I will be the first person to admit that I never heard of Don Benigno before I moved to New Hampshire, and I suspect I many not be alone. Don Benigno cigars was created 17 years ago in Costa Rica, but the story of Don Benigno and this family’s history in tobacco began generations ago. Don Benigno Arronte was born in the 1950 in Pinar Del Rio which is right in the middle of the […]
The cigar industry has a lot of father and son combinations, and AJ Fernandez has just joined the club. New World by AJ Fernandez is the result of a combined effort of father and son. Co-Blended by Abdel Fernandez and his father Ismael this smoke was introduced at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. According to the press release sent out by Creativas on behalf of AJ Fernandez. “The team at A.J. Fernandez […]
Leaf by Oscar is a creation by one of the most colorful men in the Cigar Business, Island Jim. During a factory trip with some regulars from his shop in Pittsburgh; Leaf & Bean he got to meet Oscar at Rocky Patel. Oscar who now owns his own factory in Danli, Hondurus made some test blends for Jim and he asked Oscar to wrap the cigar in a tobacco leaf. Confused at first as the […]
As we reported yesterday, Rocky Patel testified today before the Senate Finance Committee. The hearing which took place this morning was called “Tobacco: Taxes Owed, Avoided and Evaded”. The sad thing about today’s hearing while watching it was that there were more witnesses in the chamber then actual committee members of which we counted three. The chairman Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon was present along with Senator Mark Warner another Democrat from the Commonwealth […]
GREAT WHITE CIGAR ATTACKS HUMIDORS You’re Going To Need a Bigger Humidor United Cigar Retailers, known for creative packaging and ideas is set to release the brand new Great White which will begin selling the week of August 10th. The Great White features a Brazillian Mata Fina wrapper, over binder and fillers from Nicaragua. According to United Cigar Retailers, “Each year, Shark Week dominates the cable tv ratings and we began to think, how great […]
When I first took the ride up to Two Guys Smoke Shop in New Hampshire, upon meeting David Garofalo he gave me an Atabey to smoke. The cigar was easily one of the greatest cigars I smoked, and I couldn’t wait to smoke it again. Today, we smoke it again. The cigar is made by Nelson Alfonso who is best known for his work on Cuban cigar brands, including the Behike. According to the Atabey website, […]
On Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 Rocky Patel will be in Washington DC to testify before live in front of the Senate Finance Committee. You can watch his testimony sometime after 9am. According to Rocky Patel, he will most likely be seen between 10 and 10:30 AM. The testimony will be aired on CSPAN which is on most major news networks. You can also watch the Live Stream via the internet via the CSPAN website. UPDATE: You […]
Davidoff GBA Cigars Last week in Las Vegas at the IPCPR, Davidoff hosted it’s annual Golden Band Awards Dinner. According to an email from Davidoff, Zino Davidoff believed in the importance of time. Then and now, the time dedicated to cultivating, drying, curing, and blending, in the single-minded pursuit of creating only the finest cigars. It takes time to create an exceptional cigar, and the GBA Limited Edition Cigar was created to symbolize the time each […]
News came out over the weekend, that Grace Sotolongo got engaged, so we want to offer her congratulations and we figured what better time to review her cigar. If we don’t like it she’s still on that engagement high. For those of you who don’t know Grace Sotolongo she is the person behind Hechicera. Grace got her start at My Father Cigars, before moving over to Fabrica Unidas which is home to CLE, Asylum, Pura Soul and […]
July 26th, 2014 The Cigar Authority was live from its signature location, Two Guys Smoke Shop. On the show we featured slew of new cigars. The King Is Dead by Caldwell Cigar Co. Swag Black La Boheme CLE Signature Joya Red We also discuss some of the rumors to come out of IPCPR with some rumors involving, EPC Cigars, Oliva Cigar Company and a new one that came in just minutes before the show involving […]