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by | March 25, 2023 · 8:26 am

News: Partagas de Bronce Due in April

Following the Cohiba M and La Gloria 8th Street, we have another General Cigar Co. offering being made at Al Titan de Bronze in Miami. These are pricey, it’s not cheap to make cigars in the US.  I expect to see a Macanudo made there next.  I’ll be honest, my favorite from ETB is the Cornelius, at half the price of most of these. Sadly they are extinct, fortunately I still have a bunch. I may spring for one if I see it in the wild, but I haven’t shelled out for the La Gloria yet, so…

 

 

PARTAGAS RELEASES FIRST US-MADE CIGAR IN COLLABORATION WITH EL TITÁN DE BRONZE

Partagas will release its first collaboration in April with Partagas de Bronce, an exceptional cigar handcrafted in Miami by the Cuban expatriate rollers of the famed El Titán de Bronze Cigar Factory.

 

The cigar’s name calls upon the Spanish spelling of “bronce” in tribute to the origins of Partagas and El Titan de Bronze.

 

Partagas de Bronce was blended by STG’s Justin Andrews, with Sandy Cobas and the blending team at El Titán de Bronze. Made with a Corojo wrapper, Partagas de Bronce is a medium- bodied Nicaraguan puro that brims with nuances. Cocoa, earth, wood,hints of citrus and an intriguing creaminess deliver a cigar that highlights the heritage of Partagas with the artistry of El Titán de Bronze.

 

 

John Hakim, brand manager of Partagas said, “For a venerable brand like Partagas, collaborating with a legend like Sandy Cobas and creating a special, limited edition cigar at her family-owned factory marks an important step in Partagas’ evolution. Partagas de Bronce highlights Partagas’ devotion to old-world cigar making techniques, and its commitment to marching the brand forward through innovation. We look forward to sharing this exceptional blend with cigar lovers across the country.”  

 

Partagas de Bronce will be released in April, when 5,000 boxes, each signed by the El Titán de Bronze cigar maker who crafted them, will ship to retailers. Each box contains ten cigars.

 

Partagas de Bronce Corona Gorda (6.25” x 46) – SRP per cigar $22.99

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by | September 22, 2022 · 7:46 pm

News: La Gloria Cubana Releasing Eighth Street

We all know I’ve been a long time fan of La Gloria Cubana, the first ones I smoked were made at the El Credito factory on Calle Ocho in the ’90s.  This is an exciting release, as far as I’m concerned. Couple this with the fact that I really enjoy a lot of cigars from El Titan de Bronze. I like the size too!  Read on: 

 

La Gloria Cubana is set to release a cigar developed in collaboration with the family-owned El Titán de Bronze Cigar Factory.

 

Created to honor La Gloria’s roots in Miami’s Little Havana district, the limited-edition release called “Eighth Street” was developed in collaboration with Justin Andrews and blended by the team at El Titán de Bronze.

 

Justin Andrews said, “La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street is proudly made in the USA and honors the roots of this legendary brand. For this special project, we blended to a classic La Gloria profile which means the cigar has a lot of personality, is well-balanced through its many transitions and delivers a rich, long finish. This is an elegant and complex cigar that every fan of La Gloria Cubana will want to experience.”

 

Sandy Cobas, owner of El Titán de Bronze said, “La Gloria Cubana is one of Calle Ocho’s biggest success stories and it’s a brand my team and I have long admired. When we were approached about collaborating on this special project, we jumped at the chance. ‘Eighth Street’ is our way of paying tribute not only to La Gloria Cubana, but also to the Cuban expatriate cigar rollers who continue to practice their craft in Miami, keeping the traditions of their homeland alive.”

 

The full-bodied smoke is made with a blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos and a Nicaraguan binder that are enrobed in a rich, Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper. The cigar delivers a robust smoking experience, with notes of espresso, leather and spice.

 

La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street is crafted at the El Titan de Bronze factory on Calle Ocho (Eighth Street) in Miami’s Little Havana district. The cigars are presented in 10-count, wooden boxes and only 5,000 boxes have been made. This special release will ship to retailers on October 3 rd and will be distributed by Forged Cigar Company.

 

La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street Toro (6” x 50); SRP per cigar $21.99

 

About The Forged Cigar Company 

Developed to deepen support for the brick and mortar channel, The Forged Cigar Company launched in 2021 as an independent national cigar distribution network. Bolstered by independent marketing and customized programming, The Forged Cigar Company’s portfolio includes a curated mix of established and cult brands such as Partagas, La Gloria Cubana, Bolivar Cofradia, Diesel and Chillin’ Moose. The Forged Cigar Company’s mission includes leveraging relationships with its proprietary network of cigar factories to deliver product innovations uniquely timed to meet retailer and consumer needs.

 

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by | April 5, 2021 · 2:22 pm

News: Cohiba to Debut Serie M, the first Cohiba made in the U.S.

