Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Davidoff Art Edition 2014

Davidoff has just unveiled the new Limited Art Edition of 2014.  The Davidoff Art Initiative supports contemporary art and up and coming artists from the Caribbean.  The Cigar bands and boxes are adorned with compositions from Qualsqueya Henriquez, who was originally born in Cuba.  He is quoted as saying; "I have always had a mind to work with images that illustrate time and the many different steps involved in the tradition of cigar making." The compositions, inspired by the tobacco fields of the Dominican Republic, capture both the time-consuming process of cigar making and also pays homage to the artist's Native Caribbean Culture.

The cigars are a perfecto shape rolled by only a select few at the Davidoff Factory.  Master blenders were asked to create a Dominican Puro using rare and aged tobaccos.  Two compositions of Art are showcased on boxes that house 10 cigars with each containing a second band that matches the artwork on the box. These are extremely limited with only 850 boxes of each of the Artwork created!

Part of the proceeds from the sales of the Limited Art Edition will benefit the Davidoff Art Initiative that helps to support new artists.

Taken from the Davidoff Website

Taken from the Davidoff Website 

Taken from the Davidoff Website

These are set to begin shipping tomorrow! These boxes are a piece of history and highly collectible.  Not to mention the cigars are rumored to be quite amazing in their own right! Be sure to collect both boxes!

Posted by Michele  

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Regius of London by Exclusivo USA

Compliments of Exclusivo USA

Regius of London Cigars is launching a new line; Exclusivo USA.  These cigars are hand rolled in the Plasencia Factory. Only the finest tobacco was used to create a unique and one of a kind taste. These cigars are a Jalapa Wrapped Nicaraguan Puro that has everything you want in a cigar; richness, complexity, body, and smoothness. Each size has a slightly different flavor profile. They range from mild to medium all the way to medium to full. 


Akhil Kapacee of Regius Cigars is quoted as saying this for an official press release;

"I can probably count the number of meetings I have been asked to attend in the last few years on one hand. However, I was in one such meeting with Nestor Plasencia and his staff, one of the biggest tobacco growers in the world, last Thursday. As soon as we had lit up the cigars, the Earth started to shake violently. Quite literally. Whilst the others made swiftly for the exit, we sat there, stunned, looking at the cigar. This was a cigar so complex that if the roof had fallen in, I can say with absolute uncertainty that I would have died satisfied.

Exclusivo U.S.A. uses the very best of Nestor`s tobacco, and his best rollers. Each cigar has a unique blend crafted for its respective size, all of which aid the development of flavour and complexity. The pressed perfecto has an intensity from the box press coupled with the closed foot which ages the tobacco slower. The Toro Extra develops with every puff, into a crescendo of taste two thirds of the way through. The Fat Perfecto displays an array of aromas and texture as it widens and progresses.

Many months of hard work have gone into these cigars, to achieve something unique, whilst also capturing the traditional flavour profile and method of blending. There is not many cigars that would leave connoisseurs in stunned silence as an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shakes the earth. But this is one of them."

Compliments of Exclusivo USA

Compliments of Exclusivo USA

The official Release Party is Thursday May 29th at Casa de Montecristo in Countryside. Please call (708) 352-6668 or visit www.casademontecristo-chicago.com for more information. 
                               
Posted by: Michele 


Sunday, May 4, 2014

La Antiguidad by My Father



This is the second release from My Father cigars to embrace the historic value traditional Cuban Art, the first being the highly successful Flor de Las Antillas.  Created by Master Blenders Don Pepin Garcia and Jaime Garcia this cigar showcases Cuban Seed Nicaraguan Tobaccos with the fillers coming from the My Father farms.  This cigar will also have an Habano Ecuador Rosado Oscuro Wrapper. The curing process for these cigars is a minimum of three and a half years to solidify optimum quality and taste.


Taken from the My Father Cigars Facebook Page 

Posted by: Michele