Nestor miranda special selection

New to our gigantic selection of cigars is the Nestor Miranda special selection line. Plus a bonus special selection 20th anniversary cigar.

a Don Pepin Garcia blend made in Esteli, Nicaragua are the Special Selection line. These are said to be the line that Nestor Miranda would personally hand out to friends and family. These are expertly handcrafted medium to full bodied cigar made from a blend of extensively aged tobaccos from Honduras, Nicargua and Costa Rica, with a Nicargauan binder and Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper.

Rocky Patel 1961 and Patel brothers

New from Rocky Patel and just in our humidor is the "patel 1961" and the "Patel Brothers" cigars. 2 new full bodied cigars from the mad man who just keeps pumping out new lines.

To commemorate his birth, Rocky released his 1961 cigar. This cigar represents the inaugural release from his newest Nicaraguan factory, Tabacalera Villa Cuba. Wrapped in a dark oily Habano-seed wrapper, the cigar has a noticeable spicy finish. The 1961 cigar is medium to full bodied and will be limited in it’s production.

For the first time in his company’s history Rocky Patel has collaborated with his brother Nish Patel to create a cigar they are calling, full bodied and a powerhouse. The new cigar has tobacco from the fields of Lancaster country in Pennsylvania. The same region that brought us the Rocky Patel Winter Blend 2008. It's supposedly the same cigar as the Winter blend, which did so well they made it a permanent brand.

Fuente Queen B and King T

After years of the same old tired cigars, Fuente decided to introduce a few new sticks. The "King T" and the "queen B" .
The first one I tried was the King T.... big disappointment. The presentation is really nice, I mean, It comes in a really fancy tube. But after giving one a go I noticed all it is is the double chateau Connecticut in a tube....... FOR DOUBLE THE PRICE!!! It may not be the same exact cigar, but it tasted like the same exact cigar.

The queen b was not as big a disappointment as the King T. It is a sun grown Torpedo that comes in a cedar wrapped with a maroon/ dark red wrapper around the bottom. It actually looks a lot like the Fuente anejo (another super over-priced fuente) until you get a closer look at it. I have say though this was not a bad smoke, Very robust and Full flavored from the start. It eventually starts to smooth out a third of the way threw. It really turned into a nice cigar. I will likely be having a few more of these.

Casa Magna Oscoro's

I have to say, I totally saw this one coming.....One year after the release of the "Original Casa Magna", comes the creation of the "Casa Magna Oscoro" created by two cigar legends Manuel Quesada and Nestor Plascencia. The Oscoro is dark, rich, and spicy and is listed at a great price point, $6-$8 for all four sizes. Personally, I hope that they just keep rolling out new cigars because these two guys really know what they're doing. Good stuff.

La Flor Double press Habano

New from La Flor Dominica are two new Habano cigars introduced at the tobacco show this summer. A double pressed toro size in a really unique box that flips over with 10 cigars on each side, and a habano torpedo. From what I was told by my La flor rep, (my favorite rep by the way), this is the same cigar that comes in the La flor torpedo sampler pack. I tried them both and they are both great cigars. Honestly, La flor just keeps putting out great cigars. This has quickly become one of my favorite companies.

Punch Uppercut

Uppercut Punch debuted at the show this august. It's a medium bodied Sumatra for a very reasonable punch like price. They should be here this week in 3 sizes, also coming in with it is a Punch Uppercut buy 2 get 1 free promo, get them in your home humidor NOW!

Cain Cigars by Oliva and La traviata by CAO

We will be getting both Cain cigars which are made by Nub cigars, and La traviata which is made by CAO. I am really looking forward to trying both of these brands. La traviata from what I understood is a Cameroon binder cigar with ligero wrapper.
The Cain is a Ligero filler and binder, and a habano or maduro wrapper. They both sound really good. The Cain is a full bodied power-house.

Fonseca viso fuerte

Although I don't have a taste for most of the Fonseca line, I really enjoyed these. so much so that We brought the line in here for people to try. Its a medium to full bodied Honduran wrapper. Having not carried Fonseca's in so long cause they where such a slow seller these things had to really impress me to order them, and they did.

fairly priced as well ranging from $6.00-$8.00 a stick.

