E.L.F. Pack

Iconic Leaf Cigar is announcing the release of The E.L.F. PACK (Eight Legged Freak)

 

This release will be available in two offerings:

 

The E.L.F. PACK SIDEWINDER series assortment.

 

The E.L.F. PACK SIDEWINDER series assortment will enclude each of the three Sidewinder vitolas which consists of a 5x57, 6x57 and 7x57 in this one of a kind shape that combines the roundness of a cigar with the box press.

These three vitolas will be available in the E.L.F. Pack series assortment and will come in all three of the companies blends. The Recluse OTG, Recluse Draconian and the new Recluse Amadeus will all be included. The assortment will carry 9 Sidewinder cigars total and will have an msrp of $82.50

The Sidewinder OTG blend is only available in the E.L.F. PACK SIDEWINDER series assortment and is not made for regular production.

 

 

The E.L.F. PACK KANU' series assortment.

 

The E.L.F. PACK KANU' series assortment will enclude each of the three KANU' vitolas which consists of a 6x54, 7x52 and 8x58 in this one of a kind shape that resembles the shape of a kayak boat. These three vitolas will be available in the E.L.F. Pack series assortment and will come in all three of the companies blends. The Recluse OTG, Recluse Draconian and the new Recluse Amadeus will all be included. The assortment will carry 9 Kanu' cigars total and will have an msrp of $99.20 and the Recluse Kanu' Draconian as well as the Amadeus blends are only available in the E.L.F. PACK KANU' series assortment and are not made for regular production.

 

 

 

These will be released to select retailers on June 15th and retailers nationwide July 19-23rd at the annual IPCPR trade convention in Las Vegas Nevada.

Iconic Leaf Cigar Company

iconicleafcigar@gmail.com

www.iconicleafcigar.com

Drew Estate - MUWAT - KY Fire Cured- Just a Friend

 
Strength: medium
Origins: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Kentucky Fire Cured
Shape: straight
Length: 6"
Ring size: 52
Approx. Cost: $9
Bdawg says:   Just had my first tastes of KY Fire Cured Tobacco this week, and I must say, I dig it! First with Kentucky Gentleman Cigars, now with MUWAT KY Fire Cured. What is KY Fire Cured? Per Drew Estates website: a little quote from Nicholas Melillo, Chief of the Broadleafs, “First off, Kentucky Fire Cured is from a stalk-cut tobacco. The initial firing of KFC is done at low heat between 100 F to 115 F degrees and maintained until the color reaches solid brown. Once color is set temperatures increase to 120F- 130F to completely cure down the midrib of the leaf and darken. Once the midrib is dried the temperature will be reduced and the smoke maximized with saw dust to finish the leaf. When KFC hits your olfactory nerve you know it! ”

The result is a unique BBQ smoked meat flavor. This cigar is a little more nuanced to the previously tasted KY Gentleman, although I enjoyed both immensely. The wrapper is dark brown, smooth, toothy, and well constructed. The draw is easy, producing a powdery white ash. The flavor is comes straight from the smokehouse. Hickory, oak, with a hint of smoked meat. The burn is slow and even.

Kentucky Gentlemen - Toro

 
Strength: medium full
Origins: Kentucky, USA
Wrapper: Kentucky Fire Cured
Shape: straight
Length: 6.5"
Ring size: 52
Approx. Cost: $8
Bdawg says: After a nice day of visiting 3 Bourbon distilleries in the Frankfort, KY area, I had the slightest of buzzes. Yet I had a 3 hour drive to get to my next stop. I needed a little time to rest. Maybe, a cigar and a diet coke would do the trick. I stumbled across Kentucky Gentlemen Cigars, and one of the most interesting men I have ever met. Read about it here.

This cigar uses Kentucky Fire Cured Tobacco aged in Bourbon barrels. The result a unique smokey sweet flavor. The wrapper is dark brown, bumpy, and very rustic. The draw is easy producing a powdery white ash. The flavor, straight from the smokehouse. Dark rich, Smoked BBQ meat with a sweet finish. The burn is slow and even. Wonderful!

Iconic Leaf Introduces New "Recluse Amadeus"

PRESS RELEASE:

We at Iconic Leaf Cigar are pleased to announce the newest addition to our Recluse family of cigars. 

