The Cigar Authority is the longest current cigar podcast on the internet today. 9 Years in and we’ve asked the listeners for some show ideas and today’s show is one of them. Almost 2 months ago Mr. Jonathan read the email suggestion and quickly went off on how bad of an idea it was. Well, that was enough for us to use the idea. Today we will share some of the movies we enjoy and […]
Since 2014 Master blender and brand owner, Nicholas Melillo aka Nick R. Agua, has been working with choice farmers in the Connecticut River Valley to develop the Havana Seed CT #142 wrapper. Grown in the great state of Connecticut the seed is extremely rare and unlike any other tobacco in the world. Due to the incredible amount of oil from the plant, it takes 3 yrs to undergo the fermentation process to deliver cigar that delivers […]
According to Eduardo Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf, “First you crawl, then you walk and then you run. It’s a process you can’t skip or else it comes back to haunt you.” It’s some serious words to live by as we all want to run before we can walk, but until you understand the process, learn the process and utilize the process it becomes a recipe for disaster. Aganorsa Leaf is a company that is now […]
The following is a press release submitted by the Cigar Rights of America. A new report by Mangum Economics updates the out-of-date economic analysis of the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) regulation of premium handmade cigars, and estimates the number of U.S. jobs that will be lost because of the regulations. The report uses FDA’s own assumptions about the effects of the regulations and updates the calculations to use more recent government data. It also […]
Earlier today we welcomed to The Cigar Authority podcast the Great-Grandson of Winston Churchill, Randolph Churchill. During the course of the show we smoked the Winston Churchill, Churchill cigar and has become customary after the show we share a full in-depth review of the cigar smoked on the show. This episode was a special occasion and as a result we smoked only the one cigar . Cigar: Winston Churchill Late Hour Wrapper: Habano Ecuador Binder: San Andres […]
Today we welcome the Great Grandson of the most recognized cigar smoker ever who also happened to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and led Britain to Victory in the 2nd World War. We’re talking about Winston Churchill as we welcome Randolph Churchill. We look back on the life of Sir Winston Churchill who was born on November 30, 1874 as we light the cigar and size that features his name. We will have […]
Perdomo is a story of the American dream. During the Cuban revolution, Silvio Perdomo was arrested as an enemy of Fidel Castro and he would spend 15 years in jail before escaping to the United States. Meanwhile Nick Perdomo Sr. would fight against the guerrillas and would suffer multiple gunshot wounds. He would later escape to the United States as well, where his son would serve as an air traffic controller in the Navy before […]
Back in 1983 Arturo Fuente released the first cigar of the Hemingway line called the Signature. In 1988 it would be joined by other sizes and today it remains one of the top sellers for the Dominican Republic based cigar company. The cigar which usually features a Cameroon wrapper sees a release 1-2 times a year featuring a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. Today we offer up a review of the Classic Maduro. Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente […]
The award-winning Padron 1926 Serie premiered in 2002 to commemorate Jose O. Padron’s 75th birthday. The line contains refined tobacco aged five to ten years and it comes in a Natural and Maduro wrapper. Today on The Cigar Authority we offer up a review of the Maduro. Cigar Review: Padron 1926 Serie Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5.25 Ring Gauge: 56 Size: No. 9 The Look: Packaged in wooden boxes of 24 cigars the Padron 1926 Serie is laid out in two […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and on today’s episode of The Cigar Authority we announced the Contenders for Cigar of the Year. During the course of the show we smoked the 2016 winner, La Galera Connecticut. It was part of The Cigar Authority Care Pack and today we offer a full review of the cigar we enjoyed live on the podcast. Cigar Review: La Galera Connecticut Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Piloto Cubano, Criollo ’98, Dominican […]