NESTOR MIRANDA CIGARS

Bands from the Nestor Miranda Cigars

Hey folks, finally got the time to review the two Nestor Miranda cigars that were handed out at last week's Fifty Best Scotch tasting event.  As I said in my review of the event the two cigars that we smoked were the Special Selection and the newly released Murcielago cigars.  Both cigars are a short robusto measuring in at 4" x 40 ring gauge.  I had a chance to smoke both at the event and was able to snag another Murcielago so I could enjoy it outside the event so I could give it a proper smoke.

PRE-BURN

The Murcielago is made in Nicaragua.  It consists of a Nicaraguan and Mexican filler, Nicaraguan binder and a Mexican Maduro wrapper.  This cigar is medium to full bodied in strength.  The nose of the cigar reveals creamy notes and hints at the luscious flavor yet to come.  Upon cutting the cigar and giving it a pre-smoke draw reveals more of the creaminess.

The Special Selection is also a short robusto measuring 4" x 40 ring gauge.  Could not find any information on the tobacco makeup of this cigar, but will update this review once the information has been obtained.  The nose of the cigar does reveal a bit of creaminess but not as much as the Murcielago since this cigar had a lighter colored wrapper.  Upon cutting the cigar and giving it a pre-smoke draw revealed the hint of creaminess that was present in the nose.

BURN

Upon lighting this cigar, the Murcielago, I could tell I was in for a treat, if the pre-burn was correct.  The burn was even and the ash hung on for a good inch given this was a rather short cigar.  The creaminess that was present in the pre-burn draw was present throughout the entire cigar.  The Maduro wrapper enhanced the creaminess and give the cigar the nice medium to full bodied flavor that I like in a good cigar.  This cigar burned consistently from initial lighting to the very end and was worth every minute.  This cigar has not yet hit the cigar shops as it was only released three weeks ago.  I highly recommend this cigar to anyone looking for a medium to full bodied smoke that doesn't require a long time to smoke it.

Upon lighting the Special Selection I could tell that this was a good smoke and could taste the hints of creaminess.  The burn was even and the ash, a nice grayish black color, hung on for a good inch even though this was a short cigar.  The only problem, that I and others who smoked this cigar, was that the cigar needed to be relighted a number of times.  Not sure what the issue was related to and will have to smoke another one to see if was isolated to the batch that we smoked at the Fifty Best Scotch tasting event.  Other wise this was a good cigar and again I would recommend this cigar to someone who's looking for a short smoke and doesn't want to smoke a full bodied smoke.

From talking to folks a Barclay Rex in NYC I don't think there'll be any events between now and the end of the year.  If anything does come up I will be sure to inform the readers.