Featured Cigars - January 2016

When Arielle Ditkowich met Nestor Miranda, founder of Miami Cigar & Company, in 2006, Nestor became instantly captivated with Arielle’s love of cigars and eagerness to learn, so Nestor took Arielle under his wing to learn more about cigars and the markets. In early 2008, they decided that they were ready to produce their first cigar and as names were being discussed, Arielle suggested the Spanish name for mermaid, La Sirena. In 2009, La Sirena...

Dunhill is brand that you may have heard of through their full line of luxury gentlemen accessories and pipes but not necessarily for their cigars which have flown way under the radar. The brand has a rich history; Alfred Dunhill opened his first cigar shop in London in 1907 which had numerous marketing and selling rights from various Cuban manufacturers, including several exclusive cigars from top cigar makers such as Romeo y Julieta and...

The packaging may have changed but this stick has been a top-selling mild-bodied masterpiece for over a decade. The Champagne has a unique place in Nick Perdomo’s repertoire of handmades. He’s known for generating rich, hearty flavors backed by a truckload of strength. The Champagne is definitely different—it delivers the rich layers of complex flavors for which Perdomo is known but with a mellow, mild-bodied profile. His Reserve Champagne...

In a Cigar Aficionado tasting, 5 Vegas (pronounced Cinco Vegas) was recognized as an excellent smoke, scoring an outstanding ‘90’ on their very discriminating rating scale. The line is rolled with a combination of Dominican Piloto Cubano filler, Indonesian Olor binder, and Indonesian Sumatran wrapper tobaccos. This medium-to-full-bodied premium torpedo presents a creamy, smooth character reminiscent of the marvelous cigars of old Cuba. The name...

The Triple Corojo is pure, 100% Corojo—wrapper, binder, and fillers—grown only from Cuban seed tobaccos. Every leaf in this cigar is Corojo. One might think this would lead to a one dimensional smoke built strictly on power, but upon lighting, it’s easy to see just how good Jose Dominguez is at blending tobaccos. You’re in for a treat—a full-bodied, feisty, firecracker of a smoke booming with chewy, rich, hearty flavors. The wrapper is thick...