In 2018, Rafael Nodal made the decision to streamline and simplify his cigar lines and this guy is thankful. F59, F55 it got confusing keeping track of which is which. Now Aging Room Quattro is known by Connecticut, Maduro and Original. While the names remain musical it is much easier to find the cigar you want on the shelves of a brick & mortar. Cigar Review: Aging Room Quattro Maduro Wrapper: San Andres (Mexico) Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican […]
Ahead of this year’s IPCPR show, Altadis U.S.A. is unveiling updates and introductions that will be showcased at the trade show. Leading the way are two Nicaraguan offerings from the Montecristo and Romeo y Julieta 1875 lines. Following the success of the H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez, Altadis will debut H. Upmann Connecticut, in collaboration with the Grupo de Maestros. Rounding out the introductions, will be an Aging Room Quattro Connecticut and Nicaragua selection. Other […]
Aging Room Cigars is introducing Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Core line and is repackaging the Aging Room Quattro Series while expanding its distribution of the Quattro Connecticut and Quattro Nicaragua at the 2018 IPCPR this year. The Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Core line is available in 3 different wrappers, Connecticut, Havano and Maduro. All are made at Tabacalera Palma in Dominican Republic. Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Connecticut MSRP $8.90 to $9.95 Rapido […]
Jay Leno has Regis Philbin and Saturday Night Live has Alec Baldwin as the most frequent guest, we here at The Cigar Authority have Mr. Jonathan Carney the VP of Sales for La Flor Dominicana as our most frequent. Could today be his last visit? We will put him on the hot seat and ask some pressing questions about LFD while we smoke the Petit La Nox in the first hour. In the second hour, […]
Orange is the new cigar band color. There are a few companies who turned to the color orange for their cigar bands this and historically at least to my recollection it is an under used color. The Aging Room Solera Shade which got a full release this year at the 2017 IPCPR is one of the companies that went orange. Solera is in reference to a method of aging has been used for centuries in […]
The Changing “FACE” of the Cigar Industry! The Faces of the Brands and the ones that could be changing another Editorial by David Garofalo We know a small business owner, as is in the cigar industry, must be a jack of all trades and one of the tools they should possess is being the face of their brand. Today even some of the huge corporations and brands have attempted to put faces and personalities to […]
David Garofalo is a genius. The last couple of years we have done a show predicting the consolidation of a the Cigar Industry. Well, he got another one right and we will be joined by Rafael Nodal of Boutique Blends, the makers of Solera, Pelo de Oro, Swag and Aging Room who will tell us as much as he can about the new distribution deal with Altadis USA and what the future holds for the […]
The rumors began a few weeks ago when Rafael Nodal was featured at an evening with Romeo cigars during an event in Florida. Today, those rumors became true as the distribution for Boutique Blends/Aging Room will now be handled by the parent company of Romeo Y Julieta, Altadis USA. What we know so far is that this afternoon all the sales reps from Aging Room Cigars were let go, and that distribution along with sales will be handled by Altadis. The […]
Before Aging Room Cigars came to fame, Rafael Nodal of Boutique Blends was very well known for being the creator of Oliveros, a brand of premium smokes renowned all over the country. And now, some years later, Oliveros is back once again. Rafael brought the name back to offer aficionados with a cigar for any palate at a wallet friendly price. Today, I’ll be taking a look at the Oliveros Gran Retorno Banjo Habano. What […]
Two Guys Smoke Shop of Salem, Nashua, and Seabrook, New Hampshire will be celebrating its 32nd Anniversary on September 13, 2017 by giving away a Custom-Built Man Cave. The Man Cave is a completely finished building, insulated and ready to use year round, equipped with a bar, humidor, electric wiring run throughout with 4 outlets, ceiling fan and lighting inside and out. Two Guys, a very popular New England Cigar Shop has not only become […]