La Galera The Cubes Connecticut Shorts

Earlier this year Jochy Blanco’s La Galera Cigars announced a limited production line called The Cubes which features some of his favorite vitolas. With each cube containing 50 cigars, only 333 boxes would be made. Today we look at The Connecticut Shorts which is a size only available in The Cube collection. Cigar Review: La Galera Connecticut Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Piloto Cubano, Criollo ’98, Dominican T-112 Length: 4″ Ring Gauge: 46 Size: Shorts (Perfecto) The Look: Packaged in an oversize […]

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August 24, 2018 by

Sam Morales Resigns From Drew Estate

Drew Estate, The Rebirth of Cigars, a global manufacturer and distributor of premium cigars announced today that Sam Morales, Director of Marketing, has resigned from the company to pursue other interests. Morales will be actively working to transition his work and responsibilities at the company over the next several weeks. The Executive Team of Drew Estate has begun its search for a new head of Marketing. Mr. Morales is a five-year Drew Estate veteran, having […]

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August 23, 2018 by

RoMaCraft CroMagnon Pestera Muierilor Cigar Review

In 2015 RoMaCraft Tobacco introduced a sampler called, El Catador de la Petite Corona which featured all their regular release lines in 4 x 46 format. The release was so popular and highly sought after that it led to release of the of the Cromagnon and Cromagnon Aquitaine in this particular vitola at the 2018 IPCPR trade show. Cigar Review: CroMagnon Pestera Muierilor Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Cameroon Filler: Nicaragua Length: 4″ Ring Gauge: 46 Vitola: Pestera Muierilor (Petit Corona) […]

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August 22, 2018 by

Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas Diadema Cigar Review

Ever since the IPCPR trade show has come to a close I’ve been asked over and over again, “What were some of the best cigars you smoked?” My answer has always been there were two cigars that stood out (I ruled out cigars I got to smoke before the show). One of the two cigars that stood out was today’s cigar that celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Joya de Nicaragua aptly called Cinco Decadas. In […]

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August 21, 2018 by

Cigar Rights of America Celebrates 10th Anniversary!

This week marks the tenth anniversary of a special moment in the premium cigar industry. It was called, “Freedom Tour.” Following a series of meetings in Houston, Texas during the annual Retail Tobacco Dealers Association (today’s IPCPR) a group of industry leaders realized something different had to be done to work for the protection of the premium cigar interests of the nation, with a focus on building a consumer coalition that would echo the message […]

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August 20, 2018 by

Todos Las Dias Mas Fuerte Cigar Review

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 […]

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August 20, 2018 by

VODCast: The History of Davidoff and Boutique Cigars

50 Years ago Davidoff Cigars was born and we fire up the Davidoff 50 Year Diademas Finas in celebration of the Golden Anniversary of the original boutique cigar. We will go through the timeline of this storied company and take a look at other boutique cigars that have made it. In the second hour we fire up a cigar from the current king of boutique cigar companies. Back in 2016 RoMaCraft Cigars made the Firecracker […]

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August 18, 2018 by

Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut Toro Cigar Review

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 […]

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August 17, 2018 by

E.P. Carrillo 2018 TAA Exclusive Cigar Review

For the first time Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has joined the TAA Limited Edition family. The EPC TAA Exclusive was made available to the 8o or so retailers that make up the Tobacconist Association of America at the annual meeting. The meeting this year was held at the end of April in La Romana, Dominican Republic. This week Two Guys Smoke Shop, a member of TAA received their shipment of this exclusive cigar. Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo 2018 […]

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August 16, 2018 by

La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Golden “Oro” Anniversary Cigar Review

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, […]

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August 15, 2018 by