Cigar Review: Nestor Miranda Art Deco Robusto Grande

Released a few months ago at the IPCPR trade show in New Orleans, the Nestor Miranda Art Deco cigar has been making its way around with some buzz. Blended by the master blender Don Pepin Garcia, this cigar uses both Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos to make up its rich flavors. It comes in three sizes: Coffee Break (4.5×50); Robusto Grande (5.5×54); and Gran Corona (6×60). Instead of the usual wooden boxes, these cigars come in metallic decorated tins. A nice touch that’s outside of the norm.

Appearance: The first thing that stands out on this cigar, of course, is the band.  It looks like a cool Cadillac from the 50s.  It bears Nestors signature as part of the signature series, so you have to hope this will be a good cigar.  Especially if it’s anything like it’s older brothers, the Special Selection.  The ’06 Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper bears some serious veins, but little tooth.  This parejo shaped cigar bears a triple cap.  I’d wish for lighter veins in the appearance, but overall this is a nice looking cigar.

Taste: This started out with a mild wood and leather that stayed in the forefront of the palate for the whole of the stick.  Some sweet floral notes melded in and out.  Touted as a medium strength cigar, I’d put it closer to mild than medium.  It did pick up some strength towards the end of the stick which infused a little pepper onto the tongue as well.

Aroma: Unlit, this thing is strongly aromatic.  A chocolaty leather resonates through the nostrils and gives hope for the smoke to come.  The lit smoke was mild and a little floral.

Construction: Feeling the length of this cigar, it’s firm which suggests a tight roll.  The wrapper is well done and has visible seams.  The triple cap is perfectly executed and completely smooth.  After clipping, the draw was tighter than I’d like on both samples smoked for this review.  The ash held tightly and the burn was excellent.

Overall Impression: Sometimes you can’t judge a book by its cover.  While a very decent stick, this cigar didn’t live up to my expectations.  Maybe my expectations were a little too high, but when you throw out names like Pepin and Nestor Miranda, what else can you expect.  I think the tight roll had something to do with the milder flavors and think that if you get some sticks with a looser roll, you might experience more flavor.  As it is, with an average $7.50 price tag, I don’t know that I’d be reaching for this over some other sticks in the same price range.

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   Tommyzman says:

   November 14, 2010 at 7:31 pm

   You know, I really think you’ve gotta give a cigar a couple of tries… especially a Nestor. One time around can be deceiving.
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   Ricky says:

   November 14, 2010 at 9:19 pm

   Thanks for the comment, Tommy. I agree with you. Unfortunately, this wasn’t my first Art Deco. I always make sure to smoke at least two cigars before posting a review to ensure that I didn’t smoke a bad sample.
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   mambo101 says:

   November 22, 2010 at 11:16 pm

   I gotta disagree. The Art Deco in my my opinion is the best cigar I’ve tried with Nestor’s name on it. I guess everyone has a different palate.
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   cj says:

   December 31, 2010 at 7:07 am

   I like this one, very different though for sure. It was a good surprise coming from Pepin. I hated the latest La Aroma De Cuba from him though..yuck..and poor construction…go figure..and waaaaay overpriced. I did really enjoy the dominicana oscuro as well.
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   Humidor says:

   November 22, 2011 at 6:26 am

   Thanks for this review, Ricky. $7,50 sounds a little bit too high priced as from what you wrote. Let us know your thoughts, if you give it a 2nd try!
   Smoke on… Humidor (aka Torget)
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