September 13, 2022 · 5:50 pm

News: Casa Cuevas Announces Shipping of Sangre Nueva

Clearly the folks at Cuevas were waiting for my last post extolling the virtues of the Sangre Nueva so they could start getting these gems to market.  I can’t wait to get some more, this was an outstanding cigar. I don’t usually post “now shipping” news, but this was timely, since I just posted about it a couple days ago.  Read on: 

 

NOW SHIPPING: “SANGRE NUEVA” BY CASA CUEVAS CIGARS

Sangre Nueva or “New Blood” is the first blend created solely by Alec Cuevas

 

 

Casa Cuevas Cigars announces that the “Sangre Nueva” cigar brand is on the way to retailers. This is the first Casa Cuevas brand solely blended by Alec Cuevas who was recently promoted to Director of Brand Development. Master Blender Luis Cuevas Sr.felt it was time that his grandson Alec Cuevas take the lead on new brands and the aptly named Sangre Nueva (translates to New Blood from Spanish) is his first creation. Alec Cuevas, the 5th generation of the Cuevas tobacco family looked to create a blend that represents “old Traditions, new Generation”. 

 

 Alec describes the Sangre Nueva as a Medium plus strength cigar that elegantly boasts rich, savory chocolate notes along with hints of pepper, earthy tones, and a tad bit of spice. The cigars feature an Ecuadorian Cameroon wrapper, and Honduran Corojo binder, and Dominican, Nicaraguan and Pennsylvania broadleaf filler. Alec estimated that he needed include a high percentage of Pennsylvania broadleaf in the filler. This gave the cigar extra strength while balancing out the cigar’s flavors.

 

Alec Cuevas stated: “The slogan “old traditions, new generation” signifies so much more to me than a passing of the family torch. It represents all the experiences I’ve ever been through in this industry, from working behind the counter selling my fellow manufacturer’s products, to spending my summers learning all there is to know about our factory from a very young age. Sangre Nueva is a personal love letter to my family, who placed their faith in me to create something from scratch given my knowledge of tobacco. It is also the culmination of patrons and distributors alike that took time out of their day to educate me and better help me define my palate throughout all these years. It’s been a blast creating such a savory blend, and I think it’s a perfect representation of the gratitude I have for this one-of-a-kind industry.”

 

 

The Sangre Nueva blend is available in 10 count boxes and expressed in three vitolas.

4.75″X 54 Robusto             MSRP: $13.00

6″X50 Toro                          MSRP: $13.50

6″X58 Double Perfecto     MSRP: $14.75


About Casa Cuevas Cigars 

Casa Cuevas Cigars was established in 2016 but has decades old history behind it. Cuban born Master Blender Luis Cuevas Sr. has been blending cigars from his factory in the Dominican Republic for many popular cigar brands. Now, together with son Luis Cuevas Jr., the Casa Cuevas Cigar brands were created to honor their four-generation cigar heritage. Currently the Casa Cuevas Cigars line of brands include the Casa Cuevas core line, the Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco, the Cuevas Reserva Natural (91 rated by Cigar Aficionado), Cuevas Reserva Maduro, La Mandarria (ranked no. 16 boutique cigar of 2020 by Cigar & Spirits Magazine), and the Patrimonio (No.1 cigar of 2021 by Stogie Press)

 

For more information please visit: www.casacuevascigars.com

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September 11, 2022 · 9:59 am

Nat Cicco Aniversario, Particulares and Casa Cuevas Cigars

I’m taking advantage of every Sunday that it’s warm enough to enjoy a cigar as I write my Sunday post.  Soon enough it will be too chilly.  So I lit up something special from the PCA show, the new Sangre Nueva from Casa Cuevas, but more on that later.  So far it’s amazing. Friday evening I was in the mood for a larger cigar, so I grabbed the Nat Cicco Aniversario 1965 Liga No. 4 Churchill.  This is a square pressed, 7″ x 54 cigar with a pigtail cap.  I picked up a few of these last month when I met up with Dean Parsons at Cigar Mojo.  I like this blend, which has a dark Ecuador wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. I hadn’t ever smoked any Nat Cicco cigars until Dean sold his company, Epic Cigars, to them and joined their team. This cigar performed well and was delicious, with some earthy, sweet flavors.  I think

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I prefer the smaller sizes though, they seem to have more pronounced flavors.

