The past couple of years has seen cigar manufacturers embrace budget priced cigars and now the industry seems to be gearing for a year of more luxury priced releases. DURAN CIGARS TO RELEASE THE “SANTO” CARDENAS EDITION OF THE ROBERTO P. DURAN SIGNATURE SERIES (Miami, Florida) July 8, 2015— Duran Cigars will be unveiling the Limited Edition Roberto P Duran Salomon rolled by Master Roller Crisanto “Santo” Cardenas at the 2015 IPCPR in New Orleans. […]
KILO Returns at 2015 IPCPR What began in 2013 as a test blend marketed at cigar shops in New Mexico, Texas and Maryland, KILO was a labor of love for Barry Stein and was originally made at La Aurora in the Dominican Republic. Originally the Director of Social Media for Miami Cigar & Company he parted ways with them in the spring of 2014 when he relocated to New Hampshire to work for David Garofalo. […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year as IPCPR is right around the corner and new cigars will start to show up in cigar stores. I am a person that is guilty of asking “what is new” and I walk into a cigar store, but the question I should be asking is “what is good.” With July 4th in the rearview mirror we will begin to review the new cigars and help you discover […]
It Looks Familiar by David Garofalo Have you ever looked at something you never saw before and thought, WOW… that looks very familiar? Sure you have, we all have. People, places and even things. Even things like cigars might look familiar to you for some reason or another, and there might be a very good reason for it… maybe it was done on purpose. It might be a brand new cigar or a cigar you […]
While information came out earlier this week about Steve Saka’s return to the cigar industry, The Cigar Authority was able to find information from the Tobacco Retailers Almanac regarding Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Named after the town the company does business in, Dumbarton Tobacco & Trust is set to showcase at least three brands at the upcoming trade show. According to the almanac this is what we know. Sobremesa: Sobremesa, “over the table” has no precise […]
Back on June 17th Flor de Selvo announced that they would be adding the Toro to their signature line. The cigar which has received high ratings from Cigar Journal is looking to expand on their foot print in the United States and is available in a Connecticut and Maduro wrapper. According to Flor de Selva, “The Connecticut Toro features a Honduran Connecticut wrapper with Honduran binders and fillers, for a true, medium-bodied “puro” featuring the […]
La Mission du L’Atelier is set to debut at IPCPR 2015 in New Orleans. La Mission is a brand that was inspired by Château La Mission Haut-Brion, a French winery located southeast of Bordeaux in the Pessac-Léognan region. Known for producing full bodied wines with explosive flavor, La Mission became the perfect inspiration for what would be the most full bodied release to date under the L’Atelier brands. La Mission du L’Atelier will use a […]
MIAMI CIGAR & CO. OFFICIAL CIGAR SPONSOR AT DWYANE WADE FANTASY CAMP KICK-OFF Miami Cigar & Co., staying true to their new initiative to be heavily involved in local community efforts, served as the official cigar partner of the Dwyane Wade Fantasy Camp Draft Party, at the Westin Diplomat Hotel & Resort in Hollywood, Florida. Three-time NBA Champion Dwyane Wade kicked off the 5th Annual Dwyane Wade Fantasy Camp with an exclusive NBA draft party for […]
WHO: KLIN TOBACCO, LLC WHAT: THE CALEANOCH PRE-LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMNT WHY: TRUE INNOVATION IS NEWSWORTHY True innovation is hard. While many good ideas exist, most go unrealized, as the road to create something unprecedented requires unwavering commitment and passion. Here at Klin Tobacco we harnessed that passion, married it with our knowledge of spirits production and created an unmatched cigar experience. One thousand days in the making, we have named this experience The Caleanoch. An entirely […]
With the Fourth of July falling on a Saturday this year, we are recording the show live today. On the show we will discuss the history of the M80, Firecracker from LFD, United Firecracker and the Black Bomb. We will also discuss in detail the Editorial Dave shared on Monday about cigar names and share with you the best and worst Cigar Brand names EVER! All that and the usual madness, rumors and teasing on […]