Another show in the can, giggity. As has become custom we feature a full in-depth review of a cigar smoked on the show usually from the Cigar Authority Care Package. This week that cigar is the Eiroa CBT. The Eiroa CBT, which stands for Capa, Banda, Tripa is all maduro. The wrapper, binder, and filler is made up of tobacco that can be classified as Maduro. A Maduro as defined from Christian is, “A tobacco […]
This weekend on The Cigar Authority podcast, we are welcoming to the show Nicholas Melillo also know as Nick. R. Agua. He’s the owner of Foundation Cigar Company and he originally hails from the state of Connecticut. In addition to smoking his new Havana Seed CT #142 we will discuss the history of tobacco in the state. In order to get ourselves in the mood we decided to fire up a Wiseman Maduro Corona Gorda […]
Earlier this month the 2013 vintage of the Byron XIX Grand Poemas was released to retailers via United Cigars. Available only in 200 boxes the cigars are offered in humidors designed by Nelson Alfonso of Selected Tobacco. According to Oliver Nivaud the Director of Sales for United Cigars “This is a beautifully blended cigar offering richer notes of cedar and molasses. After resting these cigars for five years, post roll, you can truly experience the complex maturity.” […]
On the January 19th episode of The Cigar Authority we smoked a cigar in the second hour that was part of The Cigar Authority Care Package. As has become customary we feature that cigar in an in-depth review. The Tosacano Originale comes from Italy and it is distributed in the USA by Miami Cigar & Company. In the past we’ve had brand ambassador Michael Cappellini on the show and if you want to go back […]
At the end of 2018 we saw the first Limited Edition for 2019 from Davidoff with the Year of the Pig and it continues in 2019 with the release of the Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2019. The cigar is described as being inspired by Winston Churchill’s sense of travel and is limited to 3,500 boxes in the United States. According to Davidoff, “Every draw a souvenir from a treasured location. Winston understood the joy of […]
Located in Hampshire, England on 5,000 acres sits Highclere Castle. The castle was made famous in modern culture due to the series Downton Abbey where it served as the principle filming location. The Highclere Castle cigar was crafted by master blender, Nicholas Melillo owner of Foundation Cigar Company. It is inspired by the style and flavor profile of cigars imported by the earlier Earls of Carnarvon to Highclere Castle at the turn of the 19th century. […]
On The Cigar Authority podcast we fired up a cigar from the Care Package. It’s become custom to offer up a full review of a cigar we feature on the show as soon as the podcast comes to a close and today we continue that trend with the Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged Connecticut. Cigar Review: Perdomo Habano Barrel Aged Size: 5 x 54 (Robusto) Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua (Condega Aged 4 Years, Jalapa Aged 5 Years […]
The brand owners of RoMa Craft Tobac had two things in common before meeting. They both had lived in Texas, and they were both passionate about cigars. Mike Rosales had his Costa Rican Imports company producing cigars, while Skip Martin had his cigar shop in Galveston before being destroyed by Hurricane Ike. Eventually they would cross paths and create the brand called RoMa Craft and build a factory in Nicaragua called Nica Sueno. Today we […]
According to Steve Saka, Sin Compromiso is the result of over three years’ of experimental black tobacco harvests in Mexico, Ecuador and Nicaragua and the culmination of Steve Saka’s experiences as a cigar blender. The marquee’s name translates to ‘no compromise’ and that is the exact approach he took when creating this cigar. This blend is a direct reflection of all the skills he has learned and developed over the last twenty plus years. Cigar Review: Sin Compromiso Wrapper: San […]
On The Cigar Authority this week we smoked a cigar that was the first care package cigar for the new year. We lit up the La Galera 1936 Box Pressed and has become customary following the show we offer a full review of a featured cigar. La Galera comes to us from Jochy Blanco’s Indian Head Cigars. This is a name you should know as Jochy is one of the biggest growers of tobacco in […]