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Camacho American Barrel Aged Toro

Last year Camacho unveiled the Master Built Series with the American Barrel-Aged. The cigar features bourbon barrel-aged Corojo tobacco, which ages inside the barrel for 5 months. The remainder of the blend is constructed almost entirely of American grown tobacco including a broadleaf wrapper, binder and filler, along with a maduro filler tobacco from Pennsylvania. Cigar: Camacho American Barrel Aged Size: 6 x 50 (Toro) Wrapper: American Broadleaf Binder: American Broadleaf Filler: Corojo (Aged Six Years), American Broadleaf, Pennsylvania Maduro Strength: Medium-Plus Source: Camacho Cigars The […]

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June 11, 2015 by

Davidoff Flagship Store In Basel Gets New Look

The Davidoff Flagship Store in Basel Rheinsprung opens with a new look Basel, June 2015 – The new Davidoff Flagship Store in the heart of Basel has been designed in accordance with the new globally standardized concept “Davidoff of Geneva – since 1911”, and is opening its doors on June 11, 2015. “We are delighted to open our new Flagship Store in our hometown of Basel. The challenge in designing this unique cigar shop was […]

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June 11, 2015 by

Foundation Cigars Hires Vice President

Foundation Cigar Company adds David Sather as Vice President David Sather has officially joined Foundation Cigar Company as vice president and will manage sales, marketing and distribution in both the United States and international markets. A true tobacco professional, Sather began in the industry in 2000 with Drew Estate Cigar Company in New York City. He began as one of the first salespeople in the company, eventually rising to inside sales director before departing in 2011. “Sather […]

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June 10, 2015 by

RoMaCraft Neanderthal SGP

This past week we had Skip Martin as a guest on The Cigar Authority, and prior to going on the show he gifted me with Neanderthal SGP which will be an event cigar as well as a shop exclusive for two stores in Texas. The SGP which stands for Shallow Gene Pool will join the Neanderthal HN stands for Homo Neanderthalensis in the line. Cigar: Neanderthal Size: 4.5 x 52 (SGP) Wrapper: San Andreas (Mexico) Binder: Broadleaf (US Connecticut) Filler: U.S. Pennsylvania […]

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June 10, 2015 by

Fratello Bianco Launches at 8 Retailers Next Week

FRATELLO BIANCO HEADS TO 8 RETAILERS NEXT WEEK While the official debut isn’t until IPCPR in July, the Fratello Bianco which is the first new blend from the company since 2014 is set to so launch at 8 retailers next week. All of the stores are in the geographic area of where Fratello Cigars is based. The stores and event dates are: Old Virginia Tobacco June 16th The Tobacco Company June 18th Davidus Cigars June […]

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June 10, 2015 by

Las Calaveras EL 2015 LC 46

The Las Calaveras Edicion Limitada was perhaps the cigar of the year for limited editions last year. As a result, the EL 2015 is highly sought after and will be neck and neck with the Tatuaje M80 rerelease for the top limited edition release for 2015. The cigar was so popular that many retailers had their initial orders cut in order to fulfill the demand across the board. This year some things have changed. The […]

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June 9, 2015 by

Mombacho Cigars Switches Distribution to Pittsburgh

Mombacho Cigars S.A. switches distribution to Pittsburgh, PA GRANADA, NICARAGUA – June 1, 2015 – Granada based Mombacho Cigars S.A. (Mombacho) announced today that it has terminated its distribution agreement with RoMa Craft Tobac and will be working with Key Enterprises Inc. (Key) out of Pittsburgh, PA, the distributors for the Leaf by Oscar and Island Jim brands. “Distribution is a vital part of the supply chain and key to our ability to service our […]

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June 9, 2015 by

The 2015 Davidoff Gold Band Awards Nominees

Davidoff Cigars to honor its Appointed Merchants with the Golden Band Awards in New Orleans, LA Ultra-Premium Cigar Brand will introduce a new Award and honor top merchants PINELLAS PARK, FL, JUNE 9, 2015 — Davidoff, the leading luxury premium cigar brand, announces the Fourth Annual Davidoff Golden Band Awards Show nominees, honoring those Appointed Merchants who best embody the Davidoff standard of excellence. The Fourth Annual Awards show will be part of an exclusive […]

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June 9, 2015 by

The Cigar Authority Skip Martin Recap

We’ve had numerous requests to recap the weekly show which can be heard live via the website by clicking PUSH TO WATCH LIVE on the upper right hand corner. The first cigar we smoked was a CroMagnon Knuckle Dragger The Classic Cigars 3-way was won this week by Barry. We interviewed Skip Martin of RoMaCraft cigars who caught us up on the brand, what he saw in Cuba and his health. In the second hour, we smoked the original Tatuaje […]

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June 9, 2015 by

The Cigar Authority LE Show, Live with Skip Martin

On this episode of The Cigar Authority, we talk about and break down the massive amounts of Limited Edition smokes that are currently on the market, and are rumoured to be entering the market. Is it hurting or helping the cigar industry. Also on hand will be Skip Martin of Romacraft Tobac, and we get to catch up with Chief Hava himself and find out what is new an exciting in Esteli, Nicaragua. All this […]

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June 6, 2015 by