For fans of Arturo Fuente Christmas is the most wonderful time of year as the company begins sending out their limited release Anejo cigars. The Anejo features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper that ages inside Cognac barrels and for me when I first started smoking it was one of the cigars that I highly coveted. With 20 years of cigar smoking experience under my belt, does the cigar still warrant that? We review the Robusto size […]
Toward the end of November we named our Contender’s for the Cigar of the Year. The process begins with us sitting in a room, and discussing the cigars that came out in 2018. We argue, we debate, and we argue some more before settling on eight contenders. However, unlike the rest of the Cigar of the Year’s this is the only one where you get a vote on who wins. So far during the course […]
On the December 8th, 2018 episode of The Cigar Authority we featured a cigar from the care package and as has become custom we share the review of the La Aurora DNA. On the show we smoked the Churchill, but offer up to you a review of the Robusto. It’s a cigar that features Andullo tobacco that I enjoyed immensely. Cigar Review: La Aurora DNA Wrapper: Dominican Republic (Cibao Valley) Binder: Cameroon (Authentic from Africa) Filler: […]
Since 2014 Master blender and brand owner, Nicholas Melillo aka Nick R. Agua, has been working with choice farmers in the Connecticut River Valley to develop the Havana Seed CT #142 wrapper. Grown in the great state of Connecticut the seed is extremely rare and unlike any other tobacco in the world. Due to the incredible amount of oil from the plant, it takes 3 yrs to undergo the fermentation process to deliver cigar that delivers […]
According to Eduardo Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf, “First you crawl, then you walk and then you run. It’s a process you can’t skip or else it comes back to haunt you.” It’s some serious words to live by as we all want to run before we can walk, but until you understand the process, learn the process and utilize the process it becomes a recipe for disaster. Aganorsa Leaf is a company that is now […]
Earlier today we welcomed to The Cigar Authority podcast the Great-Grandson of Winston Churchill, Randolph Churchill. During the course of the show we smoked the Winston Churchill, Churchill cigar and has become customary after the show we share a full in-depth review of the cigar smoked on the show. This episode was a special occasion and as a result we smoked only the one cigar . Cigar: Winston Churchill Late Hour Wrapper: Habano Ecuador Binder: San Andres […]
Perdomo is a story of the American dream. During the Cuban revolution, Silvio Perdomo was arrested as an enemy of Fidel Castro and he would spend 15 years in jail before escaping to the United States. Meanwhile Nick Perdomo Sr. would fight against the guerrillas and would suffer multiple gunshot wounds. He would later escape to the United States as well, where his son would serve as an air traffic controller in the Navy before […]
Back in 1983 Arturo Fuente released the first cigar of the Hemingway line called the Signature. In 1988 it would be joined by other sizes and today it remains one of the top sellers for the Dominican Republic based cigar company. The cigar which usually features a Cameroon wrapper sees a release 1-2 times a year featuring a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. Today we offer up a review of the Classic Maduro. Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente […]
The award-winning Padron 1926 Serie premiered in 2002 to commemorate Jose O. Padron’s 75th birthday. The line contains refined tobacco aged five to ten years and it comes in a Natural and Maduro wrapper. Today on The Cigar Authority we offer up a review of the Maduro. Cigar Review: Padron 1926 Serie Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5.25 Ring Gauge: 56 Size: No. 9 The Look: Packaged in wooden boxes of 24 cigars the Padron 1926 Serie is laid out in two […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and on today’s episode of The Cigar Authority we announced the Contenders for Cigar of the Year. During the course of the show we smoked the 2016 winner, La Galera Connecticut. It was part of The Cigar Authority Care Pack and today we offer a full review of the cigar we enjoyed live on the podcast. Cigar Review: La Galera Connecticut Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Piloto Cubano, Criollo ’98, Dominican […]