Here’s the second installment of my new Q&A section that I am very excited about. This interview is with our fellow BOTL Willy Herrera from El Titan de Bronze, an excellent boutique in Little Havana, Miami.
Zen: Can you tell us why the name “El Titan de Bronze”?
El Titan de Bronze: El Titan De Bronze was a nick name given to Antonio Maceo, a General from Cuba, that fought against Spain. He was given this name for his bravery and bronze skin color. So that being said, we chose this name for the company because it is different from all the other companies out there.
Zen: What is your favorite size in one of your lines?
ETdB: My favorite size would have to be the robusto and coronita in the Redemption line.
Zen: What qualities do you think makes a memorable cigar?
ETdB: What makes a cigar memorable would be one that doesn’t start off bitter, nice draw, and flavor profiles change as you smoke the cigar to the end.
Zen: What do you think you and El Titan de Bronze can bring to the cigar industry?
ETdB: What I think we bring to the industry is that we are small located in Little Havana , Miami where we solely produce all of our cigars here locally, and haven’t forgotten where we came from.
Zen: What is one cigar, other than your own, that you also like to smoke (if any)?
ETdB: Besides my own cigars I enjoy smoking Pete Jonson’s cigars, Padilla’s , Padron’s, and EO Brands (601).
Zen: Do you have anything new up your sleeve for 2008-2009?
ETdB: For 2008-2009 we are looking into making something very limited where only a handful of retailers will have access to.
Thanks again to Willy Herrera and the guys at El Titan de Bronze for their time and generosity. I hope to hear and smoke more from them in the future! 
