Featured Cigars

Featured Cigar Dimensions

Brand Name:	Shape	Size	Strength	Country	Panel
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A. Avo #9	Robusto	4.5 x 50	5.5	Dominican	92
B.Colorado by Don Lino	Torpedo	6 x 50	7.0	Dominican	89
C. Horsepower by Nestor Plasencia	Turbo	7 x 47	8.0	Nicaragua	91
D. Nat Sherman Metropolitan Series Angler	Corona	5.5 x 43	4.5	Dominican	91
E. Puros Indios Special P Piramide (aged)	Piramide	6.75 x 64	5.5	Honduras	94

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Featured Cigars

Avo #9

Master cigar producer Hendrik Kelner, composer Avo Uvezian and the world renown Davidoff company have come together to produce one of the most prestigious brands on the market. Kelner’s superior cigar making skills, Davidoff’s esteemed reputation, and Uvezian’s quest for perfection in a cigar have jointly led to the cre-ation of this premium smoke. Avos are beautifully constructed from the very finest premium leaves, including a silky Connecticut shade wrapper and Dominican filler leaves. The result is a cigar whose quality is apparent right from the get go. Immediately note the excellent construction , perfectly rolled and appropriately dense. Expect a medium- bodied cigar with a fair amount of spice to it. The spice is gently tamed by a soft creami-ness, making this a fairly complex smoke with a bit of bite, yet with the feel of a milder stogie. Try it with your favorite micro-brewed India Pale Ale.

Colorado by Don Lino

Colorado by Don Lino is specifically designed for those who seek a satisfying, full-bodied smoke. It is hand-rolled in the Augusto Reyes factory in the Dominican Republic, constructed with 3 year-old Dominican long-filler and binders, and aged extensively. An additional 6 months of aging after boxing allows the Colorado to further evolve into a most desirable cigar. Wrapped in an attractive reddish-brown Colorado wrapper, hence the name, this medium-bodied cigar is sure to satisfy. Our panel found that it presented a pleasing mix of flavors, with notes of robust cedar, leather, and a touch of soft pine. The aftertaste is equally complex, leaving behind an airy, long-lasting earthy and leathery sweetness. At various points during your smoking experience, note how the character of this cigar’s flavor profile continues to change. Bottom line, this cigar gets better with every draw. Enjoy it with an English Extra Special Bitter ale or a lightly chilled cognac.

Horsepower by Nestor Plasencia

The boldest of our features this month comes from the guys at Indian Tabac. Their popular Horsepower line capitalizes on the desire of many smokers to have the same cigar in varying degrees of intensity. Horsepower features five different quality long-filler blends, strength-rated in auto-mobile fashion of 150, 250, 350, 450 HP on up to Turbo, the highest caliber in the line which offers a spicy full-bodied blaze of a smoke. Our first impression of this cigar was that it has some power under the hood; very sleek, fine leather interior, er, we mean texture, and a prominent scent of spice coming off of it. The first few draws are smooth yet intense, as the Turbo peels out and accelerates to top speed. Expect flavorful spice to cut and swerve through the other tobaccos flavors–this is the stronger Nicaraguan filler taking the lead as the major player in a rich an intricate blend of tobaccos. We found this cigar offered full, complex tobacco flavor without the abrasive spice that many others of similar strength deliver. The Turbo will stay in the race for the long haul, offering at least an hour of powerfully pleasant smoking satisfaction. While we never encourage drinking and driving, this hotrod should be piloted with an XO Cognac, single malt Scotch or, dare we suggest, a high-octane whiskey on the rocks.

Nat Sherman Metropolitan Series Angler

 

Nat Sherman cigars have a rich history, first hitting the market during the height of the Great Depression and catering to the likes of fashion execu-tives, show business stars and of course, gangsters. His family business, now it its third generation, is still busy creating some of the finest cigars on the market, including this smooth, mild Metropolitan corona. Made by hand from all long-fillers, including Dominican and Honduran leaves and topped off with very oily Connecticut shade wrapper, Nat Shermans are a pleasure to look at, and of course, to smoke. Not all of our panel members are big fans of milder cigars, but everyone was taken by this delicious specimen: super-smooth, mild-tasting with just the slightest hint of sweetness on the palate–all delivered via a smooth, supple draw. This is a very low maintenance smoke that yields a firm white ash and billows of relaxing smoke. Makes for a great morning lift; pair it with the paper and a cup of coffee.

Puros Indios Special P

Ask any tobacconist and they’ll tell you that finding a well made Piramide with a good draw is quite rare; the Puros Indios we’ve sent you is among the rarest. This cigar is extremely difficult to make because the filler leaves must be deftly rolled to avoid constricting the draw at the head– you can be certain that this Piramide was made by the most experienced rollers in Honduras. Puros Indios are handmade with Cuba-seed filler and a sultry cuadorian maduro wrapper that’s been naturally fermented. They’re considered very rare because they include a maverick’s blend of Brazilian, Dominican and Jamaican leaves that has undergone a very protracted period of aging. Rolled in 1998, the Special-Aged Piramides are mellowed by time; the additional 6 years of aging has a taming effect on the otherwise very intense tobacco tastes. Immediately note the tremendous burning area, contrasted by a very manageable head – the very reason for the evolution of this shape of cigar. We found perfection in the draw – full of complex flavors amidst an exquisitely tempered blend of tobacco. Look for notes of mild roasted coffee with minor cocoa highlights and expect a gargantuan ash that you’ll have to fight to knock off, even at a full inch. Don’t be fooled by the mellow nature of this cigar, the intensity builds and just might sneak up on you. This is quite simply, a marvelous premium smoke, and one you won't soon forget. Consider pairing with a hoppy India Pale Ale or your preferred full-bodied bourbon.

Featured Cigar	Box Quantity	Box Cost	5 Pack
			Cost
A.Avo #9	25	$105.50	$26
B. Colorado by Don Lino	25	$67.50	$19
C. Horsepower by Nestor Plasencia	20	$65.50	$21
D. Nat Sherman Metropolitan Series Angler	25	$87.50	$23
E.Puros Indios Special P	24	$78.50	$21

Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery and add $7.95 for S&H for your first box and $3.00 for each additional box or grab bag. S&H for 5-packs is $4.95 and $1.50 for each additional 5-pack. All reorders are sent Priority mail unless otherwise requested. CA residents please add 7.75 % Sales Tax. S&H for International re-orders must be calculated on an individual basis. 10 Pack grab bags are $6.45, 20 Pack grab bags are $7.95. Prices are subject to change.