This is interesting news for a few reasons, to me at least. First, I’ve known Sean Williams for nearly 10 years, you can see one of my early interviews on YouTube (https://youtu.be/ia-6awwc_TA , I’d embed the video, but age restrictions no longer allow that!) from the 2011 IPCPR when he was with his company El Primer Mundo. I was quite new at the video thing and the audio is terrible. I also met his friend Willy Herrera in his booth then, who was working with him on his Miami blend which was made at El Titan de  Bronze. Another reason this is exciting is that one of my favorite cigars, one that I just smoked this past week, is the Cornelius and Anthony Cornelius, which was also made at El Titan de Bronze (sadly no longer, I still have a handful). I’ve visited that little factory and they make some great cigars, and Sandy Cobas is a really lovely lady. I’m sure they will be great cigars! 

 

LIMITED EDITION RELEASE CELEBRATES BRAND’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE


Cohiba today announces the launch of Cohiba Serie M, the first collection of Cohiba to be handcrafted by artisans in the U.S. for sale in the U.S.


General Cigar’s Cohiba Serie M is the result of a collaboration between its Cohiba team and the family-owned El Titán de Bronze Cigar Factory, with each cigar handmade in Miami’s Little Havana district. The limited edition collection is crafted by Cuban expatriate cigarmakers.

 


This exquisite collection will be available through fine cigar shops across the U.S. starting on April 12. Only 5,000 boxes have been made.


Cohiba Brand Ambassador Sean Williams said, “Cohiba Serie M has been a passion project for all of us on the Cohiba team. To take a brand as iconic as Cohiba and make a cigar in the U.S. in collaboration with a boutique, family-owned factory has been an honor for all of us. Serie M gives a nod to our long-standing commitment to craftsmanship, our focus on innovation and alludes to the exciting releases that we are planning in the future.”


Sandy Cobas, owner of El Titán de Bronze said, “I am honored that we were chosen to craft the first American-made Cohiba cigars. For this important collaboration, we created a cigar using only the most exquisite tobacco, working together with the Cohiba team at General Cigar. Unlike in other countries where cigar makers work in teams, our cigarmakers at El Titán de Bronze personally create each cigar from start to finish, and we put their name on every single box they make. Our team of rollers have achieved the highest skill level that a cigarmaker can achieve, with only a select few having the dexterity and artistry required to meet our stringent qualifications. Every cigar represents the very best of each of our rollers and is an opportunity for us to share their artistry with the entire country. The buzz for Cohiba Serie M is building in Miami and based on what I’m seeing, these cigars will sell out as soon as they hit the cigar shops.”

 

Crafted according to old-world techniques and featuring a double binder, closed foot and triple cap with a signature fan, Cohiba Serie M is a medium-to-full-bodied cigar of depth and character. Made with exquisite, aged tobaccos, the cigar is enveloped in a lustrous Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper, a first for Cohiba. The binder is Nicaraguan and the blend features hand-selected Nicaraguan Jalapa and Esteli and Dominican Piloto Cubano tobaccos.


The Cohiba Serie M smoking experience is rich, creamy and bold, layered with subtle spice notes and nuances of roasted coffee beans.


Cohiba Serie M is available in a 6” x 52 Toro which will sell for a suggested price of $29.99 per cigar or $299.90 for a box containing ten cigars.

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by | November 8, 2020 · 9:35 am

Tabernacle Lancero, La Palina Pasha and El Titan de Bronze Redemption Maduro Cigars

My wife gave me a great idea for the end of the year which involves the cigar of the year and a contest, but I’m going to save that for Wednesday’s post. Today I want to talk about a few cigars that treated me right this week! the first of which was a Tabernacle Lancero from Foundation Cigar Co.. This was an older example, easily a few years old, probably from the initial run. I likely bought this at an event with Nick at the Wooden Indian. I also have an El Güegüense Lancero from the same event. It’s funny that the Tabernacle Lancero is 7” x 40 while the El Güegüense Lancero is 7 ½” x 40. I guess one factory has one mold and one has another. Neither, by the way, are 38 ring gauge, a slight nit to pic. The Tabernacle is Broadleaf wrapped, San Andrès bound, and Esteli Jalapa/Jamastran filled, and is delicious. I think the larger ring cigars in this line are richer, of course, but the Lancero is special. When smoked slowly, as one needs to do with small ring cigars, the combination of sweetness, spice and earth really makes for a great tasting smoke. It may actually have been my last Tabernacle, a situation I soon need to remedy.

 

Yesterday was an uncharacteristically warm November day, so I took a walk with a La Palina Family Series Miami Pasha. I don’t think this is even part of their current portfolio, or how old it was. I have two that are in coffins, and this one was in cello, perhaps an IPCPR sample from 2016? This is a 7” x 50 Churchill with a shaggy foot, made at El Titan de Bronze in Miami. I was looking for American made cigars yesterday, and this was one I came up with. Besides being made in the US, the brand has American roots, and I was feeling patriotic. This has a wrapper and binder from Ecuador and fillers from Nicaragua. I have learned to be careful with shaggy footed cigars, they seem designed to burn shirts. This one did not, and, like many, it was relatively bland until the wrapper and binder started burning. This was a nice tasting cigar. It was subtle, not overpowering with strong flavors, largely woody and leathery with some honey sweetness here and there. It was a very nice cigar, although I wonder now if the coffin variety will be far more cedary after years of storage.

