Jan 6th 2012 - Gran Habano Azteca Fuerte

Today brings us the Gran Habano Azteca Fuerte Torpedo in a 6x52 vitola. The Azteca Fuerte hails from Honduras and utilizes a special technique for it's wrapper and binder. It has 2 San Andres Maduro wrappers 1 for the wrapper and another that serves as the binder and its fillers are from Panama and Nicaragua. With the Azteca Fuerte you'll get great full flavors of earth, spice, coffee and a sweetness on the finish that brings it all together. I chose this to be today's cigar as it was on this day in 1930 that the first diesel engined automobile trip was completed. It was from Indianapolis, Indiana to New York, New York. This laid the groundwork for all the diesel engined vehicles we rely on today. Just as the people who drive them and work on them are blue collared people this is a blue collared smoke with it's great flavors and it's average price point of $2 - $2.50.

Jan 5th 2012 - Tatuaje Drac

Today marks three months that TheDailyCigar has been active and thanks to all of you it has been a great success with over 9K views and over 100 twitter followers in that time. I want to celebrate with the Tatuaje Drac in it's fang-shaped torpedo 6.75x52 vitola. I chose this to celebrate for two reasons one is that honestly the band on it is one of my favorites. It's a simple red and black foot band. Second is that I love love Halloween and the Monster Series that Pete does every year. The Drac was #2 in the series. It is a Nicaraguan Puro with a Habano Maduro wrapper. The Drac gives you flavor notes of chocolate, leather, spice, woody and small hints of mint throughout that makes this a fantastic cigar. Thank you to everyone who has supported the blog so much!

Jan 4th 2012 - Tabacos Baez Serie H

Today brings us the Tabacos Baez Serie H Monarcas in a 6.5x52 vitola. The Tabacos Baez line was started by master blender Don Pepin Garcia to pay tribute to his Cuban roots as Baez, Cuba is his birthplace. The Serie H features a Corojo wrapper from Nicaragua which is where all of it's tobaccos come from. The Serie H features flavor notes of earth, wood, a creamy sweetness and hints of pepper. This is about as solid of a medium bodied cigar as you can find. I didn't have anything to tie into today and have been really digging Don Pepin's stuff lately and have been wanting to feature this for awhile.

Jan 3rd 2012 - Joya De Nicaragua Dark Corojo Antano

Today brings us the Joya De Nicaragua Dark Corojo Antano Poderoso in a 6x54 vitola. The Dark Corojo Antano hails from Nicaragua and features all Nicaraguan tobacco. It features a foot band that says Double Fuerte which means Double Strong and boy is it. This cigar is packed pull of full bodied power and taste. It has flavor notes of leather, chocolate, coffee with hints of spice. I chose this to be today's cigar because it was on this day in 1999 that NASA launched the Mars Polar Lander. The Polar Lander was sent to study the soil and climate of Planum Australe, a region near the south pole on Mars. Unfortunately it lost communication on Dec 3rd 1999 after a high impact landing. Just as we launched the Mars Polar Lander into the deep dark space that's what you'll be doing with the Dark Corojo Antano.

Jan 2nd 2012 - Est. 1844

Today brings us the Est. 1844 No. 50-xtra in a 6x50 vitola. Est. 1844 is somewhat of an enigma as there's not much info on them out there. What I do know is that it has a San Andres Maduro wrapper and Nicaraguan long-fillers and binder. It has flavor notes of classic tobacco, earth, leather, pepper and chocolate. This is simply put a really great cigar. When you factor in it's box price of $49.95 for all vitolas it is one of the best values out there as well. I chose this to be today's cigar to pay homage to a classic American hero. One year ago today Maj. Richard "Dick" Winters passed away. Maj Winters was considered one of the top commanders of World War II. He commanded Company "E", 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. His decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Bronze oak leaf cluster, Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster, American Defense Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 service stars and arrow device, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, Croix de guerre with palm, French Liberation Medal, Oorlogskruis with palm, Belgian WWII Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with 2 combat stars, Medal of the City of Eindhoven. His leadership and courage was made famous by the book and mini series "Band of Brothers". Maj Winters is a classic example of leadership, patriotism and heroism just as the Est. 1844 is a classic example of a great cigar. Thanks for everything Maj. Winters.

Jan 1st 2012 - Crowned Heads Four Kicks

Happy 2012 everybody! To celebrate the start of the New Year I wanted to feature the cigar that I'm most excited about for this year which is the Crowned Heads Four Kicks Robusto in a 5x50 vitola. Crowned Heads is a new cigar company created by Jon Huber, Nancy Heathman, Mike Conder, Michael Trebing and company after the sale of CAO Cigars last year. Their first release is the Four Kicks. Hailing from Tabacalera LaAlianza S.A. in the Dominican Republic it features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper with it's binder and fillers coming from Nicaragua. You get an earthy and woody core that is complemented by sweet spicy flavor notes that is well balanced and complex. I can't wait to fire up many of these throughout the New Year!

Dec 31st 2011 - 5 Vegas Limitada 2011

Happy New Year everybody! To celebrate the last day of 2011 I chose the 5 Vegas Limitada 2011 Belicoso in a 6.2x52 vitola, which is it's only size. The 2011 Limitada is the 7th year of the annual 5 Vegas Limatada release. It features a spicy Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, with a Honduran binder and long fillers from the Dominican and Nicaragua. With the 2011 you get a creamy, spicy, earthy cigar that is smooth and medium bodied. I would like to again wish everyone and their families a very happy and blessed New Years!