There are cigars, and then there are cigars. For me Atabey is a cigar that stands above all else. It’s a cigar that has consistently gotten a 100 rating here on The Cigar Authority and it has gotten accolades by others in the industry as well. At the 2019 IPCPR Atabey introduced a new size to the market named Idolos which measures 4 x 55. The name Idolos as you would guess translates to Idols. […]
Aganorsa Leaf has added three unique perfecto sizes to the JFR Lunatic brand. The sub-brand is known as Lunatic Loco and it consists of three Nicaraguan perfectos featuring shade-grown Corojo Maduro wrapper grown in Jalapa. According to Max Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf, “Some have told us that growing Maduro capa like this is in Nicaragua is impossible and unrewarding. I guess you can call us crazy because we believed we could create a Maduro unlike […]
Founded in 2011 by Reinier Lorenzo HVC was started as a way of paying homage to Havana City, where he lived for most of his life. The HVC goal is to keep the Cuban tradition of hand-made cigars alive and well with products that are inspired by the cigar tradition of Cuba, specifically Havana City, while incorporating the customs of their adopted U.S. home. Today we review the La Rosa 520 which was the address of the […]
In 2011 Jeff Borysiewicz began growing tobacco in Claremont, Florida. It was the first time since 1977 that a farm in Florida grew tobacco for use in cigars. For nearly 175 years, Florida had a rich and storied history of growing some of the world’s finest cigar tobacco. It is with this tobacco from Jeff’s farm that Willy Herrera of Drew Estate blended the Florida Sun Grown cigar, the first cigar in decades to feature […]
Since 2008 Oliva V has released a limited edition Maduro wrapper each summer. The line has been highly sought after by cigar enthusiasts each year it has been released. This year the Oliva Cigar Company has announced that the cigar will be an ongoing yearly release in four sizes limited to 6,000 boxes per size. The four sizes available are a Double Robusto (5.5 x 54), Toro (6 x 50), Torpedo (6 x 54) and […]
According to industry studies premium shade grown cigars out sell all other premium cigars nearly 4:1. If you live on social media, this is something you wouldn’t be aware of as companies like RoMaCraft and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust rule the bandwidth with their full bodied cigars. When Steve Saka announced the release of Sobremesa Brulee, a shade grown cigar I was surprised because it is not what his reputation was built on. According to […]
At the 2019 IPCPR in Las Vegas, AVO Cigars unveiled the Unexpected Series which is limited to 1,500 boxes world-wide. Four different cigars in one size with a different blend. Moment which is made from aromatic tobacco grown in the Dominican Republic. Passion which features a tobacco leaf aged for 25 years. Celebration which is rolled then left to age for 6 years and today’s review Tradition which features rare native tobacco from Peru. Cigar […]
One June 8, 2018 the cigar industry lost a dear friend in Eric P. Hanson. Since his passing Hammer + Sickle has strived to continue the path laid out before them by Hanson, led by Erik Wentworth the Executive Vice President of Klin Tobacco. The passing of our dear friend was a difficult time, but now we look back on the life of Eric P. Hanson via stories he would tell and his endless barrage […]
Tony Serino has been in the cigar industry for more than 20 years. You may not have heard of him until 2016 when he launched Serino cigars and then in 2017 his son Carson launched Wayfarer and in 2018, Taino. This year at the 2019 IPCPR they showed off the Serino Vintage 2012 which is limited to only 1,000 cigars made. They were rolled 3 years ago by three-pairs of rollers at La Corona Cigars, […]
For the past 6 years Crowned Heads has offered a cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America that shares the same TAA initials. Like years past The Angel’s Anvil is made at Tabacalera a Alianza S.A. under the supervision of Ernest Perez-Carrillo. This year the cigar is limited to 1,000 boxes and it serves as today’s review on The Cigar Authority. Cigar Review: The Angel’s Anvil by Crowned Heads Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca Binder: Ecuador Sumatra Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6 1/8″ […]