In May at the Tobacco Products Expo (TPE) Aganorsa Leaf launched a new vitola in their popular Lunatic Habano blend. The Hombre Libre and according to Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf, “Toro is overall the most popular vitola and so it made sense to create one for our most popular brand.” Packaged in boxes of 28, Hombre Libre has arrived at retailers and it is today’s featured review. Cigar Review: JFR Lunatic Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6.25″ […]
La Gianna Angelic is back after a lengthy hiatus. There is nothing more polarizing in the cigar industry than a sweet tipped cigar. It joins the La Gianna Havana Natural and Maduro lines and is named after David Garofalo’s daughter, Gianna. The cigar is described as having a kiss of sweetness on the cap of the cigar, and admittedly, reluctantly, we lit one up when the arrived. For today’s review we are now smoking our […]
According to a press release, “As disruptors of the status quo, Camacho Cigars, the makers of the boldest cigars in the world are proud to announce the latest addition to our arsenal: Camacho Factory Unleashed. Manifesting the DNA of “Where Bold is Born,” this blend roars strength and character that can barely be contained by the prized wrapper that houses it. The bold intensity and unconventional craftsmanship of our state-of-the-art factory in Honduras is showcased in this multi-regional blend […]
It’s a story we have seen before. A manufacturer connects with a celebrity who wants to make a cigar and the project gets done. This story however is slightly different. On the TV Show America’s Got Talent Sal Valentinetti was set to perform with his relative Tommie Romola off the side of the stage with host Nick Cannon. During the scenes in which Tommie was present it was obvious he was smoking a large ring gauge […]
For cigar geeks like myself, TAA Releases are like a Christmas gift come early. This year the first TAA I’ve smoked award goes to Kristoff Cigars with their release of 685 Woodland. The cigar shares its name with the home Glen Case lived in until the age of 21. Released only to members of the TAA this cigar might have a familiar sound to it and that is because back in 2013, the first ever […]
Noel Rojas is based out of Texas but it comes by way of Cuba having left his homeland to follow the American Dream. Living in Miami, Noel and I struck up a friendship with both of us struggling with each others language but finding a common bond of cigars. Today he is currently making his cigars with Tabacalera Flor de San Luis S.A. in Esteli, Nicaragua. Rumor has it he is currently renovating a building […]
In January of 2020, The Cigar Authority podcast send out a sample of a cigar to their care package members that was in consideration to become the new Abuelo cigar in the United Cigar Group portfolio. That cigar was met with overwhelming positive comments and the cigar went into production. Now shortly after our own David Garofalo became a grandfather, the cigar has reached the market. Abuelo means grandfather in Spanish and the Abuelo cigar […]
I first met Noel Rojas of Rojas Cigars in Miami where the two of us developed a friendship. He came to the states after he left Cuba where he was once arrested for peddling cigars on the street. Not wanting to work in the industry the government had placed him in, he decided to leave his homeland. From the first time I met him, his dream was to own his own cigar company. Through years […]
In 2006, David Garofalo had an idea to create a cigar that had a fuse attached to it and call it the Firecracker. The cigar has seen a variety of limited editions since its release but the one thing that has been constant is the regular production United Cigars Firecracker. This year, the cigar gets rebranded and reboxed giving it a more finished and polished look. The regular production comes to us from the Dominican […]