 

Last night I smoked a Particulares Deliciosos, from Sindicato, distributed by Gurkha.  Sindicato and Gurkha share CEOs in Jim Colucci, who had retired from Altadis several years ago.  I only include that factoid in case anyone wondered how Sindicato came to be distributed by Gurkha.  Particulares is a really old brand name, going back to the late 1800s, and the branding reflects that heritage.  The cigar is a Nicaraguan puro,  and is 6″ x 52 and is made at TABSA, the Aganorsa Leaf factory.  For me, the cigar started off unnecessarily strong, it was really spicy and peppery. I regretted selecting it, to be honest, but I figured it would settle down, and it did, a little.  It remained a powerhouse, spicy cigar throughout. It was pretty good, despite the rough start.  I might try it again, but it’s not going to be a priority. 

 

Now, the Casa Cuevas Sangre Nueva.  I’ve said before what genuinely nice people the Cuevas folks are.  Luis, and his son, Alex are instant friends, one feels like one has known them forever.  This cigar was blended by Alex, who is 24, I think.  I have shoes older than him, heck, all of my children are older than him!  I regret not taking time to interview him at the show, but the two days I was there they were pretty busy.  This cigar

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has a Cameroon-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador, a Honduran Corojo binder and Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Pennsylvania fillers. I don’t want to start anything, but I was under the impression that African Cameroon tobacco is a Sumatra seed, but I suppose if they got the seeds from the African Cameroon plants it could be called Cameroon seed.  They weren’t handing out samples of this at the show, but I have connections!  This is a SPECTACULAR cigar! I want more.  I’m smoking this early in the morning (for me), with coffee, and it has been distracting me from writing the whole time.  It’s on the fuller side of medium, with some of the nutty Cameroon flavors, and earthy cocoa. Alex, his father and grandfather can be very proud of this cigar, the new blood is on the right track!  I have to get my hands on more.

 

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

 

CigarCraig

 

 

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September 8, 2022 · 8:29 pm

Sancho Panza Double Maduro and Extra Fuerte Cigars

Sunday I talked about the new Sancho Panza “The Original” cigar, newly reimagined with the help of Matt Booth.  I mentioned that I had bought a box of Extra Fuerte a while ago, and I looked it up and it was 2006.  That box is long gone, but I remember it fondly,  I admit I was a little concerned with the new branding, It’s growing on me, I guess.  I was interested in trying the other two new cigars in the line.  I chose the Sancho Panza Double Maduro first.  The wrapper is a dark Ecuadoran Sumatra, with a Nicaraguan Esteli binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Brazil.  I assume it’s “double” maduro because of the oscuro color of the wrapper, there’s no indication that any of the other components are fermented to a maduro. Of course, I could be wrong.  I expected a sweet maduro, but I was quite wrong.  This was a savory, maybe mushroomy, maduro, and I’m not a huge fan of mushrooms! It wasn’t an off-putting flavor, but not what I was expecting, or prefer.  The cigar burned right, and wan’t unenjoyable.  

 

The Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte was next.  Like I said, I liked this cigar a lot it it’s previous iteration. This one has an Ecuadoran

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wrapper, Honduran Jamastran binder and Dominican Mao, Nicaraguan Esteli fillers. I’ve been to General’s farm in Mao, beautiful place, at least it was in 2011.  When I was there there wasn’t any cigar tobacco growing, but it was still pretty cool.  I wrote about it HERE. The Extra Fuerte was my favorite of the three, with The Original coming in second.  This had some sweet spice that I like, and was very enjoyable. It wasn’t as “furete” as I thought it would be, maybe the Double Maduro seemed stronger to me. All three I smoked were in the Robusto size, I

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‘ll give them a try one day in a toro. I think the ones I had years ago were coronas. Considering these are priced reasonably, hopefully they finally have the success that the brand deserves. 

 

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

 

CigarCraig

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September 4, 2022 · 9:39 am

A Cabaiguan, a Mystery Cigar and a Sancho Panza The Original

Once again I’m having a cigar while I write. I don’t usually smoke in the mornings, but I’ve been enjoying it the last few Sundays, because I know that very soon it won’t be a comfortable thing to do.  To be honest, I really don’t like this time of year. When my end of August birthday comes around, I get depressed, because it signals the end of summer.  I love summer, Fall is a major bummer for me.  I know many disagree, like cigars, everyone has their preferences, I prefer to be warm over cold.  So I’m enjoying every last drop of summer I can.  More on the cigar later, I just lit it up, and it’s pretty good!  But I smoked a few other cigar in the last half of the week, starting with a big Tatuaje Cabaiguan.  This is a new shape for this year, the Cabaiguan No.752, which is 7″ x 52 (good name, that worked out well!).  I thought maybe this was in the Guapos series because of the pigtail cap, but I believe I’m wrong.  This has an Ecuador Connecticut wrapper and Nicaraguan fillers and binder.  It was a very nice cigar, toasty with a hint of sweetness.  I definitely lean more toward the maduro in this line, but this was a really nice shade cigar.  

