Each year 80 retailers and select manufacturers get together for a mini convention; TAA. The Tobacconist Association of America retailers also get their fair share of limited edition releases, with one of them being Asylum Nyctophilia. The cigar is all maduro from wrapper to binder, to filler. Making this cigar a triple maduro available in a 5 x 50, 6 x 60, and 7 x 70. The name is a reference to people who love […]
It seems that Perdomo has been coming out with one limited edition cigar after another. First there was the Perdomo Double Aged, followed by the Small Batch and now a cigar which follows the same schematic of those two releases with the exception that is it not limited. Available in three wrappers, each one is meant to pair with a specific type of beer, and today we look at the Connecticut which is specially blended to pair with […]
If there was one press release come out this year that had me wanting to try the cigar it was the AJ Fernandez New World Connecticut. According to the press release, “The New World Connecticut is a medium bodied cigar. Unlike the original New World, it will not be box pressed. Smokers of the New World Connecticut will experience notes of cream, wood, and almonds in a very well balanced and refined cigar. The MSRP […]
I was posed the question the other day, asking how come we haven’t reviewed any Cuban cigars on The Cigar Authority. At first I answered the question with the fact that they aren’t available in the United States, but I was pointed to the fact that our readership is global. So with that said I was given a Montecristo Edmundo to review, let’s see how the cigar fairs to my American palate. Cigar: Montecristo Size: 5.3 x […]
The Aging Room M20 is a limited production cigar from Boutique Blends and limited to 2,000 boxes. The name ffortissimo is musical, which has always been a love of brand owner Rafael Nodal and means loud. The cigar is the musical equivalent and is full-bodied. Cigar: Aging Room Ffortissimo Size: 5 3/4 x 47 (Perfecto/M20) Wrapper: San Andreas Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic Source: Boutique Blends Strength: Full The Look: The cigar features the classic small batch version of the Aging Room […]
This year, La Flor Dominicana let the members of the TAA vote on the cigar that would be known as the TAA 47. Store owners were given three vitals of the same blend to choose from at the TAA which took place in April at Casa de Campo in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Of the three vitolas; 5.5 x 52 robusto, 6.5 x 54 box-pressed torpedo and 6 x 60 the winning size was 5.5 […]
While certain publications have named the Oliva V Melanio cigar of the year, they aren’t exactly The Cigar Authority. So today we will look at a cigar that has shared the pages of bikini models and rolex watches. According to the Oliva website, “The Oliva Serie V Melanio is hand rolled using expertly fermented ligero fillers, leaves known for their robust and rich flavor. Five years in the making, this special cigar is sure to exceed a […]
Padron is a company big on numbers. The Padron 1964 Anniversario is a reference to the year Padron was founded. The 1926 Serie is for the year that Jose Orlando Padron was born, and today’s cigar was to celebrate his 80th birthday. Born in Pinar del Rio in Cuba. the patriarch of Padron is currently 89 years old. The perfecto Padron cigar is made with some of the oldest tobacco the company owns and it is […]
I decided today to take a trip down memory lane. You see over time I feel I have evolved as a cigar smoker, and while there were brands I smoked on a regular basis in my early years of cigar enjoyment, I have strayed away from them over time. Some of those reasons include the giant corporation wanting to destroy the little guy by not protecting brick & mortar pricing and realizing cigars that are […]
A cigar I have smoked a hundred times, but shockingly never reviewed until today as Jeremy Soares stopped by The Cigar Authority for a quick visit. La Duena is blended by Pete Johnson of Tatuaje fame. According to the My Father webpage, “For many years Janny Garcia has worked side by side with her father Don Pepin Garcia and her brother Jaime Garcia in building the family company. : After honoring Don Pepin with the […]