Podcast: Cigar School Plus With Slides

This is one episode you will want to catch on YouTube as David Garofalo takes us to school. It’s cigar smoking 101 taken to the next level complete with a slide show to help you better understand the science known as cigars. You won’t believe how many people get it wrong or how many myths in our passion of cigar smoking. We address them all and make you The Cigar Authority We are joined live […]

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Webcast: Cigar School 101 Version 2.0 With Slides

This is one episode you will want to catch on YouTube as David Garofalo takes us to school. It’s cigar smoking 101 taken to the next level complete with a slide show to help you better understand the science known as cigars. You won’t believe how many people get it wrong or how many myths in our passion of cigar smoking. We address them all and make you The Cigar Authority We are joined live […]

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Altadis USA Takes Over Distribution of Boutique Blends/Aging Room

The rumors began a few weeks ago when Rafael Nodal was featured at an evening with Romeo cigars during an event in Florida. Today, those rumors became true  as the distribution for Boutique Blends/Aging Room will now be handled by the parent company of Romeo Y Julieta, Altadis USA. What we know so far is that this afternoon all the sales reps from Aging Room Cigars were let go, and that distribution along with sales will be handled by Altadis. The […]

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Hammer + Sickle Berlin Wall Toro Cigar Review

According to the Hammer + Sickle website, “Hammer + Sickle Berlin Wall Series cigars are available in three sizes including robusto, toro and churchill. Each and every Berlin Wall cigar is packed in a handmade marble box with a singular cold-pressed steel adornment of the famed Brandenburg Gate on the cover. The cigar itself boasts a first of its kind pressed, copper finished, metal band which is held on the cigar using only the metal’s tensile […]

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FDA Announces Revised Deadlines Following 90 Day Delay

The FDA has issued a revised guidance with new compliance deadlines for retailers and manufacturers.  Below are highlights of the newly promulgated schedule. New Deadline Highlights Submission of cigar warning plans (August 10th, 2017) Manufacturer registration & product listing (September 30th, 2017) SE exemption requests (November 8th, 2017) Submission of health documents & ingredient listings (November 8th, 2017) Submission of SE Reports for non-grandfathered products (May 8th, 2018) Implementation of required health warnings and labeling […]

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Senate Confirms Dr. Scott Gottlieb as FDA Commissioner

Earlier today the United States Senate confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb as the next Commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). IPCPR applauds the Senate’s decision to put thoughtful and experienced leadership at the head of an organization as critical as the FDA. Dr. Gottlieb’s confirmation puts a reform minded physician with experience in both the public and private sectors in charge of a regulatory body that has too often failed in its mission to […]

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Diamond Crown #4 Maduro Cigar Review

This past weekend was the best The Cigar Authority episode to date in my opinion. What made it so great? We were drinking, which is always worthy of a few laughs. But for this episode we were joined by Brad Jarvis of Fuente-Newman who definitely knows his scotch, and he took us on a tour of the scotch making process With four different scotches on the table, we experienced first hand how much scotch can […]

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Tatuaje Skinny Monsters The Frank Lancero Cigar Review

Tatuaje Monsters are highly collectible when released every October and the debate is long as to which was the best blend. For me, that was the first ever release Monster, The Frank. It’s something I wish I still had in my humidor, but I won’t pay the rediculous black market price for them. I’ve seen them sell for over $1,000 a box. While different in terms of vitola, I am ecstatic that the cigars are […]

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Podcast: Celebrating The Life of Don Carlos; Carlos Fuente Sr.

Today, May 6th, 2017 would have been the 82nd birthday of Carlos Fuente Sr. and we celebrate the life of the cigar industry icon. In the first hour we light up a cigar that Carlos Fuente Sr. blended for his father with the 8-5-8 and we let you know the significance of those numbers. In the second hour we raid David Garofalo’s private stash, with a box that he received from Carlos Fuente Sr. 6 years […]

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2GuysCigars.com Launches Re-Designed Online Cigar Shopping Website

2GuysCigars.com operates a long-running online mail order business distributing premium cigars all over the country. The company recently launched an updated version of the e-commerce website to provide online cigar shoppers with an improved cigar buying experience. The new and improved website features a clean and modern design, with vibrant images and easy-to-use navigation. The mobile browsing experience was especially improved, the new fully-responsive design provides cigar lovers with the ability to take full advantage […]

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