As we eagerly await the Sin Compromiso from Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust we decided to look at the brand that started it all for him in his solo career, Sobremesa. It’s a word that doesn’t really really have an English translation, but its best described as the time spent around the dinner table before the dishes are cleared and done. When you kick back, and enjoy the conversation with those around you and […]
United Cigar Group is the company that distributes Selected Tobacco in the United States and today’s cigar is part of the United Cigar portfolio. It shares the name of the company of which Oliver Nivaud is the National Sales Manager. It’s a box pressed cigar available in two different wrappers with the first being a lighter Connecticut Broadleaf while the Maduro, today’s cigar features Connecticut Broadleaf #1 Darks. Cigar Review: United Cigar Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf #1 Darks […]
7-20-4 is a brand that dates back to 1874 when it got it’s start at the RG Sullivan Cigar Factory. In 1963 the factory shut down when the Cuban Embargo created a supply issue for the company. Today, the factory still stands in Manchester, NH with the words cigar factory across the top of it, but it now houses businesses unrelated to the industry. In 2006, the brand would be resurrected by Kurt Kendall and […]
Toscano Cigars first came to be in 1815, but had it not been for Christopher Columbus traveling to America in 1492 history may have written a different story. In 1868, the company was making 140 million cigars a year. The Originale was the first cigar made by Toscano but in 1970 the company stopped producing them when they abandoned hand rolled cigars. Fortunately in 1985, due to a strong response from consumers the company decided […]
As has become custom following the airing of The Cigar Authority we share an in-depth review of a cigar we smoked on the show. Today that cigar comes from the care package as we look at the Oliva Serie O. The care package contained a Toro, and we smoked the Robusto for review and I can say the notes are spot on identical. Cigar Review: Oliva Serie O Wrapper: Nicaragua Sun Grown Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 50 […]
Selected Tobacco is a company that is built around three brands. Two of those brands, Atabey and Byron have grown in popularity since Oliver Nivaud was made Director of Sales for United Cigar the company that handles distribution. The third brand, Bandolero hasn’t gotten its share of recognition and we feel that is an injustice. Today, we fire up the Bandolero Picaros and offer up our review of the cigar made in Costa Rica by […]
As we wait for some new products to hit the shelves after the IPCPR trade show next week we were at a loss what to smoke today. So with some samples of upcoming releases on our desk we looked for something short with a value price attached to it. The answer was Illusione *R* Rothschildes. Cigar Review: Illusione RothschildesWrapper: San AndresBinder: NicaraguaFiller: NicaraguaLength: 4.5″Ring Gauge: 50Vitola: Rothchilde The Look: Packaged in a cedar box containing a wheel of 50 cigars, the Illusione *R* […]
Today on The Cigar Authority we were joined by Klaaus Pieter Kelner of Davidoff Cigars. As has become customary we feature an in-depth review of one of the cigar featured on one of the most recent episodes of The Cigar Authority. This we offer up a review of the Davidoff Series 702 Special R which was part of The Cigar Authority care package. On the show we also previewed the 2018 IPCPR in Las Vegas. […]
According to AVO Cigars, “The AVO 22 30 Years release is a devoted collector’s dream come true coming as the third release in the AVO 30 Years Collection. Avo Uvezian’s personal blend, AVO 22, is a notoriously complex cigar encased in a modern take on the original cylindrical packaging, bringing a contemporary look and feel to an unprecedented fan favorite. Just like the original release from 2002, each unit features a unique production tag containing special information […]
As we approach IPCPR 2018 packaging changes seem to be the common thread as many companies make changes for the proposed FDA warning labels that are slated to take place on August 10th. As a result today, July 3rd Omar de Frias of Fratello announced new packaging for it Bianco and Original lines. Along with this change the original Fratello line launched in 2013 will receive a new name. “We had envisioned this change a […]