by | May 23, 2021 · 11:14 am

Three Catrina De Mi Vida Cigars from Danli Honduras Tobacco

As everyone should be quite aware by now, I have been enamoured with the cigars made by the folks at Danli Honduras Tobacco for nearly two years. It was June of 2019 when I had my first experience with the Don Juan Calavera cigars, and the Sumatra, Maduro and Connecticut became three of my favorite cigars in their respective categories. Soon the Marchetti and The Clown came into the rotation as well, all Toros, all cigars I reach for knowing I’ll be happy with the experience. One of my local shops even brought the line in having read about it here, without my direct input, making them one of the first stores in the country that sold them, and they continue to do well with them. The company

‘s lines have  since been picked up by an excellent regional broker now, and they are appearing in more and more shops. I know they have some growing pains, but they make amazing cigars, and I really want to see them succeed. I was very excited to try their newest line, the Catrina De Mi Vida. The branding follows the Don Juan Calavera theme from the female perspective, at least that’s my interpretation. The colors of the paper sleeves on the cigars are bright and festive, where the Don Juan Calavera sleeves are black. I got one of each of these cigars in their sampler box, which is an amazing presentation in itself. Of course, I started with the Maduro. 

 

Once again, I’m not going to devote a paragraph to each cigar, as I only smoked one example of each. I will pick up a few more the next time I fisit Cigar Mojo, as I know that they have them there. The company says that the Maduro is he strongest of the three, and I suppose that may be true, I thought they were all on the medium side. Oddly, all three started out with a sourness that caused me some concern, but it went away after a bit, with the maduro, af

ter the initial sourness it turned into a bolder, meatier maduro blend, with a good flavor that I enjoyed. the Corojo also had that initial sour note, but transitioned  after about a half an inch and tasted like I thought a corojo cigar might taste like, it had some nutiness and sweetness and I enjoyed it. the Connecticut was pretty interesting. The sourness dissipated early and it smoothed out, but it wasn’t a mild Connecticut, it  had some cojones, if you know what I mean. I will say that the Catrina line won’t replace the Don Juan Calavera line in my list of favorites in Danli Honduras Tobacco’s portfolio, but they are good tasting, well made cigars for sure, and there’s something for everyone. I wouldn’t let the packaging lead you to believe these are feminine in any way either, although some men may not gravitate to

ward a cigar with a pink sleeve. T

hese are three more examples of good cigars from a small company in Honduras. I love these guys and I’m happy to help them out in any way I can.

 

That’s all for today, still working on a great contest, which, by the way, will include some cigars from Danli Honduras Tobacco from my hu

midor! Have a great day, until the next time, 

 

CigarCraig

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by | May 19, 2021 · 6:12 pm

News: Black Label Trading Ships 2021 Bishops Blend

It’s Wednesday and I’m working on putting together a contest, so in the meantime I’m going to attempt to keep you all busy with some news items. Here’s one from Black Label Trading Com

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Black Label

Trading Company is pleased to announce the shipment of Bishops Blend to select retailers later this month. Bishops Blend is handcrafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra. This is the sixth vintage of Bishops Blend in the Corona Larga and Robusto vitolas. The Lance

ro vitola was first released in 2020.

 

“We are very excited about this highly anticipated release. Bishops Blend boasts big bold flavors of anise, pepper, raisins and a sweet earthiness on the finish. It is very complex and extremely refined. As with the past vintages, the broadleaf fillers shine at the forefront and are perfectly balanced by the Nicaraguan filler tobaccos,” said James Brown, creator of Black Label Trading Co. and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

 

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S BLEND will be available at select retailers.

Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Maduro
Binder: Ecuador Habano
Filler: Nicaragua, Connecticut & PA Broadleaf
Corona Larga – 6.25 x 46 (20 count) MSRP $11.50
Robusto – 5 x 48 (20 count) MSRP $11.00
Lancero – 7 x 42 (12 count) MSRP $12.00

 

Black Label Trading Company is redefining the standards for cigar making. With a “less is more” philosophy, Black Label Trading Co. creates handcrafted premium cigars of the utmost quality in small batch, limited quantities.

