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PERFECT PAIRINGS ROCKY PATEL SUNGROWN MADURO / FOUR ROSES BOURBON BLACKBERRY SMASH We went back to the well for more cocktail ideas from the “Big Papi” of mixology and he came up with what is likely the most flexible cocktail you’ll ever make.
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PERFECT PAIRINGS PLASENCIA ALMA FUERTE / BUFFALO TRACE OLD FASHIONED You can’t stand behind a bar and act out your cool bartender fantasy if you can’t make a killer Old Fashioned. Check out this updated version of the timeless classic… spoiler alert; it involves grated chocolate!
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We asked seven of the cigar industry’s most interesting personalities for advice on what to do with 24 hours to tear through their city. Where would we eat, drink, and be tourists?
The NFL Hall of Famer and all-time leading rusher shares stories about his early days on the football field, the lessons he learned along the way, and the fulfillment of his childhood dreams. He’s parlayed a successful NFL career into a life in real estate, construction and philanthropy.
Nicaragua was remarkably stable — until it wasn’t. The country has erupted in deadly protests over the Ortega regime’s policies. How did we get here, where does the cigar town of Estelí fit into the picture, and where might things be headed for the city, the country and the Nicaraguan cigar industry?
Q&A: LARRY SHARPE We spoke with Larry Sharpe, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for New York governor, about cigar regulation, entrepreneurship, and the odds his third-party campaign faces.
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VO L . 1 0 IS SU E 4 www.cigarsnobmag.com PUBLISHER & EDITOR Erik Calviño SENIOR EDITOR Nicolás Antonio Jiménez COPY EDITOR Michael LaRocca SALES & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Oscar M. Calviño PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Ivan Ocampo ART DIRECTOR Andy Astencio DIGITAL RETOUCHING SPECIALIST Ramón Santana CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Sean Chaffin CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS David Benoliel Andy Astencio Jonathan Zizzo EVENT PHOTOGRAPHERS Jamilet Calviño Rich Murawski Dimitrios Douloumbakas Cover Photography by David Benoliel www.davidbenolielphotography.com Cover Model - Viktorija Lukoseviciute Cigar Snob is published bi-monthly by Lockstock Publications, Inc. 1421-1 SW 107th Ave., #253 Miami, FL 33174-2509 Tel: 1 (786) 423-1015 Cigar Snob is a registered trademark of Lockstock Publications, Inc., all rights reserved. Reproduction in part or full without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. Cigar Snob is printed in the U.S. Contents copyright 2006, Lockstock Publications, Inc. To subscribe, visit www.cigarsnobmag.com
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The world is thoroughly upside down right now. We’re living in what seems like a Bizarro world, where political leaders trade jabs and make major geo-political announcements on a social media platform that limits them to 280 characters. Tune in to one major news network and they’ll describe a president who has done something unforgivable that can only be remedied by impeachment. Tune in to another major news network and that same act is celebrated with jubilation. And in the latest turn of events, politically charged mobs of protesters are harassing politicians who have either taken a controversial stance or have defended one in a public statement. They’re confronting public officials in restaurants, in movie theaters, and on the streets. Most recently, a group of protesters picketed outside of a politician’s home in the early morning hours to “wake her up.” This is a horrifyingly slippery slope. In the meantime, the cigar industry is under attack at precisely the wrong time. I’m not going out on a limb when I say that cigars are without equal in the role of mediator, conversation facilitator, and aggression pacifier. Don’t believe me? Walk into any cigar shop in a hotly divided city and listen to the conversation. Although divisive topics are debated in them daily, everyone is still civil and respectful of each other’s point of view and philosophy. Common ground helps keep disagreements civil, and cigars give us that common ground. There are other things that perform the same function, like a good red wine or an excellent Scotch. But they do so while changing your state of mind. In other words, they get you drunk. Cigars do the job without affecting your judgment and yet they’re under attack on every front imaginable. Upside down, I tell you. On a lighter note, we’ve got an issue jam-packed with cigar goodness, starting with a Q&A with the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, Emmitt Smith, on p. 55. Our travel section is different in that instead of spending