Today our sister podcast, The Ashholes is broadcasting live from Two Guys Smoke Shop with Jeremy Soares from My Father Cigars. We affectionately refer to him as beetlejuice because if you say his name three times he is bound to show up. Thankfully today that won’t be the case (I kid, I kid!) as he will be not he show and you never know what will come out of the Portuguese Hammer’s mouth. You can […]
In the words of Steve Saka, “Muestra is the humble, common word for “sample” in Spanish, however it takes on much more important, sometimes reverential, meaning when used in a handmade cigar factory. A muestra is the vision of the ligador and torcedor realized, it is the promise of a new experience and possibly the key to financial success for the fabrica. Muestras are hoarded and coveted by not only their makers, but by the […]
Editors Note: I’m nursing a bit of sore throat today, so I am opting not to light up a cigar until tomorrow. With today being opening day for the Red Sox, I decided to run this review of the Big Papi cigar again. We should return tomorrow with a fresh review. The Big Papi first hit the shelves when I was on my honeymoon and Derek was running the website. At the time he wrote […]
7 Years ago to the day, The Cigar Authority launched with David Garofalo and Mr. Jonathan and over the years things have changed, while the show might not have gotten better. We seem to have hit our stride with Chuck Morrison producing and Barry Stein taking a swing at every piece of low hanging fruit. We are joined in studio with Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars as we light up two different Fratello cigars […]
7 Years ago to the day, The Cigar Authority launched with David Garofalo and Mr. Jonathan and over the years things have changed, while the show might not have gotten better. We seem to have hit our stride with Chuck Morrison producing and Barry Stein taking a swing at every piece of low hanging fruit. We are joined in studio with Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars as we light up two different Fratello cigars […]
Today Tabacalera El Artista released details about a limited edition ‘Big Papi by David Ortiz’ humidor. Each is adorned with David Ortiz’s autograph and filled with Big Papi by David Ortiz cigars, part of the remaining original production run from 2013. “We wanted to memorialize the first batch of cigars David blended,” says Radhames Rodriguez, President of El Artista Cigars, “so we built eight exquisite 100-count humidors to house the remaining 800 cigars”. Produced by […]
6 Years, 312 Episodes and still counting! We close out our 6th Season with an epic finale. We will be joined in studio by Jose Blanco as we catch up with him about rumors, blending, and his joining forces EP Carrillo. In the second hour of the show we will light up the 20th Anniversary cigar from La Flor Dominicana, a favorite of ours that was part of the March Care Package. We will tell […]
6 Years, 312 Episodes and still counting! We close out our 6th Season with an epic finale. We will be joined in studio by Jose Blanco as we catch up with him about rumors, blending, and his joining forces EP Carrillo. In the second hour of the show we will light up the 20th Anniversary cigar from La Flor Dominicana, a favorite of ours that was part of the March Care Package. We will tell […]
Davidoff has issued the following press release on the passing of Avo Uvezian at the age of 91. March 24, 2017 – It is with great sadness that we share the news that our beloved friend, cigar legend and talented music composer, Avo Uvezian, has peacefully passed away earlier today. This sad news comes almost immediately after celebrating his 91st Birthday this past Wednesday, March 22nd. We recognize that Avo’s passing is a tremendous loss […]
Born on March 22, 1926 in Beirut, French Lebanon Avo Uvezian would lead a life that touched many people. He was known in jazz circles, as well as loved in the cigar world. He was 91 years old. Avo would travel to America in 1947 where we would go on to be one of the writers of Strangers In The Night but not before spending time as a member of the armed forces where he […]