Today I chose the review on the blind, sorta. My humidor is on a shelf above my desk and instead of hunting and pecking for a cigar that I wanted to review, I reached in and picked one at random. I figured what do I have to lose, if its in my box, I must like it. So instead of being picky, I let the random results speak for itself. Cigar Review: Perdomo Reserve Campage Factory: Tabacalera Perdomo […]
PLEASE… stop asking that question… The Cuban Embargo is NOT Over, but there has been yet another kick in the cojones for American businesses and the creation of an unfair playing field, if you ask me. Americans traveling abroad can now return with all the Cuban cigars and Cuban rum they want and they don’t go through any of the same pesky regulations and taxation that all other cigars have to go through. This “free […]
Today on The Cigar Authority, we talk about celebrities who’ve tried their hand in the cigar industry during the first hour of the show. We will light up the Pulita 60th Anniversary which is part of this months Care Package. There’s another celebrity up to bat who is about to release a brand of his own. During the second hour, we will smoke on the blind once again with an unknown cigar from Cigar Journal […]
As a rule of thumb, I dislike to review two cigars from the same company on back to back days. However, the amount of messages and emails I have gotten asking about Charter Oak and yesterday’s review of Tabernacle have been through the roof. So today I will break that rule, and review the Connecticut Shade version of the Charter Oak. I’m pretty sure Derek will review the Broadleaf version the coming the weeks. Charter […]
The Tabernacle is Foundation Cigar Company’s newest super premium cigar. It is a combination of tastes that calls on founder Nicholas Melillo’s roots in the Connecticut River Valley and his work with the finest artisanal tobacco batches in Nicaragua. The Tabernacle box tells the story of the cigar’s name. The artwork features an image of none other than Haile Selassie, 225th King of Abyssinia, whose lineage traces directly to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The […]
Miami Cigar & Co. unveiled a fourth unique cigar blend to the Nestor Miranda Collection at the 2016 IPCPR in Las Vegas. The NMC Corojo was a hit at the show and many have been clamoring for its National release. The newly redesigned Nestor Miranda Collection was launched during the company’s 25-year anniversary in 2014. The collection featured three different cigars (NMC Connecticut, Habano, and Maduro.) The sleek packaging and cigar blends were well received […]
Since 2008 I have had a love/hate relationship with Pete Johnson in the month of October just as I had a love/hate relationship with trick or treating as a child. Back in the day ringing the doorbell would create anticipation in hopes I would get a Hershey, Krackel or Kit-Kat and not a box of raisins. In 2008, I began chasing the Monster Series hoping to get a dress box each year. After The Wolfman […]
Padron is one of the best selling brands in the industry. They exclusively use tobaccos grown on the family’s farm in Nicaragua where they create all of their blends. Today I wanted to revisit their “thousands” series, since they are a more affordable option for an every day smoke compared to their higher-end anniversary lines. This is the Padron 4000 Maduro. What am I Smoking? Cigar: Padron 4000 Maduro Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua […]
I was sitting at my desk in the back office at Two Guys Smoke Shop when I was contemplating what to light up for a review today. Just as I finished lunch which I promptly shared with my shirt, I received a press release that Omar de Frias would be leaving NASA to focus on his cigar company full-time even with looming FDA regulations that could wipe out his brand as it did not come […]
Omar de Frias, owner of Fratello Cigars, has resigned from NASA after more than a decade. “I set an aggressive goal for myself at IPCPR. I exceeded that goal. Given the enormous support I received and increasing demand for Fratello, this was the time to give the cigar industry the extra 50 Hours a week I was spending on our nations space program,” said de Frias. He continued, addressing the looming FDA regulations, “Although it […]