La Gianna is cigar named after the daughter of our own David Garofalo and today we light up the Maduro version. It’s a classic Maduro built around sweetness versus the modern Maduro which is built against strength. Cigar: La Gianna Maduro Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 54 Size: Toro The Look: The wrapper is evenly colored and milk chocolate in color. There are some creases from the veins and the seams are visible on the roll. The wrapper has […]
Supply and Demand, two import words in business. Unfortunately, La Flor Dominicana has had supply issues with the Oscuro and Maduro wrappers, but thankfully demand remains strong. For months, retailers across the country have had back order issues and customers have been waiting for their favorite cigars to arrive. Now the wait is over and to celebrate we light up the La Flor Dominicana L300 Oscuro as La Flor Dominicana is once again flowing to […]
J.C. Newman Renames Its PENSA Cigar Factory Factory is Nicaragua’s Second Largest, Rolling More than 100,000 Cigars by Hand Per Day ESTELI, NICARAGUA — Today, the Newman family announced that the name of its Nicaraguan cigar factory is changing from “PENSA” to “J.C. Newman PENSA.” “This change, while symbolic, reflects the shift that we are making as a company to elevate the ‘J.C. Newman’ name and use it to tell our story as a 123-year-old, […]
Casa Fernandez has a new name and look. The Miami based cigar company, owned and operated by Eduardo Fernandez and his son Max, serves as the distribution center for their eponymous cigar lines as well as the JFR, Lunatic, and Guardian of the Farm brands among others, and will now be operating under the name AGANORSA LEAF. The name change and new logo are designed to align the company with the Fernandez family’s massive leaf […]
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has signed a multi-year contract to hold its Annual Convention & International Trade Show at the Sands Expo® and The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning in 2019. “We’re very excited to be going back to the Sands/Venetian. Having the event and people all housed together under one roof gives everyone a lot more in the way of networking opportunities,” says IPCPR Board Secretary and […]
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) announces the promotion of Dawn Conger to Vice President of Operations and the hiring of Scott C. Pearce as Executive Director. Since 2012, Dawn Conger has served as the director and main point of contact for the IPCPR Annual Convention & International Trade Show. She is responsible for spearheading all aspects of the annual trade show planning and management—including marketing, budgeting, logistics, staff and vendor management. Dawn […]
The first of three limited edition sizes from RoMaCraft for 2018 have come and gone in the blink of an eye. The Black Irish features the Cromagnon blend with some candela. In the upcoming months there will be the Sabertooth (Aquitaine version of Black Irish) and Mastodon (a box pressed version of Mandible). The cigars are limited to the top RoMac Craft accounts, and today at 2GuysCigars.com we sold out of them in 18 minutes. Usually […]
As have become custom at The Cigar Authority after each podcast we share a full review of a cigar we smoked on the show. Today’s review is from the Care Package and is the Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc. Cigar: Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Ecuador Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6 Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Toro The Look: While the blend has changed from the cigar that was released in 1995, the wrapper remains the same on this Reserva Blanc. It’s a […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we’re talking about the Nicaraguan cigar boom and we explore why Nicaragua is beating the Dominican Republic and all others for cigar production and cigar exports. It’s a changing industry, and we explore why this change is happening. In the first hour we fire up a cigar from the care package in the Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc, its rolled in Nicaragua and features a Ecuador Connecticut wrapper. In the […]
The Don Carlos is named in honor of its legendary creator and Fuente family patriarch Carlos Fuente, Sr. Earlier this year a print publication named the Don Carlos Eye of the Shark its cigar of the year today’s review the Don Carlos Belicoso shares some similarities with that cigar. Both are a belicoso and both are part of the Don Carlos line. One is box pressed and one is not. So today we smoke the Don […]