Last week at Two Guys Smoke Ship the artists known as UR NY launched Back 2 Back Cigar along with Davidoff. On The Cigar Authority podcast we welcomed the artists 2ESAE and SKY to discuss their art and the mural they were painting on Two Guys Smoke Shop in Nashua, NH. Back 2 Back is available in three sizes; 5 x 50, 6 x 60 and 7 x 70 as well as two different variations […]
Omar de Frias owner of Fratello cigars has sent out an email announcing Navetta Inverso is beginning to ship to retailers on Monday, October 29th. The name Navetta Inverso translates from Italian as Shuttle Inverse. The cigar was introduced at the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July. Blended with a Nicaraguan wrapper, Ecuador binder and Dominican and Nicaragua filler. According to the company, Inverso is rich in flavor and full in body. Navetta […]
Today on The Cigar Authority podcast we welcomed the artists known as UR NY for the official launch of the cigar known as Back 2 Back. 2ESAE and SKY were in town teaching us Urban Art 101. The artists are in the process of paining a mural outside of Two Guys Smoke Shop and will be back in a few weeks to finalize it with touches of New Hampshire voted on by the customers of […]
One of the cigars that garnered the most attention and buzz at the 2018 IPCPR was a collaboration cigar. It is distributed under the Royal Agio and it is being billed as the first collaboration in a series. For this first collaboration, the cigar named Dueto comes to us from Boris Wintermans and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. Cigar Review: Dueto Wrapper: Nicaragua (Jalapa) Binder: Nicaragua (Esteli) Filler: Brazilian Mata Norte (Stalk Cut), Nicaragua Length: 5.5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Ovacion (Perfecto) The Look: The Dueto comes […]
Today we light up the Davidoff 702 Series which features the Ecuador Habano 702 Wrapper. Its a Hybrid that was created using 3 Cuban seeds. Cigar Review: Davidoff 702 Series 2000 Wrapper: Ecuador Habano 702 Binder:Ecuador Connecticut/Habano (Hybrid) Filler: Dominican Republic Length:5 1/16″ Ring Gauge: 43 Size: Corona The Look: The 702 Habano is a hybrid wrapper created from three cuban seeds. The 702 Series 2000 is laid out in 5 rows of 5 cigars. The cigars feature the classic looking Davidoff White […]
The following comes from the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers better known as IPCPR: Earlier today, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its roadmap for regulations, called the Unified Regulatory Agenda. This outlines the regulatory priorities and perspective timeline for the FDA and other federal agencies. Importantly, on its agenda, the FDA noted their recent review for premium cigars remains ongoing, meaning the agency still considers this issue an open item. However, […]
Balmoral announced today to their retail partners that the highly anticipated IPCPR release of the Balmoral Serie Signaturas DUETO will begin shipping out to retailers. The Dueto is the result of a special collaboration between two of the most passionate and dedicated boutique premium cigar makers, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo and Boris Wintermans. While each cigar maker has a unique and distinguished personal tobacco history, they share the philosophy that relentless, passionate curiosity is essential to discovering and […]
In 2018 the CLE Prieto gets a line extension with the release of the box-pressed Diadema. The brand debuted along side Chele in 2016 at TAA although they weren’t TAA Exclusives. Themes were an interesting take on light and dark wrappers as Chele, which is slang for light-skinned and Prieto, which is Spanish slang for dark-skinned. Cigar Review: CLE Prieto Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 7″ Ring Gauge: 52 Vitola: Diadema The Look: The box pressed Diadema comes in 10 count […]
As has become customary after The Cigar Authority podcast we share an in depth review of a cigar we smoked on the show. This week that cigar is the Undercrown Maduro. One of the other cigar we smoked was the Acid Amigos and that review can be read at https://thecigarauthority.com/acid-amigos-cigar-review/. Cigar Review: Undercrown Maduro Wrapper: Otapan Negro Ultimo Corte Binder: T52 Connecticut River Valley Stalk Cut & Cured Habano Fillers: Brazilian Mata Fina, Nicaraguan Cuban Seed Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 52 Size: Belicoso […]
David Garofalo has a long history with Drew Estate a history that dates back to their beginnings as he hosted one of their first ever events at Two Guys Smoke Shop. Today we welcome Fabien Ziegler to the show as we find out whats new and exciting from Drew Estate. The man known as Dirty Fabien will join us for the full two hours as we light up the Undercrown Maduro in the first hour, […]