Fermentation is where the real magic occurs. After curing, the tobacco leaves have all their potential locked inside. It is through patient and vigilant handling that the leaves are brought to the desired result. The tobacco leaves are placed into groups of 20-25 leaves called "Manos". The "Manos" are then stacked in large piles called, "Pilones". Inside these "Pilones" the tobacco can reach temperatures as high as 120 degrees. The inner most tobacco generates the most heat. The "Pilon" is rotated often to allow for even heat exposure. No automation is used in this critical process. It is the work a tobacco man and his instincts.
Triple Fermentation is a process by which we bring the tobacco up to temperature three seperate times. This was imperative in making Cain because of the mission to make a Straight Ligero cigar.
The Ligero tobacco can take sustained temperature as a result of its thicker character. Through this careful process we brought out all of the deepest richest flavors of the Ligeros. This also allowed us to smooth the jagged delivery of flavor into a very full body yet smooth curve.
Cigar Architecture is crucial in any cigar. It is especially critical in making a Straight Ligero cigar. Not All tobacco burns at the same rate. Ligeros are the fullest body, slowest burning of the tobaccos. Viso is a medium flavored with better burn qualities. Seco is lighter flavored and quickest to burn. It is the careful arrangement of these tobaccos that allows a cigar to burn true.
Flavor Range refers to the low, medium, and high range of flavors in a cigar blend. Typically these ranges are achieved by the three aforementioned tobaccos. In making a Straight Ligero cigar we are delivering our low, medium and high range all from Ligero tobaccos. Still we must carefully arrange these Ligeros with other tobaccos for a true burn. The other tobaccos make no significant contribution to flavor.
Wrapper leaf is typically credit with delivering up to 60% of the flavor of a cigar, depending on the ring gauge. This is mostly true. In a Straight Ligero cigar it plays an important but reduced role as a result of the three powerful Ligeros.
This is a new twist on the Liga Privada No 9. It is stronger and more complex than the orignal blend. This is a multi-country blend of tobaccos. The cigar has a Dominican, Honduran, and Nicaraguan filler. The Brazilian Mata Fina binder is grown by Jose Fuego. The wrapper is a new wrapper never before used called the "stalk cut habano".
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We have all 4 sizes – Le Petit 44 x 4 ½, Le Elegance 40 x 5 ¾, Le Ferme 48 x 5 ¼, Le Grande 46 x 6
Miami, FL., July 2, 2009 – We are proud to announce the NEW 2009 Camacho Liberty. This latest edition was blended by Christian Eiroa as an attempt to debunk the 2005 Liberty, which has been touted as the best Camacho Liberty to date. This particular issue is being offered with much anticipation as they were made in October 2007 using our one and only crop of Habano, a seed that has not been grown since and only yielded enough for a small amount of cigars. The blend is rich and complex and the body is medium to full. However, with this kind of flavor, the strength is secondary!
Only 40,000 Camacho Liberty 2009 cigars were made, all of which are packed in their own individual coffins. The NEW 2009 Camacho Liberty comes in boxes of 20 cigars and is now available at select retailers.
Pyramid is 58 x 4 and the Robusto is 60 x 4
To make El Museo a true collector’s item all numbered boxes will include a certificate of authenticity signed by Ruben Toledo, the great Cuban-American artist who created the artwork for the boxes and designed the beautiful bands for the cigars. It was an honor to work on this very special project with Ruben & Isabel Toledo. We love their passion and dedication to Latin art and artists. A significant portion of the proceeds from the sale of our El Museo cigar will be donated to El Museo del Barrio in Harlem, New York.
Compañero" – the name chosen by Avo Uvezian for his new limited edition, available in selected tobacconists from May onwards. And it lives up to its name: the imposing Toro format not only accompanies passionate cigar lovers as a faithful companion through pleasurable hours in good company. At valuable moments of peace and seclusion, the AVO "Compañero" also celebrates the bond between body and mind. As with all AVO cigars, this is ensured not least by the multi-faceted, aromatic and somewhat stronger taste attributable to its Ligero component that guarantees a relaxing smoking experience – entirely in keeping with Avo’s maxim "cigars in perfect harmony.
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