Maya Selva is a company with 20+ years of rich cigar history. While they have a strong presence in Europe, they have recently begun to establish a foot print in the American market. One of their lines, Cumpay has undergone a transformation with new packaging that has a similarity to the company’s 20th Anniversary packaging. The name Cumpay comes to us from the Native Americans who once inhabited Central America. It’s name translates to “rolled […]
LA AURORA 1962 COROJO AND LA AURORA 1987 CONNECTICUT HAS SHIPPED (Miami, Florida) March 5, 2016 – La Aurora is pleased to announce that the La Aurora 1962 Corojo and the La Aurora 1987 Connecticut are now in stores. La Aurora is celebrating their 113 years in existence. These two blends are dedicated to the years in which they began working with the types of wrappers used on each. The La Aurora 1962 features a corojo […]
Today’s cigar review of the Councilman Junior is more about a slice of history. This weekend The Cigar Authority celebrated its 6th Anniversary and we broadcasted live with a studio audience present. During the course of the day I was gifted with a few items from our listeners. There were two items that stood out. The first was a patch from the US Border Patrol which is pretty awesome because I collect police and fire […]
With a live studio audience at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, New Hampshire The Cigar Authority celebrates 6 years of the crazy nonsense that makes up the #1 Cigar Podcast on the internet. We’ll tell you the top 5 shows of the last year and it will also mark the first time Chuck Morrison is on camera. Join us for this celebration of cigars, friendship and insanity. [jetpack_subscription_form] Next Podcast: 6th Anniversary [chatwing id=”423810″ […]
Each week we share some of the news that comes across our desk about upcoming legislation.. This week we have stories from Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Alaska – On Wednesday the state moved closer to becoming the thirty-first state with a statewide ban on smoking in public places, as the Senate approved S.B. 1, 15-5. The bill which is sponsored by Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, would render […]
I have three passions in life. The first is obvious with my love of cigars, but outside of that I enjoy hockey and the weather. In fact, back in the day I wanted to be a meteorologist. Living in New Hampshire, I have learned that New England weather is the definition of bi-polar. With the temperatures of 70 degrees yesterday and today, this weekend is bringing an arctic blast with some snow and high winds. […]
In January it was announced that early in Q2, Drew Estate would begin the sales and distribution of Debonaire cigars. Turns out that press release was slightly misleading as on the last day of Q1, the transition has been completed and effective immediately Drew Estate will handle all logistics associated with the Debonaire brand. This morning Phil Zanghi III, owner of Debonaire Cigars reached out to The Cigar Authority to inform us that the transition of logistics […]
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, […]