Camacho, the world’s leading brand of bold cigars, is proud to announce the release of the original Camacho Diploma in the 11/18 format. Bold from the ground up, the Camacho Diploma Special Selection is a full live loud experience of unparalleled flavor and intensity. Presented in a 11/18 Figarado format and built with hand-selected high priming Original Corojo tobaccos, under the most rigorous supervision, the Camacho Diploma blend has been brought back for aficionados who demand a unique, […]
Drew Estate announces today that the IPCPR Release of line extensions to the Liga Privada No. 9 and T52 Brand are shipping to Drew Diplomat Retailers nationwide this week. The No. 9 and T52 Corona Viva, Short Panatela, and Petit corona are being introduced as core sizes of the No. 9 and T52 lines, featuring the Liga Connecticut River Valley Broadleaf and Stalk Cut Habano wrapper, over plantation grown Brazilian Mata Fina binders, and Nicaraguan and Honduran […]
This morning as I pulled into work the Executive Vice President of Hammer + Sickle, Erik Wentworth had just pulled in front of me. As we enjoyed our morning coffee he handed me today’s cigar which he delivered to 2GuysCigars.com after being out of stock for a short bit. Cigar Review: Hammer + Sickle Trademark Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Robusto The Look: The Hammer + Sickle Trademark gets a packaging change, gone are […]
On this week’s episode we smoked the United Natural Churchill and as become customary today we share a review of the cigar we smoked. This review is a rebroadcast of the Natural Robusto. Cigar: United Cigar Box Press Size: 5 x 54 (Robusto) Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Habano Filler: Brazilian Mata Fina, Dominican Habano Corojo and Dominican Habano Criollo 98 The Look: The band of the cigar features a shield of red white and blue, that reminds me of the old […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we double up on cigars from the care package as Dave called an audible for last week’s show. So in the first hour we will light up the United Natural Churchill while we look into what you can do with your old cigar boxes. There are some interesting things out, and we might even have a little show and tell for our YouTube audience. In the second hour we […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]