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Rocky Patel Cigar World Smoking Championship Mareva Cigar Review

The World Cigar Smoking Championship by Rocky Patel ushers in a new decade for the Cigar Smoking World Championship. The Cigar Smoking World Championship is an international competition of “slow smoking” of cigars. Competitors compete in how slow they can smoke their cigar with time penalties given for such things as breaking your ash or burning the competition ring (cigar band). The official size of the competition is the 5 1/8 x 42 Mareva which, in 2019, was smoked non-stop from the initial light for 3 […]

May 24, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

VODCAST: How To Be A World Champion Cigar Shop

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… The Cigar Smoking World Championship Event was supposed to be in New Hampshire this weekend, But we are going to have our own championship today and we have 1,000 people joining us doing the same thing. In the first hour we light up the Rocky Patel Cigar World Championship Cigar in its official competition size to see who will be the winner. In […]

May 23, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

JFR Lunatic Torch Mad Folk Cigar Review

According to the Aganorsa Leaf Press Release, JFR Lunatic Torch is a rare brush foot cigar with the wrapper missing from the first half inch of the stick. This exposes the binder and filler allowing you to taste the signature Aganorsa Leaf tobacco before joining the wrapper. According to Terence Reilly VP of Sales for Aganorsa Lead, “Lunatic Torch is an incredible blend that offers the opportunity to see how our Corojo 99 wrapper impacts […]

May 21, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

C.L.E. Showcases Cigar Rolling Social Distancing

In part three of a five part series, CLE takes us inside the factory to show us that cigar rolling has resumed using the same time old traditions. However, in this era of COVID-19 some changes have occurred to the rolling room layout as is showcased here. Due to social distancing it is interests to note there are less bunchers and rollers on the floor due to spacing required to continue operations. This would definitely […]

May 20, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

The After Show Welcomes Mr. Jonathan Carney & Barry Rants!

This week, Jonathan Carney from La Flor Domicana joins the after show to talk about and smoke the 2020 TAA release. Will this cigar be too strong for Dave? Plus Barry is angry, and he goes on a rant about anger. Does this make him a hypocrite? The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at […]

May 20, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

C.L.E. Cigars Has Retrofitted Their Factory

In part two of a five part video series, CLE takes us into their factory in Danli, Honduras to show us how they retrofitted it for safety due to COVID-19. The new changes ensure the safety of their factory workers, families and consumers. During the shut down the company worked on a new manual for bio-security protocols and today they take you behind the scene to show you these measures.

May 19, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

Muestra de Saka Unstolen Valor Cigar Review

The Unstolen Valor is the fifth installment of the Muestra de Saka series following in order, Exclusivo (6 x 52), Nacatamale (6 x 48), Unicorn (6.25 x 60 Perfecto), #NLMTHA (7 x 38). It is also the first time the cigar has not been blended by Steve Saka, although he had the final say on the release cigar. The story goes that Saka asked Raul Disla of Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. to make four blends […]

May 19, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

C.L.E. Announces Honduras Is Back In Business

After 2 months of their Honduras operation being shutdown, C.L.E Cigar Company has announced that they are back and better than ever. Over the next couple of days they will be releasing a video showcasing the measures being followed to keep their workers and families safe after being named the model factory in the country. The county which has reported 2,600 cases attributes their success to a strict lockdown that included curfews and the complete […]

May 18, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

La Flor Dominicana TAA 2019 Cigar Review

The Tobacconists’ Association of America meets in the early spring every year and for cigar smokers it means the release of some exclusive limited edition cigars. The cigars are limited to shops that are a member of the TAA such as Two Guys Smoke Shop in New Hampshire. In 2019, La Flor Dominicana released the La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Segunda Edition Toro in both Sun Grown and Maduro wrappers. The cigar is based on […]

May 17, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

VODCast: How To Behave in a Cigar Shop – The Do’s and Don’ts

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire…. Cigar shops are beginning to open up again during the coronavirus pandemic and some cigar smokers might have forgotten how to behave in cigar shop. Today with help from La Flor Dominicana’s Mr. Jonathan “The Carnivore” Carney, we will dig into it, and maybe a little something else! In the first hour we light up the La Flor Dominicana 2019 TAA Oro Maduro […]

May 16, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

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