Quick Smoke: Nestor Miranda 70th LE Nicaragua

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.”

In early 2013, Miami Cigar & Co. released two limited edition lanceros to celebrate company head Nestor Miranda’s 70th birthday. This Nicaragua edition was made at the My Father Cigars factory, while the Dominican edition was made at La Aurora. The cigar is a Nicaraguan puro with a dark, oily Habano wrapper. The result is a dark, rich cigar full of earth, peppery spice, syrupy sweetness, and powdery cocoa. Construction is perfect throughout the hour-plus smoke. At $14 it isn’t cheap, but it’s an exceptional cigar, and if you’re lucky enough to come across one, I’d highly recommend picking one up.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick S

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