his week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Motorcycle Riders and Cigars have gone hand and hand since 1901, and that is when Indian Motorcycle began making bikes right near us in Springfield MA. Today we welcome Phil Zanghi of Indian Motorcycle cigar and we will talk about his cigar brand that goes hand in hand with the open road… Plus, we discuss whether you should break […]
The Debonaire moniker on The Cigar Authority will always belong to Gentleman Chuck Morrison, but the man behind the Debonaire brand, Philip Zanghi will join us live today on the show while we smoke two cigars from his company. In the first hour of the show we will smoke the Indian Motorcycle Connecticut as we look at the history of Mr. Zanghi in the cigar industry and how he ties into Rocky Patel. In the […]
Drew Estate and Debonaire House announce that, effective, January 1, 2019, Debonaire House will begin distributing its own products in the United States. Debonaire House will directly manage all facets of its U.S. business operations including distribution, sales, and marketing. The company has entered into a partnership program with United Parcel Service (UPS), “Cigars Direct” which will allow them to ship Debonaire Ultra premium and Indian Motorcycle cigars directly from their factory in the Dominican […]
Just before the August 8th, 2016 deadline imposed by the FDA, Philip Zanghi’s Debonaire Cigars & Rum released the Daybreak. The Connecticut shade cigar would not get a full release until 2017 and it is sold and distributed via Drew Estate who took over distribution of the cigar brand in March of 2016. Today we review the Debonaire Daybreak which was sent to The Cigar Authority via Drew Estate. Cigar: Debonaire Daybreak Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Dominican Republic […]
Last year just before August 8th a bunch of cigars were released to beat the deadline of August 8th, 2016 for new products in the FDA deeming regulations. One of the cigars that gathered the most attention in my neck of the woods was the Debonaire Daybreak. Now more than a year later the cigars have been released on a nationwide level by Phil Zanghi and distributed by Drew Estate. Cigar: Debonaire Daybreak Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut […]
Debonaire House and Drew Estate announce today that the Debonaire Daybreak is shipping this week and will be on retail shelves beginning in November. The Debonaire Daybreak is the first Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapped cigar exclusively sold through Drew Diplomat Retailers as part of the Drew Estate portfolio. Daybreak offers the ultra-premium quality expected of the Debonaire product line, wrapped in Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade, smokers can expect crisp notes of spice and earthiness from the […]
It’s a good thing we got coffee as we are still recovering from the epic 32nd Anniversary party at Two Guys Smoke Shop. We will recap this event, and let you know how the event came together, the game, who was crowned King of Cigars, and who won out of all the customers attending the show. It was a crazy night and there will be a lot of stories to tell but it won’t just […]
David Garofalo and Mr. Jonathan were in Las Vegas this week where they were performing triple duty. They got together and recorded this show live on tape to give us a first hand look at the 2017 IPCPR show from Las Vegas, Nevada. In the first hour they light up the Spirit of Art from Cuba Rica, and fill us in on what the IPCPR is all about. We hear first hand from a variety […]
Each week The Cigar Authority podcast serves up a segment called Debonaire. It was handled by Gentleman Chuck Morrison who has moved on to bigger and better things (let’s be honest, he took a step back). Nowadays, the Debonaire segment is handled by Debonaire Mr. Jonathan who was on point today at the trade show in a suit that was an awesome shade of blue (check out his Facebook page). However, the Debonaire segment is second […]
Debonaire House announced today the release of Daybreak, the third addition of the Debonaire Ultra Premium Cigars lineup. Debonaire Daybreak and the lines new packaging will be displayed in Drew Estate’s booth (Booth #2608) at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow held July 11 – 14, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wrapped in Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade, the Daybreak offers a full flavor version of a Connecticut wrapped cigar and comes into market at a more introductory […]