The newly redesigned Nestor Miranda Collection was launched during the company’s 25th anniversary in 2014. The collection featured three different cigars until now as it has added a fourth wrapper, Corojo. The move to add a fourth wrapper to the line came from Nestor Miranda himself who felt the cigar was missing his favorite wrapper.
Until now the cigar has been available as a Connecticut, Habano and Maduro. According to Jason Wood, Vice President of Miami Cigar & Company, “Nestor has been adamant about introducing his beloved Corojo wrapper to the Collection. We would have loved to introduce it sooner but we decided to wait until the blend was perfect. The reaction from the retailers at this year’s IPCPR solidified our thoughts on the blend.”
Cigar Review: Nestor Miranda Collection
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaragua Corojo
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Length: 4.5″
Ring Gauge: 50
Vitola: Robusto (Coffee Break)
Cutter: Lotus Jaws
Lighter: Black Label Domininator
The Pre-Light: The packaging of the Nestor Miranda is the direct result of Jason Wood seeing that there was a forthcoming wood shortage in Nicaragua. In 2013 he began planning to have the boxes of NMC outsourced. The sleek looking black boxes have accents of color that coincide with the wrapper. Light blue for Connecticut, green for Habano, red for Maduro and now yellow for Corojo. The reddish-brown Corojo wrapper has a nice amount of oils and feels like silk under the fingers. The cigar is firm in the hand, balanced and has a nice weight to it.
The Notes: Once the cigar is clipped the cold draw of this Nicraguan Puro there are notes of wood, earth and some subtle spices. The aroma off the foot of the cigar causes me to sneeze from the black pepper on the nose.
Once the cigar is lit there is some of that typical Corojo spice. As we move deeper into the first third of the cigar there are notes of graham, pepper and an underlying cocoa sweetness. The cigar has a relatively short finish and the retrohale has more pepper notes with some cocoa in the background.
The second third sees the pepper take more of a backseat as wood really begins to develop with a touch of cinnamon. The aroma of the cigar is woodsy with touches of licorice which intensify on the retrohale. Other notes on the finish which becomes more lengthy is graham, cinnamon and a touch of earth.
The last third of the Nestor Miranda sees the notes become muted, they aren’t as defined as the first two-thirds. Wood and earth seems to be dominant here, while the long finish of the cigar has traces of licorice and earth.
The Finish: Those that know me, know I love the Nestor Miranda Collection Connecticut. It’s a cigar I worked on when I once worked for Miami Cigar & Company. Next week during the first week of my honeymoon I will be having dinner at the home of Hector Paz, the Director of Sales and going out to dinner with Jason Wood and his wife Tatiana. With some luck, I will be able to play some dominoes with Nestor Miranda. So in terms of full disclosure I enjoy a close personal nature with former employers and I consider them dear friends to this day. The question is how does this compare to the Connecticut (which I gave a 92), Habano (91) and Maduro (90)? For me it is somewhere between the latter two.
Score: 90
Price: $7.75
Nestor Miranda Colllection Corojo
Nestor Miranda Colllection Corojo Burn
