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News: Guillermo León by La Aurora 15 Minute Break Arrives in Stores

After a variety of delays, the first La Aurora 15 Minute Break has arrived in stores. Originally announced as a December release, the Guillermo León by La Aurora 15 Minute Break is a 3 1/2 x 42 Petit Corona sold in cardboard boxes of five with an MSRP of $24.75 per box. According to Miami [...]

Editorial: The Ten Questions for 2013

I think this might be my favorite article to write and publish. It takes a lot of time, but despite what my Twitter account might hint at, I do love the industry proper. There were a lot of things that happened in 2012, many of which aren’t so relevant as far as looking at things [...]

Review: Nestor Miranda Special Selection Danno 2012

In 2012, the Nestor Miranda Special Selection Danno returned after a hiatus in 2011. The Danno was originally released in 2009 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Miami Cigar Co. and as a tribute to company founder Nestor Miranda’s late son Daniel Miranda, who was the vice-president and director of marketing for Miami Cigar & [...]

Review: Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve 2012

In 2011, Miami Cigar & Co. released the first edition of the Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve at the IPCPR show in Las Vegas, Nev. While it is the exact same vitola and size, the 2012 version of the Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve is said to be Miami Cigar’s strongest release to date, mostly due to the ligero that has [...]

News: Miami Cigar & Co. Working on Nestor Miranda 70th Birthday Cigar

Barry Stein of Miami Cigar & Co. tweeted out news Wednesday of a new cigar project in celebration of Nestor Miranda’s upcoming 70th birthday, which is on February 14, 2013.   There are no specifics as to the cigar as of yet, with Stein saying it is still in the working stages. In the tweet, [...]

IPCPR 2012: La Aurora And Miami Cigar & Co.

Last year, I said, “too much.” This year? It was much of the same. There were a lot of products, although this year was noticeably heavier on the Miami Cigar & Co. side of things. The caveat is—much like Rocky Patel—most of these lines were either extensions to series or limited editions. In the end, [...]

News: Miami Cigar Co. Announces Sizes for Añoranza

Via a blog post on Friday morning, Barry Stein of Miami Cigar & Co. confirmed the sizes of the new Añoranza, one of several new cigars that the company will be debuting at the IPCPR trade show in early August. The Añoranza will be available in Robusto, Toro, Belicoso and Gran Toro vitolas, and will [...]

News: Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve Set to Return in 2012

As noted yesterday by Cigar Aficionado, the Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve will return for another year. The Grand Reserve was part of a plethora of releases Miami Cigar & Co. had at last year’s trade show and this year’s is expected to arrive in August, the same month as the 2012 IPCPR. The cigar will [...]

Weekly News (March 26, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Today is a slightly different note. Legendary sports historian Bert Sugar passed away yesterday at 75. Bert was a noted boxing historian and as a fan of boxing, his insight and memory was remarkable. Bert was also a cigar smoker, a noted cigar smoker. Need proof? Every picture of him on the first [...]

News: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 Ships

The lack of La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 has been a rather repeated topic of late, but all that can now change. Miami Cigar & Co. took delivery of the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 earlier today and will begin shipping the next Puro Vintage to retailers shortly. The Puro Vintage 2004 debuted at IPCPR [...]