         RECLUSE AMADEUS

Blend specs:

Wrapper:  Conn. Seed, Ecuadorian shade  (Grade A)

Binder:  MBC (Propriotary)

Filler:

Dominican Ligero,

Dominican Viso

Dominican Seco

Conn. Broadleaf

The Recluse Amadeus blend will be in keeping with our two year fermentation process and 100% Entubar rolling style.  We have truly outdone ourselves with this new offering.  The cigar is rich and flavorful with a smoothness that is undeniably Recluse.  This new offering will be released IPCPR 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 19^th 2014.  We will have an advance release to select retailers on June 15^th, 2014.

The Amadeus will be available in the following six facings:

Robusto                5x52          msrp  $7.50           (Box pressed)

Toro                  6 1/4x50       msrp   $8.50           (Box pressed)

Tarantula             6x60          msrp   $9.50           (Box pressed)

Sidewinder 1       5x57          msrp   $8.50           (Special Edition)

Sidewinder 2       6x57          msrp   $9.50           (Special Edition)

Sidewinder 3       7x57          msrp  $10.50          (Special Edition)

                 

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Twitter at:       @RecluseCigars

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To find an authorized retailer near you please visit www.iconicleafcigar.com

Best regards,

               Iconic Leaf Cigar Company

Miami Cigar to Serve as Exclusive US Distributo​r of Viva Republica

Miami Cigar to Serve as Exclusive US Distributor of Viva República

MIAMI – March 19, 2014

 

Viva República, Inc. and Miami Cigar Co. are pleased to announce an exclusive distribution agreement

effective April 1st 2014. Miami Cigar will sell and distribute all Viva República lines in the United States.

 

In addition to the brand joining Miami Cigar’s premium product offerings, the brand creator, Jason Holly,

is joining the Miami Cigar team. He will concentrate on developing existing brands and work on creating

new projects, while visiting accounts nationally for events and sales support. When questioned about the

acquisition Jason Wood, VP of Miami Cigar, had this to say, “We plan to increase our emphasis on

traditional channels,” he said, “It is time for the cigar industry to see the new Miami Cigar, the addition of

(Jason) Holly is exactly what we needed to get a jump start to our 25th Anniversary campaign.”

 

Founded by Nestor and Mariana Miranda in 1989 the Company is celebrating its 25th year in business.

“We are proud to be adding a growing new brand in the same year we are celebrating our 25th

Anniversary,” said Miranda, “Even after two-plus decades and millions upon millions of cigars, we’re not

ready to slow down.”

 

“I was thoroughly impressed with the Miranda’s and Jason Wood,” said Holly, who attended Harvard

University, “We share similar values, key relationships and both see enhanced growth potential resulting

from our complementary skills and resources.”

 

“I am proud to have Viva República in the Miami Cigar family of lines we distribute.” said Wood. “In

adding Holly we bring on another valuable team member, who has seen the industry from the traditional

retailer’s eye. He is highly creative and can add to our strategy immensely.” When asked about future Viva

República releases Holly said he would continue to rely solely on León’s factory. “It’s home. The factory is

modern and well run, boasts a fantastic tobacco inventory and is owned by a great friend,” Holly said.

 

With the pending release of the Nestor Miranda Collection, the addition of Viva República and plans to

enhance its sales mechanisms, Miami Cigar could be in for one of its most exciting years since its founding.

“We have spent some serious time evaluating our practices and look forward to implementing positive

changes that will enhance our brand identity,” said Wood.

 

About Miami Cigar Co

Miami Cigar Co is proudly celebrating its 25th Year in Business as a distributer of premium cigars. Founded by Nestor and

Mariana Miranda the company is currently run by Vice President Jason Wood. In addition to the Nestor Miranda brands the

company also boasts the Tatiana, Don Lino and Casa Miranda brands. MCC also serves as the exclusive United States distributor

for La Aurora, S.A.

 

About Viva República

Viva República was founded in 2012 by former brick and mortar retailer Jason Holly. Holly partnered with Guillermo León and

his La Aurora factory as the exclusive manufacturer of the company’s Viva República brand. In addition to winning an award in

the “Best in Show” category at the IPCPR in 2013, the brands sales have steadily increased. Current releases include Rapture,

Rapture Maduro and Guerrilla Warfare, with new additions shipping shortly.

East India Trading Company Announces New Cigar!

EAST INDIA TRADING COMPANY PRESENTS THEIR GREATEST CIGAR YET: 'ROGUE' 

If you're not smoking The Rogue, I challenge you to "Be Ruthless."  

Using a carefully selected blend of tobaccos, Rogue is a bold, box-pressed cigar with a pronounced complexity and richness on the finish, beautifully constructed with an un-finished foot. The blend features a golden Ecuadorian, Habano wrapper, combining a rare Ecuadorian binder with a specially chosen blend of 3-year aged ligero’s from Nicaragua, Honduras and Dominican Republic. This full-flavored cigar has complex tasting notes of spice; rich tobacco and roasted chestnuts that make this blend the optimum cigar for indulgence. 

