We are joined by the Editor In Chief from Cigar Journal Magazine who weighs in on Dave’s article where he rated the cigar magazines… What will Reinhold Widmayer have to say? Also rumour has it that KILO is no more, and we will have the details about it and how you can get a special deal on the remaining inventory… Tune in and find out how you can get two boxes for the price of […]
Kilo Cigar Review by David Garofalo I promised Barry Stein I would do an in-depth and possibly painstaking review of his brainchild Kilo, since the IPCPR trade show in July but I put it off for 3 months for a couple of reasons. To let the cigar rest and to be honest with you, I really didn’t want to do it. For those that know my palate, you understand that I favor milder smokes. This, […]
KILO is a cigar that I didn’t really want to review; because it is my cigar. However in speaking with someone on social media he put it in a way that made it hard to say no. He said, “I don’t live in New Hampshire and I can’t meet with you to discuss the cigar, so why not bring the cigar to me via The Cigar Authority.” So reluctantly I offer you my thoughts on […]
KILO Returns at 2015 IPCPR What began in 2013 as a test blend marketed at cigar shops in New Mexico, Texas and Maryland, KILO was a labor of love for Barry Stein and was originally made at La Aurora in the Dominican Republic. Originally the Director of Social Media for Miami Cigar & Company he parted ways with them in the spring of 2014 when he relocated to New Hampshire to work for David Garofalo. […]
On this episode of The Cigar Authority, our own Barry Stein is interviewed as we discuss his brainchild, KILO. We will ask what a kid from Brooklyn knows about cigars and how he wound up ready to launch his cigar nationwide at IPCPR via United Cigar Group. We also take a look at all the Copy Cats in the Cigar Industry and how one companies idea becomes everyones next biggest thing. All that and the […]