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 […]
Originally released in October of 2013, The Davidoff of Geneva 25th Anniversary was limited to 3,000 boxes. The cigar was released to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the creation of Davidoff of Geneva which was created to allow the Swiss company the ability to enter the US market after the company left Cuba over issues on how its cigars were made. As luck would have it Two Guys Smoke Shop still had 6 in […]
Nelson Alfonso is a rising star in the cigar industry who is most famous for his design on the Cohiba Behike among other Cuban brands. Here in the USA, he is known as the creator of the Padron humidor as well as the owned of Selected Tobaccos which makes Atabey. Bandolero and today’s review Byron. The cigar which we discussed on last weeks The Cigar Authority podcast is a new line extension of the Serie […]
Today’s review is sort of a #ThrowbackThursday. You see, back in mid 90’s one of the hottest cigars was the Cusano Hermanos. And the cigar showed up this week where I happen to work, Two Guys Smoke Shop. According to David Garafolo, he got a call from a “higher up guy” at Davidoff who told him they had located a couple hundred boxes in their warehouse from way back. How far back? These cigars are more […]