Archive for June, 2018

Consuegra Cigars – The World’s Most Popular Factory Seconds

Thursday, June 28th, 2018

Now in their 25th year of production, Consuegra cigars remain the most popular line of factory seconds ever produced.  “Connies” as they are referred to by their throngs of loyal minions, are factory seconds from the makers of Excalibur, Punch, El Rey del Mundo, Hoyo de Monterrey and our JR Ultimate— Five of the biggest names in premium handmade Honduran cigars!

The Consuegra brand is the Holy Grail for those well-seasoned smokers who appreciate a full, rich-tasting, Cuban-style cigar sold at a deep discount. While these unique handmade cigars are segundos and production overruns, they still pack a delicious medium-full body profile and a superior quality that is rare among cigar seconds.

Like their original Honduran counterparts, Consuegra cigars are made with a blend of fully aged Honduran, Dominican, and Nicaraguan tobaccos, paired with your choice of an EMS Honduran, or a dark, oily, USA Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. At first glance, the wrapper may appear to be rather dry and veiny or have mild blemishes and sun-spots. They may also be slightly off size from one smoke to the next, but even the most discerning of cigar aficionados will find that these flaws only slightly, if at all, affect the cigars burning qualities or taste.

Consuegra cigars are sold in affordable 25-count bundles and come in a staggering array of shapes and sizes to appeal to every style of smoker. Some of our more experienced smokers have been able to figure out which “Connie” is a second to a particular brand, and they continue to order it faithfully. Others just enjoy them in various sizes and wrapper colors as their go-to everyday smokes.

Depending on the size and style that you choose, you can expect a host of flavors that include spice, nuts, chocolate, leather, earth, white pepper, and more.

Even if you are a high-end cigar connoisseur, Consuegra cigars are definitely worth picking up just to have around for those occasions when you know you will be busy doing other things but still want to smoke a great tasting Honduran cigar.

Some Great Cigar Gift Ideas for Dad for Father’s Day

Monday, June 25th, 2018

At JR, we know that Dad is often someone’s favorite cigar connoisseur, but the task of buying him his favorite brand can be a difficult one, especially if you don’t know exactly what brand he smokes or if he likes to mix things up. So, to make life easier for you, while pleasing him at the same time, we have a vast selection of premium Cigar Samplers for him to discover and enjoy. You can assemble your very own sampler with single cigar selections from hundreds of premium brands to choose from, or order one of our many pre-made assortments carefully chosen for their fabulous construction, top-ratings, and great taste.  To get the ball rolling we have assembled some of our bestselling Cigar Samplers for you to select.

The Happy Father’s Day Collection would make the ideal gift for any smokin’ dad at a price that can’t be beat anywhere on the web! Along with 20 best-selling handmade cigars, you’ll get a black 20-count humidor and a Cigar Savor Double-Bladed Guillotine Cutter, all valued at $174.85, for only $49.95! That’s a massive savings of more than 70% off the regular retail price! Each combo includes 5 of each of the following terrific smokes:

La Finca Ammo Toro • 6.12 x 50

Oliva Serie O Churchill • 7.00 x 50

Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary Robusto • 5.00 x 50

Maria Mancini Magic Mountain Maduro • 6.00 x 50

For our Ultimate & La Gloria Collection, we have teamed up two of our most popular cigar brands in one affordable 15-count pack. From la Gloria Cubana, he’ll get 5 of the Serie R Black #58 cigars, a potent Oscuro wrapped Nicaraguan powerhouse loaded with bold, heady flavors of licorice, white pepper, cedar, and espresso. Joining this gem, is our world-famous JR Ultimate # 5 Maduro cigar from Honduras, another dark beauty that’s full flavored and brimming with hearty notes of chocolate, leather, coffee, and spice. If pops enjoys his smokes dark and savory, this Sunday is going to be an extra-special day for him!

To offer him tons of variety, Our Terrific Twenty Collection features a top-rated assortment of full flavored smokes from some of the hottest names in the boutique cigar industry. You get 5 cigars each from Uncharted, Trinidad Santiago, Thunderdome, Boneshaker, and La Gloria Cubana Serie R. Although not for the faint of heart (or palate), If dad likes his cigars, bold, complex, and incredibly delicious, this affordable deal will make him very happy on his big day!

