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Daniel Marshall Unveils One Of A Kind WBC Humidor

DANIEL MARSHALL REVEALS ONE-OF-A-KIND WBC CHAMPIONSHIP HUMIDOR Rare humidor designed in conjunction with the World Boxing Council Los Angeles, Calif. (September 8, 2015) – A Special Edition World Boxing Council (WBC) Humidor is now available for purchase from the Daniel Marshall collection. This extremely unique humidor was designed in collaboration with the WBC and showcases the exquisite WBC World Championship Title Belt. The original WBC plate rests atop a gilded plate of 24 karat gold. This […]

September 8, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

IPCPR Names Mark Mann Exhibit & Sponsorship Account Manager

IPCPR Announces Staffing Changes Columbus, GA -September 9, 2015 – The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) is pleased to announce that Mark Mann will joining the staff of IPCPR in the role of Exhibit and Sponsorship Account Manager. He will assume the day to day responsibility for the sales and servicing of exhibitors and sponsors participating in IPCPR’s annual trade show and convention. IPCPR’s CEO, Mark Pursell, stated that, “We are thrilled to […]

September 8, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Remembering The Cigar Boom – A David Garofalo Editorial

Remembering “The Cigar Boom and Bust” Another Editorial by David Garofalo The Cigar Boom was the name given to the resurgence of cigar consumption in the United States between the years 1990 and 1997. As I remember it, in 1990, sales of premium cigars began to rise and manufacturers fought to keep up with demand. Before long industry-wide shortages of cigars were apparent. The trend continued as manufacturers began to import more cigars into the […]

September 7, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Pants Off, Dance Off… The Video

Mr Jonathan Barbeau is a dance instructor and a co-host of The Cigar Authority who was voted into the Living Legends earlier this year… Omar de Frias is the owner of Fratello Cigars who has challenged Jonathan to a dance off.. This is the video of that epic moment…

September 5, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Live: Omar de Frias from Fratello Cigars

It’s been a crazy week at The Cigar Authority and we welcome Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars into the studio where he will join us live as we recaps the Dance Off between him and his wife vs Mr. Jonathan and his wife… Then we will dig into Dave’s latest editorial called Remembering the Cigar Boom where we will look back to the 1990s and the cigar craze that led many of us down […]

September 5, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Illusione Cruzado Domenicos Extra Cigar Review

According to the Illusione Cigars website the Illusione Cruzado Domenicos Extra “is a blend dominant with Criollo ’98 tobaccos complimented with one component of Corojo 2006. The blend exhibits a rich aroma in the air. The flavor profile is palate-forward with hints of leather, coffee and winter spices. All vitolas come packaged in cedar dress boxes of 20 cigars and are non-cellophaned to promote box aging.” Cigar Review: Illusione Cruzado Size: 6 x 56 (Domenicos Extra) Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua […]

September 4, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Dunbarton Tobacco To Ship Initial Orders November 1st

According to their Facebook page, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust will ship their initial orders to select purveyors on the estimated date of November 1st, 2015. According to the posting all orders will be truncated though retailers will receive an equitable share of their first order with the balance to be fulfilled ASAP. The posting goes on to say that the company received “5-fold” the amount of orders at the IPCPR than they anticipated and that Steve […]

September 3, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Aging Room Bin No. 1 Lancero Cigar Review

While The Cigar Authority is collectively the team of David Garofalo; Mr. Jonathan Barbeau, Chuck Morrison and yours truly; the blog sometimes takes on a personal note as it is my style of writing. Today’s cigar reflects on that. This week it was announced that Charlie Lopez was named Director of Sales for Boutique Blends and as luck would have it he showed up at the offices of The Cigar Authority just the other day. Living in […]

September 2, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Liga Privada T52 Cigar Review

Living in New York at the time that Liga Privada No. 9 came out; I remember how the cigar set the world on fire so to speak. Limited to a certain amount of accounts they became the holy grail of cigars for cigar geeks such as myself. A couple of years later Drew Estate would release the Liga Privada T52 and it would surpass the No. 9 for me in terms of a cigar I […]

September 1, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Davidoff Escurio Robusto Cigar Review

At the end of July we looked at the Davidoff Escurio Gran Toro in a review; but this morning on the way into work the urge to smoke the Robusto, which comes in a gorgeous tube, took control of my thoughts. So when I got into work, I purchased one from the shelves at Two Guys Smoke Shop. The Davidoff website describes the cigar as “Inspired by Zino Davidoff’s pioneering spirit. We at Davidoff continue our mission to […]

August 31, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

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