Boutique Blends Cigars presents the Aging Room Solera. Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff first introduced Solera in 2005 as an exclusive brand in their Cigar Lounge in Miami Lakes, FL. The concept was developed after Rafael and his wife Alina visited Andalucía, Spain in 2004. Rafael not only fell in love with the Spanish country (where he is now also a citizen) but was very impressed with the method of aging Sherry wine and Brandy […]
Bundle cigars. What comes to mind when you hear those words? Maybe “gross” or “nasty”… I’ll admit I’ve thought for a long time that cigars under the $4.00 price point weren’t even worth my time, because how can something that cheap be good? Now that I work for Two Guys Smoke Shop, I had to find out for myself on how the Dos Hombre line of bundle cigars could be the #1 best seller in […]
Tony Serino, President of APS DISTRIBUTORS / NINO VASQUEZ CIGARS, has announced that the company is going forward with its long desired goal of entering the Super Premium Cigar market segment. “It has taken 20 years of hard work, lots of bumps and bruises to achieve success in our base business. In 1996 we started buying , importing and selling inexpensive “daily smoke” bundled cigars. Building on our past experiences, we partnered with reliable, sound, […]
Back in September of 2014, Crowned Heads released a series of Limited Edition cigars called Mason Dixon. The south would get one wrapper, and the north would get another wrapper. As luck would have it where I work was able to make a deal with another retailer and they got both editions. Now almost 20 months after the release we wanted to see how the Mason Dixon aged which we originally said, “While the Mason […]
This week we welcome live via remote Fabian Barrantes of Indian Head Cigars. They have a couple of hot new cigars that we believe are possible contenders for Cigar of the Year and we will hear from him first hand about this exciting new brand… Join us on The Cigar Authority for Cigar News, Humor and so much more live from Two Guys Smoke Shop at the La Flor Dominicana Studios for this weeks insanity. […]
A little over a year ago Davidoff introduced a cigar that was crafted “ for those who are in the mood to discover vibrant and intriguing experiences to fill their time beautifully. If time is one of life’s greatest luxuries, this cigar will fill it with excitement.” Since that release we reviewed the Gran Toro and gave it a 93 and we reviewed the Robusto Tubo and gave it a 94. With news coming out this week […]
Earlier today we broke the story on the lawsuit of Global Premium Cigars vs FDA and a little while ago Enrique Sánchez of Global Premium Cigars issued the following statement. When I joined this beautiful industry, I promised myself that I would do what ever was necessary to make the cigar industry better, and leave a legacy for my kids to carry on in life. Today, that dream is in jeopardy due to the FDA’s Deeming Regulations, and […]
While the industry waits to see what direction CAA, CRA and IPCPR will take with the FDA Regulations slated to take effect on August 8th, a Premium Cigar company has filed a lawsuit against the FDA. The lawsuit filed by Frank Herrera on behalf of Enrique Fernando Sanchez Icaza and Global Premium Cigars, LLC makers of the brand 1502, is suing based on the 1st and 5th Amendment. The main points of contention surround the predicate date […]
The Arturo Fuente Magnum R44 isn’t a cigar you’ll find online for sale as Fuente has a strict policy about this stick only being available inside a brick & mortar. This is something I applaud as I have always preached to support your brick & mortar. According to the official website for Fuente Cigars the wrappers used on this line are grown in Ecuador and aged for nearly a decade. How does that translate to […]
Camacho, the world’s leading brand of bold cigars, is proud to announce the new 2016 Camacho Liberty Series, the 14th annual limited edition released in celebration of the 4th of July. This year’s Camacho Liberty cigar is a rich and powerful blend featuring tobaccos from five different origins, skillfully rolled in a proprietary 11/18 figurado format (48 x 54 x 48 x 6) and medium-to-full in intensity. As with each of the Liberty releases, the […]