According to La Galera, “Despite not being thought of as essential, the winds play a vital role in the growing of tobacco. They instruct us, by way of their direction, of the best spaces in which to grow tobacco. The Greeks, geniuses in their own right, also understood the importance of wind. The collective name of their wind gods is Anemoi. The northern wind was named Boreas. The southern wind was christened Notus. The eastern […]
We’ve had the Urban Artists & Cigars Collective on The Cigar Authority a couple of times now and you can sum up their visits to the studio as interesting. The last time we had them on the show we should have been more aware of the date as it was 4/20 and the duo known as 2Esae and Ski were even more off the rails than usual. During the show, they hinted at a limited edition […]
It’s time for the Mr. Jonathan Free broadcast. This week we light up the AVO Syncro as we take a look at the controversial Cigar Aficionado cover featuring Nick Jonas. We weigh in on our thoughts and we take a look at other celebrities that smoke cigars on and off the camera. We also take a look at the movies and the characters who smoked on camera. In the second hour we light up the […]
It’s one of the most popular shows every year and we expect this year to be no different. It’s the Cigar Industry Prediction show. We see so many reps, sales managers and brand owners over the course of the year and we hear more then our fair share of rumors. Some of them can quickly be written off, but some of them might just hold some truth to them. This year we make our prediction […]
In 2018, Two Guys Smoke Shop selected Steve Saka to make their annual Firecracker cigar. Shortly after its release Steve Saka reached out to Two Guys Smoke Shop owner David Garofalo to see if he would approve of using the basis of the Firecracker blend for a line of Mi Querida cigars called Triqui Traca. The original test blends carried a long fuse on the cigar, but as the cigars make it to retail those […]
This past weekend The Cigar Authority welcomed, Justo Eiroa to our webcast. During the course of the show we discussed a new size of the Aladino Corojo Reserva in which Barry shared to Facebook a couple of days prior. JRE Tobacco plans to release the Aladino Corojo Reserva Corona #4 Limitado as the first cigar of a series of releases they call, “Our Cuban Heritage”. The 5 x 44 Corona #4 will come in 20 […]
The parent company of General Cigars, Scandinavian Tobacco Group has completed a deal for the acquisition of all of the shares of Agio Beheer B.V. from Highlands Beheer B.V. Agio Beheer B.V. is the holding company of the Royal Agio Cigars. The transaction is valued at EUR 210 million (UD 231 millon). The Scandinavian Tobacco Group acquisition will be financed by cash at hand and debt. The transaction is subject to satisfactory conclusion of a […]
This week The Cigar Authority welcomes to the show Justo Eiroa from JRE Tobacco, the company that makes Aladino Cigars. As we know the favorite cigar of Mr. Jonathan is the Aladino Corojo Reserva but today on the show we smoke a cigar from the Care Package in Aladino Connecticut. Made in Honduras we discuss everything Aladino and we might even have some news on an upcoming release to share with you. We will let […]
While HVC hasn’t been around for 500 years, the company is set to celebrate the city they called home for so many years. The city of Havana was founded by the Spanish on November 16th, 1519. To celebrate it’s 500th Anniversary, HVC (Havana City) Cigars has created a unique blend using the finest tobaccos from Aganorsa Leaf. The HVC 500 Years Anniversary will sport a Corojo ’99 wrapper, binder from Jalapa with fillers consisting of […]
This morning, the U.S. Small Business Administration held a public roundtable on the regulation of premium cigars at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Fourth generation cigar maker Drew Newman testified alongside Premium Cigar Association President John Anderson. Drew described his family’s 124-year history of rolling premium cigars. Using The American as an example, he explained how premium cigars are handcrafted and why they are different from cigarettes and all other tobacco products. Drew discussed […]