It’s the most wonderful time of the year for cigar smokers, as the Tobacconist Association of America is set to meet at the end of the month in the Dominican Republic for its 50 anniversary. The first exclusive cigar for TAA members has been announced and the honor goes to CLE who sent out an email to The Cigar Authority. According to the email, the Eiroa First 20 Years will be getting a Diadema that […]
At the end of 2017 we named the original Aladino Cigar of the Year. So the obvious question is how do you follow that up? JRE Tobacco believes the answer is the Aladino Maduro, which got it’s official global release this past weekend on The Cigar Authority podcast. JRE Tobacco is the company owned by the father and son team of Julio and Justo Eiroa, and the cigars are made in Honduras. The cigar is […]
This week we welcome Justo Eiroa from JRE Tobacco to the show for the first time. You may recall he was scheduled to be on the show once before, but with a Hurricane about to hit Miami he flew back to the city to be with his family and we admire that almost as much as the cigars. This week we will light up the Aladino Maduro which will get it’s word-wide release on The […]
The La Galera Habano comes to us from Tabacalera Palma. While that company might not be known outside the cigar geek community it is a company that has origins back to the mid 19th century when a Spanish citiizen named Jose Manuel Blanco Lozada moved to the Dominican Republic to specialize in the trade of tropical fruits and tobacco. In 1936 one of his children Jose Arnaldo Blanco II founded Tabacalera Palma. By 1960, Las Palma […]
A friend last night asked me what I think about Kristoff Cigars, and for the most part I am a fan. I love the Pistoff Kristoff (93 Rated) and the Kristoff Connecticut (95 Rated), but I have never reviewed today’s cigar, Kristoff Criollo. According to the Kristoff website, “Kristoff Criollo is made in the spirit of an elite Cuban cigar, the Kristoff embodies the taste and richness a true aficionado is looking for. With a rich oily […]
Just before the August 8th, 2016 deadline imposed by the FDA, Philip Zanghi’s Debonaire Cigars & Rum released the Daybreak. The Connecticut shade cigar would not get a full release until 2017 and it is sold and distributed via Drew Estate who took over distribution of the cigar brand in March of 2016. Today we review the Debonaire Daybreak which was sent to The Cigar Authority via Drew Estate. Cigar: Debonaire Daybreak Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Dominican Republic […]
Earlier today we celebrated our 8th Anniversary of The Cigar Authority. As is each Saturday after the live broadcast of the longest running Cigar show on the internet, we serve up a more in-depth review of a cigar we featured. Today, that cigar is the Davidoff 702 Series Aniversario No. 3. Cigar: Davidoff 702 Series Wrapper: Ecuadorian 702 Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Toro (No. 3) The Look: […]
It’s been 8 crazy years since David Garofalo decided to start podcasting. But how did The Cigar Authority actually come into existence? We will look back at the history and the madness of The Cigar Authority and let you know why we refer to it as the Catalina Wine Mixer. We will look at some stats, and have a couple of gifts for you our faithful listeners and surprisingly there are quite a few of […]
When I got into cigars back in the late 90’s the cigar game began to change. Long before there was craft beers cigar companies emerged making small batch cigars. For me the first brand that was like that was Tatuaje. Over the years Tatuaje lost the small batch craft beer edge as they’ve become more mainstream and newer craft companies have emerged. I remember living in New York, and my associate at the time was […]
The FDA has finally published its long awaited notice on premium cigars. The Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) was released earlier today, and as anticipated, seeks input from industry, other stakeholders and the public on if and how the agency should define and regulate premium cigars differently from the status quo. This is the third of three solicitations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that were part of the agency’s comprehensive plan […]