According to the Byron Website, “In the mid 19th Century, Jose and Eusebio, cousins and offsprings of immigrants from Canary Island owned a small cigar factory with about 12 employees on Macías Street of Santiago de Las Vegas, a province of Havana. Their cigars were made from the leaves cultivated in two small tobacco plantations of their own inherited from their parents located 25 kilometers apart from each other. One was located in the town […]
Another housing authority in the state of New York is banning smoking, this time it is in the state capital of Albany. In passing the ban, the Albany Housing Authority becomes the 34th in the state to do so The new policy covers all of the 2,200 unites and will go into effect on January 1, 2016. In order to make sure all the residents are aware of the new policy, the Housing Authority staff […]
In the southeastern part of Connecticut sits Griswold, a town that is part of New London County. On Tuesday, August 11 at 6pm they are set to vote on a measure that could ban smoking in the town’s parks. . If passed the ban will be in effect at Veteran’s Memorial; Babe Gauthier Park; Richard Lee Bronson Memorial Field; Jewett City Skate Park; Pasquale and Maria Caputaro Memorial Field; Griswold Elementary School P.T.O. Dedicated Community Playground; and the Little […]
While I was originally in the mood to smoke a Davidoff Short Perfecto this morning, I opted to reach for the limited edition Davidoff White Label 2012 which site sponsor 2GuysCigars.com has in stock in both boxes and singles. Each year, Davidoff releases a limited edition cigar that has a different blend and size than previous years. Back in 2012, the 52 ring gauge cigar utilized Criollo wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic. Blended by Henke […]
Earlier this year the City Council of Port Lavaca, Texas voted to ban smoking at bars and other indoor areas. However, after 204 registered voters signed a petition to place a referendum on the issue the move went back to the City Council. According to a quote in the Victoria Advocate the owner of The Other Office Bar Christine Henze Demeio, says the ban had killed her business and that she wasn’t approached before the indoor […]
Last week was a bad one for residents of Geneva, New York as they saw a ban on smoking in housing projects as well as a vote that makes it illegal to smoke in city parks. Geneva is located in the Finger Lakes region of NY and the move to ban smoking in parks passed 7-0. The vote was sparked by the youth members of the local Boys & Girls Club. Meanwhile, the city […]
We welcome back to the show Steve Castro to discuss Sea Knight a cigar that was made to honor his career in the Navy. We also take a look at Boutique Cigars before we smoke the new La Flor Dominicana La Nox in the second half of the show. All this and the usual craziness known as The Cigar Authority. [jetpack_subscription_form] Next Episode: Steve Castro’s Sea Knight
A month ago we took a look at the pre-release of the cigar once known as Icon with a maduro wrapper. The Trademark Maduro was officially released at the 2015 IPCPR in New Orleans and since it is now on the shelves we give it, its official review here at The Cigar Authority. Made at the Tabadom factory in the Dominican Republic the cigar is the latest release from Hammer + Sickle which also makes Vodka and Ginger […]
If you have been a reader at The Cigar Authority or listen to our weekly podcast then you know the name Nelson Alfonso as well as his brands Atabey, Byron and Bandolero. The cigars are amongst the highest we have ever rated with Atabey getting a 100, and Byron getting a 98. At the IPCPR this year, Selected Tobacco released a new size of the Byron called Distinguido that is part of the 21st Century […]
In 2014, Crowned Heads released the first Las Calaveras which was made at My Father Cigars in Esteli, Nicaragua. In 2015 that limited edition cigar sees a regular release and new branding in La Imperiosa. La Imperiosa as a brand dates back to the early 1900’s where it was made in Cuba. The translation of the name is “the imperative” or that which is absolutely necessary or required. The cigar comes in 24 count packages and […]