Puro Aroma

REVISTA DE PUROS

CIGAR AFICIONADO

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Home/In_this_Isssue/0,2510,,00.html

European Cigar Cult Journal

http://www.cigar-cult.com/cig/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=30

SMOKE MAGAZINE ONLINE

http://www.smokemag.com/

SMOKESHOP MAGAZINE

http://www.smokeshopmag.com/

ERNESTO 'CHE' GUEVARA

el Che siempre fumó los puros más baratos, llamados cazadores.

Dear friends of the fine smoke,

After living a decade in Costa Rica and becoming an expert in tobacco from Central America - Don Ursulo has finally launched his own brand! He has chosen the finest tobacco from Esteli, Nicaragua. After countless hours of selecting tobacco and arranging blends - Don Ursulo's dream came true!

When you taste the richness of this creamy medium bodied blend of Nicaraguan Olor, you will be amazed at the intricacies of flavor that subtly infuses themselves on to your palate. This is a smoke that offers a most pleasant surprise and a great deal of delight.

Don Ursulo Cigars is a 100% Nicaraguan cigar, hand made in Costa Rica. The filler consists of Cuban seed tobaccos, while a Havanna 2000 is used for the binder and wrapper.

The cigars are offered in 4 sizes: Petit Corona, Corona, Robusto and Churchill.

I hope you enjoy my cigars the same way I do, reserve space in your humidor, you will not regret it.

With my best wishes from Costa Rica,

Don Ursulo

Don Ursulo Banderole

The Don Ursulo Gold Edition 2007

from Tabacalera Don Ursulo S.A. is a Premium Edition with several different blends.
Hand made in Costa Rica. The cigars are offered in 6 sizes.

#1: Esplendido 6" x 49 ring size/15cm x 1,95cm (100% Costa Rica Tobacco - Dark W.)
#2: Torpedo 6 1/3" x 52 ring size/16cm x 2,1cm (100% Costa Rica Tobacco)
#3: Lancero 7" x 34 ring size/17cm x 1,3cm (100% Costa Rica Tobacco)
#4: Palmita 5" x 32 ring size/13cm x 1,2cm (Special-C-Mix) with Connecticut Wrapper from Ecuador
#5: Toro 6" x 52 ring size/15cm x 2,0cm (Special-C-Mix) with Connecticut Wrapper from Ecuador
#6: Sublime 6 1/3" x 54 ring size/16cm x 2,2 cm (Special-C-Mix) with H2000 Wrapper from Honduras

http://donursulo.com/links.htm

ANILLOS DE COLECCION

Para aquellos que colecciona anillos les dejo este link http://www.vegassantiago.com/Sp/anillos.htm

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Habano costarricense

Los productores de la
región de Puriscal en
Costa Rica cultivan tabaco
en fértiles suelos intra- montaños a una altura
de 1100 mts.

Todas las labores se
realizan totalmente a
mano. Esta cultura fue heredada de los
aborigenes Huetares,
para ellos, la planta del tabaco es sagrada.

Para octener un puro de excellente calidad es
muy importante el
processo del curado y añejamiento de las
hojas. Este processo
es totalemente natural.

http://www.vegassantiago.com/Sp/indexsp.htm

Habano costarricense

A Factory Vs A Workshop

We never use the term factory to define where Don Benigno Cigars are rolled. The conditions and processes of the cigar factories of the world are vastly different than those of our workshop. Where factories have hundreds of rollers, we have less than twelve... where factories factories have quotas, we have none.... where factories have a technique, we have an art.

Located in beautiful San Jose, Costa Rica, our Taller Familiar or Family Workshop is where all of our cigars are produced. Located on the premises of the residence of Don Benigno, the atmosphere is that of an art studio as opposed to a production line.

We have developed a setting with the perfect conditions for creating our cigars. At Don Benigno Cigars we strive to make the finest cigar possible, and proudly affirm that our cigars are premium in every sense of the word.

The Art Of Rolling A Fine Cigar

After selecting the finest prime materials, and putting them through a finalcuration process, the process begins by separating the leaves and bringing them to the proper humidity for rolling. Every morning, the leaves are distributed, according to the blend, and the rolling process begins.

Like a painter mixing colors to achieve the perfect affect, the roller blends the volado, seco, and ligero for the perfect cigar. The blend, although predetermined for each vitola, needs to be flawlessly arranged based on leave size and shape. Ligero gives a cigar it's strength, seco gives it aroma, and volado it's combustion. Each of these leaves comes from a different part of the tobacco plant, and is harvested at a different time. This blend is refferred to as the cigars filler.

When the roller has the blend just right, it is rolled into a special, more pliable, leave called the capote, or binder. The binder holds, or binds, the filler together for the next part of the process; the mold and press.

A cigar rolling 'wrapping' a cigar The first cigars obviously were never placed into a mold or press, and this step could be eliminated completely without affecting the basic characteristics of the smoke. Although, for a vitola to be exactly uniform cigar to be boxed properly the mold and press is a necessary step. Each bound cigar is placed into a mold, trimmed, and then pressed for about 15 minutes, then the mold is opened, the cigar is turned slightly, and it is pressed for another 15 minutes.

