Behold, the 92-rated masterpiece from Ernesto Padilla.
The Miami 8&11 has turned the industry upside down. Made in the tiny El Rey de los Habanos factory of Miami under the watchful eye of Jose ‘Pepin’ Garcia, maker of Tatuaje and 601 Serie, this cigar has been named one of the top 50 cigars in the world to accompany a handful of 90+ ratings.
The blend is extraordinary. Each leaf of tobacco hails from the dark, fertile soils of Nicaragua and is grown from 1st generation Cuban seeds. The wrapper is a dark, reddish-hued Corojo. The filler, a robust mixture of Criollo and Corojo tobaccos. Three caps are applied to the head of this cigar in true Cuban fashion. Production is low and costs are high, yielding a very low number of cigars each year. But those that are produced are exemplary. Toasty hints of wood, cocoa and coffee smack your taste buds at various points throughout the smoke, while each is finished by a peppery aftertaste that coats the palate like syrup. Extremely complex and masterfully balanced, the Padila Miami 8&11 is truly one of the finest cigars made today. Cigarsinternational
Padilla Miami 8&11
