This Issue: Our Biggest Cigar Event Ever! Meet Alejandro Turrent, PRESIDENT – NUEVA MATACAPAN DE TABACOS
On Saturday June 1st, Victory Cigars is hosting a once in a lifetime event. Alejandro Turrent, maker of Te-Amo, Revolution and the Turrent Triple Play will be in the store.
The Turrent Family is the world’s Number One grower of cigar tobaccos; their farms in Mexico are situated in locations with incredibly fertile volcanic soil. No wonder that the Turrent Triple Play Belicoso was #14 on the Top Cigars of 2010 as rated by Cigar Aficionado Magazine.
This free event will include a pulled-pork BBQ behind the shop with complimentary beverages included. And there will be incredible deals on cigars; all Te-Amo, Revolution and Triple Play sticks will be 20% off. If you buy a box of Triple Play you will get 3 free Triple Play cigars; buy Te-Amo or Revolution and you will receive 5 free cigars (of the same brand). Alejandro will also autograph your box in person and will pose for photographs with you!
Come and meet this legendary cigar maker on June 1st. There will be prizes and giveaways. This event is a Victory Cigars exclusive in Canada!
Look for Alejandro’s biography in this edition of The Weekly Word on Pipes & Cigars.
Cigar of the Week: Partagás Serie D No. 4 | $20.99
A Full Strength Cuban Robusto Partagás cigars are one of the oldest and most well-known of all Cuban cigar brands. This Serie D No.4 is constructed of a well-rolled, oily maduro wrapper. It is a premium Havana cigar, and boasts an even burn and an easy draw.
The Partagás brand is named for its founder, Don Jaime Partagás, who in 1845, opened up the famous factory at 520 Industria Street in Havana, Cuba. After his death, the Partagás cigar brand passed to Ramon Cifuentes in 1889 and was owned by Cifuentes y Cia prior to nationalization of the Cuban cigar industry, earning a mention by name in English novelist Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 work, Brideshead Revisited. Partagás is a brand within the range of Habanos cigars. The Habanos Denomination of Origin certification is applied to all cigars in which 100 per cent of the tobacco used in the cigar has been grown in Cuba. Aficionados will LOVE this cigar, rated 94 by Cigar Aficionado Magazine consistently. If you are fond of your strong Cubans, this may be the cigar you are looking for.
Pipe Night May 22
Parks Pipes: Pipe Night at the studio of Michael Parks, Bowmanville Many of you have heard of Michael Parks. This resident of Bowmanville is one of the world’s greatest pipe makers. Trained in sculpting at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Michael has achieved global recognition for his exquisite work. On Wednesday May 22nd we will be hosting Pipe Night at Michael’s workshop in Bowmanville. You will be treated to a personal tour of Michael’s workshop and will gain insight into how he plies his craft. There will be coffee and cake for attendees; best of all, the evening is free of charge! To make the event even better, we will be holding loonie pipe tobacco night at Michael’s place, this time featuring the products of Scandinavian Tobacco Group. A loonie gets you a 5g sample of the WO Larsen line or Erinmore flake. If you can multiply by 10 you’ll come to the conclusion that this works out to $10 for 50g – say no more.
You must preregister to attend so that we can judge catering numbers; call 904-443-0193 or email your intention to info@victorycigars.ca.
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Lorenzetti Pipes 30% OFF
Celebrate all month long with Lorenzetti To honour the return of the Giro d’Italia Victory Cigars is bringing you a 30% savings on all Lorenzetti Pipes until the end of May.
Dogwalkers Deal
Walking the dog is always in season. Still only $30 for a bundle of 25 dogwalkers. These quick smoking panatellas are a great deal for those times you just need a smoke for walking your best friend. Or grab a bundle for your golf bag today.
