Nestor Miranda Special Selection Exclusivo Regional Miami Cigar and Company’s Nestor Miranda Special Selection Exclusivo Regional is a limited production cigar that will be a regional exclusive to the Midwest United States. From a blend perspective, the big differentiator is that this particular cigar will use a San Andres Mexican wrapper. This wrapper is […]
Cigar Pre-Review: KILO by Miami Cigar and Company
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KILO by Miami Cigar and Company The KILO is a cigar that appears headed for release by Miami Cigar and Company. The mastermind behind this cigar is Miami Cigar Assistant Director of Marketing Barry Stein. Several weeks ago, we did a feature story on the background with this particular cigar project. Stein is a well-known […]
Cigar Preview: Nestor Miranda Special Selection Exclusivo Regional (Midwest Release)
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Nestor Miranda Special Selection Exclusivo Regional (Photo linked directly from Miami Cigar Facebook page) Miami Cigar and Company announced on their Facebook page the launch of a regional release under the Nestor Miranda Special Selection line. The Nestor Miranda Special Selection Exclusivo Regional will be released in two sizes and will feature a San Andres […]
Cigar Preview: La Aurora Cameroon and Corojo 110th Anniversary Releases
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La Aurora Cigars will be releasing special edition versions of its La Aurora Cameroon and La Aurora Corojo blends. This release will commemorate the famed factory’s 110th Anniversary. We first learned about these cigars in a discussion with Miami Cigar and Company Assistant Director of Marketing Barry Stein at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. […]
Cigar Preview: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2005
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At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars showcased the third installment of its Puro Vintage series – the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2005. As the name indicates the tobaccos used in the Puro Vintage 2005 come from crops from 2005. Since being harvested, the tobaccos have been harvesting for eight years. The Puro […]
Cigar Preview: Guillermo León Signature Lancero (Exclusive Coming to W. Curtis Draper)
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Washington DC/Bethesda, Maryland based retailer W. Curtis Draper has announced they will be getting an retail exclusive vitola in the La Aurora Guillermo Leon Signature line. The cigar will be a lancero vitola and will be a part of the Tobacconist’s 126th anniversary. The Guillermo Leon Signature will be launched on September 6th – the eve of […]
Feature Story: The KILO Project
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The KILO is a cigar project that was blended by Miami Cigar and Company Assistant Director of Marketing Barry Stein. It is currently a cigar he has worked with several focus groups on. Next week, in Chattanooga Tennessee, Stein will be bringing this cigar to the Chattanooga Tweet Up and Cigar Festival. If the […]
Cigar Preview: La Aurora Adds Box-Press Extensions to Guillermo León and Fernando León lines
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Last week, La Aurora Cigars announced they are adding a 6 x 54 limited production box-press vitola as a line extension to both their Guillermo Leon Signature and Fernando Leon Family Reserve lines. The line extensions will debut at the 2013 IPCPR in Las Vegas. First information on this announcement was reported in the 6/25/13 Cigar […]
Cigar Pre-Review: Casa Miranda Chapter Two by Miami Cigar and Company
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Casa Miranda Chapter Two (Toro) – Pre-Release Cigar The Casa Miranda Chapter Two is the second blend in Miami Cigar and Company’s Casa Miranda line. The Casa Miranda line was launched at the 2011 IPCPR Trade Show with the Casa Miranda Chapter One and it finished as our #6 Cigar that year. A few weeks […]
Cigar Preview: La Sirena Merlion Sea Lion
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La Sirena Cigars will be launching a fourth vitola to their La Sirena Merlion line. This size will add a perfecto vitola into the line called the La Sirena Merlion Sea Lion. As a twist, an additional cigar will be packaged that is a maduro version of the Sea Lion. This cigar is expected […]