The Black Honey from Warped Cigars was released in 2015 where it quickly sold out and became highly sought after by cigar collectors and cigar geeks alike. This year, Warped Cigars released the cigars in two stages. The first batch was released earlier this year, and the company held back on the rest to allow the cigars to get some extra aging. Today’s cigar review is from the second installment of the 2017 release and features […]
The Industry That I’m Proud To Be A Little Part Of… The Cigar Industry On Friday December 8, 2017, a sea of people, turned out to the Biltmore Hotel in Miami Florida for a night of celebration, to honor the life of the patriarch and founder of a family owned and operated company. It was a who’s who of the industry. Industry leaders, including competitors, from just about every company came to pay their respects. […]
Easily one of our most popular episodes each year is where we make our annual predictions about the Top 10 from Cigar Aficionado. Barry, David, Ed, and Mr. Jonathan will offer their own Top 10 list for each magazine. How accurate will they be? With the lists coming out soon we won’t have long to wait… We will also light up something from Southern Draw Cigars as we sit down with Robert Holt and find […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we will be smoking the Enclave by AJ Fernandez. Yes, tomorrow on the show we will be sharing our thoughts, but I’ve been asked by a growing number of people to put up a review of the cigar we are smoking the day before the show airs live. I’m not really sure why, but it’s as good of a choice as any on the Friday in December. Cigar Review: Enclave […]
Bandolero is like the red headed step child in the sense that is often over looked and in the shadow of Atabey and Byron. All three cigars are made by Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco. According to Alfonso, “With a history dating back to the 17th century the Bandolero cigar reveals the secrets known to very few that was passed down from old tobacco routes.” Today we expose those secrets with our review of the Bandolero […]
Debuting at the 2016 IPCPR, The Padron 1926 Serie Anniversario No. 90 was released to celebrate the 90th birthday of Jose Padron. The cigar was a first for the company in couple ways. The No. 90 which comes in Natural and Maduro is the first time the 1926 has been offered in a round format versus the box pressed version and it was also the first time the company has released a cigar in a tube. With Padron passing […]
The Padron family has released the following statement on the passing of cigar legend Jose Orlando Padron: It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our father, Padrón Family patriarch and founder of Padrón Cigars, José Orlando Padrón (1926-2017). José Orlando had a favorite quote by Cuban poet José Marti, “Men are divided into two groups: those who love and create and those who hate and destroy.” José Orlando Padrón was a […]
The cigar industry has lost a true legend today with the passing of Jose Orlando Padron at the age of 91. Born in 1926 near the Pinar de Rio region of Cuba, his family had been working in the tobacco industry since the 1850s. Under Fidel Castro the family farm was nationalized and like many Cubans, Jose Orlando Padron moved to escape communism. His first spot was Spain, followed by New York and eventually he […]
The Casa Cuba was a new blend that was given to the factory by phone from Carols Fuente Sr. before he passed away in 2016. It’s a cigar that is very limited and the only way retailers can get them is based on how much they order at the annual IPCPR trade show. Cigar: Casa Cuba Wrapper: Unknown Binder: Unknown Filler: Unknown Length: 6 1/8″ Ring Gauge: 47 Vitola: Corona Gorda (Divine Inspiration) The Look: Packaged in stained wood cabinet style boxes the […]
This week it’s episode 401 as we are joined by Jason Wood the Vice President of Miami Cigar & Company. We will light up a cigar distributed by them, the La Aurora ADN Dominicano which is better known as La Aurora DNA. We’ll also find out what’s up with Tatiana, Toscano and the most interesting man in cigars, Nestor Miranda. In the second hour of the show we will light up a cigar from the […]