This week The After Show discusses the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) and makes predictions about the winners of the Tobacco Business Awards. The After show is brought to you by Roma Craft Tobac. There is still time to vote and you can do so at https://tobaccobusiness.com/awards20/. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two […]
When a company works on a cigar blend, the cigar is often labeled with a code. When the blend of today’s stick was being worked on at Rocky Patel’s El Paraiso factory in Honduras the cigar was designated the name LB1. The company decided to keep the name of the cigar allowing consumer a look into the process of how a blend becomes a brand. The Rocky Patel LB1 was smoked on The Cigar Authority […]
On September 12th Justo Eiroa visited New Hampshire and we got to sit down with him to smoke a couple of pre-release cigars. Among those we smoked was a Corona size of Aladino Corojo Reserva. He informed us that the No. 4 would be a limited edition and the first cigar of a series of releases they call, “Our Cuban Heritage”. The Aladino Corojo Reserva No. 4 is limited to 800 boxes of 20 cigars. […]
Can cigars be good for you? We believe they are and this week will will tell you the reasons why cigars are good for you. David, Mr. J, Barry and Ed will discuss the benefits of smoking cigars as we fire up a couple of cigars. In the first hour we will light up a cigar from the care package, La Gianna Havana Maduro Churchill and look at the perception of packaging changes and if […]
During the second hour of The Cigar Authority episode titled, “What is the TAA?” we smoked a cigar called NPD-52S. The only person that knew what it was when we started was David Garofalo. By the end of the show both Ed Sullivan and Barry Stein figured out what the cigar was. We also found out what NPD-52S stood for thanks to a representative for the company who informed us it was “New Product Distribution”. […]
Today on the Cigar Authority we celebrated Dos Hombres Day, where Dave informed us of the history of the cigar that was part of The Cigar Authority Care Package. As has become customary we offer a full review of the smoke that was part of the February care package. Cigar Review: Dos Hombres Cabinet Honduran Wrapper: Honduras Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Toro The Look: The Dos Hombre Cabinet comes packaged in cabinet style boxes of 20 and are […]
Last week at Two Guys Smoke Ship the artists known as UR NY launched Back 2 Back Cigar along with Davidoff. On The Cigar Authority podcast we welcomed the artists 2ESAE and SKY to discuss their art and the mural they were painting on Two Guys Smoke Shop in Nashua, NH. Back 2 Back is available in three sizes; 5 x 50, 6 x 60 and 7 x 70 as well as two different variations […]
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 […]
A friend last night asked me what I think about Kristoff Cigars, and for the most part I am a fan. I love the Pistoff Kristoff (93 Rated) and the Kristoff Connecticut (95 Rated), but I have never reviewed today’s cigar, Kristoff Criollo. According to the Kristoff website, “Kristoff Criollo is made in the spirit of an elite Cuban cigar, the Kristoff embodies the taste and richness a true aficionado is looking for. With a rich oily […]
Having lived in different parts of the United States I’ve always been surprised by how many region specific cigars there are. It’s not by design, but there are some cigars that sell well at one shop, that are very hard to find in another city. One of those is Fleur de la Reine a cigar that’s distributed by United Cigars . It does very well where I work but finding them in Miami or NYC […]