This past weekend the cigar industry lost another legend with the passing of Gilberto Oliva Sr. Like many great cigar makers, Gilberto Oliva was born in Cuba. In 1964 he settled in Nicaragua after he left the island nation when Fidel Castro began seizing tobacco fields and companies. In 1995, the company created their fist cigar available for sale in the USA named Gilberto Oliva. In time the cigar name was shortened to just Oliva […]
Dave returns from Florida after making the trek last weekend to show his respects for Old Man Padron. He’ll fill is in on the Celebration of Life and let us know who was there and who he rubbed elbows with. We will light up The Upsetters from Foundation Cigar Company as we sit down with Rick Ardito. We will discuss his history with Drew Estate, ACID and now his relationship with Foundation Cigar Company with […]
The Upsetters Para Al Sapo comes to us from Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Company. Now granted, not everyone loves a green cigar, but this one doubles down as it is also an infused cigar that smells like pachouli as it sits on my desk. Cigar: The Upsetters Wrapper: Candela Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua, Jamaica Length: 4.5 Ring Gauge: 38/54 Size: Para Al Sapo The Look: The Upsetters comes in a black box the reminds of Acid Cigars. This isn’t shocking as Nicholas Melillo worked […]
It’s been often said that Sir Winston Churchill would spend time in the Late Hours behind closed doors working in solitude or with trusted colleagues. During these Late Hour moments he was never without a cigar and often he was with an exceptional scotch as well. Davidoff brings together that moment with the Winston Churchill Late Hour. The Late Hour cigar is meant to be enjoyed when the end of the evening is the start of […]
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 […]