 

Near the end of this month, September 28th, Drew Estate is having another Freestyle Live events to reveal a new brand.  They put together packs with three sizes of the new cigar, as well as a cutter, case and flask set.  It amuses me that people are trying to guess what this cigar is, as if it were a line extension. I smoked the toro size yesterday and was really happy with the cigar.  I want to smoke the robusto and Churchill too, but I want to save one for the event! I am actually toying with the idea of buying another pack, but I don’t need more goodies, although I have a feeling I could probably find a good home for them 😉! The case and cutter are really nice, I have no need for a flask! Anyway, this cigar had a very unique flavor, a sweet spice I can’t identify.  It was, in my opinion, b

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etter than any Liga Privada. I was enamoured with it.

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I’m going to go out on a limb, for the sake of documentation, and say that I think it has a Nicaraguan Broadleaf wrapper.  It’s something very different, whatever it is, and Willy Herrera outdid himself on this one.  I hope it’s not outrageously priced. I love the Undercrown 10, and this was better.  I can’t wait to see what this is!  

 

Sometimes you

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gar on a Saturday evening hoping to write about it on Sunday, and the cigar doesn’t perform the way you’d like. Perhaps it’s super tight until around the band, and  then it’s falling apart from playing with it to loosen it up.  The flavor is good, but it doesn’t end up being a good experience. This is why I’m smoking a new Sancho Panza The Original robusto as I write this. So far, this sup-$7 cigar is outperforming one that was several time the price. Sancho Panza has been around a long time, I remember buying a bo

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x of Extra Fuertes nearly 20 years ago for about $35. They recently worked with the new General Cigars Employee, Matt Booth, on the rebrand. The new look is growing on me and I’ve been looking forward to trying them.  This cigar has a Honduran Connecticut Shade wrapper, Mexican San Andrés binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Brazil.  I’m really enjoying this cigar with my morning coffee, it’s silky smooth and rich, not a mild, papery shade cigar.  I look forward to getting into the Super Fuerte and Double Maduro! These are super budget friendly and this one was really quite good.  

 

That’s all for today. It’s a holiday weekend, I guess, I don’t celebrate it as the end of summer, but having Monday off is a reward for my labors through the year, I suppose. Soon I’ll have to put the shorts away and get the hoodies out, somethi

ng I dread. Anyway, until the next time, 

 

CigarCraig

 

 

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September 1, 2022 · 10:03 pm

Celebrating CGars Ltd’s 25th Anniversary

Tuesday evening we went to Brooklyn, NY to help Mitchell Orchant celebrate 25 years in business with CGars Ltd, a London based purveyor of fine cigars. You may be asking: CigarCraig, you don’t smoke a lot of Cuban cigars, how did you end up on the guest list for such an exclusive event?  Let me tell you a little story.  Sometime around 1997 I received an e-mail from Mitchell, who I knew as “SmokeyMO” on the alt.smokers.cigars Usenet group. It was asking me to

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have a look at his new website an offer any advice. I told Mitchell that “Montecristo” was one word, not two. I ended up meeting Mitchell in 1999 at an event in Las Vegas. We’ve been friends ever since, my wife and I even attended his wedding in London back in 2006, which led to my only appearance in Cigar Aficionado magazine (December 2006 with Dennis Haysbert on the cover).  So, even though I’ve been a very infrequent customer of his over the years, we’ve maintained a friendship. So that’s how we ended up in Brooklyn on a Tuesday evening, smoking great cigars with some old friends.  

 

The event was held at The Liberty Warehouse, overlooking the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor.  The food and deserts were amazing, and we saw several old friends. There was a great latin band playing throughout the evening.  If it hadn’t been so windy, we would have spent more time outside watching the ships in the harbor, but cigars don’t deal with the wind well, and the cigars provided were the best of the best. It was a fantastic evening, celebrating a milestone for a great business

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iends. One of these days I hope to get back to the U.K. and visit some of Mitchell’s shops!  

 

I smoked one of the cigars last night from the party, the La Gloria Cubana Exclusivo Andino, which is exclusive to the Andes in South America. I haven’t had a Cuban La Gloria in 20-some years, and I have been off of Havanas for the most part over the last decade or so.  This was an excellent cigar, rich and buttery with some spice.  I quite enjoyed it, thank you, Mitchell for it and for an incredible evening. 

 

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

 

CigarCraig

 

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