Look for a new cigar from the oldest cigar company in the Dominican Republic this week. La Aurora, which is celebrating 107 years of history in 2010, is set to release the Guillermo Leon at the IPCPR show. It’s the company’s first cigar to be made with two binders instead one, according to Cigar Aficionado, [...]
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Miami Cigar & Company, makers of the Nestor Miranda Collection, Tatiana Flavored Cigars, La Aurora Cigars and Don Lino Cigars says it will debut the Nestor Miranda Art Deco selection at the IPCPR 78th Annual Convention and International Trade Show in New Orleans. The new Dominican-Nicaraguan blend offered unique challenge for Pepin Garcia using a [...]
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What are you doing in February? Sure, it’s a bit early, but if you want to go to the ProCigar Festival next year, you might want to start nailing down the details now. The festival runs from February 6 – 11, 2010 in the Dominican Republic … and everyone will be there!
My favorite DC tobacco shop, W. Curtis Draper, is having one heck of an event this Thursday, July 22, 2010 from 1:00 PM – 6:30 PM. Meet Guillermo Leon of La Aurora Cigars (the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican Republic) and Nestor Miranda and Rene Castaneda of Miami Cigar & Company. Drapers will feature La Aurora 107 and Nestor [...]
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The La Aurora 1495 series of cigars pays tribute to the city of Santiago de los Caballeros and is Made from six different types of tobacco. This cigar has an Ecuadoran Sumatra Sun Grown wrapper, a Dominican Corojo Binder and a mix of Dominican piloto cubano, Nicaraguan, Peruvian and Dominican Ligero filler. I’m smoking my [...]
Have you ever heard of Cigar Tourism? If you enjoy cigars religiously, a vacation at one of these tours is like being in heaven. Imagine this: at least five days of pure cigar enjoyment including hanging out with the big dogs in the cigar industry, visiting to their factories and plantations, and of course, enjoying [...]
Montecristo, it seems, is the best of the best. At least, that’s what the Robb Report has to say. The luxury goods magazine gave the Montecristo 75th Aniversario this honor. It’s a limited edition cigar from the Tabacalera de Garcia factory in the Dominican Republic, is full-bodied and sports a dark Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. The [...]
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Dad’s day is right around the corner, and for those of us who smoke cigars, it’s time to whip out the wish list. If you’re not sure which stick to pair with this special occasion, turn to Vin Lee, CEO of the Beverly Hills Cigar Club, for some advice. He’s put together five recommendations for [...]
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I probably made a better cigar reader than I did a cigar roller, but I’m not about to give up being a blogger. When the real cigar reader at the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic took a break, I took the opportunity to see what it’s like to sit at that desk.
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To say that taste is subjective is to elicit sighs and yawns. Everyone knows this to be true. Yet, to see it in action is eye-opening. On a recent trip to the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic, I participated in a cigar tasting and blending seminar, led by local guru Jose Blanco. Does [...]
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