Back in the summer of 2016, Kristoff released their strongest cigar to date, Pistoff Kristoff. Since its release the cigar has seen some additional size releases. The first being the Extremely Pistoff Kristoff. Now the brand sees the release of the Lil Pistoff Kristoff and it won’t be the last line extension. It was announced late 2018 on The Cigar Authority podcast that Pistoff would be the 2019 Firecracker which should be released in June […]
Each year the Tobacconist Association of America gathers in March and while past years have been in Mexico, in 2018 it was held in the Dominican Republic. The gathering consists of the top manufacturers such as Padron and top retailers such as Two Guys Smoke Shop. At the 2018 meeting it was announced that Padron would release the No. 89 as an exclusive for TAA members. The cigar affectionately referred to by many as the Padron […]
A few weeks back at a meeting with David Garofalo a group of us smoked a cigar that was without bands. During the course of the meeting, David asked us what were we smoking. After many guesses of cigars double the price he let us know we smoked La Gianna Maduro. It was the featured cigar on The Cigar Authority podcast today and has become customary we offer a full review of this Care Package […]
Since 2014 Master blender and brand owner, Nicholas Melillo aka Nick R. Agua, has been working with choice farmers in the Connecticut River Valley to develop the Havana Seed CT #142 wrapper. Grown in the great state of Connecticut the seed is extremely rare and unlike any other tobacco in the world. Due to the incredible amount of oil from the plant, it takes 3 yrs to undergo the fermentation process to deliver cigar that delivers […]
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 […]
It’s another week at The Cigar Authority, but it’s one of our favorite episodes as Mr. Jonathan is off dancing with men (no joke!). We welcome to the show two special guests, the first being from Kristoff Cigars, John Fazzi the local New England sales representative. We will smoke the Kristoff Connecticut Corona and talk the 2019 Firecracker with him. Also along for the ride is Sammy B, the brother of Mr. Jonathan and the […]
Today’s cigar comes to us from former NASA employee, Omar de Frias. The name Navetta Inverso translates from Italian as Shuttle Inverse. The cigar was introduced at the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July and it takes the Fratello Navetta and reverses the leaves creating a new experience for the cigar smoker. Manufactured in Nicaragua at the Joya de Nicaragua faculty for Fratello Cigars, today we review the Corona Gorda. Cigar Review: Fratello Navetta […]
Today we light up the Davidoff 702 Series which features the Ecuador Habano 702 Wrapper. Its a Hybrid that was created using 3 Cuban seeds. Cigar Review: Davidoff 702 Series 2000 Wrapper: Ecuador Habano 702 Binder:Ecuador Connecticut/Habano (Hybrid) Filler: Dominican Republic Length:5 1/16″ Ring Gauge: 43 Size: Corona The Look: The 702 Habano is a hybrid wrapper created from three cuban seeds. The 702 Series 2000 is laid out in 5 rows of 5 cigars. The cigars feature the classic looking Davidoff White […]
With Drew Estate announced that Liga Privada No.9 and T52 would be coming in smaller ring gauges we decided to take a look at a small ring gauge that already exists in the company portfolio. The Liga Privada Dirty Rat is available only to retailers that are part of the Drew Diplomat program, of which 2GuysCigars.com is a member. Cigar Review: Liga Privada Unico Serie Dirty Rat Wrapper: Stalk Cut American Habano (Connecticut) Binder: Mata Fina (Brazil) Filler: Honduras […]
As we approach IPCPR 2018 packaging changes seem to be the common thread as many companies make changes for the proposed FDA warning labels that are slated to take place on August 10th. As a result today, July 3rd Omar de Frias of Fratello announced new packaging for it Bianco and Original lines. Along with this change the original Fratello line launched in 2013 will receive a new name. “We had envisioned this change a […]