Over the past 18 months, La Sirena Cigars has really taken the cigar industry by storm. For 2011, the #2 Cigar on Cigar Coop was the La Sirena. This past week, Miami Cigars (who makes La Sirena) announced a new blend to join the La Sirena family called the Merlion. As timing would have it, […]
Press Release: Merlion by La Sirena Coming Ashore!
For Immediate Release Merlion by La Sirena Coming Ashore! Miami, Florida – May 04, 2012 – In what one can term Beauty & The Beast; La Sirena and La Aurora have teamed up to create a new cigar, Merlion.. The name Merlion comes from a mythical creature that is half lion and half mermaid, the […]
Cigar Draft 2012
The concept of our Cigar Draft is simple. We take a look at some of the new cigars that are in the pipeline. If all of these new cigars were released at once, which ones would be the first to reach for? A lot of variables play into this – the reputation of the company/blender, […]
Assessment Updates: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 and Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary
We add a third category to cigars that qualify for Assessment Updates (#3) 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. […]
Assessment Updates: Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve and Para Japón
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars that are distributed […]
Cigar Review: La Aurora 107
La Aurora 107 Two years ago, La Aurora unveiled the La Aurora 107 cigar. This cigar was released to celebrate La Aurora’s 107th anniversary, thus the cigar was appropriately named. This cigar received a high amount of fanfare from cigar enthusiasts nationwide and many had it as one of their top cigars for 2010. I […]
Cigar Review: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004
La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 The La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 is the second of the Puro Vintage limited release series from La Aurora cigars. This has been a long awaited follow-up release to the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2003. In addition to being a salomon vitola, the distinguishing factor with the Puro Vintage line […]
Cigar Review: La Aurora 1495 Series
La Aurora 1495 Series The La Aurora 1495 Series is where there is a lot more to the cigar than just looking at the band and wrapper. This is a cigar with some very interesting background behind it. For starters, while it might look like an oily cigar with a lion on the band, this […]
2011 Top 5 Aged Blends of the Year
While 2011 was a great year in the cigar business, 2010 was an outstanding year as well. As cigars age, their profile can change – in terms of flavor, burn, and draw. This can be both a positive thing or a negative thing. Aging certain cigar blends does not always guarantee a better cigar, but […]
2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #2: La Sirena (Part 29 of Epic Encounters)
#2 La Sirena – Runner Up 2011 Cigar of the Year The 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown has reached the final two Epic Encounters. With that, I present the cigar that was my selection as #2 Cigar of the Year. For this selection, we have another blend from the Garcia family – bringing […]