Not sure if dad smokes a mellow, medium or full-bodied cigar? Then why not cover all the bases and buy him the Romeo, Don Pepin and La Gloria Collection. With this assortment he gets the famous Romeo y Julieta 1875 Bully, a premium cigar beloved the world over for its distinct nutty character, lovely aroma, and smooth, easygoing, medium body strength. Bumping up the strength a notch is the medium to full body La Gloria Cubana Wavell, an earthy Cuban-style cigar with hints of coffee, leather, and cream. After his big Father’s Day meal and perhaps a couple of cold ones, the full-bodied Don Pepin Garcia Blue Toro Grande, a 62-ring masterpiece, will really hit the spot with its bold, yet refined flavors of earth, cocoa, sweet spice, cedar, and a zesty pepper finish.

Released just in time for Father’s Day, our Cigar and Humidor Combo 3 is a terrific present for any smokin’ dad, because he gets two special gifts in one— a top-quality humidor, and some awesome cigars!  Inside a stunning, airtight, glass top mahogany wood humidor rests 20 classic premium cigars from Maria Mancini, La Finca, and the world-famous Montecristo brand. All medium to full bodied and loaded with their own unique, hearty Cuban-style flavors, these fine premium cigars and this gorgeous humidor is truly a fantastic combo that he will be delighted to receive!

Still not sure which of these top-notch selections to pick? Then head over to our vast selection of Cigar Samplers on our JR Website, where you will have a staggering 16 pages of great Samplers to choose from! But hurry and order some soon, because the big day is rapidly approaching!

Alec Bradley Medalist Cigars – The Return of a Mellow Classic!

Monday, June 25th, 2018

If you were a premium cigar smoker in the mid- 1990s, you may recall the Alec Bradley Medalist brand. It was a popular mellow to medium body smoke, and one of the first brands to put this now famous cigar company on the map. Alec Bradley went on to create a portfolio of highly rated, full-bodied releases like Black Market, Maxx, Tempus, Prensado, to name a few, however, In January 2018, the company went back to its roots with the re-release of this old favorite brand, to once again capture the mellow cigar smoking audience.

The reincarnated Medalist brand consists of the same recipe of perfectly aged Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers, a Honduran binder, and a deep, reddish brown Honduran wrapper. And, much to the delight of its many former brand loyalists, the Medalist has returned once again affordably priced!

Alec Bradley Medalist cigars are available in four popular big ring vitolas, with a Gordo that weighs in at a hefty 6 x60-size— a wise choice considering big fat cigars are all the rage these days! As one would expect from an Alec Bradley offering, every cigar is flawlessly rolled, slow burning, and displays an effortless draw.

Flavor-wise, the Medalist does not disappoint, for its brimming with rich and rewarding tasting notes of cocoa, baking spices, leather, toast, cream, and some hints of zesty citrus to spice things up a bit.

This cigar remains one of the finest mellow cigars Alec Bradley has ever released, and thanks to its smooth easygoing character, it’s one of the few Bradley blends that’s newcomer friendly.

Unlike its long running predecessor, this Medalist is made in limited quantities, so if you want to experience what we consider the perfect all-day smoke, you shouldn’t hesitate to place your order.

Macassar— A truly Different Type of Cohiba Cigar

Thursday, June 21st, 2018

General Cigar Company, one of the largest manufacturers of premium cigars in the world, and home to such famous brands as Macanudo, Partagas, Punch, and Hoyo de Monterrey, just to name a few, proudly introduces Cohiba Macassar, an ultra-premium masterpiece that draws its inspiration from the rare, hard to procure Indonesian ebony wood that bears the same name. General says that all the premium tobaccos featured in the Cohiba Macassar blend are proprietary to the company and have undergone an extensive aging process.

Macassar comes dressed in a Connecticut Havano wrapper that cloaks a Connecticut broadleaf binder and a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers that have been aged four years, except for the broadleaf binder, which was aged for six years. To complete this gourmet cigar recipe, the tobaccos spend their final year in fragrant rum barrels

The wrapper of Cohiba Macassar is also grown in a specific area of the fertile Connecticut River Valley, which imparts a unique spicy sweetness into the tobacco leaf. The wrapper leaves from this region then undergo additional sorting and grading to make sure that every leaf displays the perfect shade and even color before being selected for the blend.

Cohiba Macassar is available in three popular big ring sizes sizes: Toro Grande, at 6 inches by 52 ring Gigante, at 6 by 60, and Double Corona at 7.25 x 54. Each vitola ships in a stunning, 10-count box that’s crafted with layers of this fine Macassar Ebony wood.