a few days in one city and giving you our recommendations, we asked seven of the cigar industry’s most interesting personalities where we should go if we had 24 hours in their towns. That starts on p. 33. We also had two amazing photo shoots in this issue. The first — titled Live, Love, Smoke — features Chelcie May smoking the newly released Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas on p. 46. The second is a more edgy, artistic black and white shoot titled Shades of Grey, where the exotic Viktorija Lukoseviciute smoked both the Liga Privada No. 9 and T52 on p. 84. Finally, and on a more somber note, we had our senior editor Nicolás Antonio Jiménez look into the political unrest in Nicaragua on p. 97. From this publication’s earliest
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days, we’ve had a love affair with Nicaragua. Its tobacco, its food and most importantly its people have carved out a place in our hearts. To see it unravel like this has been gut wrenching. More so because there is not much we can do. We are watching from the sidelines as our friends fight for their lives, their livelihood and their freedom. As a Catholic, all I can do is pray for a peaceful resolution where citizens’ rights are preserved and always respected. God bless. Keep ‘em lit,
Erik Calviño ecalvino@cigarsnobmag.com
CORRECTION In the “What’s Burnin’” section of our last issue (May/June 2018), we made an error in identifying people at Casa Lever, the New York restaurant whose seasonal outdoor lounge, Casa Lever Gardens, partnered with Nat Sherman to create a cigar program. Casa Lever’s chef is Domenico Natale. The cocktail menu was developed by Lorenzo Casi. Please accept our apologies. If this error is being taken into consideration for decisions about whether to comp drinks when Cigar Snob is in New York, please note that this error was definitely not the fault of our senior editor Nicolás Antonio Jiménez.
YO, ADRIAN! Great piece on the man behind one of my favorite cigars, Rocky Patel, in your last issue. I had no clue about his story! I just figured he was born on a tobacco field like all the other so-called cigar makers. In all seriousness, though, you should offer your readers tickets to these great parties! Hint hint. Darren E. Norfolk, Va.
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Rocky’s got a great story, and he throws a damn good party. We’d love to have you come along, but you might have to face one of those “so-called cigar makers” at the event, at which point you’re on your own, buddy.
WHAT HURRICANE? I was under the impression Puerto Rico had been devastated by a hurricane; at least that’s what the news leads me to believe. What’s the deal? Your May/June 2018 issue depicts Puerto Rico as a cigar smoking bikini wearing utopia that hasn’t seen the slightest hint of bad weather. Am I just tuned in to the wrong news channel? Drew R. Saginaw, Mich.
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Puerto Rico was a great time, but it looks like maybe you didn’t read the story. Yes, there’s a lot to see and do there, but the island is still reeling from the social and economic impact of the storm. It’s worth a trip and you’ll have a great time, but it’s not what it once was in many ways.
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92 Timeless Supreme 652T (Formerly Timeless Nicaragua)
93 Timeless Prestige No.2 (Formerly Timeless Dominican)
93 Timeless Prestige Divinos (Formerly Timeless Dominican) “A handsomely box-pressed torpedo offering a rich range of molasses, oak and semisweet chocolate.” Cigar Aficionado - 652T “A sign of newfound energy and commitment Nat Sherman has made to its cigar brand.” Cigar Aficionado - No.2
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ROYAL AGIO INTRODUCES SAN PEDRO DE MACORÍS
national release is scheduled later in the summer. The cigar features a Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper, Ecuadorian Habano binder, and Nicaraguan fillers. It’ll be available in one format, a 6 x 50 Toro.
ROCKY PATEL FIFTEENTH GETS A NEW LOOK
Royal Agio Cigars USA announced the launch of San Pedro de Macorís, a brand meant to add accessibly priced products to the company’s lineup of handmade cigars. The brand, named for the Dominican town that ’s home to Agio’s factory, will debut with two blends, one called “Ecuador” and the other “Brazil.” The Ecuador blend features a shade-grown Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, while the San Pedro de Macorís Brazil has a sungrown Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper. Both blends incorporate Dominican binders and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Brazil. Both San Pedro de Macorís blends will be packaged in 20-count boxes and will be available in three vitolas: Perla (4 1/8 x 40), Corona (5 7/8 x 42) and Robusto (5 1/8 x 52). They’ll range in price from $4.75 to $5.50 per cigar.
