Back in June, Steve Saka announced a line extension fro Todos Las Dias in the form of Mas Fuerte. The name Mas Fuerte translates to stronger, but the question is does the cigar ramp things up enough to deserve the name. Today we look at this Thick Lonsdale and answer that question on The Cigar Authority. Cigar Review: Todos Las Dias Mas Fuerte Wrapper:Nicaraguan Sungrown Criollo Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 46 Size: Thick Lonsdale The Look: Like the […]
In 1998, Eduardo Fernandez went to Nicaragua with a dream: to grow the finest tobacco in the world that captured the very essence of the Cuban cigars of old. In order to do this he worked with some great tobacco people and they quickly realized they could recreate the style and aroma of Cuban tobacco with the resources available to them in Nicaragua. The tobacco that they cultivated was named Aganorsa Leaf. As a vertically […]
Between the unveiling of the La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Golden “Oro” Anniversary at TAA something changed. The inside of the box has a more professional feel to it, but the outside of the box looks like it was designed by a child. Back in April we asked Carney about the box and we were told the story behind the box art has Litto Gomez the owner of La Flor Dominicana reaching out to his son, […]
While the Placencia Alma Fuerte was the cigar that grabbed everyones attention in 2017, there was another line from the company that hooked me from the second I lit up. The Alma del Campo which translates to “Soul of the Fields” is more medium bodied, but it’s loaded with flavor and it’s today’s review here at The Cigar Authority. Cigar Review: Plasencia Alma del Campo Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 52 Size: Tribu (Robusto) The Look: Packaged in 10 […]
As has become customary after The Cigar Authority podcast is over we share a full in-depth review of a cigar of a cigar smoked on the show. This week we smoked a cigar that was part of the care package with the Brand Ambassador from the Italian based company Toscano. We got to speak to Michael Cappellini about the company and invite you to check out the interview in case you missed it. Cigar Review: Toscano […]
Earlier this year we had Justo Eiroa in town for a series of events to launch the Aladino Maduro and to be a guest on The Cigar Authority. While in town he offered up a sample of this cigar with a band that he said was just a place holder. I practically begged him that he had to use that band on the release of the Aladino Corojo Reserva. He wasn’t sure, but I passionately argued […]
Hiram & Solomon is a brand of cigars with ties to Masonry. Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organizations who can trace their roots back to the local fraternities of the stonemasons which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. The owners of the brand Fouad Kashouty and George Dakrat through research noted that as far back as the mid-1800s records described the pre-meeting tradition of […]
Each week we review a cigar featured on The Cigar Authority and this week it’s the Villiger Kiel. In June when we were figuring out the care package Dave broke into a box of Kiel and said smoke this. I was hesitant, and thought he was out of his mind when he suggested including it in the care package. I decided what the hell, and was actually quite surprised. I actually expected some people to […]
As we eagerly await the Sin Compromiso from Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust we decided to look at the brand that started it all for him in his solo career, Sobremesa. It’s a word that doesn’t really really have an English translation, but its best described as the time spent around the dinner table before the dishes are cleared and done. When you kick back, and enjoy the conversation with those around you and […]
United Cigar Group is the company that distributes Selected Tobacco in the United States and today’s cigar is part of the United Cigar portfolio. It shares the name of the company of which Oliver Nivaud is the National Sales Manager. It’s a box pressed cigar available in two different wrappers with the first being a lighter Connecticut Broadleaf while the Maduro, today’s cigar features Connecticut Broadleaf #1 Darks. Cigar Review: United Cigar Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf #1 Darks […]