Remembering “The Cigar Boom and Bust” Another Editorial by David Garofalo The Cigar Boom was the name given to the resurgence of cigar consumption in the United States between the years 1990 and 1997. As I remember it, in 1990, sales of premium cigars began to rise and manufacturers fought to keep up with demand. Before long industry-wide shortages of cigars were apparent. The trend continued as manufacturers began to import more cigars into the […]
It’s been a crazy week at The Cigar Authority and we welcome Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars into the studio where he will join us live as we recaps the Dance Off between him and his wife vs Mr. Jonathan and his wife… Then we will dig into Dave’s latest editorial called Remembering the Cigar Boom where we will look back to the 1990s and the cigar craze that led many of us down […]
According to the Illusione Cigars website the Illusione Cruzado Domenicos Extra “is a blend dominant with Criollo ’98 tobaccos complimented with one component of Corojo 2006. The blend exhibits a rich aroma in the air. The flavor profile is palate-forward with hints of leather, coffee and winter spices. All vitolas come packaged in cedar dress boxes of 20 cigars and are non-cellophaned to promote box aging.” Cigar Review: Illusione Cruzado Size: 6 x 56 (Domenicos Extra) Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua […]
This week the City Council in Davis, California which is located just outside of Sacramento voted to ban smoking in parks as well as the main plaza downtown. The measure that was unanimously approved also requires smokers to stay at least 20 feet from eating areas, public entryways as well as other areas. Violators of the new law will be cited and fined up to $50 for the first offense. We expect Davis to be […]
According to their Facebook page, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust will ship their initial orders to select purveyors on the estimated date of November 1st, 2015. According to the posting all orders will be truncated though retailers will receive an equitable share of their first order with the balance to be fulfilled ASAP. The posting goes on to say that the company received “5-fold” the amount of orders at the IPCPR than they anticipated and that Steve […]
The Board of Aldermen in Holly Springs, Mississippi in a 3-2 vote passed an ordinance that bans smoking in buildings that are open to the public. The measure which passed despite opposition from local businesses includes restaurants retail stores and other commercial spaces. The law is set to go into effect in October, 2015.
While The Cigar Authority is collectively the team of David Garofalo; Mr. Jonathan Barbeau, Chuck Morrison and yours truly; the blog sometimes takes on a personal note as it is my style of writing. Today’s cigar reflects on that. This week it was announced that Charlie Lopez was named Director of Sales for Boutique Blends and as luck would have it he showed up at the offices of The Cigar Authority just the other day. Living in […]
A new bill introduced by Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) would add hotel and motel room to a list of indoor smoking would be banned in the state of New York. The proposal introduced by Zebrowski is based on personal experience. According to Zebrowksi on WGRZ-2, “I’ll be honest, I spend a lot of time in hotel rooms, one of the things I’ve noticed is if you are above, below or next to a smoking room […]
Drew Estate Announces Alliance Cigar Exclusive Kentucky Fire Cured Fightn’ 69th Miami, FL – Drew Estate announced the release of their new Kentucky Fire Cured Fightn’ 69th today. The new cigar is being produced exclusively for Alliance Cigar in Hauppauge, NY. The new Fightn’ 69th is based upon the popular Kentucky Fire Cured blend, featuring Kentucky seed tobacco, grown and fire cured in Kentucky. The new size is a 5 1⁄2 x 52 parejo that […]