#29 for 2011: Humo Jaguar by Miami Cigars It’s time for a the second Epic Encounter of Cigars of 2011 – the 2011 Cigar of the Year countdown continues. Coming in at #29 is the Humo Jaguar by Miami Cigars. While Ecuadorian Connecticut cigars were a theme of 2011, there was another theme that got […]
Cigar Review: Humo Jaguar by Miami Cigars
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Humo Jaguar – by Miami Cigars At the 2011 IPCPR trade show, all I kept hearing about was the large amount of Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper cigars – and yes this is true. What I did not hear much about was what I consider a renaissance in Honduran tobacco. Honduras has been growing and exporting tobacco […]
Cigar Review: Casa Miranda Chapter One
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Casa Miranda Chapter One Following the 2011 IPCPR, I made a decision to provide a technical debrief on many of the new cigar releases. However, it was impossible to cover every manufacturer and every cigar because my primary responsibilities were still on the retail end. One cigar that I overlooked was a new release from […]
Cigar Review: Nestor Miranda Doppelbok
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Nestor Miranda Doppelbok I usually try to keep up to date on cigars that are available on the marketplace, and cigars that are on the horizon. I’m far from perfect on this, but the Nestor Miranda Doppelbok was truly a cigar that hit me from left field. A friend of mine asked me if I […]
Month in Review: August 2011
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Most of the month of August has been spent on IPCPR wrap-up. There were three major news stories that broke at the end of the month. Major Stories First up, the cigar industry lost a legend. Edgar M. Cullman Sr, the longtime chariman, chief executive, and president of General Cigars passed away on August 28th […]
Cigar Preview: Humo Jaguar by Miami Cigars (Part 46 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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One cigar that has gotten a lot of buzz from the Cigar Industry is the release of Miami Cigars’ Humo Jaguar. The Humo Jaguar cigar comes from the cigar festival in Honduras that bears the same name. Various cigar makers enter the competition. It turns out that a blend by Nestor Plasencia won the 2011 […]
Cigar Review: Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve
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Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve The Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve is a cigar that many Nestor Miranda fans have been looking forward to. Back in April, I attended an event at Tobacco World in Marietta, Georgia, and I asked Nestor about some of the new cigars he had in the pipeline. It was then he mentioned […]
Cigar Preview: Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve (Part 17 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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This one probably isn’t a big surprise in terms of news out of the IPCPR as much has already been said on the Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve prior to the show. In fact, when I saw Nestor at an April event at Tobacco World in Marietta, Georgia, he was already beaming about this release. This […]
Cigar Review: La Sirena Series A
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The La Sirena Series A A few days ago, I was listening to the Dino Costa Radio show on Sirius XM Mad-Dog radio. While Dino is primarily known a sports host, he has been talking cigars. On this show, Dino had Rocky Patel as a guest (and gave Rocky a full hour!). Rocky made a […]
Cigar Review: Para Japón
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One point I’ve made before, when it comes to giveback or stepping up in a time of need, the cigar industry consistently is up in the forefront. In 2011, following the Earthquake and Tsunami disasters, La Aurora Cigars has stepped up and released a cigar that will have portion of proceeds from sales of the […]