CAO CIGARS ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF AMAZING SURF ADVENTURES’ OPERATION SURF PROGRAM Richmond, VA – CAO Cigars announces that the brand will donate a portion of the proceeds from its small batch cigar called CAO Honor to the Amazing Surf Adventures (ASA) Operation Surf program benefitting wounded military heroes. CAO’s donation will support ASA’s 13th Operation Surf event which will be held starting today through October 19, 2015. Twenty four wounded active-duty and veteran heroes from […]
E.P, Carrillo Cigar Company has promoted David Spirt from Territory Manager of Florida to the role of VP of Sales. Mr. Spirt has been a part of the industry since 2009 when he started with XIKAR before moving over to E.P. Carrillo in 2013. During his time at EPC David was promoted to Director of Corporate Accounts as well as handling in-house and international accounts where the company has shown growth over the past two […]
As we reported yesterday, the first city in the state of California that raised its tobacco purchase age from 18 to 21 was under threat of a lawsuit due to its violation of state law in raising the tobacco age. Today, Healdsburg, CA has suspended that law. The litigation threatened by NATO (National Association of Tobacco Outlets) on behalf of the local retailers has forced the city to back down from selling tobacco to those […]
Mayor Tim McKinney of Berryville who was booked in 2009 on DWI/Marijuana charges while in office where he has been since 1991 has said the Arkansas city is close to banning smoking in public parks according to a report in the Hometown Daily News. Berryville which is located in the northern part of the state near the Missouri border had the first reading of the ordinance this past week at the City Council meeting. The […]
When the Cuban embargo lifts there will be quite a few things that will need to be decided rather quickly when it comes to a few brands, and one of those is Partagas which has been around since 1845. Prior to the Cuban revolution, the brand was last owned by the Cifuentes family before being taken over by the government of the island nation. Stateside, the brand is owned by General Cigar Company which acquired […]
A year ago the city of Healdsburg became the first city in the state of California to raise the minimum smoking age from 18 to 21. When the law was changed there were rumblings that warned of a possible lawsuit from the tobacco industry. That day has come as city officials were recently notified that the measure to raise the smoking age is forbidden under state law that pre-empts local governments from raising the legal age […]
“Geek Stick”… A Cigar for Saving, Giving, Trading, Selling or Smoking Another editorial by David Garofalo A “Geek Stick” is a cigar that is limited in production for one reason or another, which creates demand for a few different reasons. I’ve always been intrigued by the Geek Stick, its psychology and allure… so let’s dig in. Limited Production cigars began (as I recall) during the cigar boom of the 1990’s by Arturo Fuente Cigars and […]
On this week of The Cigar Authority we welcome into the studio Nick Melillo aka Nick R Agua as we smoke El Gueguense and discuss his career from cigar shop owner to running the Drew Estate factory before starting his own Foundation Cigar Company. Also, Dave discusses the history of geek sticks, we catch up on the mail bags and all the usual madness known as The Cigar Authority. [jetpack_subscription_form] Next Podcast: Nick Melillo[chatwing id=”423810″ width=”600″ height=”350″ […]
Kilo Cigar Review by David Garofalo I promised Barry Stein I would do an in-depth and possibly painstaking review of his brainchild Kilo, since the IPCPR trade show in July but I put it off for 3 months for a couple of reasons. To let the cigar rest and to be honest with you, I really didn’t want to do it. For those that know my palate, you understand that I favor milder smokes. This, […]
A representative from My Father Cigars shared on social media this afternoon that the My Father, Don Pepin Garcia Original is being released as a Demi Tasse size measuring 4.5 x 32. Despite the graphic referring to the units as tins, a company representative informed The Cigar Authority that they would be in cardboard boxes referred to as a “petaca”. The Don “Pepin” Garcia Original “Blue Label” is made from 100% Nicaraguan tobacco and features a Corojo […]