Arganese

Just got In the full line of Arganese cigars, Including the barber pole which I am not usually big on barber poles. But these where really good. There is a mild, a medium bodied (the barber pole), and a full bodied Nicaraguan. A really good line all at a decent price. Starting to see a lot more of that with the current recession.

Kristoff cigars

A friend/costumer had come in here a few weeks ago and told me about these, I had heard of them already from ads and stuff. But he came in telling me he really liked them and then gave me a few that he had purchased when he was out of town. I had tried the natural criollo wrapper, I generally don’t care to much for a criollo wrapper, but this was actually really smooth. It was a medium bodied cigar with a really nice draw and burn. I also got the maduro, Which I didn't like as much as the criollo. He also gave me a ligero wrapper. This one was so-so. If we are talking Ligero I always end up comparing Oliva V’s and La Flor Dominicana to anything ligero, and usually they never match up. But I did end up calling the company. The rep sent me some more, including the Ligero Maduro which I did end up enjoying. It is a full body cigar with lots of flavor.
Overall I really did enjoy most of the line. I ended up getting them all in this week and I am glad I did cause I have already had a few guys come in and say they had been looking for them.

Perfecto Garcia natural

This is a Nicaraguan that's priced very affordable even after the SCHIP tax. Most of the line retails for around $4.00 to $5.00 a cigar.

The start is very mild with a sweet nutty taste to it. The flavors start to build up just over half way threw the cigar, but its mainly mild threw out the entire thing. There are hints of almond and roasted nuts. It is a well constructed cigar that burns very nice and even. The draw was a little tight but nothing worth making any kind of fuss about.

This is not a cigar I would smoke regularly (just to mild for me). It did go out twice, but for the price its really not a bad smoke. This cigar would be great for the golfing or fishing.

Overall rating: 6 out of 10

El Baton Robusto

This cigar is made from the J.C. Newman company who also make the Cuesta Rey line and the bundled Quarom cigars. From what I understood it's blended by the same blender that use to work for the Torano family before they merged with C.A.O.

This first few puffs of this Nicaraguan corojo cigar are very peppery, very very peppery. It was so strong it even got my eyes a little watery. It mellows out quite a bit though shortly after the first quarter of it. It had some very nice meaty flavors to it. This cigar balances out very nicely half way threw it and really turns into a nice medium bodied cigar filled with some really nice flavors. I would compare it to the Rocky Patel edge.

overall rating: 7 out of 10

Cuaba Solomones

This Big fat cigar has a silky brown Colorado looking wrapper on it. Its constructed very nicely and draws beautifully. It starts off with a milder earthy flavor with strong notes of tea. From the second you light it you get that Cuban flavor that I always pick up in a true Cuban cigar.

The taste strength builds up into a nice medium bodied cigar, very smooth, and a great smelling aroma. It burnt very evenly up until the end. I should note it went out once just over half way threw it, but after a re-light it smoked fine the rest of the way threw. Becoming a little bit more meaty at the end.

Overall this is a really enjoyable smoke, Its a perfect summer cigar if you have a few hours to just sit and enjoy it. as with any Cuban it carries a hefty price tag, but this is one of those where you get what you pay for.

Overall rating: 8.5 out of 10

Gurkha Crest

This Cigar started off nicely. I wish I could say the same threw the rest of it. I tasted hints of Citrus in this medium body, woody smoke.
After smoking half way threw it, It left my pallet with a funny after taste. Nothing about this cigar really stands out. It draws great and burns great, but as far as taste it is really lacking any significant flavors.

The ash is very white and its draws and smokes very consistent the entire way threw. As far as construction it's nice. I just did not see anything that would lead to me buying another one, especially at $25-$30 a stick.

Overall rating 3.0 out of 10

Gurkha Black drago Fury

This is a GREAT smoke... 2 of my favorite wrappers (Cameroon and maduro) are used to create this cigar..

It has a smooth creamy taste you find in cameroon wrappers, with a nice bite to it that you get from the maduro. There is a hefty price tag on these cigars, but when you have the cash it is WELL worth it's weight in gold.

I have noticed slight burn problems on them, but the draw is great and the cigar is so tasty it's worth the lighter surgery to keep it burning even.

Overall rating 8 out of 10