The finished product is a medium body blend that displays a slow even burn and an effortless draw while providing the cigar aficionado with tantalizing flavors of wood, white pepper, cedar, and coffee, backed by a smoky vanilla sweetness imparted from the deeply fermented rum barrels

To assure that you won’t be deprived of this exceptional line of ultra-premium cigars, this is not a limited-edition release, but rather a regular-production addition to the renowned Cohiba brand portfolio. So, order yours today right here on the JR Cigar website and experience the amazing complexity and flavors of a truly different type of Cohiba cigar.

Slaughterhouse Bundles Cigars – A Great Everyday Value!

Thursday, June 7th, 2018

Realizing that smoking premium cigars can become an expensive hobby, here at JR, we like to review the everyday affordable cigars as much as higher end offerings to appeal to every segment of the consumer market. That said, today we look at a line of value-priced smokes that may just hold the distinction of having the worst name in all cigar-land…. the abattoir inspired Slaughterhouse Bundles.

Slaughterhouse is offered by the Ventura Company, a boutique cigar brand originating from Southern California that is home to such top-selling brands as Archetype, PSyko Seven, Cuban Rounds, and more.

Slaughterhouse cigars are currently available in three sizes that feature a dark, oily, and rare Dominican Habano wrapper, dual Mexican and Sumatra binders, and undisclosed “multi-country” blend of mixed filler tobaccos. In keeping with its somewhat grizzly theme, Slaughterhouse cigars are packaged in butcher paper-wrapped bundles of 10, with a blood red and black brand logo prominently displayed on each pack.

Now that we’ve critiqued the odd name and packaging, it’s on to the good stuff, simply put Slaughterhouse is a heckuva’ tasty cigar!  Expect a solid medium body smoke with a rich earthy sweetness, accented with nuances of coffee, cedar, and spice, delivered with a such a slow and even burn, you’ll swear you are smoking a long-filler cigar! Hats off to the skilled artisans at Ventura who did a fantastic job of tightly rolling theses cigars to assure that you are not spitting out pieces of tobacco after every puff!

Don’t expect Slaughterhouse Bundles to garner many top-ratings or be named one of CA’s coveted cigars of the year, but at this price point they absolutely slay the competition!

Jose Marti Cigars – An Outstanding Everyday Value!

Friday, June 1st, 2018

Going old-school once again for this edition of our JR blog, we look at a premium cigar brand that has been around for so many years, that many current legal age smokers were still teething when it was first released!

Jose Marti cigars were named for a pivotal figure in Cuban history who led an insurrection that ultimately resulted in Cuban independence from Spain. Sparing you any more of this history lesson, Jose Marti cigars, available in Nicaraguan, Honduran, and Dominican blends has certainly stood the test of time, because this is an awfully tough cigar to beat when it comes to flavor, quality, and price.

First released in 1992, by NATSA, the talented folks who brought you some of our enormously popular JR Alternative brands, to name a few, the original Jose Marti Nicaragua consists of four big ring vitolas that are rolled with aged Dominican, Honduras, and Nicaraguan fillers, a Honduran binder, and a silky Ecuadorian wrapper. To accommodate Maduro cigar fans, the 4.5 x52-ring Jose Marti Robusto uses a dark, almost black Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper in place of the Ecuadorian leaf. Both varieties are medium body in strength, rich, nutty, earthy, and sweet, with the Maduro blend bringing some chocolaty goodness to the flavor profile.

Riding on the heels of its hot-selling Nicaraguan counterpart, Jose Marti Dominican cigars were made with the mellow to medium body cigar aficionado in mind. It features aged Dominican binder and fillers paired with the classic Connecticut Shade wrapper that is prized for its silky-smooth taste and feel. Those who love traditional creamy flavors that include coffee, leather, nuts, and spice, found on many of the top-rated high-end Dominican brands, will find this affordable Connecticut-style cigar a very satisfying everyday value.

It took a very long time, but in 2015 the enormously popular Jose Marti brand finally got a line extension produced in Honduras to cover all three popular Central American cigar growing regions. Jose Marti Honduran cigars feature a stunning Ecuador Sumatra wrapper, a sturdy binder from Honduras, and a complex blend of aged long filler tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua. To offer Honduran cigar fans their perfect style of smoke, it comes in a staggering eight size assortment that once again includes a dark, oily, Connecticut Broadleaf wrapped Robusto. Medium to full bodied and oozing with ample notes of earth, peppery spice, nuts, cocoa, cedar, and some chocolaty flavors from the Robusto, these Honduran gems pick up where its Nicaraguan cousin left off.

Now sold in 20-count bundles, the entire line of handmade premium Jose Marti cigars offer budget conscious consumers the quality and taste normally found on costlier cigars.

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