In 1903, La Aurora opened their doors becoming the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic. Founded by Eduardo Leon Jimenes the company has remained family owned where it is run today by Guillermo Leon. In 2018, La Aurora celebrated their 115th anniversary and announced the release of the 115 Anniversary. In typical Latin America fashion, the cigar arrived in 2019. The cigars are available as a Belicoso in a 15 count box and as […]
Earlier this year Aganorsa Leaf announced the return of the Aganorsa Leaf Habano which was formerly known as Tabsa Habano. The cigar was rebranded to fit with the existing Aganorsa line including the Cigar of the Year Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut. The cigar has begun appearing on retail shelves including 2GuysCigars.com and today we offer our review of the Short Churchill. Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Habano Wrapper: Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua (Criollo ’98, Corojo ’99) Length: 6.5″ Ring Gauge: 48 Size: Short Churchill The Look: The […]
During the second hour of The Cigar Authority episode titled, “What is the TAA?” we smoked a cigar called NPD-52S. The only person that knew what it was when we started was David Garofalo. By the end of the show both Ed Sullivan and Barry Stein figured out what the cigar was. We also found out what NPD-52S stood for thanks to a representative for the company who informed us it was “New Product Distribution”. […]
One of the most sought after Davidoff cigars of the past has been the Robusto Real Especiales 7. The cigar has finally made its return to Davidoff retailers around the world. When the cigar was launched back in 2004 some said using more than four filler leaves makes rolling cigars with consistent draws more challenging. Davidoff pushed the norms and blended this cigar with 5 filler tobaccos. Once you add the binder and wrapper the grows […]
The AVO LE 19 is the seventh installment of the Improvisation Series. According to Davidoff, Avo Uvezian broke conventions as the first cigar manufacturer to produce an annual Limited Edition. In honor of his legacy they decided to “break the mold” with this release. As a result the cigars are packaged in boxes inspired by the box pressed cigar molds used to shape them. The cigar is limited to just 2,500 boxes in the US Market and is blended by Master Blender Eladio Diaz and Henke Kelner.
With the 2019 TAA coming to a close today, March 21, 2019 we figured we would take a look back at the 2018 of the TAA Exclusive from La Flor Dominicana. Earlier this week it was announced that the company would release the TAA 50th Segundo Edition later this year in both a natural and Maduro format. Cigar Review: LFD TAA 50th Golden “Oro” Anniversary Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Habano Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic (Including Criollo ’99 […]
If you listen to Steve Saka this is one cigar he did not want to make but had his hand forced to satisfy the passionate fans of Lancero sticks. I consider myself one of those fans, but lets face it no one can force Saka to do something he doesn’t want to do. The cigar which is named #NLMTHA stands for “Now Leave Me The Hell Alone” provides a great story and from a marketing stand point […]
This weekend on The Cigar Authority podcast/vodcast we welcomed to the show Mike Rosales and Skip Martin the collective entity known as RoMa Craft Tobac cigars. On the show we fired up the Intemperance Avarice which was part of The Cigar Authority Care Package. As has become customary we offer up a full cigar review of that cigar here on the website. Cigar Review: Intemperance BA XXIWrapper: Brazil ArapiracaBinder: IndonesiaFiller: Dominican Republic, NicaraguaLength: 4.5″Ring Gauge: 52Vitola: Avarice (Robusto) The Look: The Intemperance from RoMaCraft […]
Like many cigar makers Ernesto Perez-Carrillo can trace his history back to Cuba where his father was born in 1904. His father rolled and sold penny cigars in the streets of Havana before working as a tobacco buyer for many years. In 1948 he purchased El Credito, a factory in the city of Havana. Then the Cuban revolution began and the factory was confiscated by the government and the family fled to Miami, Florida. For […]
The name Alma Fuerte translates to Strong Soul and the cigar which was released to rave reviews has seen the release of the Robustus 1. It is our understanding that the cigar has been released in limited numbers with a full release expected at the 2019 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The cigar joins existing sizes Néstor IV (6 1/4 x 54 Toro), Generación V: (7 x 58 Salomon) and Sixto II: 6 x 60 (Hexágano). Cigar Review: Plasencia […]