According to the Bandolero website; “Cigar history has followed a difficult path between crime and pleasure. Demonized on arrival to Europe, in which latter tobacco trade was monopolized. The success of the tobacco expansion is explained by the attempts of [being] controlled.” This past weekend Nelson Alfonso was a guest on The Cigar Authority where it was disclosed that the smaller the size, the stronger the cigar and David Garofalo told me to try the […]
Cigar Reviews
According to the local rep in an interview at IPCPR the Avo Classic Covers Volume II is based on the Avo Heritage blend. The cigars come in boxes that look like records that are held closed by magnets making them not retailer friendly but collectible for the end-user. The inaugural release aka Volume 1 sold out in record time and scored a 91 back in April. Today we look at Volume 2. Cigar Review: Avo Classic Covers […]
While it rains outside in biblical proportions we take a look at the new La Flor Dominicana La Nox. As cigar manufacturer after cigar manufacturer rolls through Two Guys Smoke Shop that is celebrating their 30th Anniversary I got to talk with Tony Gomez the son of Litto Gomez who created the cigar. Unlike many manufacturers who first create a concept and then a cigar that goes with it, Tony decided to break the mold […]
This week our friend Rudy from Canada who is in our chat room every Saturday as “cigarsonist” during the live broadcast of our podcast is in town for Two Guys Smoke Shop 30th Anniversary shindig tomorrow night. Having heard on the show that I’ve been looking for a Cuban lancero he brought with him two as a gift. One of which was today’s review which is one of three cigars on my bucket list. The […]
Today’s cigar was represented when it was first release by Paul Giacalone in the Northeast. If the name is familiar to you; he was also the owner of Gloucester Street Cigars which is well-known in cigar geek circles for the Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin. Debuting in 2002, One Off is made by Nestor Plasencia for Italian cigar lover Andrea Molinari. The tobacco was from first generation Cuban seed from Robaina. Paul was at the taping of The […]
As we reported yesterday via this website and the The Cigar Authority Podcast, back in 2010 at the Two Guys Smoke Shop 25th Anniversary cigar was released without any fanfare as to who created the cigar. The event was the classic Anniversary party where a Rolls Royce Silver Spur was given away joining past prizes such as a DeLorean similar to that of Back to the Future, a tanker of gas and a Hummer. This year […]
We were sitting around today at work talking about how much the cigar industry has changed over the years and one of the conversations was about cigars that people went crazy for. One of these cigars was the Arturo Fuente Short Story. I remember seeing them in the late 90’s early parts of 2000 for up to $20 a cigar as they were hard to find and a box never sat on the shelf in […]
This morning Bob Moreno and Edgar of La Palina Cigars rolled through the offices of The Cigar Authority this morning en route to a meeting and as usually some goodies were brought for us to smoke one of which is the Lancero which will be featured as today’s review. According to the La Palina website, “The La Palina Classic is a noteworthy blend that will become a staple in your humidor. This medium-bodied cigar has […]
This weekend on The Cigar Authority we will discuss the winners of The 2015 Cigar Trophy Awards as presented by Cigar Journal magazine. Last year it feels as if the awards were dominated by Flor de Selva and Maya Selva Cigars who this year began to make a push to improve their footprint in the American market. The company which is headed by Maya Selva, a Franco-Honduran; began selling cigars in France in 1995 and […]
As part of the General Cigar; the new Bolivar and Ramon Allones are being marketed as part of Foundry Tobacco Company which is headed up by Michael Giannini. I received samples from Victoria McKee of General Cigar last week and the Bolivar piqued my interest enough to do a full review… According to the press release, “It starts with an optical lesson in history. Right on the box. Bolivar cigars are named for Simon Bolivar. […]