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PCA 2021: Miami Cigar & Co.
For a long time, I was told there wouldn’t be any new items from Miami Cigar & Co. at this year’s PCA Convention & Trade Show, but as it turns out, that’s not the case. There’s not a new Nestor Miranda, though Nestor the man is here; there’s not a new Tatiana; instead, there’s a pair of new Don Lino blends.
Miami’s booth has shrunk in half, though it honestly doesn’t seem 50 percent smaller. The company removed a gigantic center structure which freed up a lot of space, both square-footage-wise and vertically. The one downside to that is that just about every picture of the Miami booth is going to have a gigantic Integra Boost logo in the background. As always, Miami’s booth featured a group of models who were making sure the Nespressos were flowing, even if I didn’t partake. As I’ve argued for years, smaller booths feel busier and that is certainly the case for Miami Cigar & Co. There were definitely fewer people in the booth, but w
Length: 6″
Size: Toro
The Look: Packaged in an eye catching black and teal box, the Camacho Ecuador BxP sports a darker wrapper then the original release, although this is hidden as the cigars come packaged in tubes which are visually stunning. The cigar is firm to the touch with no voids of tobacco and a well packed foot.
The Notes: The cold draw serves up a distinct note of anise and a taste that reminds me of a biscotti with a subtle hint of lemon rind. The aroma off the foot has more biscotti sweetness with some subtle tobacco aromas.
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The Consensus, No. 10.
This is simultaneously the most complete and most flawed top 25 cigars of 2020 list you will see. While the process of coming up with this is a bit complex, the idea is pretty simple: what were to happen if you combined all of the Top 25/Top 10 cigar lists from blogs, magazines, podcasts and YouTube channels and placed them into one list?
Would there be a true #1 cigar amongst cigar media? Would it be a better list?
Would it be able to tell you which company spent the most on advertising in 2020?
Over a decade ago I had the same thought and I published the first version of