Davidoff is set to unveil the last masterpieces of marqueterie de verre “The Miami Collection” crafted by renowned artist Daniel Clément during Art Basel in Miami Beach December 2014 Basel/Miami Beach, December 2014 – These exquisite and handmade humidors will be previewed from December 4 – 7, 2014 during Art Basel Miami Beach. Each of these four handmade mirror humidors by Daniel Clément launched this December is a piece of art, made of marqueterie de verre. […]
Coach Mike Ditka And Ron “Jaws” Jaworski To Host “Cigars With The Stars” During Super Bowl Week In Arizona MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka and ESPN NFL Football Analyst Ron “Jaws” Jaworski are teaming up to co-host a charity event during Super Bowl week in Arizona on Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 7pm – 10pm at Dos Gringos in Scottsdale, AZ. The event, Cigars With The Stars, will allow attendees […]
Nashua, NH – The Cigar Authority which will celebrate its 5th Anniversary in March, 2015 has hit the 1 million download mark for 2014. The mark happened in late November and the total number for the year continues to grow with 4 weeks lefts in the calendar. According to David Garofalo, “I was as surprised as anyone when I was showed the numbers, but also honored. The Cigar Authority each week sets out to put […]
According to a report on Bloomberg news, the owners of Scandinavian Tobacco Group are in talks with private equity firms about a possible sale of the company. According to unnamed sources of Bloomberg, CVC Capital Partners Ltd., Rhone Capital LLC and Pamplona Capital Management LLP, are bidding for the Copenhagen-based company Scandinavian Tobacco Group employs over 9,000 people in 20 countries and in 2010 merged with the cigar and pipe tobacco business of Swedish Match. […]
Darren Cioffi who owns Nashville, Tennessee based Principle cigars become the cigar-smoking champion by keeping a Montecristo No. 4 lit and smoking for 1 hour 55 minutes and 35 seconds. He beat the previous world record by 3 minutes and 25 seconds. According to Marko Bilic, founder of Mareva Cigar Club, the host the competition, “Cioffi is the best of the best, a true cigar aficionado who lives this passion in every way. He is exactly […]
A.J. FERNANDEZ TO INTRODUCE THE NEW WORLD CONNECTICUT EXCLUSIVELY FOR EVENT AT THE “CIGAR INN” (Miami, Florida) November 25, 2014— AJ Fernandez Cigars, known for producing consistently highly rated cigars will introduce a limited batch of New World Connecticut cigars for a one-night only sit down dinner event taking place at the world famous “Cigar Inn” located in New York City. Event will take place on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Cigar Inn located at 1016 2nd Ave. NY, NY 10022. New World […]
This afternoon The Cigar Authority learned that Padilla cigars will no longer be distributed by Oliva Cigars effective January 15th, 2015. In 2012, Oliva announced that it would take on both domestic and international distribution of the Padilla lines who had just announced that he was reducing the size of his portfolio. According to Ernesto Padilla, he will be taking over the distribution of his brand and Oliva will continue to make the brands they […]
Back on August 16th, The Blind Taste Test went on sale. A collaboration between 2GuysCigars.com, The Cigar Authority and the consumer. We pitted 8 cigars against each other with the band removed and rebanded with a number. You smoked the cigars on the blind and let us know the winner. We had 4 Nicaraguan, 3 Dominican and a Honduran Cigar for the event. There were a couple of surprises but without further adieu, here are […]
Drew Estate Announces Undercrown ShadyXV Premium Cigar And Partnership with Shady Records Estelí, Nicaragua – Drew Estate announced today the release of the Undercrown ShadyXV, a line extension to their coveted Undercrown line, produced in partnership with Shady Records. The NY and Detroit-based Shady Records celebrates their fifteenth anniversary in 2014 and will be working with Drew Estate on the release of the Undercrown ShadyXV. ShadyXV, a compilation celebrating the label’s anniversary and featuring greatest […]
The cigar once known as Mysterio which now goes by The Cigar Formerly Known as M or TCFKA “M” is set to release their 2014 Collectors Edition which will ship to retailers the first week of December. Measuring at 7 x 55 the cigar is more a work of art with the intricacies of exquisitely rolled tobaccos. The wrapper consists of Ecuador Connecticut Shade with Connecticut Broadleaf accents and a Dominican binder over fillers from Dominican […]