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Featured Selections
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Dominican Republic
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4" x 48
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The Biarritz Grand Prix Collection is made by Augusto Reyes in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Augusto makes some of the finest brand names in the business, including Don Lino, Indian Tabac Cameroon Legend, Fittipaldi, and many others. For the Biarritz, we secured a nice load of his "Short Story" shaped perfectos at a dandy of a price.
These little suckers are downright delicious. The long-filler leaves consist of the Reyes family estate grown Dominican Piloto Cubano and Olor binder and fillers, and a 4-year aged Cameroon-seed Indonesian wrapper. Biarritz offers a silky smooth taste with some subtle spice and coffee flavors. The end result is an exotic medium-bodied flavor and very smooth taste. Try this and see why our taste testers insisted we carry this sucker!
Strenth: 5
Panel Rating: 94
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5 Pack:
$19.00
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Box of 25:
$67.50
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Dominican Republic
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5" x 50
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Estavan Cruz is a premium hand made cigar manufactured in the Dominican Republic. This Natural Robusto consists of an Ecuadorian (sumatran seed) wrapper and binder, and Dominican Piloto and Mexican filler.
A very earthy cigar. There is almost a tarry element on the palate, but there are also dark roasted cocoa bean flavors. Quite
A veiny, but well built cigar. It has a nice draw, with notes of expresso, wood and bitter chocolate. A medium-bodied smoke, ripe for aging.
Great color and shine on this little fireplug of a cigar. It draws and burns well with earthy notes, hints of bitter chocolate and a spicy finish.
Strenth: 6
Panel Rating: 89
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5 Pack:
$25.00
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Box of 25:
$97.50
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Evelio Oviedo, the master roller of the new super-premium Honduran puro, he comes from a Cuban cigar making family. He gained his experience while working for 23 years at the H. Upmann factory in Havana. After opening a factory in Brazil, with the Mendez organization, at San Gonzales Dos Campos, he moved to Miami with the intent of permanent retirement. Nestor Plasencia, however, had other plans for Evelio. While experiencing some mysterious production problems with one of his brands, he sought the reputed master to come down to Honduras and help solve the problem.
While there, Nestor told Evelio of his group's dream to produce cigars with the original Cuban Quality and workmanship. His love for the 'old ways' was inspired, and, with the assurance that he would be given total control over the process to ensure it duplicates the original Cuban-style of cigar making, he agreed to assist with the setup of Nestor's new facilities to produce these exquisite cigars.
The extra smooth Connecticut wrapper lends a very pleasant, extremely mild flavor - in fact, this is one of the mildest cigars you can find, but with a creamy texture, pleasant aroma and nice balance.
Strenth: 6
Panel Rating: 92
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5 Pack:
$19.00
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Box of 25:
$70.50
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One of the best introductions of the year, Perdomo 2 (Perdomo squared) is made by Nick Perdomo, the latest addition to their fantastic line of cigars, including the Perdomo Reserve La Tradicion line. Each cigar is box-pressed with a select blend of Piloto Cubano Nicaraguan leaves aged in cedar casks for over 5 years.
This cigar is for the true connoisseur who appreciates unparalleled construction and exceptional tobacco flavor.
The Perdomo Squared Rhombus
sports a flat "rectangular" press, a silky wrapper, and a complexity that resides in its cool, easy-going flavor.
The Cameroon wrapper is the icing on the cake - a double-fermented moist and oily leaf that will make you froth at the mouth in anticipation. Rich, spicy and robust in flavor, with an easy draw.
One of our panel members stated, “This is one of the best cigars I have ever smoked!”
Strenth: 4
Panel Rating: 96
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5 Pack:
$27.00
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Box of 15:
$105.50
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Dominican Republic
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6" x 48
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The Moreno Maduro is produced by one of the largest cigar producers in the US. Altadis U.S.A. sells over 2 billion cigars a year and owns about 40% of the market share in the US.
The Company now employs over 5,500 people. It operates production facilities in Honduras, Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Dominican Republic and affiliations for production in Mexico, Brazil and Holland. Leaf supplies are obtained from growers in every part of the globe. The company also grows some of its own tobacco in Honduras and Connecticut. The Company's enviable stable of trademarks include Antonio y Cleopatra, Backwoods, Cabañas, Don Diego, Dutch Masters, Dutch Treats, El Producto, Flamenco, Havatampa, Henry Clay, H. Upmann, La Corona, Mixture 79, Montecristo, Montecruz, Muriel, Onyx Reserve, Phillies, Por Larrañaga, Primo del Rey, Roi-Tan, Romeo y Julieta, Santa Damiana, Tampa Nugget and Te-Amo... among a number of others, not to mention that it is the biggest supplier of private label pipe tobacco to chains in the United States.
Moreno Maduro is a smooth, spicy-sweet jet black maduro. If you enjoy Maduros, this one’s a beauty, with a handsome Connecticut broadleaf wrapper that’s been naturally cured to achieve it’s dark color and moist, rich flavor, but with a lighter mild to medium-bodied taste. Hand-rolled in the Dominican Republic.
SMOKE Magazine says: “The majority of the panel enjoyed good light-bodied flavor dominated by a creamy sweetness.”
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5 Pack:
$20.00
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Box of 25:
$72.50
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Tobacco Bits
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ALMOST READY TO ROLL
- Leaves to be used for binder and filler are taken through the de-stemming process, and the left and right sides of the plant are separated and sorted by size, color, and quality of leaf.
Leaf used for long-filler cigars (all those in the premium and ultra-premium category) is usually de-stemmed before fermentation, but only a small part of the stem is removed, so the leaf does not fall apart during fermentation.
These leaves are again sorted, graded, and finally categorized as leaves suitable for filler, wrapper, or binder.
STILL BREWING
- While the bales of tobacco are being aged, a mellower, less volatile fermentation takes place.
To control this process, bales are regularly inspected, unpacked, and remoistened.
This is called casing.
This process ensures that the leaves do not completely dry out, making them unsuitable for rolling.
When the aging process has been determined to be of sufficient length, the bales are re-moisturized once again, and allowed to drip dry.
DRYING BUT NOT DRIED
- During the curing process it is important that the tobacco leaves do not become dry and brittle, or they will be ruined.
If the sun beating down on the curing barn is too hot, the farmer will water the ground in the barn to increase the humidity.
If the weather is too rainy and humid, the farmer will light fires under the leaves so they don't become so wet that they begin to decompose.
Careful attention to the leaves during this period produces a leaf that is light brown, slightly oily, and pliable enough to handle with care.
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