Following in their footsteps from last year, La Flor Dominicana is once again releasing a special edition for the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival hosted by Smoker Friendly in Colorado. The cigar which will feature a Ecuador Habano wrapper over Nicaragua binder and Dominican fillers, measures 6 x 54 and carries an MSRP of $100 per box of 11 cigars. It is limited in production to 75 boxes that will be branded with the festival logo. According […]
The Boutique Cigar Brand Boom is Over! The “Names You Know” That’s What Cigar Retailers were Buying Another Editorial by David Garofalo “What’s New” might be what consumers are asking for… but “What Sells” and what is “Most Recognized” is what cigar retailers are buying. I’m just back from the IPCPR Cigar Trade Show, the cigar industry’s largest convention and trade show world-wide. Walking through, I couldn’t help but notice the trade show booths that […]
We take a look at Lord Baltimore a resurrected cigar brand from the owner of Davidus Cigars. We also recap the 2015 IPCPR trade show and discuss what stood out and what doesn’t have a chance… Join us for all the shenanigans on The Cigar Authority. [jetpack_subscription_form] Next Episode: Lord Baltimore & IPCPR Recap
On our previous episode of The Cigar Authority before the IPCPR we lit up Recluse Amadeus Connecticut and I enjoyed the cigar so much, I couldn’t believe this one got by me and hadn’t been reviewed on the website. It is the perfect cigar on why the question we ask when we enter a cigar shop needs to change from “what’s new to what’s good?”. If you listen to the show, you know that Recluse is […]
Just prior to the IPCPR trade show in New Orleans a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would bring an end to cigars shipped via the United States Postal Service and would add various other requirements to other methods of shipping. The bill H.R. 3042, dubbed “Stop Tobacco Sales to Youth Act of 2015,” was introduced by two democrats from Connecticut; Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro and Elizabeth Etsy and seeks to change the language of […]
Two cigars made it back to me from the show with some special care given to them. The first was an M80 prototype for 2016 that I won’t be reviewing. If you follow me on social media, you can see the cigar. The other is today’s review. Henry Clay is a brand of cigars that was named for the American politician Henry Clay who served three terms as the Speaker of the House of Representatives […]
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 […]