Darren Cioffi who owns Nashville, Tennessee based Principle cigars become the cigar-smoking champion by keeping a Montecristo No. 4 lit and smoking for 1 hour 55 minutes and 35 seconds. He beat the previous world record by 3 minutes and 25 seconds. According to Marko Bilic, founder of Mareva Cigar Club, the host the competition, “Cioffi is the best of the best, a true cigar aficionado who lives this passion in every way. He is exactly […]
In July, I reviewed the Garofalo Toro but as it is the eve of Thanksgiving I wanted to review a cigar that I could tie into the holiday. I am not a fan of Thanksgiving having lost my father on the holiday many years ago. Less than a year ago my mom passed away and I left the city that I love, Miami. Not a day goes past that I don’t miss some special people […]
There have been quite a few limited edition cigars from Crowned Heads this year which started with the Las Calaveras and concluded with Mason Dixon. Between it all was a very limited release of 250 boxes for the home state of the company. According to Jon Huber, “Tennessee Waltz” is a song that is near and dear to my heart. It was the song that was playing in the dance hall when my maternal Grandfather […]
A.J. FERNANDEZ TO INTRODUCE THE NEW WORLD CONNECTICUT EXCLUSIVELY FOR EVENT AT THE “CIGAR INN” (Miami, Florida) November 25, 2014— AJ Fernandez Cigars, known for producing consistently highly rated cigars will introduce a limited batch of New World Connecticut cigars for a one-night only sit down dinner event taking place at the world famous “Cigar Inn” located in New York City. Event will take place on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Cigar Inn located at 1016 2nd Ave. NY, NY 10022. New World […]
According to the packing of the Asylum Dragon’s Milk, “Asylum Cigars and the New Holland Brewing Company have collaborated to create this innovative blend of fine tobacco and bourbon barrel nesting, “Dragon’s Milk”. These extraordinary beauties are hand-made and aged inside hand selected barrels to fully capture the essence of the Dragon’s Milk, Bourbon Barrel Stout. Every cigar will offer excellent body, balance and enhanced flavors.” The stick which is a limited edition comes packaged […]
Back on August 16th, The Blind Taste Test went on sale. A collaboration between 2GuysCigars.com, The Cigar Authority and the consumer. We pitted 8 cigars against each other with the band removed and rebanded with a number. You smoked the cigars on the blind and let us know the winner. We had 4 Nicaraguan, 3 Dominican and a Honduran Cigar for the event. There were a couple of surprises but without further adieu, here are […]
The Cigar Authority welcomes former Drew Estate President, Steve Saka to the show this week.. Join us as we discuss the merger between Drew Estate and Swisher as well as what the future holds for Saka himself. We will also disclose the blind taste test participants and winners, along with the how the vote went. Plus, we will share the winner… Next Show: Special Guests: Steve Saka, Former President of Drew Estate
Drew Estate Announces Undercrown ShadyXV Premium Cigar And Partnership with Shady Records Estelí, Nicaragua – Drew Estate announced today the release of the Undercrown ShadyXV, a line extension to their coveted Undercrown line, produced in partnership with Shady Records. The NY and Detroit-based Shady Records celebrates their fifteenth anniversary in 2014 and will be working with Drew Estate on the release of the Undercrown ShadyXV. ShadyXV, a compilation celebrating the label’s anniversary and featuring greatest […]
The cigar once known as Mysterio which now goes by The Cigar Formerly Known as M or TCFKA “M” is set to release their 2014 Collectors Edition which will ship to retailers the first week of December. Measuring at 7 x 55 the cigar is more a work of art with the intricacies of exquisitely rolled tobaccos. The wrapper consists of Ecuador Connecticut Shade with Connecticut Broadleaf accents and a Dominican binder over fillers from Dominican […]
Over the last three years Davidoff has released a cigar inspired by the Chinese Zodiac. In 2012 it was the Year of the Horse and last year it was followed up with Year of the Snake. This year Davidoff introduced Year of the Sheep at the Davidoff Mandalay Bay on November 8th, and the cigars have begun to ship to retailers packaged in eight-count boxes, and only 3,000 boxes to the U.S. According to the Chinese Zodiac […]