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 […]
On Thursday night I ran into Kurt Kendall at a local event sponsored by a local radio station, The Mill. The event was a cross promotion between his shop, Jack Daniels, and KC’s Rib Shack. On a side note, the pulled pork I had from the shack located in Manchester, NH was off the chain. It was the night before he would leave for IPCPR out of Boston, and as luck would have it he […]
Subject: La Flor Dominicana Date: 7/19/14 Title: Jon Carney from La Flor Dominicana Guests: Jon Carney This week on The Cigar Authority Live we are live from high atop Two Guys Smoke Shop, in beautiful tax-free Salem, New Hampshire. Come join David Garafolo, Mr. Jonathan, Chuck Morrison and yours truly Barry Stein as we discuss cigars, current events and discuss all things new with La Flor Domicana This weeks episode features La Flor Dominicana 1994 Jon Carney This day in […]
Earlier this week, we had Jon Carney from La Flor Dominicana in the studio for a taping of The Cigar Authority which is set to air later today. During the course of the show we spoke about the various new releases coming from this great company at the 2014 IPCPR trade show. During the show we smoked the 1994 which is a celebration of their 20th Anniversary and today we look at the sequel to […]
ROBERTO DURAN PREMIUM CIGARS INTRODUCES TWO ADDITIONAL CIGAR BRANDS AT THE IPCPR: NEYA AND BARACOA (Miami, Florida) July 14, 2014— Roberto P. Duran Premium Cigars, after a successful 2013 launch with the Azan Line of cigars and the recent announcement of the Roberto Duran Premium Cigar Brand is ready to introduce two additional cigar brands: Neya and the Baracoa Line. Roberto Pelayo Duran is fully committed to providing a full line at this year’s IPCPR. […]
Drew Estate has numerous new releases debuting at the 2014 IPCPR tradeshow and have created four separate press releases to further explain these releases. We at The Cigar Authority have condensed it into one most. Drew Estate Announces New Cigar Releases Acid Blondie Maduro – A maduro version of Drew Estate’s popular Blondie. Featuring a San Andrés Valley Maduro instead of the Connecticut Shade wrapper used on the current Blondie, the new ACID Blondie Maduro […]
When you mention Joya de Nicaragua to people they instantly think strong cigars. The Dark Antano is famous, or infamous depending on your view of strength. A lot of people overlook some of their cigars including the Cabinetta which is mild to medium in body out of the fear that was instilled in them from the aforementioned strength of the Antano. This weekend at IPCPR the company which is distributed by Drew Estate is set […]
For me, one of the most anticipated releases of 2014 is the My Father Connecticut. I was intrigued when the local representative told me that the cigar was a mild cigar by the Garcia family. Thankfully, I ran into our local rep Jeremy Soares on Tuesday night after pre-recording our episode this week and he gifted me one knowing I would not be attending the trade show this year. We will however, have a steady […]
The Tatuaje Monster series has long been one of the most sought after limited releases in the Cigar Industry. The dress boxes in the shape of coffins limited to 666 each year to a group of “un”lucky retailers sell out within minutes. In has spawned a a culture never seen before in the history of cigars and it all the brainchild of Pete Johnson, brand owner of Tatuage The Pudgy Monsters is a smaller version […]
La Flor Dominicana to introduce new items at 82nd IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas this year. Coral Gables, FL July 15th 2014 ‐ La Flor Dominicana will introduce the following items at this year’s IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, July 20th ‐ 23rd. La Flor Dominicana 1994 Limited Edition Beer Stein – In honor of our 20th anniversary we have created a very special cigar uniquely packaged in a beautiful porcelain beer stein. […]