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News | Davidoff Appoints New GM of Tabadom

Oettinger Davidoff AG appoints new General Manager of Tabadom Holding in Dominican Republic Oettinger Davidoff AG, the worldwide leading manufacturer of premium cigars, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, appoints Hamlet Espinal as new General Manager of its subsidiary Tabadom Holding, Inc. in Santiago de los Caballeros. He succeeds Henke Kelner, who remains Vice-Chairman of Tabadom’s Board and continues in his key global roles. Basel, 15th January 2015 – Oettinger Davidoff AG has appointed Hamlet Espinal as […]

January 14, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Podcast Live: Smoking Blind

Today on The Cigar Authority we smoke the new Herochi Robania from Cubanacan in the first how and we debut a new segment with the Question of the Week. We also look into measuring success of small companies plus David Garofalo discusses his blind taste reviews for Cigar Journal magazine. In the second hour Mr. J, Chuck and Barry get blind taste tested from the boss, can we guess what we are smoking. Also we […]

January 13, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Review | Saga Blend No. 7

Today’s cigars showed up in the mail at The Cigar Authority, and to be honest I had never heard of them. According the literature that accompanies the Saga Blend No. 7, “Every new blend borrows from the past. Blend No. 7 did just that as it immediately stood out. It is the perfect combination of timeless knowledge of traditional tobaccos and the newer balance that today’s smokers expect and love in a fine cigar.” They are available […]

January 13, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Law | Newburgh, NY Approves New Tobacco Law

The city of Newburgh has pass a new law that could result in the toughest local licensing requirements in the nation. The City Council approved the new measures which will begin on March 1st. If you wish to sell any form of tobacco in the city you will need to apply for a city license. However, to be approved you will have to pass a number of requirements including an inspection. In order to be […]

January 13, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | Avo Press Release: A New Look

AVO Cigars, the globally renowned cigar brand ventures into a new era. AVO Cigars is being relaunched in early 2015 behind contemporary packaging, new communication and a streamlined range that focuses on core lines. Avo Cigars started when the brand’s founder; Avo Uvezian; a legendary jazz and cigar composer of global fame met the cigar master blender Hendrik Kelner in 1982 in the Dominican Republic. A fruitful cooperation between cigar pianist and cigar composer began to develop which resulted in […]

January 12, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Review | Gunslinger Drifter

Gunslinger was created working with the likes of A.J. Fernandez. Kendall Culbertson set out to craft a medium to full body cigar with a profile of complexity and depth, this journey took over a year to create from start to finish. Kendall wanted to work with Habano 2000 seed to get a unique twist adding in Sumatra as binder with Nicaraguan and Honduran filler leaves. After many trips and taste testing over several months the Gunslinger Drifter […]

January 12, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Law | Fort Collins, CO Contemplates Full Smoking Ban

Colorado which legalized recreational marijuana in 2014 might become home to a city that has a full smoking ban. In 2015 the city of Fort Collins will be voting on an ordinance that could completely ban the use of tobacco in public. Currently it is illegal to smoke in the city in the places we have come to expect. This includes restaurants, bars, hotels and indoor businesses. It is about to go a step further […]

January 12, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | New Orleans Meeting On Tobacco Ban Set

With IPCPR taking place later this year in New Orleans we will continue to keep an eye and the proposed smoking ban for the city. We reported last week that the measure passed its initial hearing with a 3-2 vote after being introduced in November. The meeting which has been scheduled by the author of the proposal LaToya Cantrell will take place in a town hall meeting on Wednesday January 14th at 5pm in the […]

January 12, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Media | Is There a Doctor In The House?

This week Dr. Gaby Kafie of Kafie 1901 Cigars is our featured guest. Once a successful surgeon and now a cigar manufacturer he will be calling in live from Miami, Florida where we will discuss how he went from a surgeon to a cigar manufacturer. Also, we will smoke the new Avo No. 2 and find out which one of us got named to a tasting panel for Cigar Journal magazine. Join us for the […]

January 10, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Review | La Aurora Preferidos Diamond

The La Aurora factory is the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican Republic, and their signature cigar is the Preferidos which comes in 6 different wrappers. The newest edition which is now a couple of years old is the Diamond, which features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. Late in 2014, the company released the Preferidos in a corona format for the territory covered by Mid-Atlantic sales representative Christopher Lenzo of Miami Cigar & Company who distributes […]

January 9, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

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