigars. One of those new cigars is the Single Region which will be a series of cigar showcasing certain tobacco growing regions. The first in the series is Jalapa in which the binder and filler are composed of tobaccos only from Jalapa grown on the El Estero farm. Jalapa is one of Nicaragua’s premier tobacco growing area and a natural selection to be on of the first regions in the series. This is cigar is available in 3 sizes:
robusto – 5 x 50
toro grande – 6 x 54
churchill – 7Â x 48
MSRP:Â ~$6.25
I’ve been a huge Torano cigar fan since my cigar infacy, so how does this new cigar from the new Torano hold up to it predecessors? Watch the video and find out.
Gran Habanos Cigars releases the Gran Reserva #3
Miami, Fl., October 18, 2010 – Time has finally come for the limited production Gran Reserva #3 cigar by Gran Habano to be released into the public. Medium to full bodied in strength the Gran Reserva #3 was blended by George A. Rico using aged Nicaraguan and Columbian tobaccos from the Gran Habano farms.
Composition of the Gran Reserva #3 consists of an 8 year old wrapper and a 7 year old binder from our Nicaraguan farm “La Santa Cruzâ€. The filler is a mixture of 7 year old Nicaraguan from “La Santa Cruz†and 8 year old Columbian from our “La Joya del Valle†farm. The cigars were rolled in early 2008 and have been aging for the previous two years making the overall components about a decade old.
George A. Rico explains that “Being able to age the leaf and rolled cigars for such a long period of time has created a very rich, smooth, yet complex smoke.â€
Gran Habano will release the new Gran Reserva #3 with a Churchill(7×50), Pyramid (6 1/8×52) and a Gran Robusto (6×54). Due to the long aging process and special tobaccos used only 1,200 boxes of each size will be released across the country. New packaging will also accompany the Gran Reserva #3 to help distinguish it from our original #3 release.
Pricing will remain affordable at $6.80 (Churchill), $6.90 (Gran Robusto), and $7.10 (Pyramid) – not including local taxes. Shipments are scheduled to reach retailers during the first week in November.
About Gran Habano Cigars
Gran Habano Cigars was founded in 1995 by Guillermo Rico and his son George Rico. Using only the best raw materials on earth, Gran Habano begins the growing process with Habano and Corojo seeds which are grown on company-owned farms in Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The process comes to fruition at our boutique factory, which focuses on quality control and high-end productivity making it one of the top cigar companies in the world.
Connect With Gran Habano
http://GHCigars.com
http://twitter.com/GHCigars
http://facebook.com/GranHabanoCigars
Media Contact
Robert Villalobos
Gran Habano / G.A.R Cigars
Robert@ghcigars.com
La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor
This week, I have two of my friends, Tom and Shawn, help me review the newest La Aroma De Cuba cigar, Mi Amor. This was released this year at IPCPR and is the focus of a cigar shop tour put on my Ashton Cigars. The tour feature a cigar pairing with coconut, dark chocolate, almonds and Zaya rum. Its said that these cigars feature these notes and the pairings help bring out those flavors in the cigar by exposing your palette to them beforehand. We are recording this review at The Cigar Shop in Biloxi, MS who just hosted this La Aroma De Cuba event. I would like to thank them for the hospitality and hopefully you will see more reviews from the shop in the future. So, is this cigar a boom or a bust? Watch the video and find out.
Liga Privada Unico Serie Dirty Rat
The Liga Privada line from Drew Estates has been one of the most successful cigar lines in what I’m calling the new cigar boom. It all started with the No. 9 and then followed by the amazing T52 stalk cured cigar. Steve Saka, the creator of the Liga Privada line, decided to come out with another line extention to the Liga Privada called the Unicos line. I recorded a great interview with Steve at IPCPR this year that you can watch where he gives us the full back ground to this new line and this cigar. The Dirty Rat is the first in this new line. This cigar, a 5 x 44 corona, almost didn’t make it past the prototyping stage because it was cost prohibitive. Luckily, Drew Estates figure out a way to get it to market. So, how does this cigar stack up to its big brothers? Watch the video and find out.
Tatuaje Seleccion de Cazador Petite Cazadores
This is a review I’ve been looking forward to doing since I smoked my first sample. Without saying “like or dislike” I’ll simply state that my reaction to this cigar was not what I expected.
Name: Tatuaje Seleccion de Cazador
Company: Havana Cellars
Wrapper: Broadleaf Maduro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Price: $4.50
Comes in: Box of 50
Vitola: Petite Cazadores (4″ x 40)
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