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Plasencia Alma del Campo Tribu Cigar Review

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 […]

August 14, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

VODCast: Cigar Smoking Is For Big Boys

This week we are a man down with Barry on vacation, but we will be joined by him in spirit as we smoke a cigar that could be named for him in Big Boy. It’s part of The Cigar Authority care package and we will let you know our thoughts. In the second hour, we will light up something special so join us for all the shenanigans on the number one cigar podcast in the […]

August 11, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Toscano Classico Cigar Review

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 […]

August 4, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

VODCast: A Taste of Italy With Michael Cappellini From Toscano Cigars

This week we take a trip to Italy, in spirit as we welcome Michael Cappellini the Brand Ambassador from Toscano Cigars. He’ll tell us about the oldest cigar company in Italy and how his own family history has ties to the Italian company. We’ll light up the Toscano Classico in the first hour and pair it with a nice Espresso as we share our thoughts as the members of the care package smoke it along […]

August 4, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Aladino Corojo Reserva Robusto Cigar Review

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 […]

August 2, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Michael Herklots of Nat Sherman Issues Statement

Yesterday news broke that the parent company of Nat Sherman, Altria issued a letter to the FDA that called for no exemption for cigars in the ongoing fight against cigar regulation. The measure prompted many on social media to boycott the company, with many retailers vowing to no longer carry the brands. For a while now on our podcast we’ve said how big tobacco goes in and fights against us which was eloquently put by […]

August 1, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Sometimes I Hate To Be Right – David Garofalo Editorial

Sometimes I hate to be right! Another Editorial by David Garofalo Seeing a big tobacco giant like Altria, parent company of Philip Morris getting into the Premium Cigar business with their acquisition of Nat Sherman in January or 2017 was like an alarm going off to me. Oh no… they are going to screw this up for all the premium cigar makers, retailers and consumers… I just know it. Some estimated they paid as much […]

July 31, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Parent Company of Nat Sherman Tells FDA To Not Exempt Premium Cigars

On June 25th, Altria Group the parent company of Nat Sherman submitted a letter to FDA on behalf of Nat Sherman and the other brands they own asking the FDA to not provide an exemption for premium cigars. The company which posted a revenue of over 25 billion in 2017 has made it clear they are against the small Mom & Pop companies that make up the premium cigars industry. If you listen to The […]

July 31, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Hiram & Solomon Traveling Man Robusto Cigar Review

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 […]

July 30, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Villiger Kiel Brasil Cigar Reivew

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 […]

July 28, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

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