Nestor Miranda 1989 Rosado – Cigar Review
Two weeks agoa we posted the Press Release for the Nestor Miranda 1989 and today we bring you the Cigar Review of the Nestor Miranda 1989. The Nestor Miranda 1989 is a tribute to the year (1989) that Miami Cigar & Company was founded. Miami Cigar & Company is behind such brands as Leon Jimenes, La Aurora, and of course the Nestor Miranda Collection, which we have become very fond of here at Fire Up That Cigar. The Nestor Miranda 1989 is yet another cigar made by Nestor and Pepin Garcia of My Father Cigar Corp. The 1989 is a value cigar in the $5 price range. Vice President of Miami Cigar, Rene Castaneda says, “While we do not have any cigars in the Nestor Miranda Collection that are expensive, we wanted to offer an excellent smoke at a very reasonable price point.” The Nestor Miranda 1989 comes in 3 sizes, Robusto (5×50), Toro (6×50), and a Torpedo (6 1/8×52) and comes in two wrappers, Nicaraguan Rosado and a Nicaraguan Oscuro.
Nestor Miranda 1989 Rosado
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Rosado
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Made In: Nicaragua – My Father Cigar Factory
Size: 6.1×52 Torpedo
Price: $5.50 per single cigar
Appearance & Construction: The Nestor Miranda 1989 Rosado is a decent looking cigar. The lighter brown colored wrapper has some small to medium sized veins throughout and has some stretching in a few areas. The cigar has a light feel to it and at this point I am slightly worried about having a loose draw. The band immediately reminded me of the era and I even think it’s the same font on my grade school Yearbook from 1989; too funny.
Smoking Characteristics: Despite my worries of a loose draw, the Nestor Miranda 1989 actually has a fantastic draw to it. It is a free draw that produces a ton of smoke, but it is defiantly not loose. The burn line is a little wavy but corrected itself as I smoked. The ash is surprisingly compact and did not make any sort of mess.
Flavor: The Nestor Miranda 1989 Rosado has some nice subtle flavors of cedar, coffee and roasted peanuts. The rest of the cigar remains generally the same until the final third where the flavor and body seem to pick up some steam. The coffee notes really start coming through in the final third and the cedar notes intensify a bit. The body of the Nestor Miranda 1989 starts out mild to medium and by the final third it is in the upper part of medium.
Final Thoughts: The Nestor Miranda 1989 Rosado is a nice mild to medium bodied smoke that that fits right in with the new value cigars such as the Brickhouse and CAO La Traviata, but with less body. The cigar will not blow you away with complexity, as a $5 cigar normally won’t, but it is balanced nicely and is very smooth. I’d recommend this cigar to anyone looking for a good value cigar to smoke in the morning or early afternoon.
Cigar Rating: Good
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Thanks for the review. I don’t suppose you’ve tried the oscuro version? I’d be interested in your thoughts.
Dave, I have not had the oscuro version yet, but I am looking forward to that one and I’ll be sure to post a review when I get my paws on some
Excellent, thank you sir.
I smoked the first third and was not impressed. It reminded me of the “Nestor Miranda Special Selection” but with a simple flavor that burned quickly. I did not think the taste would change much in 2nd and 3rd of the cigar so I took it apart. What I found was a cigar filled with what looks to be short filler (scraps). This is probably why it burns so quickly. I also noticed small green dots all over the binding wrapper, the wrapper just beneath the outside wrapper. I hope this is not going to be a trend with $5 cigars (scrap fillings). Great aroma but extremely disappointed with the construction of the cigar.
I recently purchased two boxes of Nestor Miranda 1989 collection (Torpedo Rosado) . My understanding has been that all boxes of cigars imported from the usual countries must have a stamp from that country sealing the box. These cigars are said to have been made in Nicaragua. the boxes I received have no stamp from Nicaragua or any type of seal at all. Could this possibly indicate counterfeits?
I see now from some of the info above that these cigars are actually made in Miami. Thanks guys. By the way ,these are very good smokes. I picked these boxes up from one of the auctions for $35 bucks a box. Now that makes an already enjoyable cigar even more enjoyable!
If what CI tells me is correct then these are long filler cigars and are made at the My Father factory in Nicaragua. I have smoked the 1989 Oscuro, the Special Selection Rosado and Oscuro, the Dominicano, and the Art Deco. I smoked the 1989 Oscuro back-to-back with a My Father Le Bijou and honestly could not tell much of a difference between the two. The 1989 burned flawlessly with a great draw. I would describe the flavor as slight cocoa with noticeable tannins. A bit one-dimensional throughout, but for the price what do you expect?