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Special Cigars From La Flor Dominicana

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ruben_toledo2While cigars are smoked by many people on a regular basis, we cannot discount the fact that cigars are associated with special events. Cigar makers, especially, place particular attention to producing one of a kind cigars for special events. This month, we have gotten wind of a new project from La Flor Dominicana.

Owners Inez and Litto Gomez have partnered up with another couple, Isabel and Ruben Toledo. If the names sound familiar, Isabel Toledo is a renowned fashion designer. The purpose of the partnership is to create a special cigar, which will benefit El Museo del Barrio. This museum has the distinction of being the only Latin American museum in New York.

What is this special cigar? Dubbed the El Museo Limited Edition, the cigar is Churchill-sized, measuring in at 6 ¾ inches and has a 52 ring gauge. Cigar enthusiasts will be glad to know that the filler and binder both come from the manufacturer’s farm, La Flor de Palma, in the Dominican Republic. The wrapper, on the other hand, comes from another part of the country.

The owner describes the flavor of the cigar as being full-bodied and rich, while being smooth at the same time. He adds that the smoke has a taste of sweetness as well as a certain complexity. If that description is not enough to make you curious, I don’t know what will!

On top of this, the box containing the cigars is supposed to be quite beautiful, made of off-white lacquer, featuring the silhouette of a mambo dancer enjoying a cigar. It really is a pleasure to look at!

Originally posted on March 14, 2009 @ 8:46 pm

Catch The Last Flight To Nicaragua

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ci-ffc-ftnic-200Well it’s not really a flight, but it’s just as good. Today is the last day of a great offer from Famous Smoke, dubbed the Famous Flight Club: Nicaraguan Factory Tour Sampler. This package has the following contents:

Strength/Wrapper/Filler/Binder: Varies
Presentation: (5) 5-packs – 25 cigars total
5 601 “Green” Habano Oscuro Tronco – 5 x 52
5 CAO Cx2 Rob – 5 x 52
5 Oliva Serie G Robusto – 4 1/2 x 50
5 Padrón Delicias – 4 7/8 x 46
5 Plasencia Reserva Organica Robusto – 4 3/4 x 52

The current SRP for the package is $100.99. If you avail of the promo from Famous Smoke, however, you only have to pay $79.95! That’s about $20 in savings and in this time of economic troubles, that is a considerable amount of money. More than the cigars, however, you can opt to add $20 to get a Capri Elegant humidor. Normally, this humidor costs $80. Now that is a good deal!

Some information on Nicaraguan cigars – they are certainly starting to take off. The quality of cigars from this country rival the best in the world. With the soil and climate being conducive to growing tobacco, there has always been a relatively strong cigar industry in the country. While they suffered a slump in the late 90s, the cigar manufacturers in Nicaragua have since then gotten back on their feet. And if you do not know much about Nicaraguan cigars, this Flight Sampler should be a good place to start. For less than $100, you can get a pretty good idea of what they have to offer! The sale is only till today so better hurry up and get your sampler.

Originally posted on March 29, 2009 @ 12:53 am

Want A Mini With That Cigar?

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I do! I do! It is no secret that I am a big cigar enthusiast but I think that it is such a sweet coincidence that a cigar manufacturer is giving away one of my favorite cars. Nub Cigars was launched in April of this year and has since then been aggressively promoting their brand. As part of this aggressive promotional strategy, they are giving away a BMW 2008 Mini Cooper S convertible!

The Cigar Aficionados recently ran this feature:

Since launching Nub cigars on April 1, Nub creator and former Oliva Tobacco Co. sales representative Sam Leccia has been touring the country, promoting the new brand and giving out one-year supplies of cigars, trips to Nicaragua to tour the Oliva factory, and a custom BMW 2008 Mini Cooper S convertible.

Leccia chose to give away the Mini Cooper because he believes the car best represents the Nub brand. “We’ve got a short, fat cigar. It’s something different; something unique. But it’s a very serious cigar. We’re talking about a well-cured, well-aged tobacco,” said Leccia. “We needed to give something away that was unique.”

Indeed, short and fat is not something that automatically comes to mind when thinking of high quality cigars. As a matter of fact, most people I know prefer fat and long cigars but from what I hear about Nub cigars, they can hold their own among the more traditional brands! If I were given the chance to win that Mini Cooper, I wouldn’t hesitate to get my hands on some Nubs – would you?

Originally posted on November 23, 2008 @ 12:52 am