Press Release: Miami Cigars – GUILLERMO AND NESTOR CAPTURE WASHINGTON
Miami, FL, 11 July…Guillermo Leon and Nestor Miranda, in conjunction with W. Curtis Draper Tobacconists, Washington, DC’s oldest continuously operated tobacconists, will play host to the Congressional Cigar Association at a reception in the nation’s capitol on Tuesday, 20 July.
While the event is a first for Leon and Miranda, the CCA holds quarterly events where manufacturers of Premium hand made cigar educate the group on cigars, the manufacture of cigars and the various aspects of the industry.
At the reception in July, Leon will focus on his recently introduced La Aurora 107©. The cigar commemorates the 107th Anniversary of La Aurora’s founding. The company, part of Grupo Leon is the oldest cigar maker in the Dominican Republic. Introduced in May 2010, the 107 has been an instant success, much as La Aurora’s Cien Año, Preferido and 1495 Series.
Miranda, the man behind Tatiana© flavoured cigars and the Nestor Miranda Collection©, is the co-founder of Miami Cigar & Company, a twenty-one year old enterprise that distributes La Aurora©, Leon Jimenes© (also a La Aurora product) and the cigars noted above. Miranda is, as described in a cigar magazine, “The most interestinging man in the cigar industry!â€
The Congressional Cigar Association is an officially recognized bipartisan organization of Congressional staffers from the House and Senate. All, of course, are cigar aficionados. The organizations purpose is to create a bipartisan atmosphere amongst staffers of both parties and the cigar smoking community.
In the current climate, where cigar smokers are being heavily taxed by the Federal Government (S-CHIP) and the various states, and with the advent of smoking bans and prohibitions, Leon and Miranda see the opportunity to foster a better understanding of the industry and its contributions to the economy.
The CCA events are frequently attended by Congressmen and Senators who enjoy the relaxing, contemplative benefits of a fine cigar.
The reception will be supplied with La Aurora 107s and Nestor Miranda Collection cigars and it will be an afternoon of conviviality, cigars all within view of the Capitol and The White House.
With the cooperation of W. Curtis Draper the event was organized by CCA and Rene Castaneda, Vice President of Miami Cigar & Company.
On Thursday, 22 July, W. Curtis Drapper will host a private dinner, limited to ten guests, each paying $200. It will take place at Blue Duck Tavern in the Park Hyatt and the guests will be seated in Chef Brian McBride’s private dining room. Guillermo Leon and Nestor Miranda will be present to introduce the guests to new cigars, and share in the camaraderie that cigar dinners, such as these, engender.
The Nestor Miranda Collection is available only at brick and mortar tobacconists.
La Flor Dominicana Air Bender
La Flor introduced the Air Bender earlier this year and the hook is that they are intense, sophisticated, and powerful. Not sure there is all that much difference between intense and powerful but I digress…
The Air Bender comes in six sizes and today I have for you the 5″ x 50 Matatan. The blend is made up of a Habano seed wrapper with a Dominican Binder and Dominican fillers. Does the Air Bender live up to its name? Let’s find out…
La Aurora 107 Corona
The La Aurora 107 was released earlier this year to much acclaim. This new cigar was an anniversary cigar for the 107th anniversary of La Aurora cigars. This cigar uses an Ecaudorian wrapper, Dominican binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers. When the cigar was first released, it didn’t have any smaller ring gauge vitolas. I always thought that a smaller ring gauge would really make this cigar blend pop. Well, La Aurora listened to its customers and has released the corona size. How does this cigar compare to the rest of the line? Watch the video and find out.
Camacho Liberty 2009
Today I’m firing up a special cigar to celebrate Independence Day. The Camacho Liberty Series was originally released in 2002, and the annual release always seems to come with some excitement. As with any annual release there always has to be a favorite, and for a while it’s been widely accepted that the Liberty 2005 was the best of the bunch. With that in mind, Christian Eiroa blended the 2009 with the hopes of making the best Liberty to date. This cigar features a Habano leaf wrapper which came from the only crop of Habano leaf Camacho has produced. Only 40,000 of these cigars were made in October of 2007 for a summer 2009 release. Needless to say, these cigars already have a little aging on them.
Name: Liberty 2009
Company: Camacho
Wrapper: Habano
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Honduran
Price: $16.60
Comes in: Box of 20 in individual coffins
Vitola: 11/18 (6 x 56 Perfecto)
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June 2010 Contest: Winner Announcement
Well Ladies and Gentlemen another great contest has come to and end here at Nice Tight Ash. It was great reading all your comments, and we certainly look forward to seeing them continue. Big thanks to General Cigar Co. for providing three great prizes. So, without further adieu, here are the winners!
Grand Prize: 1 box of La Gloria Cubana 650 + 1 set of Punch grilling tools: This goes to the 11th comment of the 12th post. Drum roll please… and the winner is T-cigar.
2nd Place prize: 1 set of Punch Grilling tools + a five pack of cigars: This goes to the 3rd comment on the 5th post which was JimK.
3rd Place prize: 1 set of Punch Grilling tools: This goes to the 10th comment on the 11th post which was dj.
If you are a winner we will be contacting you very soon for shipping information. If you’re not a winner, please don’t despair, I’m sure we’ll be organizing another contest soon.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Rocky Patel Sun Grown
Continuing with the “Humidor Staple Series” that started with the Oliva Serie O, I have for you another cigar that finds its way into a lot of people’s humidors. The Rocky Patel Sun Grown is one of the cigars that hooked me on this hobby. As you will see in the video, things have not changed much over the years.
Today I have for you the 6.25″ x 52 Torpedo which is cloaked in a 5 year aged Ecuadorian Sun Grown Sumatra wrapper with a Nicaraguan Binder and a blend of Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos in the filler. Let’s find out how my old friend has been…
La Flor Dominicana Limitado IV
La Flor Dominicana puts out a Limitado cigar yearly and each version is met with much enthusiasm. This version, IV, comes in at 6 1/4 x 52 and sports an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper ( I mistakingly say its a Nicaraguan Oscuro in the video). This cigar is released in a limited a number of 2000 boxes of 48 cigars each. So, how does this cigar stack up to other limited cigar and especially its brothers like my beloved Double Ligero 660 Maduro? Watch the video and find out.
Nestor Miranda Dominicano
Nestor Miranda released a new cigar named the Dominicano to complement the much heralded Special Selection line. The Dominicano was created to celebrate Domincan cigar heritage. This cigar is a collaboration between Guillermo Leon of La Aurora Cigars and Don Pepin Garcia. The largest difference between the Dominicano and the Special Selection is the wrapper which uses and special Dominican leaf. How does this cigar compare to the Special Selection? Watch the video and find out.
Gran Habano Cigars unveils new Corojo No. 5 Gigante
Gran Habano announced the introduction of a new cigar that will be featured at the Famous Cigar Expo 2010. This new cigar is a behemoth coming at 18.9 feet long by 3.3 feet wide by 5.2 feet tall!
El Tiante Corojo
Today Brian and I are sitting down together again to review a cigar for you. This time we’re firing up the El Tiante Corojo Churchill from Hall of Fame Pitcher Luis Tiant. These cigars are rolled in Nicaragua and are wrapped in a Corojo wrapper. These cigars are reasonably priced at approximately $6.00. Normally I’d write up a short review to go along with the video, but I thought an extended write-up might get a little messy with two reviewers. You’ll just have to watch the video to find out what we think of the El Tiante Corojo.
