- Padilla Miami
Padilla Miami 8 &11 is a brand of hand-made premium
cigar owned by [http://www.padillacigars.com Padilla Cigar Company] .History and Background
The blend for this brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and the cigars are manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the
Little Havana section of Miami,Florida . The name refers to the location of the factory, which is near the corner of 8th Street & 11th Avenue in Miami. [http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Top_25/Top_25_Display/0,4320,13,00.html Padilla Miami 8 & 11 Robusto] . The Top 25 Best Cigars of the Year: 2005. Cigar Aficionado online.] The band and packaging were designed byErnesto Padilla .Description
A full-strength cigar, the Padilla Miami has a wrapper of
Nicaragua n grownCuba n-seed Corojo surrounding a filler blend of Nicaraguan Criollo and Corojo and a binder of Nicaraguan Criollo. There are six models in the regular line, plus one (the Belicoso Fino) as an exclusive to one retailer.The band is black with gold lettering, with a large
monogram "P" surrounded by a gold border in the center, with "Miami" in gold on a red background below the monogram. They are packed uncelloed in boxes of 20.Models/
Vitola sHonors/Awards
The Padilla Miami 8 & 11 Robusto was named the thirteenth top-rated cigar of 2005 by Cigar Aficionado ("...a full-bodied masterpiece").
Notes
1. The Salomons are rolled exclusively by Don Pepin himself. ["Q&A: Ernesto Padilla, Owner, Padilla Cigars". Cigar Insider, 7 June 2005, pp. 6-8.]
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