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1960’s DIPLOMATES BOX OF 25
$200.00This cigar was a favorite of Fleming's James Bond. Made in France.
1999 GARCIA y VEGA ELEGANTES TIN OF 50
$199.00Made with a 100% natural tobacco in a Candela wrapper. Dating was made by the print date of 1999 at the bottom of the enclosed movie promotion insert.
1963 MURIEL CORONELLAS OPENED JAR OF 50
$175.00This jar is opened and intact with all 50 cigars.
Muriel Cigars got their start in the early 1900's, when they were made by a company called P. Lorillard and Company out of Jersey City, New Jersey. The company had used a proprietary blend of tobacco and wrapping leaves to create such popular brands as the Coronella, the Magnum and the Muriel Little Cigars. The company became known for the mysterious lady on its label and the sweet flavor of its products.
By 1959, the Muriel Cigars brand had started to fall on some tough times, which caused P. Lorillard and Company to sell the brand to Consolidated Cigars. For the customers who had grown to love the taste and the aroma of Muriel Cigars, this move to Consolidated Cigars was the best thing that could have happened to the brand.
Throughout the 1960's and 1970's, Muriel Cigars was part of a very aggressive advertising campaign which saw the product being enjoyed by celebrities all over the world. Consolidated Cigars used magazine ads, billboards and some very popular television commercials to get Muriel Cigars across to the American public. The plan worked and Muriel Cigars became one of the top brands in the United States.
Because of its marketing campaign, Muriel Cigars became known as the cigar choice of Hollywood's biggest stars. The most famous people to take up the Muriel cause were actress and entrepreneur Edie Adams, and her comedian husband Ernie Kovacs. Adams' Muriel television commercials became some of the most popular commercials of the era.
At the peak of their popularity in the 1950's, Muriel Cigars were also known for the price of 10 cents apiece. These days, Muriel Coronellas, Magnums and Little Cigars cost a bit more than 10 cents apiece, but they represent a piece of American history that is well worth the price. This is the cigar that America grew up with and it remains one of the most popular brands of cigars in the United States today.
1990’s DON LINO NO. 1 BOX
Original price was: $200.00.$175.00Current price is: $175.00.Don Lino was launched in 1989 by the Miami Cigar Company, to immediate success. Made in Honduras, this box of ten NO 1's are Hand Made Lonsdales and is still sealed with the original price sticker attached. Length: 6.5 and Ring: 44.
2012 PADILLA LA TERRAZA 80TH ANNIVERSARY ROBUSTO MADURO SEALED BOX OF 20
$150.00That’s one dark wrapper on the La Terraza Maduro. “Maduro” just doesn’t do it justice, it’s as black as a darkroom at midnight. And oily too.
The Flavor
A pronounced, rich leather was the first flavor I encountered in the La Terraza Maduro. Variations in the draw firmness made the most significant impact on this third, with looser sticks tending to be a little sweeter and more peppery. But generally, this portion was a transition from the initial leather to chocolate with a raisin-like sweetness and little espresso.
In the second third, a savory, smoky quality appeared. A growing charred wood, chocolate and pepper kept things moving along with leather playing a faint supporting role.
By the time the final third started to burn, the wood and pepper had taken over the profile, with chocolate popping up occasionally just to make sure you weren’t missing it. Nearing the end, there was return of the espresso noted earlier.
Cigar Stats:
Size: 5 x 54
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
1999 CAO L’ANNIVERSAIRE TRIOS DIAMANTS CAMEROON BUNDLE OF 3
$125.00From Cigar Aficionado in 2004:
Severely pressed, wonderfully sweet and cedary and with just enough spice, C.A.O.’s Cameroon blend has been a hit since its launch in 1999. Created by the Ozgener family, which owns C.A.O., and crafted by cigarmaker Nick Perdomo of Tabacalera Perdomo, the 5 by 50 robusto came on the market as Cameroon wrappers were becoming more available. This is one of the first Nicaraguan cigars to be created using this toothy, earthy West African leaf. Over the years, it has become a trusted medium-bodied blend that is steeped in flavor and is the #17 cigar of the year.
1950s GERMAN SILVER ARROW ZIGARILLOS SEALED PACK OF 10
$125.00THE GERMAN NAME SILBER PFEIL TRANSLATES TO SILVER ARROW. THESE PRISTINE BOXES ARE PART OF A LARGER GERMAN COLLECTION AND POSSIBLY CONTAIN CUBAN AND OR A BRASILIAN/SUMATRA BLEND AS MOST OF THE CIGARS OF THAT REGION HAD AT THAT TIME. THESE BOXES WERE DATED BY THE CURRENCY ON THE SEAL (PF) AND THE PERIOD OF THE COLLECTION WHICH RANGED FROM 1938 TO 1950s. ONE PHOTO SHOWS THEM IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER BOX ALTHOUGH THIS LISTING IS FOR A SINGLE PACK OF 10.
