As we celebrate Christopher Columbus on Columbus Day we looked for a cigar that has ties to the holiday, and that cigar is Atabey. On October 28th, 1492 Columbus discovered the island nation that at one time was the benchmark for cigars. How does the cigar tie into Cuba? The Tainos Indians would sit in a circle called the Cohiba where they would offer their prayers to the leader of the tribe, the Behike. The […]
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The La Aurora Time Capsule series is an interesting series of releases from La Aurora. Tomorrow we will feature the Corojo on the show and as requested by a few of our listeners here is a review to go along with the cigar we are smoking. The Time Capsule is available in three wrappers each one with a year attached to it representing the first time La Aurora used it. The 1903 Cameroon, 1987 Connecticut […]
The Byron Siglo Series 19 Century Grand Poemas comes to us from Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco who also makes Atabey and Bandelero. The Byron 19th Century is a line extension of sorts as the cigar now comes in stunning 25 count limited edition humidors. The cigars inside have been aging since 2012 and only 200 humidors were produced this year. We ran the press release prior to the 2017 IPCPR trade show, and these are […]
Tomorrow on The Cigar Authority we will be smoking Last Call and some of you have asked me to put up a review of the cigar we are going to smoke. This won’t be the size, but I opted for this one since my time was a little short. It’s going to be a crazy busy day for me tomorrow as it’s the grand opening of Studio 21 Podcast Cafe. Which is more then a […]
One of my favorite stories to tell took place between 2003-2005, when a sales representative visited the cigar shop I, Barry was partners in. Glen Gutin came in pitching cigars, by Don Pepin Garcia, who he said was the next big thing and will be one of the hottest cigar manufactures in the industry. We smoked the cigars, and ordered them on the spot. 30 boxes of a couple of different lines. A big order […]
I would complain about how crazy things were today where I didn’t get to light up a cigar until 3pm, but that wouldn’t be right as many people aren’t given the joy of being able to smoke at work. Since my time was so short, I opted to smoke something I really enjoy that was small that would allow me to dive right back into my work. The cigar was the Davidoff Short Perfecto. Cigar: Davidoff Wrapper: Ecuador […]
It was back in 2013 at the DC Tweetup I first met Skip Martin, and he was pimping a prototype cigar called Black Irish. It was a dark cigar with a thin candela stripe around it, that I bidded on for charity. Myself and another person kept raising the price, until we decided to split the box. However, my friendship with Skip Martin goes back at least a few years before that. It’s not often […]
Back in 2014, Pete Johnson released the Tatuaje Tattoo which was cigar that was a bit more budget friendly then some of his other lines. The cigar is often overlooked even on Tatuaje’s own website where the cigar does not appear. The cigar comes to us from the My Father factory in Esteli, Nicaragua and it is today’s featured review on The Cigar Authority. Cigar: Tatuaje Tattoo Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua (Esteli, Jalapa) […]
Let’s face it, due to FDA Regulations the influx of new cigars to check out has trickled down to a near halt. As a result, as new cigars come out we are going to review the different sizes to create content. We will also go back and review other sizes of some of our favorite cigars which should bring us to the end of the year. Today we review the 2nd of 3 sizes of The […]
Yesterday we took at look at the Medulla which is the tradition round cigar from one of the unique releases at the 2017 IPCPR. The Medulla Oblongata is unique as there are 25 cigars that are the traditional round (Medulla) and 25 cigars that are box pressed (Oblongata) in the same 50 count box. Both cigars are the same blend so it’s another instance of being able to judge for yourself how much box pressing […]