Alejandro Turrent: A Biography
All About Alejandro Turrent: PRESIDENT – NUEVA MATACAPAN DE TABACOS
Turrent was born into the cigar business. He is the fifth generation of the industry’s oldest and most esteemed family of cigar makers and tobacco growers. In 1880, his great-great-grandfather, Alberto Turrent I, emigrated from Cuba to Mexico’s fertile San Andrés Valley with a pocketful of Cuban tobacco seeds and founded the business that has become a cigar dynasty. Today, Alejandro is President and co-owner, along with his father Alberto Turrent IV, of Nueva Matacapan de Tabacos, Mexico’s largest cigar makers and growers of tobacco. Among the cigars for which the factory has become known are the legendary Te-Amo brands, the sought-after Te-Amo World Selection Series and the highly regarded A. Turrent and A. Turrent Six Generations brands. The tobaccos grown by the Turrents on the family’s 2,000 acres are among the most prized in the industry, and are found in such prestigious brands as Montecristo, Macanudo, and Padron, to name a few. The Turrent’s San Andrés Morrón maduro wrapper leaf is considered by aficionados to be one of the finest available.
Alejandro’s first job in the cigar industry was an informal one. While attending college in Monterrey, he was surprised by lack of cigar connoisseurship in that area. So he began visiting the local retailers, educating them as to the pleasures of fine cigars and selling in the factory’s products. Business began to thrive. After graduation, Alejandro went to work in the factory where he became immersed in all aspects of the business from the nurturing of the seedlings to the care and curing of the tobaccos to the blending and rolling of the cigars.
Now, at age 40, Alejandro Turrent is one of this generation’s most respected young cigar makers. His hallmark is innovation, but with a healthy respect for tradition. His creativity is in evidence in several new cigars of his creation. In 2010 IPCPR to exceptional reviews, the A. Turrent Triple Play Puro Maduro is truly unique. Handmade at the famed La Flor de Copan factory in Honduras, this “triple maduro” cigar features the renowned San Andrés Morrón maduro wrapper along with premium, hand-selected maduro binder and filler tobaccos. The smoke is rich and luxurious. This is the “dream cigar” for lovers of fuller-bodied maduros.
Also launched at the 2010 IPCPR, Dos Familias (Two Families) by Ortez y Turrent is the culmination of the artistry and experience of Alejandro Turrent and famed Nicaraguan cigar maker Omar Ortez. Crafted in Nicaragua, and featuring the Turrents’ sought-after San Andrés Criollo wrapper, Dos Familias is beautifully constructed and loaded with intense, richly satisfying flavor.
In 2012 Alejandro has developed a new blend name REVOLUTION. Born of change, these cigars embody everything today’s cigar connoisseur desires. Rich, flavorful and fuller-bodied, the Revolution offers a complex taste and aroma profile with a very balanced and satisfying smoke. Join in the Revolution and light up a brave cigar for a new age. Over the years, Alejandro has made frequent personal appearances at retail tobacconists across US to discuss cigars and introduce his factory’s new products to the patrons. His tours are always well attended by cigar lovers. Alejandro currently resides in Mexico City with his wife and two children. With the birth of his son, it has become safe to say there will be a sixth generation of Turrents in the cigar business. Join us here at Victory Cigars on Saturday June 1st, to meet Alejandro.
Bundle Deal: $99 for 25 Nicaraguan Chairmans
Pay just $99 for a bundle of 25 Chairmans. This Nicaraguan cigar is one of our most popular large format sticks. Flavour filled, this cigar is the big brother to our ever-popular Summer of 69 Robusto. The price for a single Chairman is $6.99; buy the bundle and save big. The medium flavour profile and long burn time make this the ultimate golf cigar. Welcome to our shop!
Welcome to Victory Cigars
We are conveniently located in Oshawa and service Durham Region. We carry a wide range of Cuban cigars, as well as cigars from the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua. And pipe smokers rejoice in our selection of Brigham, Peterson, Lorenzetti, Chacom and Vincenzo Pipes; we also stock over 50 varieties of loose or packaged pipe tobacco including McClelland, Frog Morton, Samuel Gawith and Peterson. Many different smoking accessories are in stock including humidors, pipe tools, flasks and cigar cases. We carry a good selection of Xikar cutters, lighters and cigar punches. Victory Cigars is also an authorized distributor for Lampe Berger fragrances and lamps, Ashleigh and Burwood lamps and scents, as well as Zippo lighters and accessories.
So next time you need a Cohiba or Montecristo cigar, or a filter for your Brigham pipe, come and see us; you’ll be glad you did. Whether you come from Ajax, Pickering, Whitby or right here in Oshawa, we know you’ll feel at home in our cigar shop.
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