Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Oliva V Melanio

Oliva Serie V Melanio cigars are named for Melanio Oliva, believed to be the first Oliva patriarch to grow tobacco in Cuba. The fillers consist entirely of only the longest aged Nicaraguan estate-grown Habano ligero, known for its robust flavor, with an extra portion of milder, sweeter Jalapa tobaccos. Finished in a savory Ecuadorian-grown Sumatra-seed wrapper, you'll enjoy a full-bodied smoke with a distinctive, perfectly-balanced flavor.

ZIno Platinum Z-class

Zino Platinum Z-Class cigars feature Nicaraguan and Honduran longfillers framed in Peruvian binders and capped in dark Dominican wrappers grown in the Yamasa region. These carefully-selected and aged tobaccos create a spicy, medium-to-full bodied cigar. While Z-Class is the fullest-bodied and most complex Zino Platinum to date, each shape has its own unique strength and flavor. Zino Platinum smokers demand perfection, and Z-Class delivers exactly that.

My Uzi Weighs a Ton

Introducing Jonathan Drew’s latest creation, My Uzi Weighs a Ton - a most excellent edition to Drew Estate’s Subculture Studio. This joint project with Joya de Nicaragua is medium to full in body, and boasts a husky series of 60-ring vitolas booming with flavor. Dark and oily San Andres maduro wrappers conceal a hefty dose of Nicaraguan and Brazilian long-fillers secured by a smooth Connecticut ’Capote’ binder. The smoke is hearty and rich, unveiling a deep series of bold yet balanced flavors from start to finish. Layered with complexity - earth, leather, pepper, sweetness, cocoa - the massive 60-ring frame is the ultimate vehicle to savor each of these complex intricacies throughout the slow and cool burn.

Flor De Las Antillas

Box-pressed beauties from My Father.

Introducing the Flor de las Antillas, the first entirely box-pressed line from My Father cigars. Meaning ’Flower of the Antilles’, the Flor de las Antillas represents Cuba, the largest island in the Greater Antilles islands, and home to the Garcia family’s rich cigar making heritage. Traditionally focused on more full-bodied cigars, Flor de las Antillas ventures into the company’s untapped niche of a true medium-bodied experience.

Featuring an all-Nicaraguan blend of tobaccos, Flor de las Antillas maintains My Father’s reputation for crafting full-flavored, well constructed handmades. Greeting you from the outside is a dark brown Nicaraguan Sun Grown wrapper beautifully box-pressed and smooth to the touch. This leaf houses a bouquet of Nicaraguan long-fillers and binder, to create an exceptionally balanced and smooth experience. Each Flor de las Antillas delivers a distinct array of flavors, including notes of cocoa, pepper, sweet cedar, and earth. From start to finish, Flor de las Antillas maintains its smooth character and never goes a tick over medium-bodied, creating an anytime of day My Father experience.

It didn’t take long for Flor de Las Antillas to catch the eye of critics earning eight 90+ ratings, including #1 Cigar of the Year honors and a 96-point score in the process, which noted: "Delicious from the first puff, with notes of nutmeg, white pepper and just enough strength without being overpowering. They are hard to put down."