E.P.H. Signature by Hammer + Sickle Cigar Review

One June 8, 2018 the cigar industry lost a dear friend in Eric P. Hanson. Since his passing Hammer + Sickle has strived to continue the path laid out before them by Hanson, led by Erik Wentworth the Executive Vice President of Klin Tobacco. The passing of our dear friend was a difficult time, but now we look back on the life of Eric P. Hanson via stories he would tell and his endless barrage […]

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Serino Vintage 2012 Cigar Review

Tony Serino has been in the cigar industry for more than 20 years. You may not have heard of him until 2016 when he launched Serino cigars and then in 2017 his son Carson launched Wayfarer and in 2018, Taino. This year at the 2019 IPCPR they showed off the Serino Vintage 2012 which is limited to only 1,000 cigars made. They were rolled 3 years ago by three-pairs of rollers at La Corona Cigars, […]

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La Flor Dominicana to Celebrate 25 Years With Limited Edition

For their 20th Anniversary La Flor Dominicana celebrated with the release of the 1994, a cigar that won the blind taste test here at The Cigar Authority. To celebrate their silver anniversary La Flor Dominicana is set to release a cigar simply called, La Flor Dominicana 25th Anniversary. The cigar utilizes an Ecuador Corojo wrapper while the binder and filler come from the companies La Canela farm in the Dominican Republic. It will be available […]

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Crowned Heads The Angel’s Anvil 2019 Cigar Review

For the past 6 years Crowned Heads has offered a cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America that shares the same TAA initials. Like years past The Angel’s Anvil is made at Tabacalera a Alianza S.A. under the supervision of Ernest Perez-Carrillo. This year the cigar is limited to 1,000 boxes and it serves as today’s review on The Cigar Authority. Cigar Review: The Angel’s Anvil by Crowned Heads Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca Binder: Ecuador Sumatra Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6 1/8″ […]

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Drew Estate Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of ACID Cigars with ACID 20

Drew Estate celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the ACID Cigar brand, with the national release of ACID 20, a box pressed, chromed out, double decade masterpiece. The celebratory ACID 20 will be displayed in Drew Estate’s Booth at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow, held June 29-July 2, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. From the Wynwood Safehouse, Jonathan Drew President and Founder of Drew Estate exclaims, “The ACID Cigar brand was born under the Manhattan bridge, […]

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Drew Estate To Release Brick & Mortar Exclusive BOTL Limited Edition

Drew Estate announces today the Rebirth of the BOTL, Brothers Of The Leaf as a Drew Diplomat Retailer brick and mortar exclusive. BOTL will be displayed in Drew Estate’s Booth at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow, held June 29-July 2, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Harkening back to the early days of the interweb, a number of cigar communities formed that all shared one common bond, their love of the leaf. One of those early […]

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Mi Querida Triqui Traca To Debut at IPCPR 2019

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust® will be showcasing its Mi Querida® Triqui Traca of handcrafted cigars at this year’s 87th Annual Convention of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 28th through July 2nd, 2019. “Mi Querida Triqui Traca, pronounced ‘me kay-ree-dah tree-kee trah-ka’, is arguably our boldest cigar released to date,” shares Founder and Master Ligador Steve Saka. Adding, “At its core, it remains our quintessential Mi Querida blend […]

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Sobremesa Brulee to Debut at IPCPR 2019

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust® will be debuting the Sobremesa Brûlée® blend of fine handmade cigars at this year’s 87th Annual Convention of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 28th through July 2nd, 2019. “Sobremesa Brûlée is a recreation of the milder, shade wrapped ligas of my early years. Somewhere over the last three decades many of the classic shade cigars have become wispy, uninspiring and rather dull to […]

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La Flor Dominicana Releasing $16,000.00 18K Gold Cutter

La Flor Dominicana announces the release of La Fleur D’or, a limited- edition piece crafted with 18K solid gold and adorned by eight genuine sapphires totaling 1.9ct in weight. The dual sharpened stainless-steel blades encased inside ensure functionality in addition to the evident beauty of this rare piece of which only 88 will be made. MSRP is to be set at $16,000. “We wanted to create something special, something that not only the owners of […]

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Boom Goes The Firecracker with John Fazzi & The PCA Fallout

If you have to sum up this week in one word it’s Explosive. First we will start with the one that was planned. Since 2006 David Garofalo has released a cigar called The Firecracker. It’s a limited edition stick that comes out at least once a year. This year, that honor was bestowed to Kristoff cigars and we fire up the Pistoff Kristoff Firecracker in the first hour. We will catch up with New England […]

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