On the November 10th Episode of The Cigar Authority we welcomed to the show Kristoff representative John Fazzi to the show. During the course of the show we smoked the Connecticut Corona which was released in March of 2018. As has become customary after the podcast we offer up a full review of a cigar from the show, which today also happened to be a part of The Cigar Authority Care Package. Cigar Review: Kristoff Connecticut […]
The Taino is a joint effort between father, Anthony Serino (Serino Royale) and son, Carson Serino (Wayfarer). The name pays tribute to the indigenous people of the Caribbean, known as the Tainos who are believed to be the first to smoke tobacco. It’s a cigar that we at The Cigar Authority got to smoke at various stages along the blending process and we have long been interested in smoking the finished product. It’s made at the La Corona factory […]
Earlier this year Jochy Blanco’s La Galera Cigars announced a limited production line called The Cubes which features some of his favorite vitolas. With each cube containing 50 cigars, only 333 boxes would be made. Today we look at The Maduro Gavillero which is a size only available in The Cube collection and only available to retailers who attended the 2018 IPCPR trade show. Cigar Review: La Galera Maduro Wrapper: Mexico (San Andres) Binder: Dominican Republic (Piloto Cubano) […]
I walked into work this morning, grabbed one of my go to morning cigars and sat down at my computer trying to figure out what cigar to review today. Then to my surprise, I’ve never reviewed the cigar I was about to light up. Problem solved, my morning cigar that I have smoked boxes of would be the cigar featured today. Intemperance comes to us from RoMaCraft Tobac and is made in Esteli, Nicaragua. The […]
The Liga Privada Único Serie Ratzilla is produced at La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate in Estelí, Nicaragua and is considered one of the most sought after sizes in the Unico Series. The cigar is available only through members of the Drew Diplomat Retailer Program of which Two Guys Smoke Shop is. This weekend The Cigar Authority will welcome Drew Estate to the podcast. Cigar: Liga Privada Unico Serie Wrapper:Connecticut River Valley Stalk Cut & Cured Sun […]
Last week at Two Guys Smoke Ship the artists known as UR NY launched Back 2 Back Cigar along with Davidoff. On The Cigar Authority podcast we welcomed the artists 2ESAE and SKY to discuss their art and the mural they were painting on Two Guys Smoke Shop in Nashua, NH. Back 2 Back is available in three sizes; 5 x 50, 6 x 60 and 7 x 70 as well as two different variations […]
Today on The Cigar Authority podcast we welcomed the artists known as UR NY for the official launch of the cigar known as Back 2 Back. 2ESAE and SKY were in town teaching us Urban Art 101. The artists are in the process of paining a mural outside of Two Guys Smoke Shop and will be back in a few weeks to finalize it with touches of New Hampshire voted on by the customers of […]
There are a few companies recognized by the shape of their cigar, but there is none as synonymous as the Preferido and La Aurora. The company which was the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic in 1903 has been making this shape of it’s cigars since its inception. Today it is available in seven different blends, but today we serve up the Ruby. Cigar Review: La Aurora 1903 Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca Binder: Dominican Republic (Cibao Valley) Filler: Dominican Republic (Cibao […]
One of the cigars that garnered the most attention and buzz at the 2018 IPCPR was a collaboration cigar. It is distributed under the Royal Agio and it is being billed as the first collaboration in a series. For this first collaboration, the cigar named Dueto comes to us from Boris Wintermans and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. Cigar Review: Dueto Wrapper: Nicaragua (Jalapa) Binder: Nicaragua (Esteli) Filler: Brazilian Mata Norte (Stalk Cut), Nicaragua Length: 5.5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Ovacion (Perfecto) The Look: The Dueto comes […]
This week we welcome Rafael Nodal from Aging Room & Altadis USA who joined forces 17 months ago. We will look at how this strategic alliance has worked out so far as well as discuss the inspiration for Puro Cepa. It is the first cigar this week and from The Cigar Authority care package. In the second hour we light up the Aging Room Quattro Connecticut plus we catch up on the mail bags which […]