Rogue is available in 20-count wooden boxes and the following vitolas: 51/2 x 46 Rascal, 5 x 52 Tyrant, 6 x 54 Ruthless, 6 x 60 Bamboozle and 6 x 66 Armageddon. MSRP: $5.99-$11.99

**WARNING: DO NOT DARE TO SMOKE THIS CIGAR

UNLESS YOU'RE READY TO GET HOOKED**

About East India Trading Co: The rich history of the East India Company date back to the early 1600's, making it one of the oldest registered trading companies in the world. Master blenders from this era refined and perfected the art of blending tobaccos and were responsible for trading to many parts of the world. Today, their legacy continues under the watchful guidance and expertise of the blend masters from K. Hansotia & Co.

Gurkha Cigar Group, Inc
6600 Hiatus Road. Tamarac, FL, 33321
Telephone (305) 593-2254 | info@gurkhacigars.com
© Copyright Gurkha Cigar Group

New Aging Room Small Batch T59 Blend

Boutique Blends Cigars is announcing the selection of the new blend to be released as the new Aging Room Small Batch Quattro T59. The Aging Room cigar line was created with the objective of releasing new and exciting blends made with limited and hard to find tobaccos. The new blend, Quattro T59, was selected with the help of consumers, as it was part of the Aging Room WildPack 2013 as blend W-IV (M-338).  “The Aging Room WildPack is part of our strategy to involve the consumers in our blending process” said Rafael Nodal, president of Boutique Blends Cigars. “The selection of the new blend for the release of the Quattro is only the beginning” expanded Rafael Nodal, “as we continue to search for the next blend release with the help of the consumers who continue to vote from the WildPack blends”, concluded Rafael.

Aging Room has been one of the highest rated boutique blend lines worldwide from its insertion in 2011. The Aging Room Small Batch M356 received a rating of 94 by Cigar Aficionado and was selected as one of the TOP 25 Cigars of 2011, it was also rated 95 by Cigar Journal which also selected the M356 as one of the FINEST 25 Cigars of 2012.

The Aging Room Small Batch Quattro F55, is one of the highest rated cigars in 2013 and continues to receive praise from renowned publications around the world.

Boutique Blends Cigars also produces other brands as SWAG Cigars and its focus is on small, controlled production or small batch cigars. “I am not making cigars for everyone, I am making cigars for educated aficionados who are looking for exciting and complex blends” said Rafael.

Mentioned as one of the hardest working men in the cigar industry, Rafael Nodal is traveling around the USA and other countries, selecting the proper Boutique Blends Cigar shops and sharing with the cigar consumers his philosophy of making small batch blends and controlled productions.

Together with Hank Bischoff, Rafael has teamed up with veteran grower and cigar man in the Dominican Republic, Jose “Jochy” Blanco to create and develop these exciting blends using selected tobaccos from the famous farms of Blanco.

NEW! OLIVA SERIE V MADURO DOUBLE ROBUSTO

OLIVA CIGAR ANNOUNCES THE INTRODUCTION OF THE OLIVA SERIE V MADURO DOUBLE ROBUSTO

Miami, FL – October 16, 2013 – Oliva Cigar is introducing the latest edition to its award winning Oliva Serie V line of cigars; the Serie V Maduro Double Robusto.  For the last few years Oliva has annually released a limited edition Serie V Maduro to great acclaim from cigar smokers and this year’s edition should continue that tradition.The 2013 Oliva Serie V Maduro is a double robusto measuring 5 inches long with a 54 ring gauge.   The blend is a Nicaraguan habano grown in the Jalapa region of the country and wrapped in a Mexican maduro from the lush San Andres Valley.  This will be a limited edition run, only 8,000 boxes will be produced.  The cigar is scheduled to arrive at retail by mid-November, just in time for the holiday season, and will have a $8.50 suggested retail price.“Premium cigar smokers have come to look forward to our annual Serie V Maduro release and believe me they won’t be disappointed by this year’s edition” stated Cory Bappert, Vice President of Sales at Oliva Cigar.   “This is the perfect cigar for the smoker who enjoys the Serie V but also likes the extra flavor of a maduro cigar”

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The Oliva Family of Cigars has produced their own cigars since 1995.  Every process of cigar making (growing and manufacturing in Esteli, Nicaragua; sales and marketing in Miami, FL) is directly supervised by a member of the Oliva family.  Oliva takes pride in crafting cigars with uncompromising quality and exceptional value.  These cigars are some of the highest rated in the industry.

