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JC Newman Issues Statement on National Academies Report on Premium Cigars

Today, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released its report, Premium Cigars: Patterns of Use, Marketing, and Health Effects. Commissioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health, this 520-page report was drafted by a committee of 13 tobacco control scientists. This report is the first government-sponsored, in-depth examination of premium cigars. On April 20, 2021, Drew Newman, fourth-generation owner and general counsel of J.C. Newman Cigar Co., was the […]

March 10, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Review: Micallef Migdalia SE Londes

Micallef Cigars celebrated strong women, re-releasing the Migdalia Special Edition for the second year on March 8th, International Women’s Day. The cigar is named for Migdalia Sanchez, who crafted the blend. Migdalia is the matriarch of the Gomez-Sanchez family which heads up the factory that produces the Micallef brand of cigars. Originally released in 2021 on International Women’s Day, the cigar which also measured 5 x 40 sold out. The follow up cigar while in […]

March 10, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

What Are the Ideal Hours For a Cigar Store to be Open? – The After Show

If it were up to you, what hours would you want a cigar shop to be open? What is the right thing for cigar shop owners? Is there some number of hours that makes the most sense for the business? The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH […]

March 9, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

Micallef Cigars Brings Back Migdalia Special Edition

Micallef Cigars celebrates strong women, re-releasing the Migdalia Special Edition for the second year on March 8th, International Women’s Day. The cigar is named for Migdalia Sanchez, who crafted the blend. Migdalia is the matriarch of the Gomez-Sanchez family; sons Edel and Joel are the master blenders behind Micallef’s Legacy line. Last year, Micallef Cigars sold out of the 5 x 40 limited production cigar during its first release last year. While the vitola, a […]

March 8, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Review: Aganorsa Supreme Leaf Robusto (2022)

In early 2019 Aganorsa Leaf released an expression of the company’s signature flavor and aroma: Supreme Leaf. Now, for the fifth release, the cigar is back in a Robusto format measuring 5 x 54. The limited production box pressed cigar features a Corojo 99 dominant blend using all Aganorsa Leaf tobaccos. According to a press release, Supreme Leaf is a rich, dynamic Nicaraguan puro intended to excite the palate with a complex balance of mouthwatering sweetness and […]

March 7, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

VODCast: Is There Sexism in the Cigar Industry?

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… is the cigar world a man’s world? Does sexism exist in the cigar industry? Join Dave, Ed and Mr. Jonathan as they discuss this sensitive subject. We will light up two cigars that refer to women on the show with the first being a part of The Cigar Authority Care Package; Fleur de la Reine. In the second […]

March 5, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Review: Terra Nova Araparique Robusto

In January of 2022 German based Arnold André announced US distribution with United Cigars. Founded in 1817, Arnold André is the largest machine-made cigar manufacturer in Germany and began its premium cigar production after purchasing a facility in the Dominican Republic in 2011. Though their premium cigar production has been well received all over Europe and today we review one of their US releases in Terra Nova Araparique. According to Arnold Andre, Araperique is one […]

March 3, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

Podcast: Bad Customers VS Bad Customer Service

Are customers angrier than they used to be? Do they lack empathy for understaffed businesses? It seems that way lately. Can’t we all just relax and have a good cigar? The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars […]

March 2, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

VODCast: Does Box Pressing Cigars Change Anything?

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Some people love box pressed cigars – Some people don’t – Besides being round or square – Are they really any different? Which is Better or it doesn’t even matter? We smoke two cigars of the same blend, one round and one pressed and tell you how they are different. We light up two cigars from the care […]

February 26, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

Selected Tobacco Announces Byron Limited Edition Humidor Release

Vintage is a term that is at times misunderstood, yet when Nelson Alfonso of Selected Tobacco releases blends with 5 years of post-roll age decorated by a uniquely designed humidor the term is fitting. This edition of Byron humidors is limited to one size in each blend, with only 5,000 cigars rolled for each century; the Byron cigar line has a century interpretation for any cigar enthusiast. The numbered humidors are limited to 200 of […]

February 23, 2022 by The Cigar Authority

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