Today’s stick, EP Carrillo New Wave Reserva was originally introduced at the InterTabac trade show in Dortmund, Germany and after a short run at being an exclusive for Europe it is heading to the states. When Derek Sells, the sales representative for E.P. Carrillo stopped by Two Guys Smoke Shop he handed me a sample of today’s cigar which is something I wanted to try. The Broadleaf binder, over shade wrapper seemed intriguing to me. […]
According to a published report in Cigar Insider that was shared by Rafael Nodal, owner of Boutique Blends the aforementioned company is collaborating with Altadis USA in the creation of Romeo by Romeo y Julieta Aging Room. According to the report, the experimental project will allowed Rafael Nodal to create his own interpretation of the brand, Romeo u Julieta. In order to achieved this taste he will be utilized the tobaccos of Jose “Jochy” Blanco. […]
La Marca Cigars Announces LMC Aniversario by Rodrigo Cigars and Tabacalera William Ventura Monrovia, CA – March 4, 2015 — La Marca Cigars, a retailer in Southern California, is proud to announce the LMC Aniversario, a cigar to celebrate the company’s first anniversary. Last April the shop opened its doors and has since gained the reputation for carrying an assortment of boutique brands. One of those brands is Rodrigo Cigars. Ken C. Wu, Co-Owner of […]
What cigar does one smoke on their birthday, there were a few options but when it came down to it I reached for a Byron Petit Poemas. Made by Selected Tobacco and distributed by United Cigar, the cigar is the brainchild of Nelson Alfonso. In fact, yesterday we smoked the Atabey and today the Byron all that remains is the Bandolero, and tomorrow we might have to complete that hat trick. The cigars come in […]
United Cigar Group Celebrates Pi Day With Limited Edition March 4, 2015 – Pi Day is the unofficial holiday held to celebrate the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is celebrated on March 14, the month/day date format as 3/14; since 3, 1 and 4 are the three most significant digits of pi. March 14 is also the birthday of Albert Einstein so the two events are sometimes celebrated together. This year (2015) is even […]
There are a handful of states where cigars aren’t tax and one of those states, Pennsylvania is in danger of falling by the wayside. Democrat Governor Tom Wolf’ in his proposed $30 billion state spending plan would tax cigars at 40% of the wholesale value. If the spending plan passes as is, it would go into effect on October 1st, and would result in Pennsylvania having a higher tax than its neighboring states. According to […]
Punch Signature Debuts at Retail General Cigar is pleased to announce that Punch Signature has started shipping to cigar retailers across the country. Product will be available for purchase this week. Punch Signature is a four-cigar collection, handcrafted in Honduras. It includes these frontmarks: Robusto (5” x 54, SRP per cigar is $6.79); Gigante (6” x 60, SRP per cigar is $7.39); Rothschild (4.5” x 50, SRP per cigar is $5.39) and Torpedo (5.75” x 52, […]
Taping the show on a short week is always fun, because you only get a day or two of content to prepare. The result can be anything from our greatest show, to the worst one ever. And on a short week, the risk of a train wreck is all the more possible. Today we welcome cigar smoking Comedian Jay Grove to the show, and lets just say we haven’t had the best luck with comedians […]
Some days you just wake up and want to smoke the very best and when that happens I reach for Atabey. The only cigar on The Cigar Authority to be awarded a perfect 100 score on the Brujos size. Today’s I have to be in Salem for a taping of The Cigar Authority radio show so my time was pressed and I reached for the smaller size of the Divinos. From Selected Tobacco and Nelson […]
This past weekend we had Jeremy Soares as a guest on The Cigar Authority Podcast, and during the course of the show we smoked two cigars from the My Father portfolio, one of which was the La Antiguedad Toro. According to their website, “La Antiguedad (The Antiquity) is the Garcia’s second project to be developed after the mega success of Flor de las Antillas, in which they will once again embrace the authenticity and historic […]