The latest from Aladino features a Habano wrapper over Corojo binder and fillers all grown at the company’s farm, Finca Corojo in Danli, Honduras. All the cigars in this release were rolled in 2015-2016 giving them aging of up to 5 years. For now the cigar is available only as a 4.5″ x 48 Rothschild with additional sizes slated in 2021. According to the company, the cigars are a throwback to the golden era of Cuban […]
Atabey comes to us from Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco and it’s story should be known by all. It begins with the Taino Indians who would sit in a circle called a Cohiba where they would send their prayers to the leader of the tribe known as the Behike. He would then take those prayers and offer them to the Goddess Atabey. For me, Atabey is the most iconic brand in existence today and it has […]
According to Davidoff’s press release, “The Capa Dominicana wrapper leaf which has been aged for over 10 years delivers a rich creaminess with some spices and showcases a beautiful oily, and rich brown color. By adding a binder leaf aged over 8 years and Dominican filler tobaccos aged up to 6.5 years, Davidoff has opened its deep vault of tobaccos to unveil a true sensation of taste. The aging of tobaccos for up to 10 years results in […]
On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 10am (Eastern Time) the Perdomo Firecracker launched as The Cigar Authority welcomed Nick & Nicholas Perdomo to the show where they joined us live in studio. Originally, the Firecracker was a Two Guys Smoke Shop exclusive that has been made by the likes of Don Pepin Garcia, Tatuaje (M80), La Flor Dominicana, RoMaCraft, Fratello, Steve Saka and Kristoff. The last couple of years the cigar has transitioned from a […]
AVO Maduro was discontinued in 2015 when Davidoff decided to rebrand and repackage the line. In 2018, Davidoff would release the Maduro blend as a limited edition for the 30th Anniversary of the AVO with 600 boxes in four different sizes . Now in 2020, AVO cigars honors the first blend composed by AVO Uvezian by re-releasing the popular AVO Maduro. To create a more intense smoking experience, this blend changes the tempo on AVO […]
Originally released in four sizes, the Aladino Maduro is now available in a Corona format. In 2017, The Cigar Authority named the original Aladino our Cigar of the Year. Not since Kasey Kasem hosted the Top 40 has there been a succession of hits like this. In 2018 came the Maduro, 2019 the Corojo Reserva and 2020 the Cameroon. Additionally, this year saw the Maduro get a line extension with the introduction of the Corono […]
A lot of people think Aladino is a new company, but the fact is the factory that produces the tobacco has been around a very long time. Julio Eiroa the patriarch of the Eiroa family has been growing Corojo tobacco since the 1960s and was an integral part of the pre-Davidoff Camacho era. Now Aladino takes things to the next level with Honduran grown Cameroon tobacco, a project that Justo and Julio Eiroa have been […]
According to the Aganorsa Leaf Press Release, JFR Lunatic Torch is a rare brush foot cigar with the wrapper missing from the first half inch of the stick. This exposes the binder and filler allowing you to taste the signature Aganorsa Leaf tobacco before joining the wrapper. According to Terence Reilly VP of Sales for Aganorsa Lead, “Lunatic Torch is an incredible blend that offers the opportunity to see how our Corojo 99 wrapper impacts […]
The Unstolen Valor is the fifth installment of the Muestra de Saka series following in order, Exclusivo (6 x 52), Nacatamale (6 x 48), Unicorn (6.25 x 60 Perfecto), #NLMTHA (7 x 38). It is also the first time the cigar has not been blended by Steve Saka, although he had the final say on the release cigar. The story goes that Saka asked Raul Disla of Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. to make four blends […]
The Tobacconists’ Association of America meets in the early spring every year and for cigar smokers it means the release of some exclusive limited edition cigars. The cigars are limited to shops that are a member of the TAA such as Two Guys Smoke Shop in New Hampshire. In 2019, La Flor Dominicana released the La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Segunda Edition Toro in both Sun Grown and Maduro wrappers. The cigar is based on […]