The one thing I have learned in my travels is that depending where you are in the United States, or the World for that matter is how different the shelves look inside a brick & mortar. When I lived in Florida I missed the diversity of the shelves inside the cigar lounges throughout New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Now that I am up in New England as part of The Cigar Authority team […]
The TAA stands for the Tobacconist Associate of America of which there is roughly 75 members. Each spring they get together for their annual convention and many of the cigar manufacturers make an exclusive cigar for these movers and shakers. In 2013, AVO Cigars released there first ever cigar for these astute retailers and after a exquisitely prepared Delmonico steak this was my cigar of choice. Cigar: AVO Movement TAA Size: 6 x 52 Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Dominican Republic (San […]
Today’s review was suggested by our friend Kruk on Facebook, who noted the historical significance of the cigar. When The Cigar Authority first launched, the first guest was Victor Vitale. With the Ora Vivo he has teamed up with actor Armand Assante who has starred in such moves as Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn (my hometown), Gotti, Hoffa and countless others. According to Mr. Jonathan of Two Guys Smoke Shop, the cigar which was […]
This week, Junior Dominguez was in the studio of The Cigar Authority which is located atop the world-wide headquarters of 2 Guys Cigar Shop in Salem, NH. Junior Dominguez is from Recluse Cigars, and we here at the cigar authority believe this young man will be a force within the industry for years to come. We got to sit down and talk about the new from Recluse Amadeus; which we will get reviewed here at the […]