 

For more information please visit OvejaNegraCigars.com. Consumers may search by zip code for retailers nearest them.

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by | May 16, 2021 · 10:37 am

Black Lion Luxuries Cigar of the Month Club for March

First off, I noticed that my e-mail notifications suddenly started working again, something that’s been screwed up since I updated my site to SSL. I still have some work to do with my host, I think, I just need to get on the phone with them and fight, the people I’ve talked to don’t seem to know what an RSS feed is, and it’s a little important in the blogging business. I will need to find a new e-mail service in the near future anyway and I need to have the RSS stuff working right. Enough of the technical details that you don’t care about, let’s talk about some cigars.  I’ve recently been re-introduced to the Cigar of the Month Club business model, and the folks at Black Lion Luxuries shared theirs with me and I wanted to tell you all about my experience. First, I’m a little behind, so I opened the March pack, which included five cigars. I’m led to believe that the reasonable expectation is four cigars, and for $30 ($about $38 delivered, depending on where you live), that’s a pretty darned good value for the cigars I’m seeing in these packs. I went through the pack this week, and let me tell a little about them.

 

I’m not going to do a paragraph on each cigar, I smoked them at my leisure, for my own enjoyment, concentrating on the overall experience of the cigars as delivered by the vendor if that makes sense. I do have to some comments though. Regarding the Eiroa cigars: I’ve actually known Christian Eiroa for a long time, we go back to the Usenet days like Saka, and I know him personally, but he’s never, in 20 years, handed me a cigar. I’ve bought a bunch of his cigars, I used to love Camachos, but I haven’t loved the CLEs I’ve bought for some reason. These two Eiroa First 20 Years are a different story, with a nod going to the 646, which was truly exceptional. I haven’t had a cigar this good from Christian Eiroa ever. I believe Will Cooper gave the 550 a number one cigar of the year a few years ago, and I can’t find fault with that assessment. There have been times I’ve spent $30 on 2 cigars and not enjoyed them as much as these two, and there were three more really good cigars left in the pack! 

 

OK, one more paragraph. I happened to work out that Mel Shah of MBombay cigars had a birthday this week, so I smoked the MBombay Classic Torpedo in his honor. I’ve lost touch with Mel, and I’m not sure what’s going on with the brand, but they are really good cigars. This is another cigar which which I have some history, first, the factory that makes these makes Vegas de Santiago in Costa Rica, and that name probably doesn’t mean much to most people, but it’s a brand that I’ve smoked a bunch of years ago. It’s also the same factory that makes the Byron and Atabey cigars. It’s a delicious Connecticut Shade cigar that deserves a try, it’s one I’ll gravitate towards if I crave a shade. If the Eiroa 646 wasn’t the best cigar in the bunch, the Todos Las Dias was. I’ll admit it took me a few cigars to warm up to this blend, but it’s delicious, and my favorite size, the 6″ x 52 toro too. Finally, the Punch Rare Corojo Pita, another Toro, which is the only sub-$10 cigar in the pack, and a really tasty smoke in my opinion. I’ve always liked the Rare Corojo, despite it not being Corojo, and hardly being rare. 

 

I have to say, pick any three cigars in the Black Lion Luxuries Cigar of the Month pack, and you’ve got your money’s worth, the other two are gravy. All of the cigars smoked perfectly, and arrived in pristine condition. I realize they are only making a short trip from Harrisburg, PA to my home in suburban Philadelphia, but with today’s USPS, that potentially could be a long trip! These five cigars made for a great week of smoking for me, first impressions are extremely good for Black Lion Luxuries Cigars, and they seem to have other good deals on the website as well! I look forward to getting into the April selection! By the way, Check out RonRealTV, Ron helps in the selection of the Cigar of the Month Club cigars, and has a popular YouTube Channel! Thank you to Black Lion Luxuries Cigars for sharing their CIgar of the Month Club with me.  

