Litto Gomez image courtesy of La Flor Dominicana.

Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana is at Drapers at this moment for an impromptu visit. Come on by (640 14th Street NW), say hello and enjoy a LFD!

The Avo Heritage, the September First Friday featured cigar. Event takes place on Friday, September 10. Image courtesy of Avo Cigars.

For a complete list of events, visit our Facebook page or call Drapers at (202) 638-2555.

Also, in observance of Labor Day, W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist will be CLOSED Saturday, September 4, and Monday, September 6, 2010. Feel free to pass by the shop and stock up for the weekend or call (202) 638-2555 today to place a phone order. We will reopen for business on Tuesday, September 7, from 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM.

Draper’s September Event Schedule (more…)

ProCigar, the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers, announced their annual festival will take place February 6-11, 2011 in the Dominican Republic. The ProCigar Festival takes guests throughout the Dominican Republic complete with premium cigars, golf, cigar factory tours and seminars. Attendees will have a chance to sample traditional Dominican cuisine, dance and the fabled beaches.

Events commence at the famous Casa de Campo Resort on the country’s southeast coast, La Romana. Guests will have the opportunity to relax at the beach, play at the legendary Pete Dyes’ Teeth of the Dog golf course and visit the Tabacalera de García Cigar Factory. Deeper in the heart of the cigar country in Santiago de los Caballeros, cigar factory tours continue at: General Cigar, Davidoff, MATASA, La Aurora and Tabaquisa.
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Casa Magna Robusto Colorado

Following is a recap of some of the newest additions to Draper’s shelves from our August 19 and August 24 posts:

Calibre 58 $5
Made in a small private factory in Nicaragua this Nicaraguan puro is made exclusively for Nestor Miranda.
CAO La Traviata Maduro $5-$6
Medium bodied cigar with lots of flavor. Nicaraguan and Dominican filler with an oily maduro wrapper.
Casa Magna Colorado $7-$11
Nicaraguan puro, full bodied. Cigar Aficionado‘s #1 Cigar of the Year in 2008.
Casa Magna Oscuro $7-$9
Full bodied blend of Nicaraguan and Honduran tobaccos with a Honduran Oscuro wrapper.
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor $9
Medium to full bodied blend of Nicaraguan tobaccos finished with a dark premium Mexican wrapper.
Tatuaje 7th Reserva $9
A new addition to the Tatuaje Brown label, available in a natural or Connecticut Broadleaf (limited).
Tatuaje Petit Reserva $4
Same great blend, but with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper (limited).
Tatuaje Petit Cazadores $5
Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, wet-packed (limited).

REMINDER: Tonight at 6:00 PM is Matt Krimm’s Last Bar Shift at Shelly’s Back Room. Join us at Shelly’s (1331 F Street NW) for great company, food, beverages and La Aurora and Nestor Miranda cigar specials!

Camacho Liberty 2010 image courtesy of Camacho Cigars.

This Sunday, enjoy these fine cigars available at W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist.

• Cain F 660
• Camacho Liberty 2010
• CAO La Traviata Maduro Intrepido
• Tatuaje Cigars Petit Reserva
• Tatuaje Havana VI Gorditos

For information on these or any other products visit Drapers or call (202) 638-2555. Don’t forget Matt Krimm’s Last Bar Shift at Shelly’s Back Room is this Tuesday, August 31!

From The Smoking Hot Cigar Chick comes a wide ranging 15-minute interview with Dón Pepin García and Jose Ortega of My Father Cigars. From the site:

In addition to releasing a very limited series this year from My Father Cigars as well as his regular line of cigars, he finds time to blend and make cigars for many other makers: All of the Tatuaje brands for Pete Johnson, all 3 La Aroma De Cuba lines and both San Cristobal lines for Ashton, all of the EO Brandsfor Eddie and Eric (601, Cubao, Murcielago), the Miami [Cigar & Company] lines of cigar[s] for Nestor Miranda, La Forcade, La Sirena and more.

You can also see the complete interview here.

Image courtesy of La Aurora Cigars.

From the Stogie Guys comes a review of a new cigar, coming soon to W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist, the Guillermo Leon by La Aurora Gran Toro.

Overall the Guillermo Leon Gran Corona is a very interesting cigar with flavors that progress and change creating an interesting and often intricately subtle smoking experience. The cigar is decidedly medium in strength, but full in flavor and demands your full attention, or some of the more nuanced flavors could easily be missed. – Patrick Mize, StogieGuys.com

You can read the complete review here.

Shelly's Back Room, 1331 F Street NW

Matt Krimm’s Last Bar Shift at Shelly’s Back Room
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
6:00 PM – 1:00 AM

Shelly’s Back Room
1331 F Street NW
(Between 13th & 14th Street)
Washington, DC

Join us at Shelly’s for Nestor Miranda & La Aurora Cigar Specials!

Draper’s Matt Krimm is ending his 13 year tenure behind the bar of Shelly’s Back Room. On Tuesday, August 31 at 6:00 PM join Matt and come prepared for a great time! (Yes, we will have to tip, LOL!) More details to follow!

Find this event on Facebook.

Image courtesy of Tatuaje Cigars.

Visit W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist (640 14th Street NW) today and try these great new arrivals courtesy of Pete Johnson:

Tatuaje Brown Label:
Petit Reserva, Boxes of 50, Broadleaf Maduro Wrapper, 4 ½ x 32
7th Natural, Boxes of 25, 5 5/8 x 46
7th Reserva, Boxes of 25, Broadleaf Maduro Wrapper, 5 5/8 x 46

Tatuaje Havana VI:
Gorditos, Boxes of 25, 5 ½ x 56
Verocu No. 5, Boxes of 50, 4 x 40

El Triunfador:
No. 7, Boxes of 25, 5 7/8 x 54

For more information call Drapers at (202) 638-2555.

CAO Mx3 photo courtesy of Jerry Cruz, StogieReview.com

This Sunday, enjoy these fine cigars available exclusively at W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist.

• *The Draper’s “123rd” La Aurora Preferido Maduro Lancero (7 x 40) $11
• *The Draper’s “122nd” La Aurora Oscuro Belicoso (6.25 x 52) $11
• CAO Mx3 Belicoso (6.25 x 52) $14
• CAO Mx3 Robusto (5 x 50) $11 [Review]

For information on these one-of-a-kind cigars visit Drapers or call (202) 638-2555.
(*Commemorates Draper’s anniversary.)