As have become custom at The Cigar Authority after each podcast we share a full review of a cigar we smoked on the show. Today’s review is from the Care Package and is the Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc. Cigar: Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Ecuador Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6 Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Toro The Look: While the blend has changed from the cigar that was released in 1995, the wrapper remains the same on this Reserva Blanc. It’s a […]
The Don Carlos is named in honor of its legendary creator and Fuente family patriarch Carlos Fuente, Sr. Earlier this year a print publication named the Don Carlos Eye of the Shark its cigar of the year today’s review the Don Carlos Belicoso shares some similarities with that cigar. Both are a belicoso and both are part of the Don Carlos line. One is box pressed and one is not. So today we smoke the Don […]
One of the most popular limited edition releases from RoMa Craft is El Catador de Las Petite Coronas. Thankfully one of my favorites from that sampler pack is available as a regular release and today we look at that cigar. The word Intemperance is defined as “lack of moderation, excessive indulgence” and that sums up me and this vitola. Cigar Review: Intemperance Wrapper: Brazil Arapiraca Binder: Indonesia Filler: Nicaragua, Dominican Republic Length: 4″ Ring Gauge: 46 Size: Intrigue (Petit Corona) The Look: The Intemperance […]
How many of us would be able to move to another country with nothing and be able to built an empire and legacy for ourselves and our family? Not many, and Jose Orlando Padron beat the odds to do it for his family. Earning a mere $60 every month in government aid for Cuban refugees he went to work as a carpenter. That work, led him to save up $600 and start a cigar brand […]
As has become customary on The Cigar Authority the Saturday following the podcast we feature an in-depth review of the cigar we smoked on the episode. We try to feature a cigar from the care package which is currently available for purchase via 2GuysCigars.com on behalf of show. Cigar Review: Guardian of the Farm Wrapper: Nicaragua Corojo ’99 (Jalapa) Binder: Nicaragua Corojo ’99 Filler: Nicaraguan Criollo ’98 and Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 Length: 5.25″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: JJ (Robusto) The […]
Today’s review is of a cigar introduced back in 2007. That’s a big statement that a cigar 11 years later still demands attention. According to the Oliva website, “Serie V is a complex blend of Nicaraguan long filler tobaccos. Blended with specially fermented Jalapa Valley ligero, and finished with a high priming Habano Sun Grown Wrapper.” Let’s see how it reviews here on The Cigar Authority Cigar Review: Oliva V Size: 6 x 60 (Special V Figurado) […]
Yesterday I got to sit down for a bit with Dylan Austin from Davidoff Cigars where he showed off some new promotional material from Davidoff that showcases a rating from The Cigar Authority. When he left, part of the team we sat with left behind a 4 pack of Davidoff Special R 702 and I decided to take one out and light ie up. After all, bloggers will be bloggers. Cigar Review: Davidoff 702 Series Special […]
At the end of 2017 we named the original Aladino Cigar of the Year. So the obvious question is how do you follow that up? JRE Tobacco believes the answer is the Aladino Maduro, which got it’s official global release this past weekend on The Cigar Authority podcast. JRE Tobacco is the company owned by the father and son team of Julio and Justo Eiroa, and the cigars are made in Honduras. The cigar is […]
The La Galera Habano comes to us from Tabacalera Palma. While that company might not be known outside the cigar geek community it is a company that has origins back to the mid 19th century when a Spanish citiizen named Jose Manuel Blanco Lozada moved to the Dominican Republic to specialize in the trade of tropical fruits and tobacco. In 1936 one of his children Jose Arnaldo Blanco II founded Tabacalera Palma. By 1960, Las Palma […]
A friend last night asked me what I think about Kristoff Cigars, and for the most part I am a fan. I love the Pistoff Kristoff (93 Rated) and the Kristoff Connecticut (95 Rated), but I have never reviewed today’s cigar, Kristoff Criollo. According to the Kristoff website, “Kristoff Criollo is made in the spirit of an elite Cuban cigar, the Kristoff embodies the taste and richness a true aficionado is looking for. With a rich oily […]