Take-5: Nomad Esteli LE Lot-1386

Nomad Esteli LE Lot 1386Charlotte, NC – Yesterday I had an opportunity to sit down with Fred Rewey, owner and face of Nomad Cigar Company. During our informal conversation I was given a chance to smoke his new Limited Edition blend which hails from the great country of Nicaragua – the soon to be release Nomad Esteli LE Lot-1386.

Rewey’s current core line is a rock-solid Dominican blend. We reviewed the Nomad Navigator back in February and were very impressed with its draw, flavor and over-all quality and construction. Since that time, Nomad has been a hit with select B&M shops who tend to focus their attention on boutique cigars.

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Cigar Preview: Room 101 Master Collection – Sneak Peek

Room101Last weekend we were in West Palm Beach, FL for Smoke Inn’s 7th Annual Great Smoke cigar festival.  Before Saturday’s big festivities got underway we attended Friday’s pre-event dinner hosted by Smoke Inn, Room101 BigDelicious Cigars with special guest Matt Booth.  During the dinner, Booth and Dylan Austin, Head of Marketing for Camacho and Room101 passed out samples of the new Room101 Master Collection – a limited edition cigar aimed at being a one-time release in various vitolas. Continue reading

Cigar Preview: Big Delicious – Smoke Inn Retail Exclusive

Big DeliciousWest Palm Beach, FL – Last night cigar enthusiasts from all across the country descended upon Monroe’s of Palm Beach for the 2013 The Great Smoke Pre-Event Dinner hosted by Smoke Inn, Room101 BigDelicious Cigars with special guest Matt Booth. Continue reading

Cigar Preview: Quesada Heisenberg Project

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Mid-afternoon yesterday, there were sightings on Twitter about people and brick and mortar shops across the country  receiving samples of a new Quesada concept cigar known as The Heisenberg.  This concept cigar gets its name from German Theoretical  physicist Werner … Continue reading

Cigar Preview: My Uzi Weighs A Ton Digital Son 6

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Today we’ll be taking an in-depth look at the (yet-to-be-released) My Uzi Weighs A Ton Digital Son 6. The all-new Retail Exclusive being developed for Outland Cigars in Charlotte, NC. We broke that story to you earlier in the week … Continue reading

Retail Exclusive: My Uzi Weighs a Ton (MUWAT) Digital Son 6

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Leaf and Grape is proud to jointly provide this preview with Cigar-Coop on the following retail exclusive cigar: My Uzi Weighs A Ton, the collaboration between Drew Estate Tobacco Company’s Subculture Studios and the Joya de Nicaragua factory has announced a … Continue reading