You gotta try everything at least once, right? Well, this weekend during The Cigar Authority podcast, I smoked the biggest cigar I’ve ever smoked in my life. The Asylum 6×80 comes to us from Asylum Cigars and Christian Eiroa out of the country of Honduras using Nicaraguan tobaccos. Now, up until this point, the biggest cigar I ever had was a 64 ring gauge Nub, and I remember it being an interesting experience. I didn’t […]
This week, Two Guys Smoke Shop received a couple new products from Nick Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Company. One of those items is one that I’ve been waiting patiently for since I heard it was coming out. The Charter Oak is a value priced cigar that comes in two different wrappers: a silky smooth Connecticut Shade and a dark and thick Connecticut Broadleaf maduro. Today, I’ll be taking a look at the latter since our friend […]
The newly redesigned Nestor Miranda Collection was launched during the company’s 25th anniversary in 2014. The collection featured three different cigars until now as it has added a fourth wrapper, Corojo. The move to add a fourth wrapper to the line came from Nestor Miranda himself who felt the cigar was missing his favorite wrapper. Until now the cigar has been available as a Connecticut, Habano and Maduro. According to Jason Wood, Vice President of […]
Dr. Gaby Kafie has an interesting story that has caught our attention at The Cigar Authority. He built a practice around visiting Nursing Homes, Assisted Living facilities, and doing House Calls, apart from his clinic. He spent a lot of time working visiting homeless shelters, A.I.D.S. clinics, and treating the indigent. He eventually had to leave the Medical profession as he developed an ocular disease called Central Serous Chorioretinopathy. This is a disease that affects the eyes […]
In 1896 BP Topper started making Topper Cigars in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania. Three generations of Topper’s have manufactured & distributed hand crafted Topper Cigars with Cuban Long Filler & Connecticut Broadleaf wrappers. This passion for the highest quality cigars is now continued by the Fourth Generation with a celebratory cigar. After 120 years, they now bring you a very special limited production hand crafted cigar paying homage to the long history of their family in the […]
Today I chose the review on the blind, sorta. My humidor is on a shelf above my desk and instead of hunting and pecking for a cigar that I wanted to review, I reached in and picked one at random. I figured what do I have to lose, if its in my box, I must like it. So instead of being picky, I let the random results speak for itself. Cigar Review: Perdomo Reserve Campage Factory: Tabacalera Perdomo […]
As a rule of thumb, I dislike to review two cigars from the same company on back to back days. However, the amount of messages and emails I have gotten asking about Charter Oak and yesterday’s review of Tabernacle have been through the roof. So today I will break that rule, and review the Connecticut Shade version of the Charter Oak. I’m pretty sure Derek will review the Broadleaf version the coming the weeks. Charter […]
The Tabernacle is Foundation Cigar Company’s newest super premium cigar. It is a combination of tastes that calls on founder Nicholas Melillo’s roots in the Connecticut River Valley and his work with the finest artisanal tobacco batches in Nicaragua. The Tabernacle box tells the story of the cigar’s name. The artwork features an image of none other than Haile Selassie, 225th King of Abyssinia, whose lineage traces directly to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The […]
Since 2008 I have had a love/hate relationship with Pete Johnson in the month of October just as I had a love/hate relationship with trick or treating as a child. Back in the day ringing the doorbell would create anticipation in hopes I would get a Hershey, Krackel or Kit-Kat and not a box of raisins. In 2008, I began chasing the Monster Series hoping to get a dress box each year. After The Wolfman […]
Padron is one of the best selling brands in the industry. They exclusively use tobaccos grown on the family’s farm in Nicaragua where they create all of their blends. Today I wanted to revisit their “thousands” series, since they are a more affordable option for an every day smoke compared to their higher-end anniversary lines. This is the Padron 4000 Maduro. What am I Smoking? Cigar: Padron 4000 Maduro Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua […]