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Quesada Corner: Casa_Magna XV
It was back in 2008 when the first Casa Magna cigar was introduced to the market, the Casa Magna Colorado. Since then, Casa Magna has become a very successful brand for Quesada Cigars. The past year we saw Quesada Cigars release a commemorative cigar for the 15th anniversary of the brand, the Casa Magna XV. It’s a limited edition cigar produced out of the Quesada factory (TABADEX) in the Dominican Republic.
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Tonight the Cigar Coop Coalition Team gathers together for Post Game Show on the 2023 PCA Trade Show.
We will talk about what we saw, what we liked, what we didn’t like – and we will take you behind the scenes on what the happenings and drama that is associated with a PCA Trade Show. Plus we have our U.S. History segment, Tabacalera USA Great Things are Happening Here, and Espinosa This Day in Sports History segments.
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She Lost Her Father’s Ashes but a Stranger Digs 4 Hours Through Trash to Find Them: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/she-lost-her-fathers-ashes-but-a-stranger-digs-4-hours-through-trash-to-find-them/
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Coming in at #29 is the Warzone Box Pressed Short Churchill. In 2019, Espinosa Cigars joined forces with General Cigar Company to create a cigar known as Warzone. The cigar is one that is produced at Espinosa's La Zona factory but sold and distributed by General. The 2019 release was done in two sizes: Robusto and Toro. In 2020, General and Espinosa would unveil a new size into the line in the form of a 6 1/2 x 48 box-pressed Short Churchill.
The name Warzone was inspired by the Ten Years War – a war fought in Cuba between Cuba and Spain as a part of Cuba’s overall fight for independence from Spain.
Espinosa Cigars is probably best known for producing Habano-wrapped blends over all-Nicaraguan tobaccos. With Warzone, the La Zona factory delivers its first major Cameroon wrapped line. The remainder of the blend utilizes a Honduran binder and Colombian and Nicaraguan fillers. The Colombian filler is something that La Zona is not known to work with either. Adding box-pressed extensions is something Espinosa Cigars does often, and the 6 1/2 x 48 size has been one Espinosa has used on many other lines over the years.
The Warzone Box Pressed Short Churchill delivers flavors of coffee bean, wood, fruit, cream, and pepper. These flavors are medium-bodied and countered by medium strength. This cigar will deliver the sweetness Cameroon is known for with enough spice to give you the Espinosa "bite."
The Warzone Box Pressed Churchill is the ninth time General Cigar (the company selling the brand is what we track) has landed on the Countdown. Over the years various brands within the General portfolio landed cigars on the Countdown, but it's the first time Warzone has landed on it. It's also the sixth consecutive appearance for General Cigar on the Countdown.
For details of the 2021 Cigar of the Year Countdown, see our 2021 criteria:
https://cigar-coop.com/2021/12/announcement-criteria-for-the-2021-cigar-of-the-year-countdown.html
Cigar Coop Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-lyA
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My Father Cigars bought the Fonseca brand from Quesada Cigars in 2019, which had been making the iconic brand in the Dominican Republic since 1974. Quesada had been using a mixture of tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the United States for their Fonseca cigars, but the new Fonseca from My Father is using 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos grown from the Garcia farms. The highlight of this new blend is the Rosado Corojo 99 wrapper grown by the Garcias. The Garcia family wanted to bring the Fonseca back to its Cuban roots. The Fonseca by My Father is being made in 5 sizes, which I'm reviewing the belicoso size.
Size: 5 1/2" x 54
Vitola: Belicoso
Wrapper: Rosado Corojo 99
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
MSRP: $10.60
Overall, I found the Fonseca belicoso very enjoyable. I got notes of black pepper, hay, roasted nuts, cedar, coffee, creaminess, and a slight salty bread note. I found the body of the cigar to be medium with it reaching a medium plus in the final third. I really enjoyed the My Father Fonseca belicoso and consider it box-worthy. Definitely check it out if you come across them in my local cigar shop.
Final Score: 90
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On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 127, we debut a new concept called Musical Justice.
On this episode Dave and Coop identify miscarriages of justice in terms of decisions with things like the Grammy Awards, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and other things. On this episode, Dave and Coop will attempt to right the wrongs that happened with these decisions.
In addition, we will also recap music and cigar news headlines
For this show, Coop smokes the Powstanie SBC 20 while Dave smokes the Kentucky Fired Cured Swamp Thang.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
Episode 127 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7CJStywjXnPZydgIRDjDlI?si=82f30fd856bb42bc
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SZA’s Brisbane S.O.S. Show Review: Power, Sex and Spirituality: https://cigarjukebox.com/2024/04/25/szas-brisbane-s-o-s-show-review-power-sex-and-spirituality/
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces Inductees for 2024: https://cigarjukebox.com/2024/04/22/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-announces-inductees-for-2024/
Rudy Padrón Passes Away: https://cigar-coop.com/2024/04/rudy-padron-passes-away-cigar-news.html
All Saints Cigars and Micallef Cigars to End Unified Sales Operations: https://cigar-coop.com/2024/04/all-saints-cigars-and-micallef-cigars-to-end-unified-sales-operations.html
The Allman Brothers Band’s Dickey Betts Dies at 80 | Pitchfork> https://pitchfork.com/news/the-allman-brothers-bands-dickey-betts-dead-at-80/
Listen to "Powerful Women," Dolly Parton's Collaboration With International Superstar Pitbull: https://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/music/listen-to-powerful-women-dolly-partons-collaboration-with-international-superstar-pitbull
Not Even Nominated Medley - Sammy Davis Jr. & Steve Lawrence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j-RA7GQJMc
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From the 2021 PCA Trade Show, we talk to Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr of E.P. Carrillo.
