El Titan de Bronze – Burn Your Fingers Good
There are lots of cigar producers scattered all over the place. Many go unnoticed, others achieve cult status. And most are in between, eking out a living while trying their best to produce quality cigars. But, El Titan de Bronze stands in its own category. Occupying a tiny storefront in Little Havana, Miami, this shop has 8 master rollers who each roll about 150 cigars a day. They work...
Oliveros Sun Grown Gem
Oliveros is a cigar company that is working hard to accomplish its goals. They want to provide the market with both a traditional cigar as well as doing some more edgy things. Rafael Nodal, who runs the company, has managed that quite nicely. He segregates his more traditional offerings into the Oliveros brand and uses his Boutique Blends with the SWAG and Aging Room front marks for his...
Rocky Patel Vintage 92
Rocky Patel makes a nice cigar. And, it’s likely a cigar that everyone has heard of. Rocky entered the industry a number of years ago and made a big splash by focusing on marketing. Marketing won’t work in the long run unless you have a product to back it up. And Rocky always does. It’s also nice that within the Rocky Patel family of cigars you can find something for...
Miro – As Good as the Artist
A few weeks ago, I got a package of sticks in the mail from a distributor inviting me to review three new smokes. They all looked good and I chose the Miro first. Being in the fine art business for years, it is a name that I relate to. Miro was a 20th century master, creating abstracts and working in vibrant colors. His art influenced a generation of artists. This cigar had a nice look...
Nat Sherman – Timeless Indeed
When Nat Sherman opened his doors in Manhattan in 1930 very few of us were born. So, for longer that we can remember the name Nat Sherman has been associated with premium cigars and a good life. So, it was with great pleasure that I ran into Michael Herklots at a recent tobacco show I was delighted to talk about their new offerings. The company has recently released two lines named...
Dignity Rose Gold
I travel to cigar events all the time. Mostly, I spend the time visiting with smokers and learning about their favorites. It gives me an opportunity to get a pulse on what is going on in the industry and to see trends in the making. Rarely, I will have the pleasure of meeting a new cigar producer who has a nice line of sticks. This past month in Las Vegas I attended the Tobacco Plus...
