Back on January 18th, 2020 we welcomed Michael Cappellini the Brand Ambassador to The Cigar Authority. The day started off under unusual circumstances when my wife and I took Michael and his girlfriend out to breakfast at a great Italian marketplace. Sadly, that place wasn’t offering its best representation that day as the regular chef sliced off his finger the day before and his apprentice was trying to cater to a full seating area on […]
On April 18th, 2020 we smoked the La Galera Connecticut Chaveta on The Cigar Authority which was part of the Care Package. We also looked at the art of retrohaling, and teach you how to retrohale to get the most out of your cigar experience. Cigar Review: La Galera Connecticut Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Piloto Cubano, Criollo ’98, Dominican T-112 Length: 5 1/8″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Chavetta (Robusto) The Look: Packaged in white and red boxes of 20 cigars the La […]
This past Saturday we welcomed Rocky Patel to show as he joined us via remote in Naples, Florida. We caught up with all things Rocky Patel as we smoked the Rocky Patel Maduro Sungrown. Rocky filled us in on his thoughts on FDA, Supply Chain due to COVID-19, and much more. Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Sungrown Maduro Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Robusto The Look: Packaged in wooden boxes of 20 cigars in two rows of […]
A few weeks ago we were joined by Steve Saka on The Cigar Authority Podcast and during The After Show he talked about this new size of Sobremesa Brulee. He gave us one to smoke that day and asked we wait to receive the actual release before reviewing it. Well that time has come as the cigars are now available. Cigar Review: Sobremesa Brulee Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Matacapan Negro de Temporal Filler: Nicaraguan Gk Condega C-SG Seco; Nicaraguan Pueblo […]
This week we welcomed the artists from URNY who created the remake of Zino Platinum. They are also the brand ambassadors for Back 2 Back cigars. It was a cigar that was part of The Cigar Authority Care package and it was the second cigar we smoked on the April 11th show. As has become customary here is a featured review of said cigar. Cigar Review: Back 2 Back Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 60 Size: 60 […]
In 2016 Davidoff hired street artists Mike Baca & Fernando Romero to serve as brand ambassador for “The Remake” of Zino Platinum. In April of 2019 the duo who collectively make up URNY completed their artwork on the outside of Two Guys Smoke Shop in New Hampshire during a series of events. Now, that artwork makes it to the box of this highly collectible and exclusive limited edition of 250 boxes Cigar Review: Zino Platinum Exclusive New […]
In a world where we are looking for a sense of normalcy, it’s nice as a cigar smoker to see TAA releases still coming too retail. Earlier this year the TAA postponed their annual convention before canceling the event due to COVID-19. Limited to 500 boxes, the Kristoff TAA Exclusive has the honor of being the first TAA I have smoked from this years batch of releases. Cigar Review: Kristoff San Andres 2020 TAA Exclusive Wrapper: San […]
Micky Pegg was first introduced to cigars in the Spring of 1989 while playing college not and interning on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Back in the day, if the Senator you worked for liked you and you did a good job he would send you down to the local tobacconist for cigar. When you returned you got to light up with the leadership staff. It was at that point, Micky was hooked. He would […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we smoked the Whiskey Rebellion by RoMaCraft Tobac which was part of the The Cigar Authority Care Package. The cigars take their name from the protest known as the Whiskey Rebellion, which began in 1791 under George Washington’s presidency. Washington’s Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton, introduced a tax on all distilled spirits in an attempt to lower the nation’s debt without raising the nation’s already-high import taxes; the Whiskey Tax […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we smoked the Aging Room Pura Cepa which was part of the Care Package prime. As has become customary we offer a full review of the cigar the day after the show airs. Cigar Review: Aging Room Pura Cepa Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Rondo (Robusto) The Look: The box that the Pura Cepa is housed in has an old school feel to it with a perfectly sanded unfinished wood that […]