Abe Flores. owner and Master Blender of PDR has reblended and redesigned the PDR 1878 line. Additionally the cigar has a new name as well, PDR 1878 Recordando a Santiago. The name translates to “Remembering Santiago,” the city in the Dominican Republic where so many cigar factories including PDR Cigars is headquartered. The new eye-catching boxes features artwork that is synonymous with the Dominican Republic and was designed by artist Fabian Barrantes. Cigar Review: PDR 1878 […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire, w whom are cigar retailers in the State of New York. Additionally, Kathleen is the Secretary/Treasurer of the NY State Cigar Association. With many family owned retailers in the cigar business, the tax in their state went up to 75% Is this the end for them… or just the beginning of the fight! We will discuss how cigar shops are […]
In 2019, Independent Bottlers Whiskey Cask Nation decided to get into the cigar game. They contracted Aganorsa Leaf to then make a cigar that was aged inside rye whisky barrel and sold exclusively via 2GuysCigars.com. Produced in 10 count boxes limited to a run of 200 the cigar sold out in hours. In 2021, Single Cask Nation an independent bottler of fine Single Malts, Bourbons, Ryes, Rums and Mezcal, shipped a Bourbon cask to Aganorsa Leaf […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire, Single Cask Nation joins us on stage as we pair whiskey with the pro’s. We will tell you how to get super limited whiskey and the cigar to pair up with it. In the first hour we will light up the new Single Cask Nation project in conjunction with Aganorsa Leaf and Two Guys Smoke Shop. We will do this […]
Founded in 2019, All Saints was started by three friends Mickey Pegg, Frank Layo and Martin Corboy. One of the three, Mickey Pegg came from the cigar industry where he worked in retail before becoming a rep for Davidoff as well as being the VP of Sales for CAO before they were sold to General Cigars. Following the successful Dedicación and Solamente lines, the company debuted Saint Francis in 2021. Like the other two cigars […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire, Dave back from Premium Cigar Association Trade Show in Las Vegas fresh on the heels of the shortest Cigar Authority Episode in History! Dave will be sure to give the guys a hard time about it, and that should set the tone as we talk about the trade show. Dave dishes on the good and the band. In the […]
Before JC Newman could start on the major restoration they just completed at their El Reloj Cigar Factory in Tampa, the team had to clear out almost 70 years’ worth of items from the building. During this process, they uncovered some hidden gems. One of those was a trap door from the 1930s with a secret staircase that went from the General Managers’ office down into the basement where he could hide when the Tampa […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire, can cigar smoking help you lose weight? We will discuss this, but before we do we welcome David Garofalo to show who reports live from the PCA Trade Show just before the doors open as we smoke the Zino Nicaragua from the Care Package. Additionally, smoking cigars in the summer can be frustrating as the heat and humidity begins […]
Introduced in 2019 by RoMaCraft Tobac, the Baka is named after the Baku, a small group of people living in and around Cameroon. Until date, Baka has come out roughly once a year, but sizes were limited. This year in 2021, 2GuysCigars.com was lucky enough to get all 7 sizes in the line. Admittedly, I was skeptical to smoke one having reviewed the Baku Bantu in 2019 I stated, “It’s not RoMaCraft to me as […]
In 2010 when Ernesto Perez-Carrillo opened EPC Cigar Company one of his first ever releases was Short Run. The concept was simple, release a yearly blend featuring tobaccos that aren’t in abundance to support a regular release. The Short Run line was popular until is disappeared in 2016. Each release of the Short Run was different based on tobacco’s available for this limited release. Back in the day, the cigar was highly sought after and […]