Aganorsa Leaf has announced the newest vitola of Lunatic Torch: IMAGINE. A robusto measuring 5 ½ x 50, the Imagine joins the 6 ½ x 52 Visionary, the 6 ½ x 60 Dreamlands, and 4 ¾ x 70 Mad Folk. Like the other vitolas in the series, the Imagine possesses a brush foot, a term used to describe a cigar which has been rolled with the cover leaf removed from the first half inch of […]
Originally launched in 2008 La Aurora created a cigar that contained just one vintage of tobacco. That year, the cigar featured tobacco from 2003, but now in 2021, the La Aurora Puro Vintage comes full circle by featuring tobaccos from the launch year of 2008. It is also the first year to my knowledge that the vintage year is missing from the band which I hope isn’t a trend the company will follow in future […]
Akhil Kapacee joins from Regius Cigars joins us on The After Show. If money were no object, how would you go about creating the ideal cigar shop? The panel discusses what things an owner should be thinking about. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… 10 years ago, a British banker drops what he was doing and creates a cigar brand for himself. Today, (after 10 years) he is an overnight sensation. Akhil Kapacee from Regis Cigars joins us. live in studio on The Cigar Authority! In the first hour we will light up a Regius Black Label Petit Robusto from The Cigar Authority […]
The Cigar Authority is a podcast about premium cigars that first began in 2010. Currently the number one listened to podcast about cigars in the world. David Garofalo began the show and along with his co-hosts Mr. Jonathan, Barry Stein and Ed Sullivan have consistently preached the word of cigars across the globe. “I thought it would be a fun collaboration to compile a cookbook with cigar makers, family, friends, and listeners of the […]
The La Aurora Preferidos Hors d’Age is the result of an investment in time and world class tobacco. Twelve Years go by in the process from seed to cigar. The tobacco’s used in his years Hors d’Age was grown in 2008, but it wasn’t put into a cigar until 2019. Once the cigars were rolled they were placed in the La Aurora Aging room for two years before being released. Cigar Review: La Aurora Hors d’Age […]
Phil Zanghi joins us on The After Show. We talk about comebacks in the cigar industry. Who seemed like they were out of the cigar business and came back in a major way? The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many […]
his week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Motorcycle Riders and Cigars have gone hand and hand since 1901, and that is when Indian Motorcycle began making bikes right near us in Springfield MA. Today we welcome Phil Zanghi of Indian Motorcycle cigar and we will talk about his cigar brand that goes hand in hand with the open road… Plus, we discuss whether you should break […]
In 2018, HVC released a limited edition cigar that was a bit of a nightmare for retailers when it came to put them on the shelves. The box was originally designed 20 cigars and held 10 Toro’s and 10 Short Robusto’s. Until the company released bundle refills, re-stocking a specific size forced you to open another box or leave a void on their shelf. In 2021, The HVC Broadleaf returns utilizing the same blend, albeit […]
Ferio Tego has announced the official launch of the Ferio Tego brand of premium cigars with a pair of 2021 limited releases. Both blends are offered in a 6” x 50 toro format, packed in custom travel humidors of ten cigars each. The humidors, hand made by Humidif Group’s Cigar Box Factory in Esteli, come preloaded with the company’s Gelly Humidity Control packs to ensure the cigars are properly maintained after they are acquired. The […]