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For more information please go to:  www.olivacigar.com

Or contact:

John Conroy
Oliva Family of Cigars
305-828-2261
jconroy@olivacigar.com

NEWS: Torano Family introduces new "BLEND D-042"

Toraño Family’s Blend D-042 from the Vault Now Ready

     Fourth-generation cigar and tobacco producers, Toraño Family Cigar Company, has introduced its second Vault premium cigar.  The new handmade Blend D-042 joins the top-rated Vault Blend A-008 which was launched in 2011.

     This latest “Blend from the Vault” combines select Central American tobaccos, but with an unusual addition.  According to President Charlie Toraño, “My father and I discovered a rare Pennsylvania leaf, while on a 1998 tobacco trip.  Extensive experimentation revealed it to be an excellent enhancement to the filler tobaccos in Blend D-042, which we recorded in the blend book in 2004.  The Pennsylvania tobacco’s flavor perfectly balanced the Nicaraguan filler combination.  The original blend had a Sumatra Ecuadorian wrapper which was a popular choice at the time and widely available. In making some small adjustments to the original blend, we added a Habano Ecuadorian wrapper and the result was impressive. Blend D-042 is a powerful smoke, but with long and lingering sweet spice notes, it is very rounded and flavorful.  It’s a fitting addition to our Vault line, complementing our runaway top-seller and widely distributed Vault Blend A-008.”

     Vault Blend D-042 is available in three parejo shapes ... a BFC (6" x 60), Robusto (5" x 52) and Toro (6" x 50) ... plus a Torpedo ( 6-1/8" x 52).

     In 1982, the Toraño Family started a “blend book” which meticulously documents the company’s creation and refinement of all their unique blends.  As Toraño relates, “Our experience in tobacco, as recorded in the blend book, is our past, present and future in the world of exceptional premium cigars.  Thus, the book has been securely sequestered in a bank’s safe-deposit box.  Not all our blend recipes are worthy to take to market, but they are still considered special to us and irreplaceable.  In the case of the D-042 blend, the recipe lay dormant since 2004 until now, before coming to life with the addition of the Habano wrapper from Ecuador which was not readily available back then.”

     Vault D-042 is presented in cedar-lined boxes of 20 cigars, with the exception of the 6" x 60 BFC, which comes in boxes of 18.   The Vault boxes are made to look like the safe-deposit box which secures the Toraño blend book.  The new Vault’s distinctive metallic red and gold bands are accompanied by a “Blend D-042" in the footer band to set it apart from the original Vault blend A-008.

     Smokers can see Vault blend D-042 on retailers’ shelves in early August .  Manufacturer’s suggested retail pricing for the line are $7.20 to $8.50..   

NEWS: Cult introduces new "PROFILE" line

Profile by Cult Cigars

The latest creation from Tacasa S.A.   Robusto: 4.5" x 54  Toro: 6" x 50  Torpedo: 6" x 54  Grande Toro: 6" x 60  Churchill: 7" x 50  Box Qty: 20 Cigars  Strength: 4 out of 5 Flavor: 3.5 out of 5 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Peruvian Premium Long Filler: Nicaraguan

Profile The infusion of art and cigars is an interesting concept that has steadily become popular over time. It brings together a passion and expresses a message only to be understood by individuals who genuinely enjoy smoking cigars. Featured, is the Profile Humidor, one of the most unique and detailed humidors seen to date, adorned with artwork designed by celebrated Cuban artist Hector "Chino" Perez.  Inspiration. Imagination. Life Profile can be defined as a picture or representation of the side view of a head. Although this might be the most obvious attribute of the artwork, its not the most meaningful.  Profile was inspired by the personalities of its creators each unique in their own way. Elements of the adventurer, the driven businessman, and the man that provides possibilities are embodied in a woman's headdress.  "The woman is a symbol of life, representing strength and nature. Illustrated is the inner world of successful people with the skills and confidence to lead with the world in their hands. They choose Profile for maximum pleasure," says Chino. The mechanisms represent the motions neccessary to complete tasks and deal with life's daily stresses. Notice how the smoke is released; this exemplifies the relaxation provided by an excellent cigar after a stressful day. Conceptually Chino's acute brushstrokes express our imagination, our truth, and how we present ourselves to the world. Profile's charisma invites and entices adventure and relaxation not only for the present, but for the smokers of tomorrow. It is representative of those that live life, on their terms, and embrace.