 

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

 

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by | May 11, 2021 · 9:40 pm

Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade, Cohiba Serie M and Some News

I am going to try to rewrite the post that I lost Sunday, it probably won’t be as fantastic as that one, but who will know? It’s always the brilliant posts that disappear! I should learn to write my posts in Notes or something other than directly in WordPress, but I never learn. It’s supposed to autosave, and usually does, but every now and then there’s a glitch that is irritating (OK, it makes me nearly lose my mind). Anyway, I was writing about the new Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade, a cigar I smoked last week. I posted about this in the middle of April (HERE). This is the sixth Macanudo Inspirado, There’s the Orange, White, Black, Red, and Green, the last of which is the Brazilian Maduro. Oddly, the Red is my favorite of the bunch, although I bought some of the Orange in a small torpedo shape in Iceland, where Thulin, who owns the cigar shop in Reykjavik, told me was his best seller. It was a little over $8, which was inexpensive by Icelandic standards, where the Cuban cigars, and most everything else, were very expensive. By the way, fun fact, if you Google “cigars in Iceland my article is still one of the top search results. Clearly there isn’t a lot written about cigars in Iceland. The Inspirado Brazilian Shade is an interesting cigar. I admit to shade cigars not being my first choice, but this one was delicious. I like the fact that the toro size is 6½” x 52, and I would certainly smoke the Churchill size too. It was a nice, long, cool smoke, with rich, sweet, creamy flavor. I found it to be quite enjoyable. While I do enjoy the Macanudo Inspirado White (for a Connecticut Shade cigar), I liked this one quite a bit more, much like I enjoy the Green Brazilian maduro over the Inspirado Black, which, oddly enough for a Maduro lover, is my least favorite in the range. 

 

Last week I also smoked a couple of the new Cohiba Serie M, the new Cohiba made at El Titan de Bronze in Miami. As I posted In the press release in early April

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(HERE), This is the first Cohiba made in the U.S., of course Sean Williams had cigars made at El Titan de Bronze for his company El Primer Mundo in the past, so he’s familiar with the factory. I first met Sean at the 2011 IPCPR show, along with his buddy, and El Titan’s owner, Sandy Cobas’ son-in-law Willy Herrera, before he went to work for Drew Estate. I’m 6′ tall and felt short with those two, by the way. Anyway, I guess I’ve known Sean a long time, I consider him a friend, and I’m so happy he’s been able to make this cigar. Another first for Cohiba is the Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper, which is closed at the food and finished with a fan at the head. It’s a fairly delicate leaf, and the cigar is very good. It’s a sophisticated cigar. as a $30 should be. I’m reminded of another favorite cigar of mine which was also made at the same factory, of which I am hoarding  a small stash. It’s a smooth, delicious cigar, with some sweet wood and spice. 

 

It’s old news now, but I was going to include it in Sunday’s post, so I might as w

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ell include it here, as it fits in with the theme of this post. I don’t think I’ve had a Macanudo Gold Label since my visit to the General Cigar factory back in 2011. I can’t believe it’s been nearly ten years! Is it time for a reunion? 

 

MACANUDO GOLD LABEL RETURNS TO RETAIL

Macanudo Gold Label is making its annual return for a limited time only and is marking the occasion with a new, limited edition parejo.

 

Originally released in 2002, the line was inspired by a special golden Connecticut Shade leaf and has, for nearly two decades, remai

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ned a perennial favorite among discerning cigar aficionados.

 

Laurel Tilley, Macanudo’s brand ambassador said, “Year after year, anticipation for the annual release of Macanudo Gold Label continues to build. The brand boldly bucks the trend for powerhouse smokes with its alluringly mellow, creamy notes, offering cigar lovers the oppo

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rtunity to create indulgent, memorable moments. I’m looking forward to enjoying this amazing smoke with cigar lovers across the country.”

 

Macanudo Gold Label will be available for shipment to retailers between today and July 30, 2021 or until this year’s allotment has been depleted. A total of eight frontmarks will be available, including the Gold Label “Gigante” which is a new, limited edition release for the 2021 season.

