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 […]
Although the new CLE signature series was announced over a month ago, finding information on it was difficult. So while this press release might be a little dated, the following is from Christian Eiroa: CLE Signature Series I am proud to introduce the CLE Signature Series Cigars; a collection of blends that I sit down and play with to smoke on my own. The cigars are made by three rollers in Miami who only make cigars […]
On Facebook, I saw Dan Reeves of Cigar Press Magazine on Facebook call the La Riqueza Lancero one of the best cigars he smoked at the show, so naturally I had to get my hands on one. Being a cigar geek, I like the small ring gauge cigars, however the marketplace doesn’t agree with me and sales back that up. Over the years, the size has steadily declined with only the hardcore fans remaining. This […]
XIKAR, Inc. proudly announces a digital marketing partnership with Cigar Boss, the #1 Cigar App in the world. XIKAR will advertise on Cigar Boss and collaborate to add a new XIKAR accessory section, similar to the app’s very popular “Cigar” section. In addition, XIKAR will offer the Cigar Boss Custom App and Preferred Store Programs to their retail partners, beginning at this year’s IPCPR show in Las Vegas. This integrated partnership provides an outlet for […]
The biggest rumor at the trade show is that General Cigar has acquired or is in the process of acquiring EPC Cigars. The story going around the show was that Ernesto Perez Carrillo III didn’t want to be a part of the cigar industry and that his father Ernesto Perez Carrillo is being brought back into the mix at General. When asked about this rumor his response was, “That would be nice, wouldn’t it?” With […]
Since 2005, Illusione cigars created by Dion Giolito set out to re-think the modern standard of cigar culture in the market today. Dion’s approach was “do the opposite from everyone else in the industry.” One subtle way was by putting the size descriptive front and center on the band, normally where the brand name would go. This is the case with the illusione 68. With the crew expected back from Las Vegas this morning, I […]
In honor of David Garofalo winning an Industry Service Award from Davidoff, we decided to take a look into the cigar that carries his name, Garofalo. Owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop which has three locations in New Hampshire, he is also the lead host of the weekly radio show of which I am a part of, The Cigar Authority. I could tell you about the cigar, but I will attach a video at the […]
Robert Wright, the man behind Pura Soul is someone I have known since I lived in Brooklyn, NY. When I was partners in The Humidor, he was our local rep. He would eventually wind up with Christian Eiroa where he would partner up with him on the release of this smoke. One of my favorite memories of Robert Wright was at Country Club Cigars watching him play the saxophone at an event. I was surprised […]