 

In keeping with the theme of the day, I finished my Saturday with an El Titan de Bronze Redemption Maduro Corona (actually a Corona Gorda) from a Sampler I bought there when we visited a year ago last September. Why I haven’t smoked this yet, I have no clue. Their corona is 5 ½” x 48, which is even bigger than a Corona Gorda actually. It’s a really nice size in my opinion. This came in a five cigar sampler that they sell in the factory on Calle Ocho for $45 and is a really nice way to sample their line. This cigars has a San Andrés wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers. It’s a nice tasting, medium bodied Maduro cigar. It has the flavors one expects to get from a cigar of this make-up, Espresso, some pepper spice, with excellent construction. Considering that it’s made in the U.S., it’s not priced out of line for the quality that you get! I can think of a bunch of cigars made at this factory and I can’t think of any that aren’t really good. A definite e destination if you find yourself in Miami.

 

That’s all for today, until the next time,

 

CigarCraig

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by | May 3, 2020 · 10:59 am

El Titan de Bronze Grand Reserva Cigar and Some Interesting Links

To end the week, as if weeks had beginnings and ends anymore, I smoked a few interesting cigars from deep in the humidor. A Rauchvergnügen #42, which is a “German engineered” cigar made in the Dominican Republic which had spent the last four years in my humidor. This was one of an initial production of 2000, and it held up well. I originally wrote about it here. I also dredged up a five year old La Aurora Untamed which had maintained much of its strength. I enjoyed this blend, although I can see where it wasn’t in line with what La Aurora is known for. I smoked this on my first granddaughters 9th birthday, I have a sentimental tradition of smoking a La Aurora cigar around milestones in my daughter’s life. This post explains a lot of that. I also sprinkled in some favorites in a La Sirena King Poseidon and a MUWAT Swamp Thang, the latter of which I. enjoy greatly as a change of pace cigar. Yesterday was beautiful, and after pressure washing the deck and doing some other stuff, I decided to check out something new.

 

When we were in Miami back in September, we met up with Kevin and Jess of CigarProp fame at El Titan de Bronze and Sandy gave us a great tour and spent a lot of time with us. I had bought their corona sampler, which consists of an El Titan De Bronze Gold Corona, MyWay Dark Habano Corona, Grand Reserve Maduro Corona, Redemption Maduro Corona and the Redemption Sun Grown Corona. I selected the Grand Reserve Maduro Corona, which measured 5-5/8″ x 48. When I say “measured” I literally mean I measured it because they don’t list the measurements on the website, might be something they could look into doing. I’m not generally a corona guy, but a Corona Gorda is great, and a chubby corona gorda is better! I dig the size of this “corona”. These cigars are rolled in the very small factory in the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami, and I highly recommend visiting if  you find yourself in the area. They also make Herrera Esteli Miami, some La Palina and Warped, and they made my favorite Cornelius and Anthony Cornelius. I’m guessing I picked out the strongest cigar of the lot, as

Photo: Jessica

this sucker packed a punch! It. Was. Awesome! It has a Brazilian wrapper, Ecuador binder and Dominican, Nicaraguan and Honduran filers, much of which must be Ligero. It has a lot of dark, rich espresso flavor, and loads of pepper. Something triggered my first migraine in months last night, and I hope it wasn’t that cigar, because it was really a great smoke. I’ve smoked the My Way in the sampler before and loved it, so I’m looking forward to trying the rest of the cigars in the line. I’m sure they will be stellar, I’ve always enjoyed the cigars from this factory, going back to Sean Williams’ Primer Mundos and their Hemingways from the ’90s!  

 

There has been talk in the mainstream media about how tobacco use relates to the COVID-19 pandemic, from its use in the development in a vaccine, to whether users have a lower rate of serious infection. Steve Saka provided this list of links to some articles on the subject in a Facebook post among some friends that I thought I’d share. 

 

https://thedispatch.com/p/what-we-knowand-still-need-to-learnabout

https://theweek.com/speedreads/911429/scientists-are-perplexed-by-low-rate-coronavirus-hospitalizations-among-smokers-nicotine-may-hold-answer

https://nypost.com/2020/04/22/french-researchers-to-test-nicotine-on-coronavirus-patients/

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-new-evidence-shows-nicotine-might-prevent-smokers-from-catching-coronavirus-2020-04-24

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/05/02/smokers-seem-less-likely-than-non-smokers-to-fall-ill-with-covid-19

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/scientists-must-discover-why-so-few-coronavirus-patients-are-smokers

 

I’m not saying that tobacco use makes us immune and we should do anything different to protect ourselves and others from possible infection. Let’s continue to follow whatever guidelines needed for social interaction and get through this nonsense without protests or armed insurrection, or whatever that may prolong the situation and make things worse! I want to get a job again some day for crying out loud! Enjoy some cigars knowing that if it’s not helping us get through this physiologically, it’s helping psychologically! And with that, until the next time, 

 

CigarCraig

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