Quick Smoke: Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve

Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,” “hold,” or “sell.”

A little over a year ago, I tried this 2011 release from Miami Cigar & Co. for the first time. I was impressed. So imagine how pleased I was when I recently found a Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve that had been hiding in one of my humidors since early 2012. Firing up the Connecticut broadleaf-wrapped torpedo (6.1 x 52), I encountered a familiar profile of dry wood, spice, coffee, and caramel sweetness. The cigar performed much as I remembered it—including excellent construction—albeit with slightly mellower flavors than a year before. This was a solid buy at $9.50.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick A

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