Back in 2007 La For Dominicana released, in 10 count boxes, the La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero “A” that retailed for $16.00 each. While the cigar has long been sold out we have some that will make an appearance in the Sponsor’s Pack next week (at the time of posting). If you don’t know what the Sponsor’s Pack is, you can find the link on the right-hand side of the The Cigar Authority website. Each […]
If you are a hockey fan such as myself you remember the story of Scott Mellanby seeing a rat in the dressing room of the Florida Panthers and using his stick to take a slap shot with the rat. In retrospect, this is a match made in heaven. The incident led to panthers fans throwing toy rats (for the most part) on to the ice when the Panthers scored a goal. The following is the […]
As we know, Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust has plans to release a new vitola in the Sobremesa line at IPCPR in Las Vegas. Those plans were made official with a letter to retailers today. According to the email the Elegante en Cedros will be a cedar sleeved 7 x 50 parejo that comes packaged in 13 count boxes. The blend will be a tweaked version of the El Americano and Cervantes Fino. According to Saka, […]
In 2012, My Father Cigars released La Duena, a Spanish name for The Owner. The My Father website tells the story for La Duena as, “For many years Janny Garcia has worked side by side with her father Don Pepin Garcia and her brother Jaime Garcia in building the family company. After honoring Don Pepin with the My Father Cigar and Jaime with the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial, the time has come for La Duena (meaning female […]
This week on The Cigar Authority podcast we celebrate Avo Uvezian’s 90th birthday by lighting up a cigar that was included in the care package. We also take a look at the industries copycats and light up a couple of Cuban cigars. We got our first cease and desist letter and bring you up to date on the latest news regarding the FDA deeming regulations. [jetpack_subscription_form] Next Podcast: Celebrating AVO’s 90 & Smoking Some Cubans [chatwing […]
Each week we share some of the news that comes across our desk about upcoming legislation.. This week we have stories from Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin Kansas – The City Council of Prairie Village voted to raise the tobacco age to 21 via Fox4KC In Gardner, the City Council struck down a measure with a unanimous 5-0 that would have raised the smoking age to 21. While the mayor pushed […]
The forthcoming Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deeming regulations on cigars have been put to the side for now, say insiders, as there is a temporary freeze on the FDA Ruling close sources tell The Cigar Authority today. The story heard is that the decision for the freeze came immediately following President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba this past Tuesday March 22nd. Cigars are one of the largest exported products from Cuba followed closely behind raw […]
Earlier this month the local rep stopped by to drop off a couple of samples of the new Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed cigar. As luck would have it, he had one less sample than the amount of people who were working that day and I handed mine off to Derek so he could do a pre-release review. According the press release, “Inspired by Zino Davidoff’s passionate, pioneering spirit, Davidoff tobacco Masters, led by master blender […]
Back in 2007, Pete Johnson released a limited version of the Tatuaje Havana VI called the Tatuaje Verocu. These releases were spotty until 2010 when he released the Verocu No. 5, which was a regular production 4×40 cigar that I am very familiar with. Fast-forward to 2015, Pete announced he was going to be making the these a standalone brand coming out with six new sizes for consumers to choose from. I’m about to spark […]
Miami, Florida- Viva Republica, the premium handmade cigar manufacturer announces a new series named Cloak & Dagger. This new effort will allow the company to quickly release an array of limited edition blends. The Cloak & Dagger program is unique, as the blend contents will not be released to the public. The first blend under the Cloak & Dagger series is the: Ojos Verdes cigar. The first release, Ojos Verdes or “Green Eyes”, is a […]