Alan Rubin, the owner of Alec Bradley takes a few seconds out of his busy day at IPCPR to tell us a little bit about Lineage. According to Rubin, the line is dedicated to his sons who are both now of smoking aged. The cigars are rolled at Raices Cubana and come in 5 sizes including the growing in popularity much to our dismay of the 7 x 70.
Miami based manufacturer Jesus Fuego’s newest blend is Heat. When this cigar was first announced, I was surprised that a Miami manufacture hadn’t jumped on the name sooner. With the success of the Miami Heat, I think the name of the cigar is ideal for the company. The Heat is a medium bodied smoke with an intriguing blend, and here we have Jesus Fuego himself talking about the cigar to Mr. Jonathan.
Fresh off his appearance on The Cigar Authority Radio Show we ran into Jon Carney at IPCPR in Las Vegas. While we discussed many of the 2014 New Releases in an earlier post, we get a first hand look at the new beer stein that goes along with the new 1994 cigar. Although this is a limited edition it definitely looks like something worthy of being tracked down.
Talk about coincidence. This morning we reviewed the Pura Soul and one thing we pointed out was how the cigar lacked a musical reference with Robert Wright being a Jazz musician. According to this interview, the new Pura Soul packaging will contain a silhouette of Robert Wright on the saxophone, something we applaud. Take a minute and listen about the new Pura Soul cigar and take a sneak peek at the new packaging in the interview […]
Established in 2004 by Glen Case, Kristoff Cigars is one of the fastest growing boutique manufacturers in the cigar industry. They have assembled the finest master blenders with generations of Cuban Cigar making experience to derive the exquisite taste of their cigars. At the 2014 IPCPR our man about the room, Mr. Jonathan had Glen Chase tell us about their two newest products. The Kristania Maduro and their new 4 pack samplers.
Day 2 of the IPCPR is underway and Mr. Jonathan got to spend a minute with Dylan Austin from Camacho to discuss the new Double Shock. According to the Press Release The new Double Shock Limited Edition 2014 is one the most unique cigars ever created under the Camacho brand name. A blend containing two different wrapper leaves and tobaccos from five different origins. The double wrapper combination of Habano from Ecuador and San Andres […]
Another new attendee to the show is United Cigar Retailers. As you know The Cigar Authority broadcasts over the United Cigar Retailers Radio Network every week. Recently the cigars have begun to get favorable reviews in the blogosphere and will be reviewed here soon. The Bandolero, Atabey, Byron are made by Nelson Alfonso. If this name is not familiar to you, he is the person behind the creative packaging of many Cuban brands. According to […]
At the IPCPR there are always a bunch of start up cigar manufacturers with a dream. World Domination. Evil Genius Cigars subscribes to this theory, and they want to obtain world domination one cigar at a time. While walking through the trade show floor they met Mr. Jonathan who told them to email us at The Cigar Authority and tell us a little bit about their blends. According to Alex Hirsch they have two cigars available. […]
Save our Strippers is the rally cry in Las Vegas at IPCPR, but it isn’t what you would think. With the FDA bearing down on the tobacco industry the JC Newman factory in Ybor City is in danger of closing. JC Newman has handed out pins asking for everyone to save cigar strippers, who would lose their jobs if the factory closes. You can help them out by visiting SaveCigarCity.com. A stripper in the cigar industry […]
I first met Daniel Marshall in 2011 in NYC at Cigar Inn. I was surprised at how laid back one of the top humidor makers in the world was. He even offered to set up an event with Arnold Schwarzenegger when he was filming a movie in Santa Fe, NM at a shop of an associate. His humidors continue to be highly sought after, but two things stood out at his booth. The first was […]