This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… When it comes to a cigar – what is a Figurado? What is that different than a Perfecto or a Torpedo. Today we reveal the top 10 figurados cigars in the world! In the first hour we fire up a Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champagne Torpedo while in the second hour we light up a CLE Corojo 11/18. Join us for all of […]
On the heels of the Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro being named the 2019 #1 Cigar of the Year by Cigar Aficionado – earning a 96 rating – Altadis U.S.A. is releasing a special-edition figurado using this award-winning blend. This special edition is called the Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Impromptu. A collaboration between Rafael Nodal and AJ Fernandez, the Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Impromptu is handmade in Nicaragua. Shipping for this special cigar, available in […]
The Upsetters Para Al Sapo comes to us from Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Company. Now granted, not everyone loves a green cigar, but this one doubles down as it is also an infused cigar that smells like pachouli as it sits on my desk. Cigar: The Upsetters Wrapper: Candela Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua, Jamaica Length: 4.5 Ring Gauge: 38/54 Size: Para Al Sapo The Look: The Upsetters comes in a black box the reminds of Acid Cigars. This isn’t shocking as Nicholas Melillo worked […]
While I have smoked and enjoyed the AJ Fernandez Enclave many a time before, I can’t remember smoking the Figarado vitola. This morning I decided to take a gamble with this particular size. I say gamble, because the Figurado can be the most rewarding size or the most frustrating. There is something about the way the cigar channels from the small perfecto tip to the full chamber that creates a nice flavor experience if the […]
The Neanderthal was first mentioned by RoMa Craft in 2014, but it wouldn’t see a release until 2015. Today we light up the HN vitola that contains 6 different filler tobaccos including an exceptionally strong variant of Double Ligero from Pennsylvania known as Green River Valley Sucker One. When I hear that name of tobacco I wonder if Skip is poking fun at tobacco namers or giving a not to his lover of old school hip-hop. Cigar Review: Neanderthal Size: 5 x […]
Arturo Fuente is known for making some of the best selling Dominican cigars in the world. They’ve been around for quite some time and are a household name to cigar smokers everywhere. It’s rare to find someone who hasn’t at least heard of them before, so today I wanted to revisit a cigar I used to smoke all time back in the day. The Arturo Fuente Hemingway Best Seller. What am I smoking? Cigar Review: Arturo […]
The Neanderthal was first mentioned by RoMa Craft in 2014, but it wouldn’t see a release until 2015. There was a 4″ version called SGP that was limited to two cigar shops in Texas; and a production line called the HN. Today we look at the 5″ version that contains 6 different filler tobaccos including an exceptionally strong variant of Double Ligero from Pennsylvania known as Green River Valley Sucker One. According to the guys at Romacraft the […]
Today we conclude perfecto cigar week with a review of a cigar that is part of the perfecto family, a figurado. The definition of a perfecto is, “A cigar that is tapered on both ends. Some perfecto cigars have a nipple foot, or may have a uniform and gently tapering foot.” Today’s cigar fits that definition, but we invite you to debate the fact in the comments. Today’s cigar the Oliva V was introduced in […]
A perfecto cigar is classified as a cigar that is tapered on both ends, and today we continue our week-long look at these cigars which are my personal favorite size. According to the Fuente website, the perfecto cigar was popular in the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s and were made by hand. As time moved by and the rollers grew older and retired fewer perfectos were being made as only the true master rollers were […]