Nestor Miranda Special Selection Atlanta Braves Alumni Association Edition Piramides

Yes, the name of name of this special edition cigar is ten words long, and that’s with me omitting mention of the cigar’s oscuro wrapper. These are the problems you face when a special selection adds a special edition, review titles that take up nearly as much space at the cigar review itself. For the sake of brevity, I’ll refer to it as the “Braves Special Selection” going forward.

While it can be difficult to tell Nestor Miranda’s Special Selection …

Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 7

Back thanks to a fine case of Flooding: The Home Game, it’s time once again for Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked during some arbitrary time frame (we’ll call it a week, but this one has been waiting to be published for months), along with a couple of quick thoughts that came to me at the …

My Father Le Bijou Special Edition Corona Gorda

My initial experience with the My Father Le Bijou 1922 line was one of indifference. The cigars were pretty good, but not something I thought was worth the price. But then on a recent visit to Puff ‘N’ Stuff, a shop here in Georgia, Al, the owner, renewed my interest in the Le Bijou. Apparently a recent shipment of Petite Robustos had noticeably darker wrappers and much richer flavors. So I tried one, and he was right, they were fantastic. …

Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary

When General Cigar shipped me a five pack of the new Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary edition cigars, I decided to let them rest a while. I knew that probably meant that Jerry would beat me to the review (he did, sorta), but I wanted to give them a fair shake. So far my experience with the Rare Corojo line has been mostly indifference. I had a few years ago that I enjoyed, but more recent experiences have …

Zino Platinum Z-Class 550 R

A couple of weeks ago a brand new Zino Platinum cigar joined the 8 year old Crown and Scepter lines. It’s called the Z-Class, and there’s no chance you’ll confuse it for its older brothers. But I’ll let the very informative press release introduce you:

The Zino Platinum Crown and Scepter series launched in 2003 will be complemented by a third line: The new and modern Zino Platinum Z-Class Series was inspired by motion. It was created to accompany a

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Padilla La Terraza Maduro Robusto

November of last year Ernesto Padilla contact me out of the blue and told me about some cigars he was working on for 2011. He seemed pretty excited about the Artemis, and discussed it at length. Before we finished emailing he mentioned in passing another, budget-friendly line called La Terraza. Which, as it turns out, is the first of the two to hit cigar shop shelves. Here’s what he said about it then:

“I have a new brand coming out

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J. Fuego Casa Fuego Corona

This past week I was digging through the humidor looking for a cigar to review when I came across a five pack of these Casa Fuego Coronas. Not being sure what they were or where I got them, I went to Google to find out more. One of the first results I found was for a review Walt did on his Walt In PA blog back in 2009. In the lead up to the video review, he mentioned Jesus Fuego …

Para Japón Release Party

Join us online this evening at 7:00 PM EST to celebrate the release of the Para Japón!

Streaming live video by Ustream

Para Japón Virtual Release Party Information
Date & Time: April 29 (Fri), 2011 from 7PM
Live Location: in Miami Cigar & Co. Headquarter
Streaming via: http://www.paraJapon.com
You can communicate@: Ustream Chat, Twitter, Facebook

A short history of the “Para Japón” concept:

In March 2011 La Aurora hosted a media event at their factory in the Dominican
Republic. Invited

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Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Pyramid

The story of the Diamond Crown Julius Caeser is an interesting one, and it comes in two parts. The first part is the history of the name. Most people are already aware that JC Newman is the company behind this cigar, and it’s no coincidence that first two letters of their name and the initials of this cigar line are the same. It was made to celebrate the 135th anniversary of the founder’s birthday, Julius Caeser Newman, and coincidentally, the …

Para Japón Virtual Release Party & Contest

The earthquakes and tsunamis that ravaged Japan earlier this year may no longer be in the headlines, but that doesn’t mean all has returned to normal in the archipelago nation. The process of cleaning up and recovering from the disaster will take years, with a high cost that is nearly impossible to accurately estimate.

The experience of watching the many video clips as they made their way around the globe was one of shock at the immensity of it all, …