The Tobacconists’ Association of America, Ltd. is a trade organization established in 1968 of which there are 76 retail members according to their website. Today’s cigar, Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon Box Press is a Special Edition available only to members of the TAA of which site sponsor, Two Guys Smoke Shop is a member. Released back in 2012, very few of these cigars remain with 2GuysCigars.com only having a few Toro and Torpedo sticks […]
While The Cigar Authority doesn’t condone smoking ban’s we do tip our cap to the city of Branson who has spent the last 6 months listening to both sides of the argument when it comes to enjoying the freedom of lighting up. On Tuesday night the Aldermen unanimously passed an ordinance that was a compromise between the two sides, smokers and non-smokers. What originally started as a 25 foot buffer from doorways, is reduced to […]
The celebration of the 20th Anniversary for Litto Gomez and La Flor Dominicana continues with the release of the Limited Edition Beer Stein. Showcased at IPCPR; the units are set to arrive in Miami the last week of November and begin shipping the 1st week of December, just in time for Christmas. The Beer Stein will come packaged with 20 La Flor Dominicana 1994 Maduro cigars measuring 6 x 54 and carry an MSRP of $250.00. […]
The Evanston, IL Human Services Committee will convene tonight (Monday, October 6th) and consider raising the age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. The law would also require that any clerk selling tobacco products be at least 21 years old as well. The ordinance would come with $500 fine for violators and the possibility of losing their license to sell tobacco products. The Health Director Evonda Thomas-Smith states that she is using the […]
The Nat Sherman Panamericana is the newest cigar to join the ranks of Nat Sherman’s Premium Cigar Portfolio, and is made exclusively for the company’s flagship Townhouse store in Manhattan. The Nat Sherman Panamericana is a full-bodied blend of aged tobaccos from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, with a stunning Ecuador Sumatra wrapper. “This new expression of Nat Sherman is sensationally complex in flavor, achieving great balance by tempering the Costa Rican tobacco’s unique attributes with three […]
News made it across the ocean today, that Randwick Council is looking into banning smoking at its beaches, joining the ban at the world-famous Bondi Beach. The vote which is scheduled to happen Tuesday night their time, meaning it has already happened. No word, on the vote yet but if the ban is passed it will take effect on December 1st, 2014 which is the summer in Australia. Smoking at Bondi Beach has been illegal […]
According to the Crowned Heads website, “Crowned Heads is a premium cigar company committed to producing cigars of artisanal quality that are defined by a combination of excellent flavor, balance, and consistency”. There early cigars were made from EP Carrillo including EP Carrillo and Headley Grange. In 2014, the company has developed a closer relationship with My Father Cigars, the factory behind the releases of Las Calaveras, Jericho Hill and now the Mason Dixon project. […]
Jose Blanco the mastermind behind the Senorial, who is a close personal friend of mine celebrate his 65th birthday, today. To him we say, Feliz Cumpleanos. In order to celebrate the milestone that people choose to retire on, Señor Blanco is releasing a 5.75 x 55 perfecto. The cigar is a departure from the Sensorial line which features a wrapper from Ecuador. Instead, this size will feature a Piloto Cubano wrapper from the Dominican Republic making […]
Mike Bellody might not be a name you know in the cigar industry, but this isn’t his first rodeo. When El Tiante cigars relaunched with their production made at My Father Cigar, Dan Tiant partnered up with Bellody. With El Tiante currently not in production and the partnership over, Bellody reached out to the Quesada family to make a new line, Imperia The new line features a very high priming Dominican HVA, if this wrapper […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we will be joined by Victor Vitale as we continue Round 2 of the Blind Taste Test. We will be smoking cigars 9 vs 10 and 11 vs 12. Plus we will see what is new with Mr. Vitale and his cigars. The real story is the FDA, and all the consolidation going on in the industry. This might be just what the big 4 want, and is there […]