El Presidente Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I do love an entrepreneur http://blogs.wsj.com...s-selling-them/ I will shoot a Cohiba Robusto for to the first member who reviews it with pictures Can a hip-hop mogul be the next big thing in stogies? Jay Z is about to find out. In recent weeks, the music icon, who’s nominated for nine Grammy Awards and is reportedly set to appear on tonight’s show, has launched Comador, a “super premium” cigar developed in partnership with the Virginia-basedGeneral Cigar Company — in particular, its Cohiba label. And as befitting an artist who’s been behind everything from a $78 Brooklyn-themed sweatshirt to a $750 million basketball team, this is a smoke with a pedigree – and a serious price tag. Comadors are made with “rare, proprietary tobaccos” and packaged in a “contemporary, urbane” way, says General Cigar. A set of 14, boxed in a limited-edition Comador Humidor, will set you back $999. Even a simply packaged set of seven Comadors runs $210 – or $30 a cigar. “I worked with Cohiba because I knew they’d take my vision of a luxury cigar and bring it to life in the right way,” Jay Z said in a statement. Jay Z is no stranger to the world of stogies. He’s been on the cover of Cigar Aficionado magazine. And he’s taken to bringing his own cigar roller on tour with him. As he told the magazine, his tastes in cigars are pretty wide-ranging: “I like them bigger but mild. It gives the appearance of smoking something heavy — but it’s not. It’s just relaxing. I don’t know the lingo — like ‘It’s got an oaky flavor,’ stuff like that. It’s just based on what I like. No one schooled me in cigars, like no one schooled me in how to buy art or drink wine.” For the partnership with Cohiba/General Cigar, Jay Z met with the brand’s leadership team and shared details about some of his favorite smokes. From there, the brand just “blended and mixed” different cigars until it came up with a smoke that Jay Z was proud to put his name on, says General Cigar President Dan Carr. “He knows what he likes when he sees it,” Carr adds. Specifically, the Comador is made with hand-selected tobacco leaves from the Caribbean and Central America, combined with what’s billed as a rare Connecticut wrapper “prized for its exquisite flavor and deep, lustrous appearance.” (A wrapper is what indeed gives a cigar much of its taste, and wrappers sourced from the state of Connecticut – and in this case, from Havana seed — can be among the best.) All that said, this is an easy (and mild-tasting) smoke to appreciate – in other words, you don’t need to be a bona fide connoisseur to enjoy it. It also burns slowly and evenly,another hallmark of a well-made stogie. Of course, there’s still the question of whether it’s appropriate for a celebrity to be endorsing a tobacco product. True, cigars don’t have quite the same social stigma as cigarettes, but they still carry health risks. The issue came up when Snoop Dogg launched a line of small cigars (or cigarillos). But it also appears that cigar-smoking celebrities get a free pass – if anything, the cover placement in Cigar Aficionado has become something of a celebrity rite of passage. Either way, Jay Z appears to be giving his cigar line his best shot. “We’re viewing this as a long-term partnership,” says Dan Carr of General Cigar.
Rushman Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 $999 for a box, nope. --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=19.390160,-81.404254
El Presidente Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 $999 for a box, nope. OK....2 Cohiba Robusto
SCgarman Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Funny. Guess what he was smoking when him and his wife was in Havana for their little controversial "vacation". Cubans only of course. Kinda funny how visiting Cuba is not prohibited for the top 1% of wealthy people in the US 1
Skyfall Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 This makes me sad...... what has out society dropped to? Jay -Z is like the Kesha of Fake Rapping. Both are just the worst! 1
Duxnutz Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I actually respect Jay-Z. I'll keep an eye out or some. I imagine they'll be deeply discounted eventually! 1
jacktarnold Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Wow I'd rather spend that money on a Behike or a handful of other cigars than something endorsed by Jay-Z 1
HabanoHam Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I actually respect Jay-Z. I'll keep an eye out or some. I imagine they'll be deeply discounted eventually! Same here. He's a good businessman. I would certainly be more willing to try a couple out once the price comes down.
Skyfall Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I actually respect Jay-Z. I'll keep an eye out or some. I imagine they'll be deeply discounted eventually! Same here. He's a good businessman. I would certainly be more willing to try a couple out once the price comes down,
CaptainQuintero Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I'm not totally convinced that his tastes are similar to mine What's the aroma you're getting off the cigar Beyonce?
HabanoHam Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Not a fan of his music, business sense, him as s person, or all of the above?
HabanoHam Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I'm not totally convinced that his tastes are similar to mine What's the aroma you're getting off the cigar Beyonce? Lol I don't think she'll ever be able to live that one down, but her Grammy look redeemed her
Duxnutz Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 All of the above and then some.... worthless non-contributor to our society. Pure Trash! Not talking about Kanye!
CaptainQuintero Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I bet Stevie is tossing and turning in his sleep right now sensing a disturbance in the force
CaptainQuintero Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Who's Kanye? The chap who looks like he's smuggling dip
HabanoHam Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 All of the above and then some.... worthless non-contributor to our society. Pure Trash! Care to elaborate more ... your dislike for him seems intense lol
backslide Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Don't bit the hook Sky, let's stay on topic. Sent from my Nexus 4
HabanoHam Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Don't bit the hook Sky, let's stay on topic. Sent from my Nexus 4 Just curious didn't mean to stir things up
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