Today, I’ll be diving into the Davidoff Nicaragua Robusto Tubo. If there is one brand that is known for making some of the highest quality cigars on the market, its Davidoff. Previously, Davidoff made their cigars using nothing but Dominican tobaccos. But a few years ago, back in 2013, the company announced it would make a brand new line featuring all Nicaraguan tobacco. In anticipation of the new Davidoff Nicaragua Box Press, I wanted to […]
Two Guys 31st Anniversary Cigar Dinner Date is Set – Let’s Make a Smoking Deal Salem NH – Two Guys Smoke Shop of Salem, Nashua, and Seabrook, New Hampshire will be celebrating its 31st Anniversary on September 28, 2016 by giving away $31,000 worth of cash and prizes in a smoking spin on 60’s television show Let’s Make a Deal which they will call Let’s Make a Smokin’ Deal. Two Guys, a very popular New […]
Originally released in 2015; The Perdomo Special Craft Series is a series of cigars that was blended to pair specifically with beer. Following the business model of Perdomo, the cigar was released in three wrappers Connecticut (Pilsner), Maduro (Stout) and today’s review Amber (Sungrown). The cigar which we review today is part of the Sponsor’s Deal on The Cigar Authority where each week we will offer a special sampler of cigars that are advertisers on […]
Following the acclaimed Davidoff Nicaragua line, Davidoff Cigars launches its first ever Nicaraguan box pressed line, Davidoff “Nicaragua box pressed” — An Adventure for the Adventurous Basel, February 2016. This Nicaraguan Puro marks the first time Davidoff introduces a box pressed cigar. The new Nicaraguan box pressed line follows on the heels of the acclaimed Davidoff Nicaragua range – voted as Cigar Aficionado’s third top cigar of 2013 and Cigar Journal’s Best Brand/DR in 2015 […]
A couple of weeks ago on The Cigar Authority Podcast, Mr. Jonathan explained lighter care. Since that show the amount of emails coming in requesting that information in an article/editorial format has been overwhelming. As a result, Mr. Jonathan has decided to give it to you as only he can… Lighters G.H.O.S.T. Gas Hang Oxygen Spark Timing GAS is the most common problem in three ways. The first is that it’s not turned up enough or […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we celebrate International Pipe Smoking Day… Join the boys as they light up a pipe and smoke a bowl while discussing the history of this tradition. In the second third of the show we will light up a discontinued cigar that was part of The Cigar Authority Care Package… The Swag SoBe from Aging Room cigars… Join us for all the madness on The Cigar Authority… [jetpack_subscription_form] Next Podcast: Smoking […]
The Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan has been a yearly limited edition since 2013 when it was released for the first time. The yearly release which comes out in time for St. Patrick’s Day has undergone a change this year, instituting a barber pole for the first time. With Candela wrappers being such a hit or miss, I decided to crack open a box and review the 2016 edition, which is limited to 2,000 boxes of […]
The La Flor Dominicana La Nox is the newest release from the company blended by Tony Gomez, son of the famed Litto Gomez. LFD is now in its 20th year of business, and business is a boomin’. Just in the last year alone LFD has put out multiple new blends, including the LFD 1994, a special limited edition for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) and now a cigar that is taking the market by […]
The La Galera Connecticut comes to us from Tabacalera Palma which has origins back to the mid 19th century when a Spanish citiizen named Jose Manuel Blanco Lozada moved to the Dominican Republic to specialize in the trade of tropical fruits and tobacco. La Galera is the first project from Jochy Blanco that will be distributed by Indian Head Cigars; a company he acquired back in the fall of 2015. The name of the cigar is […]
Miami, FL – The Eiroa Classic and Eiroa CBT Maduro cigars have a new packaging and they are shipping this week! Some retailors may be surprised to open up their shipments from C.L.E. Cigar Company this week, when they find the new packaging for the Eiroa Cigars enclosed in their shipments. “Although I have always thought the Eiroa boxes were beautiful, I fell in love with the packaging of the Eiroa First 20 Years and […]