This morning Bob Moreno and Edgar of La Palina Cigars rolled through the offices of The Cigar Authority this morning en route to a meeting and as usually some goodies were brought for us to smoke one of which is the Lancero which will be featured as today’s review. According to the La Palina website, “The La Palina Classic is a noteworthy blend that will become a staple in your humidor. This medium-bodied cigar has […]
An Open Letter… If you’re a Candidate for President of the United States The following message was sent from CRA Executive Director Glynn Loope, to each declared candidate for President, in both national parties. If you are a declared candidate for President of the United States, this message is for you. 29 – That’s the magic number. That’s the number of electoral votes represented by Florida, and the path to ‘29’ is with the approximate […]
Are We Seeing the Beginning of the End of Buying Cigars On-Line? FedEx Corporation is an American global courier delivery service headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. In FedEx’s early days, Federal Express, (as it was called then) their owner and founder Fred Smith took the company’s last $5,000 to a Las Vegas blackjack table, after they were denied a business loan and won $27,000. In his first 26 months in business Smith racked up $29 million […]
This weekend on The Cigar Authority we will discuss the winners of The 2015 Cigar Trophy Awards as presented by Cigar Journal magazine. Last year it feels as if the awards were dominated by Flor de Selva and Maya Selva Cigars who this year began to make a push to improve their footprint in the American market. The company which is headed by Maya Selva, a Franco-Honduran; began selling cigars in France in 1995 and […]
This year at the 2015 IPCPR in New Orleans when many retailers and manufacturers went to ship products via FedEx they were asked if the packages contained tobacco due to restrictions prohibiting the shipment of tobacco. It turns out this was a precursor for what was about to come. The Cigar Authority has reached out to IPCPR and spoke with Matt Dogali via email where it has been confirmed that starting January 1st, 2016 that […]
Foundation Cigar Company to Ship Debut Brand El Güegüense / “The Wise Man” Foundation Cigar Company announced its debut brand at this year’s International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association Show in New Orleans and will begin shipping to retailers throughout the country over the next week and a half. El Güegüense (pronounced: L – Wha –When-say) is an indigenous word meaning, “The Wise Man.” The brand is based on a Nicaraguan folklore masterpiece and […]
ROOM101 ICHIBAN EXCLUSIVE HEADED TO TINDERBOX WALDORF LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 21st, 2015 – Room101, the Los Angeles based luxury lifestyle brand owned by Matt Booth, is proud to announce the latest addition to their bespoke retailer exclusive series, the new Room101 Ichiban Monstro. The sixth release in the Ichiban Series is a beefy 60-ring gauge format developed for Tinderbox in Waldorf, Maryland is currently available for sale. The cigar is medium-bodied and […]
As part of the General Cigar; the new Bolivar and Ramon Allones are being marketed as part of Foundry Tobacco Company which is headed up by Michael Giannini. I received samples from Victoria McKee of General Cigar last week and the Bolivar piqued my interest enough to do a full review… According to the press release, “It starts with an optical lesson in history. Right on the box. Bolivar cigars are named for Simon Bolivar. […]
Why Don’t Cigars and Poker Mix… Because Cigar Stores and Bars are Businesses. I’m a card player, I’ve played in tournaments and I even owned and operated an online site called Cigar Poker Room of all things, years ago before the laws were changed. I’ve never been at the World Series of Poker but it’s on my bucket list for sure. At the same time, I’ve been operating a cigar shop for 30 years now […]
It’s a busy week on The Cigar Authority as we welcome Eric Hanson of Hammer + Sickle the maker of the cigar once known as Icon. We will light up the Trademark Maduro which is part of the The Cigar Authority care package. In addition to cigars Eric Hanson will tell us about their line of vodka and we will smoke a cigar from the vault called Second Growth. We will take a look at […]