One of the most intriguing cigar releases in 2015 was Leaf by Oscar. It was a cigar that wasn’t on our radar when we visited the show, but as our own Mr. Jonathan walked the trade show floor he was intrigued when he met “Island” Jim Robinson by the cigar that looked like one of the ugliest creations ever made. The cigar which is wrapped in a tobacco leaf instead of cello continues to perform […]
This week on The Cigar Authority podcast we debuted the new Eiroa First 20 Years Colorado which is scheduled to be shipped on April 3rd. It is a cigar that I was really looking forward to, and having smoked it I can say that it met me expectations. Since we are a couple of weeks away from the release we decided to visit the Toro version of the First 20 Years Maduro from Christian Eiroa. […]
On this weeks episode of The Cigar Authority we let the cat out of the bag as to whom the keynote speaker would be at the IPCPR 85th Annual Convention and International Trade Show. That person is Rudy Giuliani – the former mayor of New York City, who much of the world turned to in a time of crisis, shares his unparalleled insights on leadership, courage and the most pressing issues of our time. Celebrated by […]
Dave returns from the TAA where he was able to talk on and off the record on what’s new, what’s coming and even his crystal ball was fair game for discussion. We will find out all the details as we smoke a cigar from the Cigar Authority Care Package, the Illusione Ultra. In the second hour we discuss the Cigar Journal magazine which features cover boy Christian Eiroa and we light up our second cigar […]
Dave returns from the TAA where he was able to talk on and off the record on what’s new, what’s coming and even his crystal ball was fair game for discussion. We will find out all the details as we smoke a cigar from the Cigar Authority Care Package, the Illusione Ultra. In the second hour we discuss the Cigar Journal magazine which features cover boy Christian Eiroa and we light up our second cigar […]
Let’s face it, when you smoke 3-6 cigars a day like I do, it can get to be an expensive proposition. Finding a bundle cigar that performs like a premium cigar is no easy task. I’ve smoked just about everything under the sun, and if you took the band off this cigar I would never in a million years refer to it as a bundle. In fact, it could easily pass for a lot of […]
One thing Steve Saka enjoys almost as much as cigars is fishing which is how this cigar got its name. It shares the name of a lake on the New Hampshire and Maine border and is consider one of the most pristine lakes in the country. The correct pronounciation puts the stress on the second syllable (um-BAY-gog) and is said to come from an Indian word that means, shallow water. The cigar is the […]
The Diamond Crown Maximus was first introduced in 2003 and is considered to be a full body cigar from the company, J.C. Newman. The cigar which features an Ecuadorian wrapper from Oliva Tobacco’s El Bajo farm is selected from the upper portion of the plant which adds to the strength and flavor. The cigar itself is rolled by Tabacalera A. Fuente in the Dominican Republic. Cigar: Diamond Crown Maximus Size: 5 x 56 (No. 6) […]
For me Swag has been a cigar I’ve enjoyed but I feel like it’s one of those cigars that didn’t really catch on because of the branding. Case in point is the size I am smoking today, Infamous. The word is defined as someone or something that is famous for a bad reason. Infamous for a cigar sounds like it should be a dog rocket. However, I know that is not the cast with the […]
There is way too much debate over whether or not Cuban cigars are the best cigars on the global market. This essay will not be attempting to sway you one way or another. There is more bullshit in the cigar industry than in almost any other industry. Can anyone really argue that this $6 cigar they paid $80 for is better than that $30 cigar you paid $6 for? In the end if you are […]