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News: Macanudo Announces the Macanudo Vintage 2010

It’s another Wednesday where I really haven’t smoked anything new to write about. I smoked some classic cigars over the last few days, a Don CArlos No. 2, a LFD Double Ligero Maduro, and a Joya de Nicaragua Antaño, for instance. So here’s some news from General Cigar. One of my favorite Macanudos was the Vintage 1997, the maduro with the metal band. The metal bands were cool, but impractical. They caused problems in the humidor, and were unwieldy. The cigars were exceptional though. I remember seeing them making the boxes in the Dominican Republic when I visited the factory, and I still have a box on my desk with nick nacks in it. 

The world’s first Vintage cigar was created by Macanudo nearly 40 years ago to spotlight an exceptional wrapper developed in part by Mother Nature herself. Today, the Vintage tradition continues with Macanudo Vintage 2010, thanks to ideal climatic conditions, meticulous curing and precise maturation techniques perfected by the artisans of Macanudo.… Continue reading »

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News: CAO Announces Flathead V21 Release

The CAO Flathead line has been about my favorite CAO line since the acquisition. This one sounds especially tasty, with the San Andrés wrapper over the Broadleaf binder. I can think of a few cigars that I like with Broadleaf wrappers over Mexican binders, so I can’t imagine the inverse wouldn’t tickle my fancy. I look forward to trying these, even though they are priced on the high side. 

CAO is about to put the pedal to the metal with a souped-up follow-up to the wildly-popular V-19 blend. Called CAO Flathead V21, this new release was created by Rick Rodriguez and the CAO blending team in Nicaragua to kick the Flathead franchise into high gear.… Continue reading »

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News: Drew Estate to Release 2021 Liga Privada Unico Serie “Year of the Rat” Limited Edition

Here’s some news from Drew Estate. I’ve smoked several of the Year of the Rat from the last couple years and they are really quite good cigars. Over the last dozen years I guess I’ve smoked a number of Drew Estate’s “Rat” themed cigars, going back to 2009 when Steve Saka gave me Dirty Rats with plain paper bands, this might be one of my favorites. Hopefully they will remain the same.  

Drew Estate’s 2021 limited edition Liga Privada Unico Serie “Year of the Rat” will become available exclusively to Drew Diplomat Program participants beginning in the week of July 6th.… Continue reading »

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News: TAA 2021 Exclusive Cigar ‘Brick House Beginnings’ Ships

This looks interesting, I really like the Brick House cigars, and I have a TAA retailer nearby, so I’ll have to check them out. I still want to get to Tampa to visit the remodeled factory, I have a pretty good feeling I could get in…check out this news from J.C. Newman.

Before we could start on the major restoration we just completed at our El Reloj Cigar Factory in Tampa, our team had to clear out almost 70 years’ worth of items from the building. During this process, we uncovered some hidden gems.… Continue reading »

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News: Fratello Announces Fuoco in Classico, Bianco and Oro

Several years ago Fratello made one of the Firecrackers for United Cigars. Oddly, this was one of my favorite Firecrackers, and one of my favorite cigar memories is smoking one of those on the Spanish Steps in Rome. I liked the irony of smoking a cigar with an Italian name in Italy, on the Spanish Steps, made by Spanish speaking peoples. I don’t often smoke smaller cigars, but I really like having cigars of this size around for times when I only have a short time to smoke, and these will be great additions to the line, I especially look forward to the Bianco, which is my favorite of the Fratello range. 

Fratello Cigars is pleased to announce the Fratello Fuoco, that means Fire in Italian. This new release will be made using the three Fratello Core blend, the Classico, Bianco and Oro.… Continue reading »

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