Cigar of the Month Club
August 2009
Illusione Epernay Le
Elegance (5.75 x 50)
Strength:
Medium Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Shadegrown Corojo '99
Filler: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
New from Dion Giolito, the Illusione
Epernay is a new, lighter blend patterned from the original
ECCJ release. The Illusione Epernay originally debuted in
2008 through the ECCJ 15th Anniversary limited release.
Named after the heart of France's Champagne region, Epernay
is an all-Nicaraguan cigar comprising tobacco from two specific
farms and finished with a shade-grown Corojo '99 wrapper leaf.
"Certain cigars and Champagne go together fabulously," said
Giolito. "I think that this cigar is the perfect complement
to great Champagnes, so I named it after a region in France
that made this grape famous." According to Giolito,
the blend is more suited to a "European palate," which, to
him, entails using a lighter shade of wrapper, and replacing
some of the spicy character of his other brands with a sweeter,
more floral tobacco.
The
Epernay blend is very complex and perfectly balanced treating
the palate to hints of coffee and honey, further enhanced
through a floral room note, and a long creamy finish. A true
masterpiece, The Illusione Epernay is a sublime experience
and worthy of a place among the best of the best.
Viaje Platino Perfecto
- Limited Edition (6 X 50)
Strength:
Medium to Full Origin: Honduras
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo '99
Filler: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Hand-crafted in the Casa Fernandez factory,
Platino is a medium-bodied cigar boasting a dark and oily
Corojo 99 cover leaf. Beneath this leaf, a complex, Cuban-seed
mixture of Nicaraguan grade "A" long-leaf tobaccos are secured
within two bold Nicaraguan binders. Each cigar is finished
with a Cuban triple cap, delivering a rich and hearty array
of flavors, including leather, roasted coffee and spice.
The perfecto size is extremely limited and Empire Cigars is
fortunate to be able to share this cigar with you.
Avo Classic Robusto (5 x 50)
Strength: Mild
Origin:
Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Connecticut
Shade
Filler:
Dominican Republic
Binder: Dominican
Republic
Avo Uvezian took his first step into
the cigar world, and to legendary status, with his Classic
Series. A flavorful yet mild cigar blend of long-leaf
filler tobaccos from the Dominican Republic wrapped in a light
Connecticut shade wrapper. The Avo Cigars are crafted in Cibao
Valley, Dominican Republic from fine hand picked tobaccos
and are then aged to perfection. The combination of the 5
varieties of tobacco used in this cigar provides for a rich
flavor, mild body and a wonderful aroma. Released in
1987, the Classic Series is the foundation on which Avo built
his family of cigars.
Tobacco Baez Serie SF Toro (6 x 50)
Strength: Medium
Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuadorian
Connecticut
Filler:
Nicaragua
Binder:
Nicaragua
Don Pepin Garcia is making
some of the best cigars in the industry, and Tobacco Baez
Serie SF is another fabulous blend, made with medium &
short leaf filler tobaccos from Pepin's premium lines. A Smooth
blend with a light Ecuadorian Connecticut seed wrapper with
rich Nicaraguan fillers, makes this cigar a steal for the
price. A great everyday smoke from one of the best cigar factories
in the industry. A medium blend with a creamy smooth flavor
and less pepper then some of the other Pepin blends, great
construction for a short/Medium filler cigar.
