Tomorrow on The Cigar Authority we light up The Hammer + Sickle Hermitage No. 1 and according the their website, “A medium to full body cigar Hermitage No.1 delivers distinct complexity, and is truly a smoke that will appeal to the sophisticated palette of a seasoned cigar smoker. It boasts a powerful interplay of rare spice and leather flavors with a rich, sweet earthiness only delivered by Nicaraguan tobaccos. Grown in volcanic soil at the […]
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So I was sitting around the office today having a late lunch when I began to struggle on what to smoke for review today, when I came across an article that will be this weekend Asylum segment on The Cigar Authority. Moment later Bianca Melone from CLE/Asylum called and I took the two as a sign that I should review something for the portfolio today. Being my co-worker Pete should be put into a straight […]
There are some cigars that stand out in the industry that just by looking at them invoke the name of a cigar. Cigars like the LFD Chisel, Fuente Anejo Shark, and the Joya de Nicaragua Gran Consul. I mention the latter cigar because the first time Steve Saka handed me a Todos Las Dias it was in a size he dubbed a double-wide belicoso, there was a familiarity about it. I recently got to ask […]
This past weekend Drew Estate held its annual Barn Smoker in the Connecticut River Valley at a farm that grows tobacco for use in their Liga Privada lines. With over 600 people in attendance people learned about the process of stalk cut tobacco, and got to see all the hard work that goes into making a cigar from the tobacco growers standpoint. For those that weren’t able to attend, The Cigar Authority traveled to last summer […]
Last month, the FDA issued a press release that changed the date product could stay on the shelves that was not FDA approved. The date changed from August 8, 2018 to August 8th, 2021. In that press release was language that stated, “Under expected revised timelines, applications for newly-regulated combustible products, such as cigars, pipe tobacco and hookah tobacco, would be submitted by Aug. 8, 2021.” In an email with the FDA today a Food […]
It’s finally here. You’ve heard us talk about it for weeks now and the new studio has arrived at the United Podcast Network. This week we will be broadcasting live from the La Flor Dominicana set of the The Cigar Authority where we will light up two cigars from the care package. Thomas Marshall once said, “what this country needs is a really-good 5-cent cigar.” Well we have the 21st Century equivalent in the Dos […]
The La Aurora 1987 Connecticut is part of the time capsule series from the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic. The cigar joins the 1903 Cameroon and 1962 Corojo and each year represents when La Aurora first used the wrapper in their storied history. The cigars come in four sizes in 20 count boxes Robusto (5 x 50), Churchill (7 x 50), Gran Toro (6 x 58) and today’s review Toro (5 1/2 x 54). […]
Following up the American Bourbon Barrel release from Camacho, part of the Davidoff family of cigars is the Nicaraguan Barrel Aged. While the boubon barrel aged utilized barrels from Kentucky, this release turns to the Flor de Cana factory in Nicaragua for use of Rum barrels, some of which have been in service for more than two decades. The cigar is rolled in Honduras at the new Camacho factory and today we look at the […]
Well Rocky Patel was supposed to be a guest on The Cigar Authority even confirming it at IPCPR in Las Vegas. But, he’s on a well deserved vacation in Wyoming where evidently they don’t have cell phone service. We will still light up the Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary which is the first cigar from the August Care Package. We will also take a look at contenders for the 2017 Cigar of the Year. What have […]
Aladino Cigars come to us from JRE Tobacco which is a family centered company, founded by Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo M. Eiroa whom happen to be the father and brother of Christian Eiroa. The cigars comes from their crop to shop operation in Honduras, and for those old enough to remember the original Camacho brand, it is not difficult to see the similarity. Cigar Review: Aladino Wrapper: Honduran Corojo Binder: Honduran Corojo Filler: Honduran Corojo […]