In honor of David Garofalo winning an Industry Service Award from Davidoff, we decided to take a look into the cigar that carries his name, Garofalo. Owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop which has three locations in New Hampshire, he is also the lead host of the weekly radio show of which I am a part of, The Cigar Authority. I could tell you about the cigar, but I will attach a video at the […]
For me, one of the most anticipated releases of 2014 is the My Father Connecticut. I was intrigued when the local representative told me that the cigar was a mild cigar by the Garcia family. Thankfully, I ran into our local rep Jeremy Soares on Tuesday night after pre-recording our episode this week and he gifted me one knowing I would not be attending the trade show this year. We will however, have a steady […]
The follow up to the Standard Issue from BG Meyer by way of Camacho will be the Slackers. The Short Churchill measures 4 x 48 and comes in tins of 4 cigars. The Ecuador Connecticut wrapped cigar over a binder and filler from the Dominican Republic will carry a MSRP of $15.99. The cigar was developed under the watch of Davidoff Master Blender, Henke Kelner.
Sitting in The Cigar Authority offices Mr. Jonathan let me know about the new Perdomo Double Aged Vintage 12 Years and I was hoping he would bring back a sample from IPCPR. However, we didn’t have to wait long as Perdomo sent us a nice rocks glass with a cigar sample of the new Connecticut. The cigars will only be released to 250 of the finest tobacconists world-wide. According to a letter that came with […]
I’ve had this cigar sitting on my desk for over a week now and I was dreading smoking it. Not because of the specific cigar but because of the specific size. I for one have not embraced the 6 x 60 madness that has taken over the cigar world. According to the Hammer & Sickle website, “We chose the Hammer + Sickle icon to represent our brand as our story uniquely matches the history of […]
As reported around the web, My Father Cigars will be adding a new line this summer under the My Father brand. At the IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas this new blend will be showcased. The Connecticut blended by Jose “Pepin” Garcia and his son, Jaime Garcia features an Ecuadorian Connectict wrapper over a Nicaraguan Corojo 99 binder. The filler contains Criollo grown in Nicaragua. The result is a cigar that is mild with an […]