The Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 line is a medium bodied smoke. This blend of rare aged tobacco has the perfect balance of flavor, complexity, and richness. A very smooth earthy smoke with notes of cedar and a light espresso flavor. In pursuit of the finest tobacco's the world has to offer, Rocky Patel uses this 12 year old Honduran Broadleaf wrapper along with a 5 year old filler and binder that will satisfy every smoker from novices to the most discriminating of aficionados.

You’ll be shocked that cigars of this caliber bring such a modest price tag.

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Gary J. Arzt

Congratulations to Nick Perdomo, CEO of Tabacalera Perdomo, on his election as a Councilman in his home town of Miami Lakes, FL (article). The town can look forward to the application of a true entrepreneur's POV in solving the town's problems, and a successful businessman's solutions being proposed.

Councilman ... Mayor ... State Senator ... hmmmmm ... who knows what the future holds. But, in the meantime, here's hoping Nick keeps turning out cigars like his Lot 23, Habano, and the new Patriarch.

Philip G. Wynne

Philip G. Wynne got his start in the cigar industry in 1990. It wasn't till later that he became Felipe Gregorio, to provide his brand of cigars with that aura of Hispanic 'ancestry.' Wynne is an American, raised largely abroad. There is no history of tobacco growing and cigar making, for generations, in his family tree.

Nonetheless, Felipe Gregorio carved a niche for itself in the annals of cigar history and the tastes of sophisticated smokers.

Today, with a new Marketing Agreement with Nestor Miranda's Miami Cigar & Company and his Casa Felipe on South West 8th Street in Miami he begins a new era.

Wynne and I arranged to meet at Casa Felipe, and, over a couple of glasses of wine, some Serrano ham, chorizo and cheese, we discussed his background; his Company and his passion for cigars.

Red meat is big these days, especially with cigar smokers. And, any place that has outdoor dining has my patronage; at least, once! Well, Prime Blue Grille, a creation of 'expatriate' Smith & Wollensky executives has had it many, many times. Dining on the terrace overlooking the entrance to the Miami River, opposite Brickell Key, is dining at its best. And being greeted by Jamie Zambrana, or any of his staff, is knowing hospitality at its best.

Cigars & Guitars - what a wonderful combination in this shot taken by Michael Sherwood of Stiletto Studios in Clearwater, FL.

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