In 2018 the CLE Prieto gets a line extension with the release of the box-pressed Diadema. The brand debuted along side Chele in 2016 at TAA although they weren’t TAA Exclusives. Themes were an interesting take on light and dark wrappers as Chele, which is slang for light-skinned and Prieto, which is Spanish slang for dark-skinned. Cigar Review: CLE Prieto Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 7″ Ring Gauge: 52 Vitola: Diadema The Look: The box pressed Diadema comes in 10 count […]
Drew Estate announced today the shipping of the Florida Sun Grown Limited Edition Trunk Press Toro to Drew Diplomat retailers across the nation. This prized cigar features a unique blend different from the core line as the Trunk-Press Toro utilizes a Connecticut River Valley Broadleaf wrapper, Mexican binder, with one full leaf of Florida Sun Grown Cuban Seed Corojo, along with fillers from Nicaragua and Honduras. From the Florida Sun Grown Farm, Jeff Borysiewicz notes, […]
As has become customary after The Cigar Authority podcast we share an in depth review of a cigar we smoked on the show. This week that cigar is the Undercrown Maduro. One of the other cigar we smoked was the Acid Amigos and that review can be read at https://thecigarauthority.com/acid-amigos-cigar-review/. Cigar Review: Undercrown Maduro Wrapper: Otapan Negro Ultimo Corte Binder: T52 Connecticut River Valley Stalk Cut & Cured Habano Fillers: Brazilian Mata Fina, Nicaraguan Cuban Seed Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 52 Size: Belicoso […]
David Garofalo has a long history with Drew Estate a history that dates back to their beginnings as he hosted one of their first ever events at Two Guys Smoke Shop. Today we welcome Fabien Ziegler to the show as we find out whats new and exciting from Drew Estate. The man known as Dirty Fabien will join us for the full two hours as we light up the Undercrown Maduro in the first hour, […]
Since 2008 there has been a cigar release that was as constant as death and taxes. It all started for Tatuaje with The Frank, and now it concludes with The Bride. As with other releases it was available in 666 dress boxes of 13 cigars and this year the 10 count non-dress box is limited to 4,500 boxes produced. Cigar Review: Tatuaje The Bride Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 7 1/8 Ring Gauge: 49 Size: The Bride (Churchill) The Look: Two […]
This weekend on The Cigar Authority was our annual conspiracy theory show. It’s a show where we talk about where cigar companies could be sold and to whom. It’s entirely hypothetical although each year we manage to get one right. On the show we smoked two cigars from the Care Package. On Saturday we shared our review of the Aladino Maduro, today we offer up our Lunatic Review. Cigar Review: JFR Lunatic Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua […]
On today’s episode of The Cigar Authority we smoked the Aladino Maduro. As has become customary we follow up the episode with a more in-depth review of a cigar features on the show. Today that cigar is the Aladino Maduro Cigar Review: Aladino Maduro Wrapper: San Andres MaduroBinder: Honduras (100% Authentic Corojo)Filler: Honduras (100% Authentic Corojo)Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 46Vitola: Cazador (Corona Gorda) The Look: Aladino Maduro comes packaged in 20 count boxes featuring inside lid artwork from an old Cuban magazine […]
It’s one of the most popular shows we do each year. It is also one of the most controversial shows we do. We will look into rumors, behind the scenes rumblings, and use our knowledge and connections to discuss the possible mergers and acquisitions in this 2018 edition of the conspiracy show. In the first hour we light up the JFR Lunatic Short Titan which is part of the Cigar Authority Care Package. It doesn’t […]
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) is expanding the popular Hamlet 25th Year line with a Salomon size that will be hitting store shelves late this month. The new vitola, on display at this summer’s IPCPR trade show, was crafted by renowned Cuban cigar blender and master roller, Hamlet Paredes. Hamlet 25th Year Salomon will join the brand’s Robusto, Toro and Sixty lineup that debuted in Q3 of 2017. Based on its ongoing success, Paredes decided in […]
At the 2018 IPCPR in Las Vegas, La Flor Dominicana offered two exclusive cigars for retailers who attended the trade show. Both those sizes have now landed at some of the shops that ordered them including 2GuysCigars.com. The cigars which are under the ligero umbrella feature a different wrapper from the regular line as well as Habana 2000 in the filler. Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana IPCPR Exclusive Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic (Inclusive Habana 2000) Length: 9.5″ […]