As a fat guy, I have long preached bigger is better. Sadly, that hasn’t caught on outside of my wife. What has caught on is the massive ring gauge cigar fad craze much to my dismay. I get that many people see the added value in larger ring gauges, but for me I feel as if you are giving up on the flavor. With Asylum that is different as the cigars are blended to the […]
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Back in the day, I would get excited every time there was a new cigar that came to market. Over the years I have slowed down and no longer go crazy tracking down every cigar release known to man. But, once in a while I catch wind of cigar coming out that I know I must have. One of the few cigar this year that achieved that status for me is the Eiroa 20 Years Colorado. Today, the […]
The Neanderthal was first mentioned by RoMa Craft in 2014, but it wouldn’t see a release until 2015. Today we light up the HN vitola that contains 6 different filler tobaccos including an exceptionally strong variant of Double Ligero from Pennsylvania known as Green River Valley Sucker One. When I hear that name of tobacco I wonder if Skip is poking fun at tobacco namers or giving a not to his lover of old school hip-hop. Cigar Review: Neanderthal Size: 5 x […]
Back in the day during the cigar boom when I was partners in a cigar store in Brooklyn, NY of our biggest selling cigars was Gispert. Over the years the cigar in my opinion became a shell of what it once was, a mild flavorful cigar. This year Altadis USA intensified the brand with the release of the Gispert Intenso. The cigar is being billed as a dark full-boded addition to the mild line. It […]
The Perdomo 20th Anniversary cigars are hand-crafted with the finest tobaccos grown exclusively on Perdomo’s most prestigious farms in Esteli, Condega, and the famed Jalapa Valley in Nicaragua. Using the highest priming tobaccos from each region, the Perdomo 20th Anniversary has a tremendous flavor profile with layer upon layer of rich, elegant, complex flavors. After being fermented to perfection, each Cuban-seed Sun Grown and Maduro wrapper is barrel-aged in bourbon barrels for an additional 14 […]
It’s another Manic Monday at The Cigar Authority and I’m just getting to sit down and light up my first cigar of the day. Today’s cigar is the Undercrown by Drew Estate. The cigar which was originally released in 2009 was followed up with the Undercrown Shade in 2015. It’s birth happened when Drew Estate rollers were smoking too any Liga Privada cigars. If you’re looking for something a little rare at the time of […]
Last week I was gifted a Liga Privada T52 by a customer at Two Guys Smoke Shop who asked gif I would write a review of the cigar. So today, I will fill that obligation and write-up the requested review. It’s a joyous time of year for Liga Privada fans as a lot of the limited size releases are available at retailers across the nation and our friends at Two Guys Smoke Shop have a […]
What does David Garofalo and I, Barry Stein have in common? We have both had our own cigar on the market. That is where the comparison ends as my cigar is no longer on the market and his cigar outsold mine by a HUGE margin. Garofalo cigars are made by Nick Perdomo and ongoing 50th Birthday present for David G. Originally released as a Connecticut Shade, the cigar eventually made its way to the market […]
I decided to light up something today that goes back, way back. Back in 2008 European Cigar Cult Journal celebrated its 15th Anniversary. Today, the magazine is simply known as Cigar Journal. The Illusione Epernay blend was the ECCJ release that celebrated the magazines milestone, and today the cigar continues a strong following and remains one of my favorite cigars on the market. Cigar: Illusione Epernay Wrapper: Cafe Rosado Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua (Criollo & Corojo) Length: 5.25″ Ring Gauge: 48 […]
Warped Cigars was founded in 2009 by a then 19-year-old Kyle Gellis but things didn’t fully take off until the company attended their first IPCPR in 2014. What sets Warped Cigars apart from other boutique manufacturers in my mind is they haven’t created their name on strong cigars. The future of Warped might be in danger though as none of their brands make the predicate date of 2007. Like many newer manufacturers they are taking […]