Xing, an original cigar made by George Rico in Danli, Honduras is an exclusive for Two Guys Smoke Shop. It is available in 3 sizes. Ai (5 x 52); Katana (6 1/8 x 52) and Nunchuk (7 x 50). This cigar will not only share its medium bodied rich flavor with you. It will also share a bit of wisdom via the back of the band. Almost like a fortune cookie. Cigar: Xing Size: Nunchuk (7 x 50) […]
The Oettinger Davidoff Group becomes the official distributor of Royal Danish Cigars in Switzerland. The focus will be on the exclusive short torpedo QUEENS #1 with 24 karat Gold & Swarovski crystals. Each cigar is personally crafted by owner Jan von Vistisen and very limited. Royal Danish Cigars will be sold from Davidoff stores and luxury cigar lounges throughout Switzerland and is also on its way to other high-end tobacco retailers around the world. “Smoke […]
The La Flor Dominicana Series 2000 was discontinued late last year and it is rumored that Litto Gomez smoked the #3 as his first and last cigar every day. That cigar will now be known as the La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet #3, and it will carry an MSRP of $5.00 a stick with a box price of $120. The cigar which is box pressed measures 4.75 x 40 will be available in 24 count boxes. The […]
This morning when I came to work I had another review scheduled, but over the weekend we received a little gift from our friends at Perdomo. The Perdomo Double Aged Sun Grown is a cigar that I was looking forward to ever since the Connecticut arrived a few weeks back. Now with this in hand, I can’t wait for the Maduro to arrive. There will only 240,000 cigars equaling 2,500 boxes of each wrapper released […]
The World Health Organization which seems to be hell-bent on regulating the behavior of everyone on the planet in a way that hasn’t been seen since Nazi Germany wants the world to pay a tobacco tax. The Organization announced potential plans to institute a global tobacco tax that has caused economist Arthur Laffer to expressed skepticism. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Raising taxes on tobacco in support of the reduction of tobacco consumption […]
As the dust settles from the story of Torano Cigars being sold to General, the blogosphere is alive with theory as to why the company was sold, but the one thing getting lost in the mix is Sam Leccia and what the future holds for Leccia Tobacco. Originally a product of Oliva, Sam Leccia was the face behind Nub. A rock star in an industry, that was building brands around a face. The Nub success can […]
This past week we took a road trip to film the show before a live studio audience. We departed Salem, New Hampshire for the 3 hour trip (I guess this makes Dave the Skipper) around noon. We stopped along the way at the world-famous Frank Pepe Pizza where we dined on The Original, Margherita and the award-winning White Clam pizza. After, we went across the street for some cannoli’s and espresso before our final destination. We […]
On The Cigar Authority podcast recorded on September 11, 2014 the owner of Fratello Cigars; Omar de Frias informed us that he is currently working on a new blend. He shared with us exclusively that he is heading to Nicaragua to finalize a Connecticut Shade. The blend is expected to be released 4-6 weeks before IPCPR in New Orleans next year. The sizes have yet to be determined and the band is expected to remain […]
While the sale of Torano Cigars caught many in the industry off guard, the buyer was not overly surprising. Back at the IPCPR we reported that General Cigar was in acquisition mode. It was announced first this morning by our friends at HalfWheel.com while we were en route to Mickey Blake’s in Connecticut for our live broadcast on location. The move which strengthens the number of brands for General Cigar promises to deliver a greater value and […]
The Perdomo 20th Anniversary features tobaccos grown on Perdomo’s farms in Esteli, Condega and Jalapa Valley in Nicaragua. Each cigar in the Perdomo 20th Anniversary is barrel-aged in bourbon barrels for 14 months. The cigars are available in both a Sun-Grown and Maduro format with 6 different vitals. Cigar: Perdomo 20th Anniversary Size: Robusto (5 x 56) Wrapper: Sun Grown Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Strength: Medium-Full The Look: The Perdomo 20th Anniversary Robusto is a soft box pressed beauty with a reddish-brown wrapper […]