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 […]
The Last Chance to Try a Historic Cigar It was late in 2009 when at Two Guys Smoke Shop we began preparing for our 25th Anniversary Party. We asked every manufacturer that we were dealing with (in any large capacity) if they wanted to take part in our big event. At Two Guys Smoke Shop’s 25th Silver Anniversary event, we would be giving away a Rolls Royce Silver Spur and 250 4oz pure silver bars […]
In perhaps one of our most anticipated shows, we smoke cigar #4 of the September Care Package and reveal who made the cigar. What we can tell you in advance is that the cigar was part of our 25th Anniversary celebration and has 5 years of age on it.. As for the rest be sure to tune in. We also have some cigar news and we will discuss the future of mail order with the […]
We were sitting around today at work talking about how much the cigar industry has changed over the years and one of the conversations was about cigars that people went crazy for. One of these cigars was the Arturo Fuente Short Story. I remember seeing them in the late 90’s early parts of 2000 for up to $20 a cigar as they were hard to find and a box never sat on the shelf in […]
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 […]