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Ortega Cigars Announces Line Extension Eddie Ortega, a nice guy who I have spoken to and expect to meet sometime soon, has announced that he is releasing a natural wrapper version of the Serie D. This cigar will feature a Ecuador Habano Rosado wrapper with binder and filler from Nicaragua. Look for this stick within the month. Alec Bradley Announces American Sun Grown After the success of...
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Ernie Carrillo Announces New Cigars EPC will be releasing a new line of larger ring cigars. Expect to see them around the end of July, perhaps in time for the big industry show. The cigars are rumored to include a monstrous 6 1/8 x 64 stick. I’m sure it will be very popular in light of the trend towards thick cigars. Miami Cigar and Company to Release a Nestor Miranda Grand...
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Torano Announces Line Extension Torano Cigars has recently announced that they will begin shipping their Master Maduro soon. The Master Maduro, like the Master is a collaboration between the master roller, Felipe Sosa and Torano president Charlie Torano. This new cigar will have its wrapper, a Habano, grown in Nicaragua. The cigar will be available in 3 sizes, Robusto 5 x 50, Toro Gordo 5...
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Win a Jeep Gurkha Cigars, along with Cigars.com are giving away a Jeep Wrangler. Entries must be submitted by May 20th. If you win, let us know and we’ll throw in a cool CigarMayven.com baseball cap to wear in your new Jeep. New Cigars My Fathers Cigars has announced that they will bring a new cigar to market. It will be called Flor de las Antillas. It is a tribute to Cuba and the...
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Padron Crops Destroyed by Hail It seems as though reports of a hail storm impacting a field growing wrapper tobacco for the Padron 1964 Anniversary series was quite severe. Large hail tore through the tobacco leaves rendering it useless for almost any use in cigars. Fortunately for those of you who like these sticks, Padron has a large inventory of tobacco. Tell the President Your View of...
A Day Worthy of A Great Cigar
Many of you know that I am a Boston Red Sox fan. This afternoon I spent a delightful and tear-filled day at the High Temple of Baseball, Fenway Park, on its 100th birthday. Entering the park you were given a souvenir section from the Boston Globe, chronicling the past 100 years of Fenway. With the music of Field of Dreams playing over 200 former Red Sox players slowly walked onto the field...
