According to the local rep in an interview at IPCPR the Avo Classic Covers Volume II is based on the Avo Heritage blend. The cigars come in boxes that look like records that are held closed by magnets making them not retailer friendly but collectible for the end-user. The inaugural release aka Volume 1 sold out in record time and scored a 91 back in April. Today we look at Volume 2. Cigar Review: Avo Classic Covers […]
The latest creation from Room 101 has a name that reminds me of Saturday morning cartoons from back in the day and it is headed to retailers. According to information sent by Davidoff, the parent company of Room 101, “One small puff for man, one giant cascade of flavor for mankind is what our dear friend and comrade in arms Johnny Tobacconaut seeks to deliver unto you. We escape the day-to-day ether we know so […]
While it rains outside in biblical proportions we take a look at the new La Flor Dominicana La Nox. As cigar manufacturer after cigar manufacturer rolls through Two Guys Smoke Shop that is celebrating their 30th Anniversary I got to talk with Tony Gomez the son of Litto Gomez who created the cigar. Unlike many manufacturers who first create a concept and then a cigar that goes with it, Tony decided to break the mold […]
On Wednesday, eight Senators introduced bill S. 2100 that could raise the smoking age to 21 nationwide. The bill which was introduced by Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii);Dick Durbin (D-Illinois); Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio); Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts); Barbara Boxer (D-California); Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island); Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts); Senator Mazie Hirona (D-Hawaii); Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) also has the support of the American Lung Association. According to the S.2100, Tobacco to 21 Act the legal age […]
A Reflection of the Past 30 Years in the Cigar Business Another Editorial by David Garofalo For me, it is so hard to believe it’s been 30 years. Today, I reflect on how it happened for me and wonder where the time has gone? The first Two Guys Smoke Shop opened in 1985 in Somerville Massachusetts. I opened it with my life-long buddy Paul Antonelli who I still consider a brother. He now lives in […]
This week our friend Rudy from Canada who is in our chat room every Saturday as “cigarsonist” during the live broadcast of our podcast is in town for Two Guys Smoke Shop 30th Anniversary shindig tomorrow night. Having heard on the show that I’ve been looking for a Cuban lancero he brought with him two as a gift. One of which was today’s review which is one of three cigars on my bucket list. The […]
The new Camacho Limited Edition 2015 which is part of the Camacho Brotherhood Series is set to hit the shelves of local tobacconists. Limited to 4,000 boxes and a total of 80 thousand cigars the new Shellback is described as, “Our Brotherhood Series crosses the line from bold to fearless. Initiating a rite of passage that begins at Lat. 0° Ecuador, ending deep in the heart of Nicaragua. Built with uniquely sweet and spicy tobacco wrapped […]
Today’s cigar was represented when it was first release by Paul Giacalone in the Northeast. If the name is familiar to you; he was also the owner of Gloucester Street Cigars which is well-known in cigar geek circles for the Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin. Debuting in 2002, One Off is made by Nestor Plasencia for Italian cigar lover Andrea Molinari. The tobacco was from first generation Cuban seed from Robaina. Paul was at the taping of The […]
Where’s The Beef? A Mr. Jonathan Editorial In a world dominated by number ratings that have begun to mean little to nothing to the end-user, why not change it up? From the master blender down to the rep, cigars are described as though they belong on the menu of a five-star restaurant on some exclusive island off the coast of “It Doesn’t Matter.” They get sexier and sexier from the press release to the final […]
As we reported yesterday via this website and the The Cigar Authority Podcast, back in 2010 at the Two Guys Smoke Shop 25th Anniversary cigar was released without any fanfare as to who created the cigar. The event was the classic Anniversary party where a Rolls Royce Silver Spur was given away joining past prizes such as a DeLorean similar to that of Back to the Future, a tanker of gas and a Hummer. This year […]