LEAF BY JAMES Black Label Trading Company announced the release of a cigar whose name might sound somewhat familiar. The company ’s Fabrica Oveja Negra in Estelí will be manufacturing Leaf by James, which is a collaboration with “Island Jim” Robinson. Island Jim is the owner of Pittsburgh’s Leaf & Bean. He was also long the face of Leaf by Oscar, which is made by Oscar Valladares in Honduras. A pre-launch event for Leaf by James was held on June 8, 2018 at Leaf and Bean. A
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Rocky Patel Premium Cigars announced a new look for its celebrated Fifteenth Anniversary line. The new packaging will make its official debut at July ’s IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The blend will not change. According to a press release from Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, the idea here was to remedy the problem of “dull bands and the overly heavy metal box plates that kept this brand lost on retail shelves.” The new cigar bands feature the brand name and Rocky Patel logo with shinier silver embossing. The box design has also changed to make the inside box art pop more on a shelf.
VILLIGER OPENS NEW BRAZILIAN FACTORY Villiger Cigars announced the opening of its new Brazilian factory, Villiger do Brasil (Portuguese for “Villiger of Brazil”). Villiger has been importing Brazilian tobacco since 1888. In 1979, the company opened a Brazilian Villiger subsidiary as well as a factory named Charutos Tobajara Limitada. The name Tobajara is a nod to
a native tribe known for growing tobacco. That facility is being replaced by a newer, larger one in Feira de Santana, the second largest city in the State of Bahia. For now, the factory produces only Brazilian puros like Villiger San’Doro Maduro and brands distributed exclusively in Europe, like Villiger Celebration and Corrida. “Brazilian tobacco holds a special place in my heart,” said Villiger chairman Heinrich Villiger, who was present for the factory opening. “My grandparents saw the value in Brazilian tobacco when they began Villiger Cigars as very small operation in 1888, and we have continued the tradition of using this very special tobacco in many of our brands. We feel that the hard working and passionate team at Villiger do Brasil will help us increase the awareness of Brazilian tobacco worldwide.”
CAMACHO LIBERTY SERIES 2005 THROWBACK
Camacho announced that it’ll introduce the Camacho Liberty 2005 Throwback. The Liberty Series has been around 16 years and is now a highly anticipated annual release. The 2005 edition was among the most acclaimed of these limited releases. This cigar will be available in its original 11/18 Figurado format. It’s a 6-inch cigar with a 48/54/48 ring gauge. The blend is all Honduran Corojo. According to a Camacho press release, “The blend, like the original, yields a rich, dark and hearty smoke, boasting notes of earth, chocolate and leather with hints of spice that increase in intensity throughout the smoking experience.” Only 30,000 cigars (1,500 boxes) were produced for the U.S. market. They’ll retail for $22 per cigar or $440 for a box of 20.
NAT SHERMAN’S BRAND OVERHAUL Nat Sherman has unveiled the results of its branding overhaul. The company has consolidated its product portfolio, bringing everything under three core brands: Metropolitan, Timeless and Epoca. Blends will remain the same, but packaging has been updated to reflect the new strategy. The Metropolitan brand will be home to Nat Sherman’s most traditional premium cigars. It will feature three primary blends — Metropolitan Connecticut, Maduro and Habano — along with the Host and Host Maduro blends. Nat Sherman’s tinned pipe tobaccos will also be part of the Metropolitan brand. “Timeless is a diverse collection of the company’s most inspired and award-winning blends,” according to a Nat Sherman press release. The Timeless brand will feature more unique blends that bring together tobaccos of various origins, varieties and vintages. The Timeless lineup includes Prestige (formerly Timeless Dominican), Supreme (formerly Timeless Nicaraguan), Sterling and Panamericana. The company’s “Nat’s cigarillos” are now branded as Timeless cigarillos. Finally, there’s the Epoca brand, which made its comeback in the U.S. in 2014. Considered a “Clear Havana,” it was originally made in New York City using Cuban tobaccos and a domestic wrapper. Today’s Epoca draws its inspiration from that old brand. “This realignment of our cigar brands offers a clearer picture of how our collection of products fit together,” said Michael Herklots, vice president of retail and brand development. “Our manufacturing partners and blends all remain unchanged and as great as ever.”
