Miami Cigar and Company has published on their company blog that the limited production Danno will be making a return in 2012. The Nestor Miranda Special Selection Danno 2012 marks the third release cycle of the Danno series. The Danno 2012 will be showcased at the 2012 IPCPR and features a new blend. The Danno […]
Press Release: Miami Cigar & Company to Release Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve 2012
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For Immediate Release Miami Cigar & Company to Release Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve 2012 Miami, Florida – May 16, 2012 – Following in the footsteps of the Cigar Aficionado 91-rated Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve, Miami Cigar & Company is set to release the 2012 edition at IPCPR in August. The 6 1/8 x 52 box-pressed […]
Assessment Updates: Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve and Para Japón
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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 […]
2011 Top 5 Aged Blends of the Year
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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: The Honorable Mentions
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The 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown is in the history books. There were 30 cigars that were listed as Epic Encounters. As I mentioned when this list began, perhaps the hardest part was choosing which cigars would make the list, and what didn’t. Below I have listed ten honorable mentions. Some will say now […]
2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown #6 Casa Miranda Chapter One by Miami Cigars (Part 25 of Epic Encounters)
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#6 Casa Miranda Chapter One by Miami Cigars The 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown is now in the home stretch. It is now time for the Super Six. Today’s epic encounter comes from Miami Cigars – who places their second cigar on the Top 30 countdown. This is a cigar that was made at […]
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 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 […]