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News | Cuban Cigar Legend Cristano Cardenas Joins Roberto Duran Cigars

ROBERTO P. DURAN PREMIUM CIGARS MAKES BOLD ANNOUCEMENT LEGENDARY CUBAN CIGAR BLENDER CRISTANO “SANTO” CARDENAS JOINS AS MASTER BLENDER (Miami, Florida) May 26, 2015— Roberto Pelayo Duran is proud to announce that the legendary Cristano Cardenas, better known as “Santo” has joined the Roberto P. Duran Premium Cigars team as their Master Blender. Santo, a Cuban National, will oversee operations in the Nicatabaco SA factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. Santo Cardenas’ resume encompasses over 55 years of […]

May 28, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | Quesada To Distribute Matilde

QUESADA CIGARS TO DISTRIBUTE MATILDE Quesada Cigars is proud to announce as of June 1st it will become the exclusive US distributor for Jose Sejas’ Matilde brand. The Matilde Renacer line has been met with great acclaim since its launch in 2014, with the Corona being awarded 92 points by Cigar Aficionado magazine and taking #19 in the Top 25 Cigars of 2014. The line is available in four popular sizes and one Limited Edition […]

May 28, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | Perdomo Special Craft Series – First Look

Some images of the new Perdomo Special Craft Series from the upcoming Perdomo release that is hand crafted for beer enthusiasts have been made available along with sizing and pricing. According to the images, the cigars will be known as Amber, Pilsner and Stout instead of their classic Connecticut, Sungrown and Maduro names. Each wrapper variation will be available in 4 sizes: Robusto 5 1/2 x 54 ($7.00 each / $168.00 box) Epicure 6.5 x 54 […]

May 21, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | Drew Estate Nica Rustica Line Extension “Belly”

Miami, FL – Drew Estate announced today that they would be launching their new Nica Rustica “Belly” at a release event held by Cox’s Smokers Outlets at the Louisville Water Tower Park on July 30th, 2015, and that the new size would be shipping nationally by September. The new “Belly” vitola is a 7 1⁄2” x 54 belicoso and will be available in 25-ct black craft paper bundles similar to the current Nica Rustica “El […]

May 20, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | 5th Annual Legal NYC Outdoor Smoke

The city of New York banned smoking in parks, beaches, and in Times Square five years ago. However, there is one place you can still legally smoke in a park, and that is Paley Park. This Friday, May 22, 2015 starting at 5pm you are invited to join William C. Paley. La Palina Cigars and Cigar Rights of America for this special event. To attend the event you must be at least 21 years of […]

May 19, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | Davidoff Heads To Las Vegas Strip

Davidoff of Geneva USA Reveals New Destination Boutique on the Las Vegas Strip Basel/Las Vegas, May 2015 – Davidoff of Geneva USA will expand its footprint on the Las Vegas strip with a new “Davidoff of Geneva – since 1911” Licensed Boutique & Cigar Bar in late 2015. While Las Vegas is home to multiple Davidoff of Geneva boutiques, the new location will create a destination for cigar aficionados. The 1,500 square foot store features […]

May 15, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | US Approves Ferry Service To Cuba

Traveling to Cuba just got easier and is perhaps another step toward the lifting of the Helms-Burton act ending the Cuban embargo. Reports state that four companies have been approved to start the ferry service as soon as this summer to the island nation. The companies include, Havana Ferry Partners of Fort Lauderdale, Baja Ferries of Miami, United Caribbean Lines Florida of Greater Orlando, and Airline Brokers Co. of Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The ferry companies […]

May 7, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | Indian Motorcycle Cigars

Indian Tabac is a brand that was started by Philip Zanghi in 1992. In 1995 a young lawyer named Rocky Patel bought into the company. Long story short, the two went separate ways with Rocky taking full control of the brand in 1997. In 2014, Phil Zanghi reacquires the Indian brand name. Fast forward to 2015 and Indian Motorcycles Cigars is set to come into the market via Phil Zanghi. How does this all tie […]

May 7, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | Opus X 6 Shipping Soon

Later this month, 1,000 boxes of the OPUS 6 will ship, which follows 2,000 sets released in late 2014. The set of six rare, Fuente cigars are housed in a travel case. Four of six cigars were rolled in 2012 to celebrate Fuente’s 100th Anniversary, One of which is a BBMF (figurado, fantail cap), and another is “Taurus the Bull” a special size that pays homage to the astrological sign of Carlos Fuente Sr. The set […]

May 5, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News : Murcielago Returning At 2015 IPCPR

In 2009 the Murcielago debuted as part of the EO Brands which was owned by Eddie Ortega and Erik Espinosa. a little over a year later EO Brands was no more. Now in 2015, the brand is coming back as part of Erik Espinosa’s, Espinosa Premium Cigars and made at the La Zona factory in Nicaragua. The original brand was made at the My Father factory and in the “divorce” Espinosa wound up with the […]

May 5, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

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