This past weekend on The Cigar Authority while Dave told us about the state of the cigar industry we fired up a cigar from the January Care Package. According to Hammer + Sickle, “For the Berlin Wall series we decided on an earthy, medium body offering representing a sense of style worthy of its name. In keeping with the entire Hammer + Sickle portfolio, only the best will do. Therefore, we worked tirelessly with master […]
This week we welcomed Jim Price from CLE/Asylum to the show where we smoked the first cigar from the January Care Package. It’s the follow up to the original Corojo release which features two different formats of the same the same cigar in the same box. The Medulla is a round cigar, where the Oblongata is box pressed and today we review the Maduro version. Cigar Review: Asylum Medulla Oblongata Wrapper: San Andres Maduro Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras Length: 5″ […]
We start the year with a show full of information. First we welcome Jim Price from CLE/Asylum to the show as we look back on his 2019. How many miles did he put on his car? Did he hit his numbers? Then we look into the future and see what 2020 has in store for Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka. We will do this while smoking the first cigar from the Care Package for the […]
For the last show of 2019 we smoked a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package that we consider to be a pretty damn special cigar. For us at The Cigar Authority, Atabey is a cigar that stands above all else. It’s a cigar that has consistently gotten a 100 rating here on The Cigar Authority and it has gotten accolades by others in the industry as well. At the 2019 IPCPR Atabey introduced a […]
When a company works on a cigar blend, the cigar is often labeled with a code. When the blend of today’s stick was being worked on at Rocky Patel’s El Paraiso factory in Honduras the cigar was designated the name LB1. The company decided to keep the name of the cigar allowing consumer a look into the process of how a blend becomes a brand. The Rocky Patel LB1 was smoked on The Cigar Authority […]
The story of Indian Motorcycle is a complicated one with the company going bankrupt in 1953. In 2011, the producer of some of the greatest bikes in history was purchased by Polaris Industries and the company is thriving once again. On the May 9, 2015 episode of The Cigar Authority Phil Zanghi discussed his family history with the brand and what led to the creation of Indian Motorcycle Cigars. The Shade version of the cigar started as […]
The story of 7-20-4 cigars starts before the turn of the 19th century. In 1874, RG Sullivan began making cigars in the Live Free or Die state of New Hampshire, a motto that wasn’t adopted until 1945. Back in the day, RG Sullivan’s 7-20-4 cigars and his Manchester, NH factory was a considered a hotbed of the tobacco trade. Named for the address of the iconic factory that still looms large on Elm Street in downtown […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we welcomed to the show Willy Herrera from Drew Estate to the show where we talked about his rise in the industry and the art of cigar blending. As we chatted we smoked the Herrera Esteli Brazilian Maduro which is part of The Cigar Authority Care Package. As has become customary following the show we offer a more detailed review of the cigar smoked. Cigar Review: Herrera Esteli Brazilian Maduro […]
On the March 2nd, 2019 episode of The Cigar Authority we welcomed to the show Brad Winstead, the Head of Consumer Marketing for Altadis USA. In the first hour of the show we lit up the Montecristo Nicaragua Series which was part of the care package. As has become customary we offer up a full review of the cigar. Cigar Review: Montecristo Nicaragua Series Wrappr: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 54 Size: Toro The Look: The Montecristo Nicaragua Series features […]
On the February 16th, 2019 episode of The Cigar Authority we welcomed to the show, Francisco Batista the Managing Director of Operations in the Dominican Republic for Royal Agio. During the first hour of the show we smoked the Balmoral Anejo XO Connecticut from The Cigar Authority care package. The cigar was also a contender for the 2018 Cigar of the Year. As has become customary we offer a full review of the cigar that […]