Since his departure from Drew Estate a couple years ago, Nick Melillo has been holding his own in the cigar industry. He has been cranking out several popular brands from his company, known as Foundation Cigar Company in Nicaragua. Today I wanted to review the Charter Oak Shade. What am I Smoking? Cigar: Charter Oak Shade Wrapper: US Connecticut Shade Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 4.5 Inches Ring Gauge: 50 Power: 4 / 10 Packaging […]
Word has begun to circulate that Davidoff will be bringing back a cigar that served as a Limited Edition back in 2009. That cigar is the Davidoff Seleccion 702. While details on the new cigar won’t be made public until mid-month, the original 702 LE 09 measures 6 5/8 x 48 and was labeled as a Toro Especial. The cigar featured an Ecuador grown wrapper dubbed a 702 Hybrid with binder and fillers from the Dominican […]
I’ve been in a serious funk lately when it comes to smoking cigars. I’ve had a hard time finding my comfort zone and it concerns me. You see I used to be that guy that chased everything new. Now with FDA Regulations in place nothing new has been coming out. Yes, some things have been sprinkled to the masses since August 8th, but they were all introduced prior to that point. So to me they […]
JC Newman is another company that has been forced to raise prices due to the FDA. According to an email received from the company, “Due to the cost of compliance with the new FDA regulations, as well as rising manufacturing costs, prices have been adjusted slightly effective January 16, 2017.” According to our math it seems that Diamond Crown Cigars are going up 2% while the popular Brick House brand will be going up between […]
I had not planed to light up a cigar on New Years Day but that plan didn’t last long. The urger for Tabernacle was strong, and I decided that one was just not enough. So this morning I lit up another from Foundation Cigar Company. The company which was born in 2015 is the brainchild of Nick Melillo, who was responsible for a lot of the great blending at Drew Estate prior to the arrival […]
This week on the #1 Cigar Podcast on the internet The Cigar Authority pops champagne smokes Perdomo Champagne as we get ready to celebrate the end of 2016. On this episode will look back at 2016 as we recap the year in cigars… Chuck Morrison gets Debonaire, Barry Stein brings us the news, Mr. Jonathan steps into the Asylum and David Garofalo serves as our host! Image Courtesy of Shawn Rogers
La Flor Dominicana has received some much deserved attention in the last couple weeks after landing the No. 1 spot in a popular cigar publication. And as you guys know, I’m a long time fan of the brand anyway, so I wanted to review a little gem I (surprisingly) don’t see a lot of people picking up. This is the LFD Double Ligero Robusto Tubo. What am I Smoking? Cigar: LFD Double Ligero Robusto Tubo […]
Today on The Cigar Authority, we pop champagne, Perdomo Champagne that is as we light up a cigar that celebrated Perdomo’s 10th Anniversary and just might be the perfect smoke to ring in the New Year. We will also look back at 2016 as we recap the year in cigars… It’s snowing in New Hampshire again, which means we must be LIVE from Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH! Next Webcast: Popping Champagne, Perdomo Champagne! [chatwing […]
This afternoon, Kristoff Cigars has announced a multitude of changes to their company sales structure including a new Vice President of National Sales, Jarrid Trudeau. According to Glen Case owner of Kristoff Cigars, “I am happy and proud to announce that Jarrid Trudeau has been appointed the VP, National Sales for Kristoff Cigars. Jarrid joined Kristoff in October 2014; since that time, he has set consistent record sales for the Northeast Territory during the […]
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association announces today that the dates for the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show will now be July 10 – 14 and that the new venue will be the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). This change from July 15 -19 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas was necessitated as the Sands cancelled IPCPR’s dates. Craig Cass, IPCPR President, said, “While this change has challenged IPCPR staff […]