DIESEL WHISKEY ROW Diesel has teamed with AJ Fernandez and Rabbit Hole Bourbon to create Whiskey Row, a cigar featuring binder aged in bourbon barrels. “The partnership between Diesel and Rabbit Hole speaks of going against the grain in traditional industries,” said Diesel’s senior brand manager, Justin Andrews, in a press release. “Rabbit Hole doesn’t claim to use 12 year old juice or have a 6th generation master distiller, much like Diesel doesn’t claim to be an old Cuban brand or have tobaccos that have been aged for 20 years. Both Rabbit Hole and Diesel are young, energetic brands with a unique go-to-market strategy. We knew the first time both companies sat down, there was a tremendous amount of synergy.” “A lot of passion went into this process and I am very pleased with the results,” said A.J. Fernández. “Aging the binder leaf in the bourbon barrels added an unexpected layer of flavor and aroma right beneath the wrapper.” The Diesel Whiskey Row blend comprises Nicaraguan tobaccos — from Ometepe, Condega and Jalapa — aged five to eight years. The wrapper is a five-year-old Ecuadorian Habano. It ’s available in four vitolas: Robusto (5 ½ x 52), Toro (6 x 54), Churchill (7 x 49) and Gigante (6 x 60). They range in price from $7.49 to $8.99 per cigar.
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WHEN YOU’RE GETTING TO KNOW A NEW PLACE AND YOU’RE SHORT ON TIME, IT’S BEST TO HAVE A LOCAL WHO CAN SHOW YOU AROUND. THE NEXT BEST THING: GET RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PROS AT THE GOOD LIFE. WE TURNED TO THE PEOPLE BEHIND SOME OF OUR FAVORITE CIGARS FOR THEIR PREFERRED PLACES IN THE CITIES THEY KNOW BEST.
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D O M I N I CA N R E P UBLI C Complex and flavorful, this medium to full strength blend delivers a core of cedar, roasted almonds, leather, and milk chocolate complemented by a rich, creamy finish. Consistently draws and burns beautifully, leaving behind a solid, compact ash.
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Covered with a medium brown, slightly brindled wrapper, this medium to full bodied toro delivers a straightforward core of earth, pepper, leather, and a touch of roasted nuts. Provides a firm draw and leaves behind a solid, compact ash.
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APRIL 2018 WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE MONTH SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UPHEAVAL BROUGHT TENSIONS TO A VIOLENT HEAD IN NICARAGUA. NOW THE NICARAGUAN PEOPLE, THE CIGAR INDUSTRY, AND THE WORLD ARE WAITING TO SEE WHETHER THINGS TAKE A TURN FOR THE BETTER OR COLLAPSE EVEN FURTHER. BY NICOLÁS ANTONIO JIMÉNEZ
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The cigar world is on Twitter and we aim to keep track of who’s leading who. The following is a scoreboard of the cigar world’s most relevant Tweeples. The list is sorted by number of followers and broken into groups: Top 20 Twitter Cigar Companies & Reps, Top 10 Twitter Retailers, Top 10 Online Cigar Tweeps, Top 3 Twitter Cigar Organizations, and Top 3 Cigar Radio Twitter accounts. If you have the numbers and belong in one of these groups, stand up and be counted! Set us straight via Twitter @cigarsnobmag.
TOP CIGAR COMPANIES (sorted by Twitter followers) Rocky Patel @RockyPatelCigar......................................... Drew Estate Cigars @DrewEstateCigar............................. Padron Cigar @PADRONCIGAR......................................... CAO International @CAOCigars......................................... Alec Bradley Cigars @AlecBradley.................................... Jonathan Drew @JonathanDrew1..................................... La Flor Dominicana @LFDCigars....................................... Camacho Cigars @camachocigars................................... Pete Johnson @TatuajeCigars........................................... Ashton Cigars @ashtoncigar............................................. Xikar Inc @XIKARinc......................................................... La Gloria Cubana @lagloriacubana.................................... Miami Cigar Co @miamicigar............................................. Nick Perdomo @PerdomoCigars....................................... Punch Cigars @punchcigars............................................. Ernesto Padilla @PadillaCigars......................................... Nat Sherman Intl. @Nat42nd............................................. AJ Fernandez Cigars @ajfcigars........................................ La Palina Cigars @La PalinaCigars.................................... Avo Cigars @AvoCigars.....................................................
