Martinez Hand Rolled Flatiron #1 Maduro: Gifted Cigars, Weekend Review Competition

[Jfeath74]

Martinez Hand Rolled Cigars is one of the few remaining hand rolled shops in New York City. Founded in 1974 by Don Antonio Martinez, now ran by his son Jesus Martinez. It's a small shop in Midtown Manhattan with a couple chairs, a couple rolling stations and a humidor containing cigars from their 4 house blends, of which the Flatiron line is their top shelf cigar. I had purchased a few of their cigars and really liked them, when my family was in town visiting for Christmas last year my brother surprised me with a five pack of the #1 Maduro. The cigar has a Nicaraguan binder/filler with a Brazilian broadleaf wrapper. It isn't overly strong, medium developing to medium full, with sweet spices and raisin notes, could not say a negative thing about the cigar. My brother and I smoked one on Christmas day and it was quite nice even for a fresh roll then. Almost a year later and it's better then I remembered! It was nice to reminisce back to the time with my family visiting in NYC, I moved from Arizona 3 years ago and it was my mom, dad and two brothers first time in NYC, an absolutely amazing week! 

 

 

 

 

[bugman78629]

I've used them several times and they always DELIVER...... 

[Danimalia]

Rad! Awesome to see a company keeping cigars alive here in the U.S.

I've had a number of cigars with Brazillian maduro wrappers, and I think it's a nice leaf. 

[laficion]

Ordered some coronas sized a while back and found them to be very nice.

Got a box of New York blend cigars that I ordered on line and was very glad I did..

Very nice house and store.

Guy

[Sean3]

Appreciate the info on this place, very interesting indeed.