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The White Band Project

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, tagged on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Intrigued??
Find out more soon!

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2009 Zen Cigar of the Year

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, tagged , , on January 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Alright!  Time to close out 2009 with the Zen Cigar of the Year!
This time I asked for readers to vote for their Cigar of the Year as well.  I received a lot of responses and votes were very close!  So without further ado here are the results from yours truly and you the readers:
Zen Readers’ [...]

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Zen Limited Edition Cigar of the Year Poll

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Now it really heats up!
Limited Edition cigars do not have the constraint of tobacco availability and the need for mass production when developing the bend.  it’s just the best cigar a manufacturer can make with the best tobacco on hand.  Price and availability did not factor in my picking of the Top LEs of 2009.  [...]

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Bend it Like Litto! La Flor Dominicana Air Bender!

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, New Releases, tagged , on December 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Intrigued?

I was too!  I wrote and asked Litto about this and this is what I got:

The air benders will be released soon,they will come in four sizes. The wrapper is habano from Ecuador and the filler and binder are from our farm in La Canela. The result is a very flavorful cigar with lots of [...]

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Zen Cigar of the Year Poll

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, tagged , , , , , , , on December 11, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Alright, here we go!
Please keep in mind all cigar eligible for the Cigar of the Year, must not exceed retail price of $10 (for the most part).  Here is my Top 5 Candidates for Zen Cigar of the Year in random order (picked from the 2009 list):
Alec Bradley SCR (Special Cabinet Reserve) – it was [...]

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Changes to the Zen Cigar of the Year

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, tagged , , on December 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Ok, this year will be a little different from last.  I’m making a couple of changes to the Zen Cigar of the Year.  Here they are:
1.  The definition of affordable has changed in light of overall cigar prices.  Ten bucks a stick is now considered affordable (even though it really isn’t for most – very [...]

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A New Zino!!

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, New Releases, tagged , , , on November 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I was browsing my cigar news and I saw some cool news on cigarcyclopedia.com which is great for all of you Kelner fans out there:
Zino Embassy Selection:
[Dominican Republic: available in 1 size]
Announced on November 12, the fourth in the Dominican-made Zino series is offered only in a 6-inch by 53-ring perfecto formally known as the [...]

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Benji Menedez Partagas Master Series Majestuoso Party!

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, New Releases, tagged , , on November 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I got a cool invite from the folks at Partagas (General):
As a fellow cigar lover, we thought you’d like to hear about a bold, limited edition Partagas blend over 160 years in the making: The Benji Menendez Partagas Master Series Majestuoso. The industry is already buzzing with praise for this limited edition Partagas so we’re [...]

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CRA Sampler No. 1 Cigars Announced!

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, New Releases, tagged , on September 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Thanks to Matt for the heads up!

Sign up now to enjoy!  Click on the picture above.

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Pepin Event at Empire Cigars

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, Store Events, tagged , , , , on June 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Last Friday we had the privilege of having one of the most popular figures in the cigar industry at Empire Cigars – Don Pepin Garcia!
Pepin showed up promptly at 3pm and the festivities began with Empanadas and Mojitos.  Our pal Hal Rubin, the owner, also splurged on a few bottles of Zaya, a 12-year old [...]

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