Halloween has long been associated with the cigar industry due to the fact that some companies over the years have released a cigar in conjunction with the holiday. United Cigar has cornered the market with their seasonal Fourth of the July Firecracker release and now they are ready to enter the Halloween market with the return of the cigar bar. The cigar bar was out many years ago when it looked like a famous candy […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire…Let’s Talk Trademarks in the Cigar Industry! It’s always an issue, year after year and its complicated! What brand owners can call their cigar brands and size… and what they can’t! In the first hour we will smoke the new Aladino Cigar Bar from United Cigars while in the second hour we will fire the Perdomo Habano BBA Epicure CT […]
The days of going trick or treat is long gone for cigar smokers, but this Halloween season United Cigars has a treat for you and you don’t even need to wear a costume. The United Aladino Cigar bar is set to land at retailers such as 2GuysCigars.com on Monday, October 18th and this concept is scheduled for a yearly release. The idea of the United Cigar Bar is to create a unique box-pressed cigar, sold […]
It seems to be starting in Singapore. They are going after bloggers for promoting cigars. Will this move to the U.S.? The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
his week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… It’s 600 Episodes… in 600 weeks. This week – let’s look back to Episode #1 as we discuss Rare and Limited Edition Cigars… are they all that or just marketing? Welcome to TCA. In the first hour we will smoke the Araganorsa Rare Leaf as we discuss rare and limited cigars. In the second hour we will light up […]
Given the opportunity, would you invest in a cigar business? A cigar company is looking for investors. Why are they looking and is this a good opportunity? The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at […]
Founded in 2006, Illusione Cigars are not the industry standard, but then again neither is brand owner Dion Giolito. In his early days he developed a cult following and today his cigars are enjoyed by cigar passionado’s everywhere. Now as the company celebrates its 15th Anniversary they have released their first ever TAA cigar in celebration. Limited to only 80 or so retailers across the USA, only 3,500 boxes of 10 cigars were made, this […]
Originally released in 2012, Timeless became one of the Nat Sherman brands associated with Michael Herklots when he worked for the New Jersey based company. However, when Altria bought Nat Sherman in 2017, the writing was on the wall that the cigar brands would eventually be discontinued. In August of 2020 the company announced that Nat Sherman cigars would cease to exist and some credit is to be given to them for allowing Michael Herklots […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire…Sometime as consumers, we buy the Sizzle and not the Steak. It certainly happens in the cigar industry where sometime elaborate packaging takes priority over the cigar itself. The greatest cigar packaging of all time as we are joined live in studio by Erik Wentworth of Hammer + Sickle Cigars. In the first hour we will smoke the Trademark Maduro […]
After almost a decade, United Cigar has brought back the Limited-Edition Cigar Bar from its past. Plans are to make this an annual release as part of United Cigars Series Unidas collection. The Cigar Bar was first introduced in 2012 but was immediately tabled after receiving a cease and desist from the Hershey Corporation due to a packaging dispute with one of their more popular chocolate bars. Although the United Cigar Bar was not chocolate but rather a take […]