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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“30 Cigars in 31 Days” is now in the annals of history. The Avo LE 10 is my winner for 2010 Cigar of the Year. 2010 was truly one of the greatest years the cigar industry as ever seen. There were plenty of new releases, and the race for Cigar of the Year as […]
#28 Nestor Miranda Art Deco Here we go with third installment of “30 Sticks in 31 Days”, my Top 30 2010 Cigar of the Year countdown. For Cigar #28 on the Top 30, my selection is the Nestor Miranda Art Deco by Miami Cigars. From a visibility standpoint there are two striking features: The […]
The Art Deco Gran Toro Nestor Miranda and Don Pepin Garcia are rock stars in the Cigar business. Over the past year, Miranda and Pepin have collaborated on three sticks that are being launched under the Nestor Miranda brand of Miami Cigars – the Nestor Miranda Domincano, the 1989, and the new Nestor Miranda Art […]
The Cigar Coop in front of the simulated front of La Aurora Very simply, I really liked the Miami Cigars Lounge at IPCPR. Like General Cigars, I am also very excited about the pipeline. While there isn’t a crafty tale to weave in this visit, I felt that this visit was still worth of […]
