Cigar of the Month Club
July 2011
 

Don Diego Fuerte Toro by Omar Ortez

In Spanish, "Fuerte" means "strong,” and the new Don Diego Fuerte by Omar Ortez lives up to its name. Previously known mainly for its mild to medium bodied cigars, the Fuerte line is branching out with this handcrafted Nicaraguan powerhouse.

 

Ashton San Cristobal Elegancia Robusto

Strength: Medium       Origin:  Nicaragua     Wrapper:  Ecuadorean Connecticut
Filler:  Nicaraguan         Binder: Nicaraguan

The San Cristobal Elegancia series of cigars are handmade in Nicaragua by the Garcia family, and feature a golden-blonde, Connecticut-seed wrapper grown in Ecuador and packed with a marvelous blend of aged Nicaraguan tobaccos. Medium-bodied in strength, these smokes are rich, regal and refined. The flavor profile is elegant and complex, boasting intricate notes of oak, walnuts, toast and cream.

 

La Flor Dominicana Coronado Toro

Coronado cigars combine Sumatra-seed Dominican filler, a Corojo-seed Dominican binder and a gorgeous, sun-grown wrapper from the Jalapa valley of Nicaragua grown by Nestor Plasencia. Coronado's smoke is rich, complex and decadent, a full-bodied cigar that reminds some of a great Cuban Partagas Lusitania with ample notes of caramel and leather on the palate. Coronado by La Flor Dominicana was awarded the No.2 cigar of the year by Cigar Aficionado magazine.

 

Distributed by Pete Johnson/Havana Cellars and produced in a very small factory in the Dominican Republic, expect incredibly rich flavors of cocoa, coffee, dark earth and sweet cream.