For Smoke Inn Cigars’ 12th release in the fan-favorite Microblend Series, the company is partnering with not one, but two other brands. The cigar is the Red Meat Lovers Club, which is made in collaboration with Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and the Red Meat Lovers Club of South Florida.
For this unique blend, Dunbarton owner Steve Saka has reportedly undergone the process of specifically blending a unique cigar that will pair perfectly with steak dinner—thought to be the first time such a blending procedure has been attempted.
Saka blended the Red Meat Lovers Club at the Nicaraguan American Cigars, S.A. (NACSA) factory in Estelí (the same location used for the Mi Querida and Umbagog cigars), pairing the blend with the country’s highest grade beef—”chuleta de dos lomos.” The final selection features a Connecticut Broadleaf No. 1 Dark wrapper from the USA, a Negro Oscuro binder from Mexico, and a diverse filler selection from Nicaragua and Pennsylvania. The cigars are said to be “Level 3” in terms of strength (i.e. very strong), with suggested flavors of “charred meat, earth, dark chocolate, fat, and the elusive umami.”
Where previous Microblend releases included collaborative efforts from Smoke Inn and one manufacturer, the Red Meat Lovers Club ties in a second entity, being named for a Florida-based meat eaters gathering. The Red Meat Lovers Club (RMLC) holds regular “meatings” throughout South Florida, bonding over their common desires to “eat beef, drink, smoke, and laugh.”
As with all previous Microblend cigars, Red Meat Lovers Club is very limited, with only 500 bundles of 10 cigars being made for a one-off release. The blend has been rolled in a singular toro gordo size (6″ x 56), featuring a small pigtail cap that is known as a “Rosette Pigtail.” The cigars are scheduled for a release of January 17th, being sold exclusively through Smoke Inn’s online store, as well as some of the company’s physical locations throughout Florida. Pricing has been set $11.95 per cigar.
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Red Meat Lovers Club Breakdown
- Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf No. 1 Dark (USA)
- Binder: San Andrés Negro Oscuro (Mexico)
- Filler:
- Esteliano La Joya C98 Seco (Nicaragua)
- Ometepe Viso (Nicaragua)
- Jalapa Cofradia Ligero (Nicaragua)
- Pennsylvanian Seedleaf Ligero (USA)
- Factory: Nicaraguan American Cigars, S.A. (Nicaragua)
- Production: Limited Edition (5,000 cigars)
- Packaging: 10-ct Bundles
- Vitola: 6″ × 56 (Toro Gordo)
- Price: $11.95 (MSRP)
- Release: January 17, 2019 | 12pm (EST)
- Retailer: Smoke Inn Cigars
Microblend Series
Smoke Inn began the Microblend Series in 2010 with the Tatuaje Anarchy. The series is now in its 12th original release, with both Padrón cigars being considered a single release and the Tatuaje Anarchy 2015 being a re-release. The full series is listed below:
- Tatuaje Anarchy
- Padrón 1964 Anniversary SI-15 (Maduro & Natural)
- My Father El Hijo
- Arturo Fuente Solaris
- Tatuaje Anarchy Apocalypse
- Room101 Big Delicious
- Quesada Oktoberfest Dunkel
- 601 La Bomba Bunker Buster by Espinosa Premium Cigars
- Illusione PACTUM
- The Pope of Greenwich Village by Drew Estate
- Tatuaje Anarchy 2015 (Re-Release)
- Davidoff Smoke Inn 20th Anniversary
- Red Meat Lovers Club
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