Nelson Alfonso is an artist from Cuba who is responsible for the Behike design, but he is also a cigar manufacturer with brands made in Costa Rica. Some of his cigars have rated amongst the highest of anything we smoked. The Atabey and Byron are his signature cigars, but often over looked is the more affordable Bandolero. Available as the Pack II (lighter wrapper, medium body) and the Pack III (medium-full, darker wrapper) the sticks have […]
Almost every week we get numerous emails, Facebook messages and DMs on Twitter asking if we can announce what cigars we are smoking on the show, or offering a care package of the upcoming cigars. You asked for it, and we listened to you. Beginning now you can order The Cigar Authority Care Package. This package will consist of 4 cigars that will be featured on upcoming episodes. The four cigars will ship on or […]
The following was a message from IPCPR on where to smoke in New Orleans who passed a anti-smoking law a few months back. IPCPR NEW ORLEANS SMOKING GUIDE The New Orleans smoking policy will NOT impact the IPCPR 83rd Annual Convention & International Trade Show. IPCPR members will still have the ability to smoke in: Retail Tobacconist Stores/Shops Cigar Bars Ernest N. Morial Convention Center ALL IPCPR hosted events (Seminars, Cocktail Reception, Breakfast, Show Floor, […]
Each year the elite tobacco retailers that make up the Tobacco Association of America gather and this past spring they met in the Dominican Republic. At this mini-trade show they take part in seminars and manufacturers such as Padron offer exclusive products for members of the TAA. This year, they released a new size of the Serie 1926 called No. 47 and it is 5.5 x 50 and being I work at a TAA retailer […]
Yesterday during the taping of The Cigar Authority, Jeremy Soares of My Father Cigars stopped by with a sample of the new El Centurion H-2K-CT. The story of the cigar goes that while in Connecticut Don Pepin Garcia and Jose Garcia paid an unannounced visit to one of their farms that supply the company with Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco. During the trip, a discussion was had to try to grown Habano 2000 in the Connecticut River […]
The following letter was sent out to retailers announcing the hiring of a new Director of Sales and Regional Sales Manager. When our grandfather, Julius Caeser Newman, hand-rolled his first 500 cigars for the family grocer back in 1895, he was determined to provide the finest cigars and greatest level of service in the industry. Today, 120 years later, we remain focused on adhering to these founding principles of superb quality and exceptional service. To […]
FRATELLO INTRODUCING THE FRATELLO TRAY AT THE IPCPR Springfield, VA (June 23, 2015) – Fratello will unveil the Fratello Tray at this year IPCPR in New Orleans. “We decided to combine the power of engineering with functionality and style. Cutting the total Fratello shelve space by 30% while increasing our cigar output by 10% was one of our main goals” said de Frias. The Fratello Tray will be available to IPCPR show attendees only and free with […]
LA AURORA TO UNLEASH UNTAMED EXTREME AT THE 2015 IPCPR IN NEW ORLEANS (Miami, Florida) July 14, 2015 – La Aurora is looking to up the ante at this year’s IPCPR with the Untamed Extreme. The original Untamed which debuted in 2014 received high marks from critics, and ultimately received the honor of a Five Star Rating, and Cigar of the Year for 2014 by The Dominican Cigar Review. La Aurora, known for producing perfectly […]
COLIBRI RELEASES NEW V-CUT COLORS New bright colors for the Colibri V-Cut cigar cutter New York City, July 13, 2015 — Since its debut at the 2013 IPCPR show in Las Vegas, the innovative Colibri V-Cut has been a runaway success with cigar enthusiasts at every curve and corner of the globe. Loved for its long list of thoughtfully considered styling and engineering details—such as its superior sheering ability that leaves a crisp and deep […]
COFFEE BREAK by TATIANA TO BE RELEASED AT THIS YEAR’S IPCPR (Miami, Florida) July 13, 2015— Miami Cigar & Company, one of the originators of the flavored premium cigar is ready to introduce Coffee Break by Tatiana. Miami Cigar & Co. founder, Nestor Miranda created the Tatiana Flavored cigar in 1996. After receiving such positive feedback from testing this innovative aromatic cigar with family and friends, he named the cigar after his daughter, Tatiana, and […]