With Eric Newman coming on the show this weekend as a guest, I decided to look at a cigar that is exclusive to Diamond Crown Lounges, the Julius Caesar 1895 Perfecto. It’s one of my favorite sizes for a smoke and today we weigh in with our thoughts. According to the JC Newman website, “Diamond Crown Julius Caeser honors Julius Caeser (“J.C.”) Newman, a true cigar pioneer and founder of the J.C. Newman Cigar Company. […]
This year the Firecracker release comes from Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. It’s based off the Mi Querida blend and according to a conversation with Steve Saka, the cigar is front loaded with ligero tobacco for an extra kick giving it an explosive start. This version of the Firecracker follows up versions from My Father Cigars, Tatuaje (M80), La Flor Dominicana, RoMaCraft and Fratello. There is also an ongoing regular release of the Firecracker […]
Abel Exposito is a name known to Cuban cigar smokers as he once headed up the Partagas Cigar Factory. Today’s cigar review bears his name and they are made by Fidel Olivas in Esteli, Nicaragua. If that name is familiar, Fidel Olivas headed up Latin Cigars S.A. factory with the Torano family before it was sold to ST Group in 2009. Cigar Review: Abel Exposito Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Gordo (Robusto) The Look: Packaged in white […]
There is a saying that says, what’s old is new again and that is the case here. The Camacho Liberty 2005 blend makes its return in its original 11/18 Figurado format. Inspired by the original packaging, the Liberty 2005 Throwback cigars are showcased in 20 alternating red and white coffins patriotically covered with a stunning lid of a framed American flag. Due to the rarity of tobaccos needed to precisely match the original blend, only 30,000 […]
If you listened to The Cigar Authority podcast this past weekend we smoked today’s cigar in the second hour of the show. It’s a cigar that debuted back in 2002 as part of the Drew Estate Subculture movement and now it returns once again as a Two Guys Smoke Shop exclusive. According to Jonathan Drew, “David and the crew at Two Guys are not just amigos of the Subculture Movement, they are friends. This is the […]
The Eiroa First 20 Years gets a TAA Exclusive. This Diadema uses a Mexican seed grown in Honduras at the Eiroa family farm called Finca Corojo for the wrapper. The binder and fillers include a special varietal of tobacco called La Victoria that is being grown on Generoso Eiroa’s farm named La Victoria marking the first time in 60 years that the seed has been harvested. Today we review the Eiroa The First 20 Years […]
Julius Caeser is the pioneer and founder of the J.C. Newman Cigar Company. Born in 1875 in a small Hungarian village, J.C. and his family sailed across the Atlantic in 1888 in search of the American Dream. To celebrate J.C.s 135th birthday the company created a third Diamond Crown, a cigar that honors J.C., whose likeness appears on the cigar label. Today we fire up the Corona size in the line. Cigar Review: Julius Caeser Wrapper:Havana Seed […]
Fogata, meaning bonfire or campfire in Spanish, was the inspiration for today’s cigar which has its roots within the original Syncro line. Some changes were made to the blend which created a whole new cigar smoking experience. At it’s time of release the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Innovation said, “AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata delivers new frontiers in cigar experiences. Pulsing with the rhythm of Nicaragua’s more intense Esteli and Condega tobaccos and […]
I am not sure how it is in your neck of the woods, but right now in New Hampshire we are stuck in a worker’s nightmare. It’s hot and sunny during the week with temperatures being in the mid 80’s here. However this weekend when I had off it was in the mid 50’s as a high with rain and overcast skies. Not exactly the perfect weather to enjoy a day off one would work […]
Fact is the top three selling cigar sizes are Robusto, Toro, and Gordo. But if you look on social media it would appear the top-selling cigar sizes are Corona and Lancero. Does the social media cigar connoisseur know something you may not. Much to the dismay of our own David Garofalo I will reach for a Lancero or Corona more often than not, but why? For me the answer is the fact that the majority of the […]