For me, one of the most anticipated releases of 2014 is the My Father Connecticut. I was intrigued when the local representative told me that the cigar was a mild cigar by the Garcia family. Thankfully, I ran into our local rep Jeremy Soares on Tuesday night after pre-recording our episode this week and he gifted me one knowing I would not be attending the trade show this year. We will however, have a steady […]
The Tatuaje Monster series has long been one of the most sought after limited releases in the Cigar Industry. The dress boxes in the shape of coffins limited to 666 each year to a group of “un”lucky retailers sell out within minutes. In has spawned a a culture never seen before in the history of cigars and it all the brainchild of Pete Johnson, brand owner of Tatuage The Pudgy Monsters is a smaller version […]
As we pre-record our Saturday broadcast with Jon Carney from La Flor Dominicana I am going to attempt to do my first ever live blogging cigar review. Today’s cigar is the new 1994 from Litto Gomez’ La Flor Dominicana… The cigar comes in 4 sizes and has a wrapper from San Andreas with binder and filler from the Dominican Republic. Cigar: La Flor Dominicana 1994 Size: Mamba (7 x 52) Wrapper: San Andreas Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic […]
The latest cigar from Altadis USA is the Monecristo Espada. All the tobacco used in this blend comes from the farms of Nestor Plasencia in Nicaragua. The Espada is a collaboration between Plasencia and the Altadis blending team, known as the Grupo de Maestros. The cigars come packaged in 10 count Suede boxes and the word Espada means sword which is a reference to the rapier found on the Montecristo logo. The tobaccos come from Esteli, Jalapa and Ometepe. […]
Sitting in The Cigar Authority offices Mr. Jonathan let me know about the new Perdomo Double Aged Vintage 12 Years and I was hoping he would bring back a sample from IPCPR. However, we didn’t have to wait long as Perdomo sent us a nice rocks glass with a cigar sample of the new Connecticut. The cigars will only be released to 250 of the finest tobacconists world-wide. According to a letter that came with […]
I’ve had this cigar sitting on my desk for over a week now and I was dreading smoking it. Not because of the specific cigar but because of the specific size. I for one have not embraced the 6 x 60 madness that has taken over the cigar world. According to the Hammer & Sickle website, “We chose the Hammer + Sickle icon to represent our brand as our story uniquely matches the history of […]
Today’s cigar, the Quesada Corona Clasica is the epitome of a limited edition cigar. The 40th Anniversary from Quesada was blended by the daughters of Manuel Quesada at the MATASA factory in the Dominican Republic and was unveiled back at Pro Cigar earlier this year. Manuel Quesada then blended a limited edition version of the 40th for himself that he shared with a few select accounts. Yesterday, I was informed that this cigar will be a […]
After spending the better part of Tuesday putting The Cigar Authority through a redesign, it was time to kick back with a good cigar for review here on the site. We opted for the Davidoff Puro D’oro and invite you to leave a comment below as to your thoughts about the change. According to the Davidoff website, “Puro d’Oro, launched in 2010, is the culmination of the longest cigar development in the history of Davidoff. […]
According to the Boutique Blends website, the Aging Room F55 Quattro is limited to a yearly production of 400,000 cigars. In Cigar Afficionado it scored a 95 rating and here in the United States it was basically Cigar of the Year. The Sumatra wrapper used on this smoke was being aged since 2003 by a German manufacturer that was going to use it for special release. However the project was scrapped due to economic reasons […]
A lot of us began smoking with Macanudo, and for whatever the reason we all drifted away from it over time. I would love to hear what you smoked as your first cigar in our comments section, so please share.. Today’s smoke was gifted to me by host of The Cigar Authority, David Garafolo. The cigar was so aged that the cello it came wrapped in was yellow. I am told this cigar is from […]