Today’s cigar, the Quesada Corona Clasica is the epitome of a limited edition cigar. The 40th Anniversary from Quesada was blended by the daughters of Manuel Quesada at the MATASA factory in the Dominican Republic and was unveiled back at Pro Cigar earlier this year. Manuel Quesada then blended a limited edition version of the 40th for himself that he shared with a few select accounts. Yesterday, I was informed that this cigar will be a […]
This story first appeared on MyFoxTampaBay.com. For 119 years, the J.C. Newman Cigar Company has been rooted in Ybor City. Winifred Money can speak to that tradition. She’s been packing Diamond Crown cigars at the family-owned factory for 42 years. “It’s the first job I started on, and I’m still on, and I’m on it every day,” Money said. “I’ll work until they pick me off the floor.” But the company fears newly-proposed FDA rules on […]
The following press release come from Michael Herklots who is the Vice President, Retail and Brand Development for Nat Sherman. This first appeared on his blog, The Good Life Diaries. Nat Sherman, founded in 1930 and family-guided for three generations, is pleased and honored to announce the latest addition to its portfolio of premium cigars, the Joel Sherman 75th Celebration.The limited edition cigar pays homage to Joel Sherman, who joined his father – Nat Sherman, full-time […]
Davidoff of Geneva USA and Rob Weiss are pleased to introduce the BG Meyer Standard Issue, an exciting new collaboration between the Hollywood writer, director, producer and Camacho Cigars. Weiss, a self-made challenger of convention, has been an avid cigar aficionado for over a decade. After joining Camacho’s “Board of the Bold” in 2013, an opportunity arose for Weiss to partner with Camacho on a label of his very own, the newly formed BG Meyer […]
After spending the better part of Tuesday putting The Cigar Authority through a redesign, it was time to kick back with a good cigar for review here on the site. We opted for the Davidoff Puro D’oro and invite you to leave a comment below as to your thoughts about the change. According to the Davidoff website, “Puro d’Oro, launched in 2010, is the culmination of the longest cigar development in the history of Davidoff. […]
TORAÑO FAMILY CIGAR CO. TO UNVEIL “THE CHARLIE TORAÑO CAPTIVA” AT THE 2014 IPCPR Toraño Family Cigar Co., respected in the cigar- making industry for nearly 100 years, proudly announces that Charlie Toraño, for the first time, will unveil a cigar under his own name: Charlie Torano Captiva. Charlie Toraño represents the fourth generation in the Toraño tobacco family. Working alongside his father and industry legend Carlos Toraño for 15 years, Charlie has had his hand in creating […]
According to the Boutique Blends website, the Aging Room F55 Quattro is limited to a yearly production of 400,000 cigars. In Cigar Afficionado it scored a 95 rating and here in the United States it was basically Cigar of the Year. The Sumatra wrapper used on this smoke was being aged since 2003 by a German manufacturer that was going to use it for special release. However the project was scrapped due to economic reasons […]
Córdoba & Morales to Introduce Clave Cubana Etiqueta Blanca New limited availability Etiqueta Blanca features a 5-year-old San Andrés Maduro wrapper LAS VEGAS (July 7, 2014) – Purveyors of fine cigars looking to add a little “maturity” to their humidors will find a rich, flavorful new option at this year’s 82nd Annual IPCPR Convention & International Trade Show. During the show, Florida-based cigar company Córdoba & Morales (www.cnmcigars.com) will add to its already popular Clave […]
A lot of us began smoking with Macanudo, and for whatever the reason we all drifted away from it over time. I would love to hear what you smoked as your first cigar in our comments section, so please share.. Today’s smoke was gifted to me by host of The Cigar Authority, David Garafolo. The cigar was so aged that the cello it came wrapped in was yellow. I am told this cigar is from […]
On today’s show (July 5th, 2014) we took a look at the latest limited editions from Crowned Heads… First up was Las Calaveras a limited edition fully body smoke made at the My Father Cigar Factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. Limited to 3 sizes and 1,000 boxes of each this beauty is almost sold out around the nation. We also review this cigar on the website. Second up was the Angel’s Anvil which is made at Tabacalera […]