E.P. Carrillo has become the first manufacturer to exhibit two consecutive years as Cigar Aficionado's (CA) #1 Cigar of the Year, the industry's most prestigious award - namely because there wasn't any trade show in 2020. Still E.P. Carrillo has definitely been on fire the past few years. This year the focus was around the Perez-Carrillo lines, which saw the Pledge receive CA's #1 Cigar of the Year in 2020, the Encore receive #1 Cigar of the Year in 2018, and the La Historia receive #2 Cigar of the Year in 2014.
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PCA 2021 Report: E.P. Carrillo: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-kz6
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As we have in the past, we were live on the air as CA unveiled the Top 25 for 2021. Day four saw CA announce its #1 Cigar of the Year. We have commentary up to the reveal as well as some post game commentary following the reveal.
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Tonight’s show was inspired by Matt Tye of How Bout That Cigar. Matt challenged us to do a show where we come up with song titles that are in the first lyric of a show. Dave and Coop will respond to the challenge on this show.
Plus, Dave’s very excited about the Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie and the news of Dolly Parton performing a Thanksgiving Halftime Show.
In this episode, Dave smokes the RoMa Craft Quinquagenario and Coop smokes Trinidad Espiritu No. 1 Toro
As always, you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
Episode 111 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6IKvZNeA7M1Iv46tpUbuuR?si=7f485ba240d44097
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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour - Movie Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xazDS1_3hcU&pp=ygUYQW5keSBTdHVja21hbiBTd2lmdCBFcmFz
Dolly Parton to play halftime during Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day game: https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/10/17/dolly-parton-to-play-halftime-at-dallas-cowboys-thanksgiving-day-game/71207990007/
Developing Team Cigar Review: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black PapaSaka: https://developingpalates.com/reviews/cigar-reviews/team-cigar-review-dunbarton-tobacco-trust-mi-querida-black-papasaka/
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Coming in at #10 is the Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 448 by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. The story of the Mi Querida Triqui Traca can be traced back to a cigar known as the Mi Querida Firecracker. This is a project that Steve Sakadid for New Hampshire-based retailer Two Guys Smoke Shop in 2018. The Mi Querida Firecracker was a 3 1/2 x 50 size featuring a long fuse much like a Firecracker. For that project, Saka released the Mi Querida Firecracker using an alternative blend that was stronger than the Mi Querida that was out at the time, the Mi Querida Blue. With Mi Querida Trique Traca (which is a name that refers to a large firecracker almost resembling a stick of dynamite), Saka worked with that alternate blend and tweaked it to be released in other sizes (minus the long fuse). One of those sizes that were added was a 4 x 48 vitola that was released in 2021.
Like the original Mi Querida Blue, the Triqui Traca makes use of a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. The remainder of the blend consists Nicaraguan binder and a combination of Nicaraguan and Dominican fillers. There are two notable differentiators with the Triqui Tracker when compared to the Blue. First, the wrapper of Triqui Traca was switched from the traditional Connecticut Broadleaf Mediums to the rarer No. 1 Dark corona leaves. Second, the filler incorporates what is described as a “high octane ligero” from the Dominican Republic. Production comes from the NACSA factory. The 4 x 48 size is one that has brought Saka success on the Cigar Coop Countdown in the past. In 2018, the Mi Querida Gordita in the Blue Blend finished as #7 Cigar of the Year. Incidentally, this isn't the first time Triqui Traca has landed on the Countdown. In 2020, the 552 size finished at #16.
The Mi Querida Triqui Traca 448 delivered a mix of mixed pepper, cocoa, blackberry, and earth. The cigar came in at medium to full strength and medium to full body. As I stated when I assessed this cigar, this small little size was loaded with flavor and it delivers plenty of boldness.
The Mi Querida Triqui Traca 448 lands Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust on a Cigar Coop Countdown for an eighth consecutive year. If you have been keeping score at home Nicaragua has been dominating the 2022 Countdown. Of the 21 cigars unveiled thus far, the Mi Querida Triqui Traca 448 is the 15th to come out of Nicaragua.
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Coming in at #24 is the Perdomo Inmenso Seventy Maduro Epicure. Back in the early 2000s when Nick Perdomo introduced a line called the Perdomo Inmenso. It was a line well ahead of its time, as it featured some very large ring gauge cigars. Over the past decade, large ring gauge cigars have earned a seat at the table in the cigar marketplace. 60-ring gauge cigars are a staple for many lines, and it’s not uncommon to see 70-ring gauge lines. Last year, Perdomo Cigars announced the return of the Perdomo Inmenso. It’s now being dubbed the Perdomo Inmenso Seventy because it’s a line that features all 70-ring gauge offerings in different lengths. The Perdomo Inmenso Seventy also has a revamped blend and an all-new look. It was released in two wrappers – Sun Grown and Maduro. It’s the Perdomo Inmenso Seventy Maduro in the Epicure (6 x 70) size that lands on this year’s Countdown.
The Perdomo Inmenso Seventy is produced at Tabacalera Perdomo is Estelí, Nicaragua. The blend for the Maduro is highlighted by a Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper over a binder and filler from Nicaragua. All of the tobaccos are grown on the Perdomo farms.
The Perdomo Inmenso Seventy Maduro Epicure produced notes of coffee, cedar, earth, cocoa, dried fruit, and black pepper. Most of the smoking experience delivers a medium-strength, medium-bodied profile. Toward the last third, the strength and body progress to medium to full.
This is Perdomo’s third consecutive appearance on a Cigar Coop Countdown. The Perdomo Inmenso Epicure Maduro is only the second 70-ring gauge cigar to get on a Cigar Coop Countdown. If you have been following our coverage so far, the Perdomo Inmenso Seventy Maduro Epicure is the fifth cigar from Nicaragua to land a spot.
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