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 […]
In June of 2016 Oliva Cigar Company was purchased by J. Cortes, a cigar company based in Belgium. The company also unveiled a new cigar at the 2016 IPCPR named Facundo. The cigar never reached the market as it had to undergo a name change due to a trademark issue with Bacardi. The cigar finally made it back to shelves this year at the 2017 IPCPR and is now arriving at retailers. Oliva cigar company […]
This weekend on The Cigar Authority the first cigar we will be lighting up is Mi Querida from Steve Saka who will be joining us live in studio. The episode is promising to be a doozy as Steve Saka will unleash his opinions on the 2017 IPCPR Convention that ended last week in Las Vegas. Those who know Steve, know he doesn’t hold anything back and for that reason alone you need to tune in. […]
Changing the band is always a risky move in my opinion and at the trade show Nick Perdomo was proudly showing off the new bands for the 20th Anniversary line. Based on pictures and video, the bands are truly amazing. However, the mindset of the consumer is that a new band equals a change to the cigar. Our friends at Hammer + Sickle went through that when they removed a secondary band that denoted Icon […]
This past week Asylum Cigars debuted their medulla oblongata which features a cigar wrapped in tissue paper. Which made me realize that the CLE Prieto has been on my list of cigars to smoke from last years trade show that I have overlooked for way to long. I constantly reach for the Chele, but today I decided to cross Prieto off my list and smoke it for review here at The Cigar Authority. Cigar: CLE Prieto Wrapper: […]
For the last 22 years not only has he made some of the most popular cigars in the industry, but he has also fought for our rights as cigar smokers in the public eye like no other manufacturer has done. To commemorate the 20th Rocky Patel has released a cigar that is described on his website as, “Celebrating 20 years in the business of creating iconic cigars, we couldn’t deliver something short of magnificent. This […]
The La Aurora Time Capsule is a series from the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic, founded in 1903. The line of cigars pay tribute to the year the renowned factory used specific wrappers for the first time. Those cigars are the La Aurora 1962 Corojo, 1987 Connecticut and 1903 Cameroon which is today’s featured review. Cigar: La Aurora 1903 Cameroon Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Ecuador Sumatra Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Robusto The Look: The […]
This 4th of July weekend I smoked a lot of cigars, but the cigar that stood out more than the others for me was the La Flor Dominicana TAA. So much so, that this morning I grabbed a handful of smokes from LFD to light up today. The first cigar I picked up was the L300 but I already reviewed that in the past, so I went to plan B, which is he DL 654. […]
According to the AJ Fernandez website, The spirit of the Enclave lays within the special brotherhood created by those who enjoy a fine premium cigar. The definition of Enclave states, a portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct. This ties into the band which denotes an Indian on horseback, but it can also be used to describe us cigar smokers. We are a portion of the world […]
It’s pay-day, so what do I do. I buy two expensive cigars from Davidoff. Maybe this is why I was relegated to smoking budget friendly cigars this week. Today we look at the Davidoff Master Selection 2013 which was blended by Eladio Diaz to celebrate his 60th Anniversary in life. According to Davidoff, Every year, Master Blender Eladio Diaz has used his experience and knowledge to create a special cigar to celebrate his birthday. These […]