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TOP CIGAR ORGANIZATIONS CRA @cigarrights............................................................. 14561 IPCPR Staff @theIPCPR.................................................. 7710 Tobacconist University @tobacconistU............................. 4679
TOP CIGAR RADIO Cigar Dave Show @CigarDaveShow................................. 11691 Smooth Draws @SmoothDraws....................................... 4495 KMA Talk Radio @KMATalkRadio...................................... 2810
SOME OF OUR FAVORITE TWEETS, MENTIONS, AND RANDOM SOCIAL MEDIA GOODNESS.
TOP CIGAR RETAILERS & REPS Mulberry St. Cigars @MulberryStCigar............................. Famous Smoke Shop @FamousSmokeShop...................... Cigar Hustler @cigarhustler.............................................. Cigar Row @CigarRow..................................................... Jeff Borysiewicz – Corona Cigar Co @CoronaCigarCo....... Cigar Inn @CIGARINN....................................................... Michael Herklots–Nat Sherman @MichaelHerklots............ Cheap Humidors @cheaphumidors................................... Palm Desert Tobacco @palmdsrttobacco......................... Lindsay Siddiqi @TheCigarChick.......................................
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@randobush via Instagram OPUS X Never disappoints @arturofuentecigars #longashes#tightandfancyash #bestcigarsofig #cigars #cigarphotography #cigargeek #cigarsnob #cigarstyle #cigarsnobmag #owensborocigarevents #neptunechallenge
TOP ONLINE CIGAR TWEEPLES David Voth–Sex, Cigars, & Booze @SexCigarsBooze......... Cigar News @CigaRSS .................................................... Cigar Events @CigarEvents............................................... Stogie Boys @StogieBoys ............................................... Robusto Cigar Babe @RobustoBabe................................. Cigar Evaluations @CigarEvaluation................................. Cigar Inspector @CigarInspector ..................................... The Stogie Guys @stogieguys........................................... Tom Ufer @cigarsmonkingman.......................................... Barry Stein @barry2guys.................................................
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@cigar_aficionada via Instagram Absolutely am :) have a great weekend guys !!!! #cubacigarlife #botl #tobacco #cigarporn #sotl #cigarsnob #romeoyjulieta #cigars #cigarsinternational
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EVENTS 5TH ANNUAL CARS & CIGARS SMOKE DETROIT Detroit
Over 1,300 attended the 5th installment of the Cars & Cigars – Smoke Detroit annual fundraiser at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheater in Sterling Heights, Mich. Attendees were able to get up close to a collection of classic, muscle, and high-end luxury cars and raised $1.2 million for the Celani Family Foundation and the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. For info on how to get involved or to attend next year’s event, visit celanifamilyfoundation.com.
Arturo Sandoval and Dario Bergamo
Eric Newman, Tom Celani, Cynthia Fuente, Paul W. Smith, Carlito Fuente and Dario Bergamo
Jaime Locklear, Laura Esqueda and Kristen Laski
Nino and Joe Ruggirello, Sieglinde Espenshade, Tony Ruggirello and Paul Hanes
Jasime Kesemeyer, Greg Young and Maryam Basir
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Ken Johnson, Rudy Patros, Benjamin Smith, Burt Jordan and Victor Edozien
Ben and Iris Frank and Saylor Farse
Ron Chriss, Jacob Chriss, Derrick Chris and Mike Chriss
Tom Mulrenin, Jessie Mellon, Megan Eagan and Laura O’Reilly
Mike Ryan and John Scholtes
Frank Torre, Steve White, Lisa Fair and Tim Courtney
Sean Silver, Tracy Arceci and Phil Serra
Jeannine Gant and Marvin Beatty
Lisa Jackman, Shawna Greene, Tammy Carnrike, Chelsea Brehm, Michelle Fowler and Rhonda Walker
Bill Hanges and Steve Cole
Tom Spillane, John Hubbard and Joseph Saker
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