According to the Oliva Cigar website, “Serie O is a Nicaraguan Puro. Made in the original Cuban tradition of growing the same Habano seed in diverse regions of the country to produce a distinct blend. This blend was achieved by growing Habano in Esteli, Condega and Jalapa Valley.” It’s a cigar that goes way back with the original release featuring a cloth band and a box that resembled a toilet seat. Cigar Review: Oliva Serie O […]
If you listened to The Cigar Authority podcast this past weekend we smoked today’s cigar in the second hour of the show. It’s a cigar that debuted back in 2002 as part of the Drew Estate Subculture movement and now it returns once again as a Two Guys Smoke Shop exclusive. According to Jonathan Drew, “David and the crew at Two Guys are not just amigos of the Subculture Movement, they are friends. This is the […]
On this weeks episode we welcomed Zev Kaminetsky from Royal Agio to he show. Royal Agio is the maker of the Balmoral Anejo XO and it was part of the June Care Package. As has become custom we offer this in-depth review of the cigar we featured on the number 1 cigar podcast on the internet, The Cigar Authority. Cigar Review: Balmoral Anejo XO Wrapper: Brazil Arapiraca Sun-Grown Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Brazil, Dominican Republic & Nicaragua Length: 6″ […]
The Eiroa First 20 Years gets a TAA Exclusive. This Diadema uses a Mexican seed grown in Honduras at the Eiroa family farm called Finca Corojo for the wrapper. The binder and fillers include a special varietal of tobacco called La Victoria that is being grown on Generoso Eiroa’s farm named La Victoria marking the first time in 60 years that the seed has been harvested. Today we review the Eiroa The First 20 Years […]
Julius Caeser is the pioneer and founder of the J.C. Newman Cigar Company. Born in 1875 in a small Hungarian village, J.C. and his family sailed across the Atlantic in 1888 in search of the American Dream. To celebrate J.C.s 135th birthday the company created a third Diamond Crown, a cigar that honors J.C., whose likeness appears on the cigar label. Today we fire up the Corona size in the line. Cigar Review: Julius Caeser Wrapper:Havana Seed […]
The history of the limited edition TAA can be traced back to 2011 when Tatuaje released the first one for retailers of the Tobacconist Association of America. This year Tatuaje celebrates the 50th Anniversary with their 8th release. Limited to 2,500 boxes, it’s one of the most sought after limited edition TAA cigars. Cigar Review: Tatuaje TAA Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Rosado Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 52 Size: Robusto The Look: The Tatuaje TAA 50th comes in a slide top cabinet […]
Fogata, meaning bonfire or campfire in Spanish, was the inspiration for today’s cigar which has its roots within the original Syncro line. Some changes were made to the blend which created a whole new cigar smoking experience. At it’s time of release the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Innovation said, “AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata delivers new frontiers in cigar experiences. Pulsing with the rhythm of Nicaragua’s more intense Esteli and Condega tobaccos and […]
I am not sure how it is in your neck of the woods, but right now in New Hampshire we are stuck in a worker’s nightmare. It’s hot and sunny during the week with temperatures being in the mid 80’s here. However this weekend when I had off it was in the mid 50’s as a high with rain and overcast skies. Not exactly the perfect weather to enjoy a day off one would work […]
The Neanderthal SGP which stands for Shallow Gene Pool was one of the cigars we featured on this weeks episode of The Cigar Authority. It was part of the care package and has become customary we offer a post show full review of the cigar. Cigar: Neanderthal Wrapper: San Andreas (Mexico) Binder: Broadleaf (US Connecticut) Filler: U.S. Pennsylvania Double Ligero, Nicaraguan (Conega, Jalapa, Pueblo Nuevo, Esteli), Dominican Republic (Olor) Length: 4.5 Ring Guage: 52 Size: SGP The Look: Packaged in 15 count […]
Fact is the top three selling cigar sizes are Robusto, Toro, and Gordo. But if you look on social media it would appear the top-selling cigar sizes are Corona and Lancero. Does the social media cigar connoisseur know something you may not. Much to the dismay of our own David Garofalo I will reach for a Lancero or Corona more often than not, but why? For me the answer is the fact that the majority of the […]