On the January 24th episode of The Cigar Authority we lit up a cigar from the care package, Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut. It served as our 2018 Cigar of the Year. As has become customary we share an in-depth featured review of the care package cigar every Saturday. Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut Wrapper: Ecuador Connectiuct Binder: Nicaragua (Aganorsa) Filler: Nicaragua (Aganorsa) Length: 5″ Ring Guage: 50 Size: Robusto The Look: The Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut is laid out in two rows of ten cigars. […]
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In 2018 the members of The Cigar Authority began talking about who had the best meatball between David Garofalo, Mr. Jonathan Barbeau, Ed Sullivan and yours truly Barry Stein. But then something happened where Steve Saka joined the debate and an event was held in January of 2019 where we each would make 50 meatballs and guest of an event at Two Guys Smoke Shop would get to vote for the winner. Steve Saka wound […]
This past weekend on The Cigar Podcast we fired up a cigar from the prime care package, Sobremesa. Sobremesa, “over the table” has no precise English translation, perhaps because there is no cultural equivalent in the US. It is an idiom used among the Latin culture to describe the leisurely time spent table side after you have finished dining but before you rise. It is the experience of lingering casually with family and friends in […]
This past weekend we welcomed Michael Cappellini of Toscano Cigars to The Cigar Authority where we smoked the Garibaldi which was part of the January Care Package. According to the Toscano website the cigar was born of a a brilliant idea by Mario Soldati, the TOSCANO® Garibaldi cigar was introduced in 1982 to celebrate the centenary of the death of the Italian hero. Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general and a patriot who contributed […]
The Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua comes to us from Rafael Nodal’s Boutique Blends which is now part of Altadis and is made at the AJ Fernandez in Nicaragua. This cigar is the first in the line not to be produced by Jochy Blanco in the Dominican Republic. Cigar Review: Aging Room Quattro Nicraragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Espressivo (Robusto) The Look: The Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua comes packaged in an orange box which stands out on the […]
Rocky Patel, an accomplished lawyer has achieved fame in the cigar industry. He has used that fame to fight for our cigar rights be it in the halls of the senate or in front of the cameras on Fox News. He is a true friend of cigar smokers everywhere. Today we fire up a cigar that has received high ratings since 2015 in major publications but it hasn’t been reviewed here on The Cigar Authority […]
Cigar companies usually wait until their 10th Anniversary to celebrate with an anniversary release. But that wasn’t insane enough for Asylum, so they opted to celebrate their 7th anniversary with the release of Asylum Seven. A limited edition cigar that was limited to just 1,000 boxes of 20 in two sizes. 7 x 70 an infamous size that was taken to the mainstream by Tom Lazuka and 11/18 an iconic size made by Christina Eiroa […]
Today I look at a new addition to the shelves of 2GuysCigars.com. Since it’s release I’ve looked forward to running into the rep for Altadis USA. Ever since he handed me one, I was hooked. In my travels around the USA, I would grab one if I saw them on the shelf. Now, they are at my fingertips on a regular basis. The Belicoso is the only size that is box pressed in the portfolio […]
This week we welcomed Jim Price from CLE/Asylum to the show where we smoked the first cigar from the January Care Package. It’s the follow up to the original Corojo release which features two different formats of the same the same cigar in the same box. The Medulla is a round cigar, where the Oblongata is box pressed and today we review the Maduro version. Cigar Review: Asylum Medulla Oblongata Wrapper: San Andres Maduro Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras Length: 5″ […]
Back in October of 2019 we took a look at the Sungrown version of this cigar and we were blown away by it awarding it a 95 rating. Today we take a look at the Maduro version which is a Nicaraguan Puro. According to the company website, the Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage Limited Edition Box-Pressed is hand-crafted using the top five percent of the Perdomo family’s estate grown tobaccos from their prestigious Finca Natalie Farm […]