If you are a smoker or are obese in Devon you will be denied surgery. According to a statement issued by the Northern, Eastern & Western Devon Clinical Commissions group if you have a BMI over 35 or smoke you will be denied routine surgery unless you lose 5% of your weight or quit smoking for 8 weeks. The NHS says it is facing a deficit of £14.5m and announced the new rules the day […]
Davidoff is set to unveil the last masterpieces of marqueterie de verre “The Miami Collection” crafted by renowned artist Daniel Clément during Art Basel in Miami Beach December 2014 Basel/Miami Beach, December 2014 – These exquisite and handmade humidors will be previewed from December 4 – 7, 2014 during Art Basel Miami Beach. Each of these four handmade mirror humidors by Daniel Clément launched this December is a piece of art, made of marqueterie de verre. […]
Originally distributed by the now defunct Cigar Agency once owned by Victor Vitale, La Mezcla Cubana translates to The Cuban Mix in Spanish. The cigar is available in three wrappers, Natural, Maduro and Sungrown with today’s wrapper choice being selected by a coworker. I’ll be honest, heading into this review I know very little about the cigar or what to expect. An interesting note is the label on the box of cigars has braille on […]
Coach Mike Ditka And Ron “Jaws” Jaworski To Host “Cigars With The Stars” During Super Bowl Week In Arizona MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka and ESPN NFL Football Analyst Ron “Jaws” Jaworski are teaming up to co-host a charity event during Super Bowl week in Arizona on Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 7pm – 10pm at Dos Gringos in Scottsdale, AZ. The event, Cigars With The Stars, will allow attendees […]
Nashua, NH – The Cigar Authority which will celebrate its 5th Anniversary in March, 2015 has hit the 1 million download mark for 2014. The mark happened in late November and the total number for the year continues to grow with 4 weeks lefts in the calendar. According to David Garofalo, “I was as surprised as anyone when I was showed the numbers, but also honored. The Cigar Authority each week sets out to put […]
La Aurora is the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic and has been in continuous operation since 1903. Earlier this year, they decided to release their signature Preferidos in a Corona line for Mid-Atlantic sales representative Christopher Lenzo. Samples of the each wrapper were sent by Miami Cigar & Company, a site sponsor for review, they are also the United States distributor for the brand. Cigar: La Aurora Preferidos Size: 5.5 x 42 (Corona) Wrapper: Maduro (Brazil) […]
Yesterday on The Cigar Authority radio show we released our contenders for Cigar of the Year. You can purchase a contenders pack from site sponsor 2GuysCigars.com and of the 7 cigars featured, one will become Cigar of the Year. As one of the cigars featured in the Contenders, Tattoo is a lower price offering from Tatuaje cigars made at TACUBA in Esteli, Nicaragua. The factory was the first owned by the Garcia family before moving […]
Since 1992 David Garofalo has been picking his cigar of the year, and over the years some of the formula to pick the cigar. As with years past we will announce the contenders for Cigar of the Year. 7 Cigars will be unveiled over the course of the show. Last year’s cigar of the year was Icon by Hammer + Sickle and joining us live on location will be brand owner, Eric Hanson. Who do […]
In 2013 The Cigar Authority named Icon by Hammer + Sickle as their cigar of the Year. A little known cigar outside of the New England area the cigar grew in popularity and this year is taking part in the Big Smoke New York City. Before the cigar was cool, The Cigar Authority chose to recognize a cigar of superior flavor and construction. So on the eve of The Cigar Authority releasing their contenders for […]
According to a report on Bloomberg news, the owners of Scandinavian Tobacco Group are in talks with private equity firms about a possible sale of the company. According to unnamed sources of Bloomberg, CVC Capital Partners Ltd., Rhone Capital LLC and Pamplona Capital Management LLP, are bidding for the Copenhagen-based company Scandinavian Tobacco Group employs over 9,000 people in 20 countries and in 2010 merged with the cigar and pipe tobacco business of Swedish Match. […]