1929 MEDITATION ROBUSTO HAVANA BLEND FOIL WRAPPED SINGLES
$100.00These short filled Havana blends were made at the beginning of the Depression era in the Red Lion PA district.
1924 CINCO LONDRES HAVANA BLEND SINGLES
$100.00Cinco Cigars made from tobacco stock from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Sumatra, Cuba, and Holland by Otto Eisenlohr & Bros, Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1999 DIAMOND CROWN FUENTE ROBUSTO #1 SINGLES
$80.00THESE CIGARS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE FUENTE FACTORY IN 1999 AND PURCHASED IN FEB 2000. THEY ARE LABELED AS ROBUSTO BUT THEY ARE "A" SIZE VITOLAS.
1921 KILDOWS TIFFIN CLEAR HAVANA SINGLES
$75.00Hand made in Tiffin Ohio during the Prohibition era with Cuban tobacco. Dating was done by combining the existence of the blue 4 inch tax stamp, which started in 1916, and the perforated 1 just below the sealed cut (see photos). The 2 from 21 is missing but this is where the year would have been. By 1931, the seal would have been a different series. 1921 is the year.
1993 MACANUDO VINTAGE CABINET SELECTION NUMBER XX COFFIN SINGLES
$70.00Hand Made in Jamaica in a CHURCHILL vitola. Properly aged and rare find in original release. The meaning of "macanudo" in Spanish is "best of the best," or "first-rate." This definition is appropriate for the General Cigar line of the same name. The Macanudo Vintage Cabinet Selection line goes quite a bit beyond the brands normally high standards. The cigar makers at Macanudo look for the very best tobacco for the Vintage Cabinet line. In the world of Macanudo cigars, a vintage year comes along only when a harvest yields small quantities of filler, binder and wrapper leaves whose qualities are superior. Those quantities, which total less than one in one thousand leaves, are then set aside for a given year's Macanudo Vintage Cabinet Selection. The cigar makers' standards are so high that the Macanudo Vintage Cabinet line has only been produced four times; 1979, 1984, 1988 and 1993. General produced approximately 50,000 cigars of the 1979 vintage; 125,000 cigars of the 1984 vintage; 400,000 cigars of the 1988 vintage; slightly over 1 million cigars of 1993 vintage. The filler is from the Dominican Republic and Mexico. The binder is San Andreas Valley, Mexico tobacco chosen for tensile strength, flavor, and long, slow, even burning characteristics. The wrapper is a Connecticut Shade, grown from Havana-seed in the sandy, fertile soil of the Connecticut River Valley; the wrapper is from the 1993 tobacco crop. Cifuentes y Cia, Ltd. in Jamaica manufactures the Macanudo Vintage Cabinet Selection. The Macanudo Cabinet Vintage Series comes very highly rated.
Wrapper : CT Shade
Binder : Mexican San Andreas
Filler : Dominican/Mexican
2004 Mayorga High Octane Toro – Coffin Bundle of 3 Box-Pressed Nicaraguan Cigars (Copy)
$60.00Mayorga cigars have been around for a very long time. The original blend was totally revamped in 1997 by cigar and coffee maker expert, Martin Mayorga. Since their rebirth, Nestor Plasencia in his famous factory in Nicaragua produces these premium cigars. A fantastic Nicaraguan cigar, this solid, square-pressed vitola is loaded with creamy coffee flavors followed by a rewarding long, lingering finish that will satisfy any cigar lover’s soul. Their cigars have never received a rating below ’89’ with Cigar Aficionado.
2004 Mayorga High Octane Toro – Coffin Bundle of 3 Box-Pressed Nicaraguan Cigars
$60.00Mayorga cigars have been around for a very long time. The original blend was totally revamped in 1997 by cigar and coffee maker expert, Martin Mayorga. Since their rebirth, Nestor Plasencia in his famous factory in Nicaragua produces these premium cigars. A fantastic Nicaraguan cigar, this solid, square-pressed vitola is loaded with creamy coffee flavors followed by a rewarding long, lingering finish that will satisfy any cigar lover’s soul. Their cigars have never received a rating below ’89’ with Cigar Aficionado.
1916 GENERAL SATISFACTION EAGLES HAVANA SINGLES
$60.00THESE CIGARS WERE PRODUCED IN OHIO AND ARE MADE OF LUSCIOUS VUELTA ABAJO TOBACCO. VUELTA ABAJO IS THE BEST REGION IN CUBA FOR TOBACCO QUALITY. THESE CIGARS ARE PRE-WWI AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.