 

Macanudo Gold Label cigars are named for the brand’s golden wrapper leaves harvested from the first and second primings of the Connecticut Shade tobacco plant. Exposed to less sunlight which allows more natural sugars to remain, each leaf is extremely thin and remarkably supple with barely visible veins. The result is a texture that is especially smooth and silky, and a subtle hint of sweetness on the palate.

 

The Capa Especial (special wrapper) is combined with the first and second primings of Mexican San Andreas tobacco which is used as the binder, and features a blend of Dominican Piloto Cubano and Mexican tobaccos. The result is an extraordinary cigar with the traditional smoothness of a Macanudo and a unique note of sweet earth not found in any other cigar on the market.

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ented in boxes with gold foil accents, Macanudo Gold Label is available in these large-cigar sizes:

  • Hampton Court Tubo (5.5” x 42); SRP per cigar $10.29
  • Lord Nelson (7” x 49); SRP per cigar $10.79
  • Tudor (6” x 52); SRP per cigar $10.49
  • Duke of York (5.25” x 54); SRP per cigar $9.99
  • Gold Pyramid (5” x

    54); SRP per cigar $10.49

  • Shakespeare (6.5” x 45); SRP per cigar $9.79
  • Crystal (5.5 x 50); SRP per cigar $10.79
  • *New for 2021* Gold Gigante: (6” x 60); SRP per cigar $10.49

 

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

 

CigarCraig

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by | May 9, 2021 · 2:01 pm

La Gloria Cubana Colección Reserva Presidente Prime Living Ariticle

You’ll have to excuse me, my day started with a migraine, then I just finished typing my post up and then it vanished so I have to start over, so I’m a little irritated. So I’ll re-write that post later and post an article that was published in the Spring 2018 issue of Prime Living magazine. This near the end of my four year run as the cigar feature writer for that magazine. That was a fun gig, and I enjoyed having a cigar article published in a mainstream publication. Most of my articles are still on their site, Prime-living.com, but take some digging to find.

 

La Gloria Cubana Colección Reserva Presidente

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“Colleción Reserva speaks to the legacy of La Gloria Cubana and proves that while so much has happened with the brand, nothing has changed.” – Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr.

 

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., like many cigar makers, left Cuba early in life and came to America. He had dreams of being a jazz drummer, and after trying his hand in New York City, he moved back to Miami to work with his father at his El Credito factory in Little Havana. In the mid ’90s, his La Gloria Cubana cigars were highly rated by the new magazine, Cigar Aficionado, and the brand took off. Eventually Ernesto built a factory in the Dominican Republic to meet the demand.

 

In a few short years, La Gloria Cubana became one of the most popular brands in the United States, and in 1999 the company was purchased by the company which owns it now, General Cigar Company. Ernesto worked for General Cigar Company for several years before “retiring,” then eventually returning to the cigar industry with E.P. Carrillo Cigars.

 

Several months ago I had the pleasure of talking with Ernesto Carrillo at a local cigar shop, and one of the points he made was that there is a lot of cooperation in the cigar industry, from other cigar companies helping him source tobacco when he was just starting out to this latest collaboration with the company that he sold his highly successful brand to previously.

 

Last year, General Cigar Company collaborated with Ernesto Carrillo to produce the La Gloria Cubana Colección Reserva, manufactured at EPC’s Tabacalera La Alianza in Santiago, Dominican Republic, based on a blend Ernesto created in the ’80s, which was one of my favorite cigars, the El Rico Habano.

 

The Presidente is a large cigar, with tremendous balance and flavor—I’ve tasted cinnamon, sweet honey and earthy flavors. The cigar brings back memories of the El Rico Habano and La Gloria Cubana cigars of the cigar boom of the ’90s.

La Gloria Cubana Colección Reserva Presidente

Size: 7.5” x 54

Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra

Binder: Nicaraguan

Filler: Nicaraguan

 

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

 

CigarCraig

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