Richmond, VA—Serie R cigars invites its loyal legion of fans to celebrate their enjoyment of strength, refinement and performance through an exciting sweepstakes culminating in the giveaway in Las Vegas of a 2010 Lotus Elise sports car valued at more than $52,000.

Consumers of legal smoking age who make an online box purchase of Serie R cigars from Best Cigar Prices; Holt’s Cigar Company; JR Cigars; Mike’s Cigars, or Thompson Cigars between now and May 15, 2010 are automatically entered into a drawing to win a trip to the Serie R Performance Driving School which will be held on 9/17 to 9/19, 2010 in Las Vegas. No purchase necessary. For complete official rules, visit www.cigarworld/lotus.

A total of five first-prize winners will win a three-day, two-night stay in Sin City, round-trip airfare and professional driving instructions at the Serie R Performance Driving School time track. There, each first prize winner will be given an ignition key to start the Lotus. The person whose key starts the engine will win the grand prize Lotus Elise and return from Vegas as a big winner.

According to Debo Mukherjee, vice president of marketing for General Cigar, parent company of Serie R, “To spotlight Serie R’s artistry, exquisite construction and iconic status, we have aligned the brand with Lotus, a luxury automobile whose attributes mirror those of our critically-acclaimed cigar brand. When you factor in an extended weekend in Vegas, luxury accommodations and driving instructions, we are confident this promotion will fuel great excitement among premium cigar enthusiasts.”

About Serie R Cigars

Renowned for beefy ring gauges and a full-flavored taste profile, La Gloria Cubana Serie R is one of the hottest-selling cigar brands on the market today. A collection of seven cigars, Serie R boasts an amazing spiciness and powerful, refined taste, making this collection a favorite among today’s tenured smokers who demand the ultimate in flavor.

About General Cigar

Serie R cigars are produced by General Cigar Co. Inc., which manufactures and markets handcrafted cigars for the premium market. Committed to delivering cigars of the finest quality, General Cigar also produces Macanudo®, Cohiba®, Partagas, Hoyo de Monterrey®, Excalibur®, La Gloria Cubana® and several other leading premium brands. In addition, the company grows its own premium Connecticut Shade wrapper tobacco, as well as natural and candela wrapper in the Dominican Republic. General Cigar also operates Club Macanudo®, a cigar bar in New York City. Based in Richmond, VA, General Cigar sells through tobacconists nationwide. For more information, please visit www.cigarworld.com.

Santiago, DR…12 March 2010…As with their very successful Preferidos, Cien Años and 1495, La Aurora has taken their time in the next step in their 107 year history as Dominican’s oldest cigar maker.

“We had defined our goal early on,” said Guillermo Leon, La Aurora VP, “and that was to bring the smokers a medium bodied, richly flavoured smoke with a fair amount of spice – at a very attractive price.”

Using Dominican, Nicaraguan and Ecuadorian tobaccos, the blending process went through dozens of iterations before achieving a cigar that brings a balanced flavour that is peppery, sweet and provides toasty notes.

According to Vice President, José Blanco, the cigars are being packed in boxes of twenty-one (21) and will come in three (3) sizes priced from $6 to $8:

• Robusto (4.5 x 50)
• Toro (5.5 x 54)
• Belicoso (6.25 x 52)

“I firmly believe we have a smoke, providing excellent flavour, strength and balance,” José Blanco told a gathering of cigar aficionados at a dinner in New York, “that matches the standards we have adhered to in creating the other great cigars that have brought us high regard and high ratings.”

The cigar, named La Aurora 107 in honour of the company’s 107 years in business, will be released in a series of steps, commencing 1 April. “In conjunction with Guillermo and Jose we have planned an exciting series of events to introduce tobacconists and their customers to this cigar,” Nestor Miranda said at the same gathering in New York City.
“As for the name, La Aurora 107, following on the heels of Cien Años, which marked the company’s 100th anniversary,” Leon told the group, “it was decided to keep it simple and meaningful…and easy to remember, hence, La Aurora 107 – La Aurora’s 107th year!”

La Aurora’s distributor, Miami Cigar & Company, has announced that the new cigar will only be available in brick and mortar tobacconists.

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This cigar was picked up a couple weeks ago up by Chicago at a shop called the Golden Leaf. It looks like a Toro size though the Cain website only lists three sizes, the 550, 660 and the 654T. I have heard of the power of this cigar but forgot all about it. While the guy was ringing up my cigars and seen I had a couple Camacho Triple Maduro, and 2 Oliva Serie V’s he asked me if I have tried the Cain yet. After saying no he pulled one off the side counter and talked me into trying a couple (like that was a hard sale).

You can get a little information about this cigar from the Cain site.

Country: Nicaragua
Size: 6×50?
Shape: Toro
Wrapper: Habano Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Strength: Full
Price: $29.95 (5) Buy Now

Pre-light: This is a good looking cigar with a slick single band around the foot. The band comes off with no issues. The cap is well placed blending in making it hard to pick out. No soft spots and a couple small/mid sized veins. The dark caramel wrapper just looks so tempting to smoke. It has a mild grassy/tobacco/earthy smell and has a good pre-draw.

The burn:  Good burn all the way down. Never needed to be touched up or corrected in any way. The black/gray ash stayed tight with very little flaking and held on for an acceptiple length..  Good draw, just a solid built cigar.

The taste: A smooth rich spice is what I got for the most part on this cigar with pepper showing on the retrohale. The spice was never harsh or to much, just enjoyable.

Over all: From what I’ve read and was told about this cigar I was expecting an ass kicker here. Not saying this thing is mild but the Oliva Serie V walks all over the Cain when it comes to power. I smoked two and just don’t see it. On the other hand this was a enjoyable cigar and at $6 each I think it is another good smoke by Oliva and well worth a try.

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Just wanted to pass along this deal to everyone. Good price at $69.95 for a box of 20 G.A.R. Corona Gorda from Holt’s with free shipping.

This offer is good from 12PM EST Friday 2/19/10 until 12PM EST Monday 2/22/10. If they don’t sell out before hand, when the weekend’s over it’s long gone.

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Congratulation to the two top teams in the football leauge.

• Thomas’ WhoElse49ers takes first place winning a Opus X Robusto 1992 Rare Estate Reserve Tin 3 pack from Cigars Direct.
• Ben L’s Bulldog Rifleman NTA takes second place winning a Arganese Sampler from Tex Cigars.

Please contact me through the league with shipping details. I will ship them out this week.

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