After the cigar has been pressed, it is goes to the final step of the rolling process; the wrapper. The capa, or wrapper, is a thin leaf, specially grown and specially processed. It is a small percentage of the actual cigar in terms of weight, flavor, and aroma, but since it is most visible, the leaf must be impeccable. The roller must take special care when putting the wrapper on- since this is the final presentation, the presentation must be perfect.

Commitment To Quality

Every step of the above process has it's own quality assurance methods, but we take it a step furthers. After the wrapper ha been put on and the cigar has been cut to it's precise length, each cigar is reviewed for veins, bumps, and other aesthetic flaws. Any cigar with the most minor blemish is immediately pulled.

Next every cigar is weighed individually. Each vitola has a specific weight, and any cigar that is under or over is separated. Weighing cigars is a normal process in nearly every cigar factory, but cigars are weighed in groups of 50, and as long as the weight for the 50 is in the right range, no additional action is taken. We feel that process leaves too much to chance. Weighing each cigar insures greatly reduces the risk of cigars that do not draw well or that burn too fast.

Don Benigno smoking in the exposition area

The final step of our quality control process comes at the last moment when our cigars come out of the hibernation in our cedar cabinets. Each cigar is ringed and boxed by a master roller. Once again, even the slightest blemish will result in that cigar being pulled.

In addition to all of these processes, Don Benigno smokes numerous cigars throughout the day. A life long smoker, he can notice small variations in flavor that may result in an adjustment to the blend or further investigation into what caused the variation.

Don Benigno takes great pride in his namesake cigar, and every one of us on his staff shares his love for creating the finest cigar possible.

The history, tradition and skill that was brought from Cuba to Costa Rica was flawlessly transferred into our Taller Familiar, or Family Workshop.

Smoke up! And Enjoy!

La Concervación

Hola , después de una breve ausencia hemos vuelto con más consejos .
Hoy para hablar de cual es la mejor manera de conservar tus puros , no importa si son baratos o caros , si vas a comprar más de lo que te puedes fumar en un día o dos es necesario darles un almacenamiento correcto, de lo contrario se pueden secar y peder todas sus cualidades . La mejor manera de almacenarlos los puros es en en algún recipiente que pueda mantener una temperatura promedio de 21°C y una humedad promedio de 70% ; claro que el medio más simple es comprar un humidor (hecho de cedro que contiene dentro un instrumento para conservar la humedad) que está hecho especialmente para ese fin.

Definiciones de importancia.

Esta vez vamos a hablar de algunas definiciones para comprender mejor el mundo del Puro.
La Anilla/o , es de papel y se lleva al rededor de la capa .
Andullo , es la obstrucción que impide que el tiro sea correcto.
Batido , la separación de la vena de la hoja por procedimiento mecanico.
Cabeza , extremo que se corta y por el que se fuma.
Capa , es la hoja externa que da su aspecto y su color , y que cubre al tirulo.
Capote , es la hoja que envuelve la tripa.
Ligada , es la combinación de diferentes tipos de hoja para cada Puro.
Tiro , es la resistencia que pone el puro cuando se inhala.
Tirulo , es el proceso de elaboración formado por las hojas de la tripa y el capote antes de recubrirlas con la capa.
Tripa , mezcla de tabaco seco , que constituye en cuerpo del puro y esta cubierto por el capote y la capa.

Consejos utiles.

Estos son algunos consejos utiles a la hora de adquirir un Puro.
Primero esta la elección : Al elegir un Puro es indispensable utilizar todos nuestros sentidos , la primera impresión es importante , por eso te debe agradar a la vista y al tacto , el color debe ser uniforme y al tocarlo debe ser firme mas no duro ; el aroma da una pincelada de lo que será su sabor pero este solo se descubre al fumarlo , depende del gusto de cada persona , tu mismo defines tus preferencias.
El siguiente paso es el corte : El objetivo es hacer una apertura amplia para asegurarse de tener un buen tiro sin dejar que la capa se desprenda , existen muchos tipos de cortadores de donde elegir.
El encendido : Lo mejor es hacerlo con un fósforo de madera (de cedro es lo ideal) , no hay que colocarlo directamente en la llama solo ponerlo cerca , rotándolo , y aspirar hasta que la llama lo alcance y se encienda de manera uniforme.
Por último Fumar : No hay que inhalar solo aspirar hasta que le humo llene la boca , relajarse y disfrutarlo , si se apaga no hay problema en encenderlo de nuevo.
Cada vez que fumes será una nueva experiencia placentera.

Un poco de Historia

Para hablar de Tabaco( Nicotiana tabacum ) tendremos que hablar un poco de Historia ; nadie sabe con certeza cuando comenzó a cultivarse la planta del Tabaco ,se cree que aproximadamente hace unos dieciocho mil años , pero sin duda alguna se cultivó primeramente en América , en el caribe ; estudios demuestran que el lugar donde se cultivó por primera vez fue en la zona andina entre Peru y Ecuador , posteriormente su consumo se extendió en el resto del continente. Ademas de fumar el tabaco , tambien se masticaba , se comia y se bebia.
Los antiguos Mayas lo utilizaban en ritules y celebraciones religiosas. Fue descubierto por los occidentales en 1492.
La palabra Tabaco tiene varias interpretaciones de su origen , algunos dicen que viene de Tobago ( isla caribena) , tambien de la provincia de Tabasco (México) , sin embargo, lo más posible es que proceda del árabe "tabbaq", nombre que se le daba a diferentes plantas medicinales.