Double Nickel Cigar by Rodriguez
Lou Rodriguez Cigars sells exclusively through “brick and mortar” stores and targets the mature smoker looking for limited production cigars. At the 2014 IPCPR Rodriguez introduced its new cigar called the “double nickel”. The band is orange and black with a large “55” on it. In keeping with the name, the cigar is 5.5 X 55 – two double nickels. Old smokers like me remember the...
No Kudos for Kuuts Miro
Kuuts has their cigar factory in the Danli region of the Honduras where they make their Kuuts Nicaraguan, Placeres, Miro and Zapata brands. At the 2014 IPCPR Kuuts gave me a Miro 6 X 52 toro to review. The Miro brand has a Sumatran wrapper around a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan/Honduran filler. It comes in 5 sizes ranging from a 4 X 48 Momento to a 6 X 60 Gordo. The 6 X 52 toro was an average...
Curivari’s Seleccion Privada
Curivari began in Europe in 2003 and expanded into the USA in 2010, just in time to join our “still ongoing” recovery from the Great Recession. While the company maintains a low profile in the US, I found their cigars on the websites of most major internet sellers. Every year Curivari launches a new cigar and at the 2014 show they provided me with their Seleccion Privada Maduro, a Nicaraguan...
The SAGA Continues With Blend No. 7
Corporation Cigar Export (CCE) is operated by the Reyes family where the current fifth and sixth generations maintain their tradition of making high quality cigars. CCE makes one of my favorite cigars, the Gigante of the Don Julio Punta Espada series. CCE launched a new series called Saga at the 2014 IPCPR and I previously reviewed (and liked) the new Saga Golden Age. The remaining 2014 Saga...
A Volcano From Canada – Tierra Volcan Grande
Each ICPR can be a springboard for a new company/brand to enter the US market after already selling outside the US. The Tierra Volcan line, from the Mombacho Company headquartered in Toronto Canada, did so in 2014 with a large booth and a high quality product sampler for interested parties. They spared no expense with this launch and gave me some samples for testing. Mombacho is a large volcano...
A Bugatti You Can Afford! The Epicure.
Maserati. Bugatti. Lamborghini. Very high end, sexy sports cars that we wish we could afford. But which one is not Italian? Bugatti – it is a French car company founded in 1909 that sells vehicles with price tags that often reach 7 figures. What does one do while driving a million dollar glove fitting Bugatti automobile? Can’t reach the beautiful model sitting in the tight bucket seat next...
