The new Punch Signature will ship out to retailers on March 2nd, and will be a regular release. Details on the cigar have been coming out in the form of teasers at signature.punchcigars.com. While many cigar companies have enlisted celebrities, Punch has enlisted the brand’s mascot to serve as the voice of the brand. Made in Honduras and blended by Master Blender Agustin Garcia the cigar has been three years in the making. According to Garcia, “The […]
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene a long-running battle between General Cigar and Cubatobaco. The battle has been ongoing over the Cohiba trademark. In refusing to hear an appeal by General Cigar Company the Supreme Court left intact a ruling in favor of Cubantobaco made in June by the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. General Cigars which is owned by Scandinavia Tobacco Group uses the name Cohiba in the USA while […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we go inside the mailbag. The amount of emails we receive has multiplied exponentially, and as a result many of them have gotten pushed aside as an episode had run behind schedule as they do from time to time. Let’s face it, we are windbags at times! So this week we will address your questions, and give you the answer you seek, or maybe don’t want to hear. All […]
The state of Nebraska has been one of the most looked at states in the terms of pending cigar issues. Originally, cigar bars and cigar lounges were not meant to be a part of the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act and as a result were exempt from the law. However, a pool hall operator felt their exemption from the law was unfair as he could no longer allow smoking in his establishment. So began a big […]
Last night I got to speak with Jeff Stone who does product training for Davidoff. During the course of the conversation we spoke on how each of the Winston Churchill had a different strength. For me I thought it was the Toro which I reviewed last week, and this week I thought I would see if his assessment of the Robusto being the strongest was spot on. Normally, I don’t like to review sizes of […]
A few weeks ago the good folks at Black Label Trading Company reached out to me to send some cigars out for review, and I accepted. There was a buzz about this brand on Social Media and I was curious. When the packaged arrived I was a little surprised by the branding, as there were two labels; a black version and a white version. However, there were 6 different blends which were only told apart […]
The Debonaire line of cigars from Phil Zanghi who was once Rocky Patel’s Partner has seen some considerable success and that success seems to be growing. At the 2014 IPCPR, he gifted The Cigar Authority with an A size cigar that was aging for a future release. As that release grows nearer, possibly at the 2015 IPCPR we decided to reach into the humidor, and pull out this monster of a cigar. The name of […]
United Cigar comes from United Cigar Group and is one of the few truly boutique cigars on the market today, sold in less than 100 retail shops in America. Both the Maduro and Natural utilize Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco with the darker leaves being used for the Maduro. The blends are the same between the two, however the Maduro versions utilize a higher priming of tobacco which creates more strength. Cigar: United Cigar Box Press Size: 5 x 54 […]
With spring time just around the corner (or so we hope, here in New England), Davidoff is set to release the Limited Masters Edition 2015 in late March / early April. The cigars come packaged in an eight count box, with 4 toro format cigars in a tube for the greens, and 4 robusto format without the tube for the time spent in the clubhouse after you complete that best round of golf in your […]
Commonwealth Cedar Spills Announces Spills by the Bunch New Design for New Customers Louisville— Spills by the Bunch — Today Commonwealth Cedar Spills announced the immediate availability of Spills by the Bunch, the first new spill design in 3 years and driven by customer request. “They asked and we delivered,” said Thomas Person, President at Commonwealth Cedar Spills. Customer Request During the annual IPCPR 2014 tradeshow in Las Vegas we were approached by several organizations […]