For the past 6 years Crowned Heads has offered a cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America that shares the same TAA initials. Like years past The Angel’s Anvil is made at Tabacalera a Alianza S.A. under the supervision of Ernest Perez-Carrillo. This year the cigar is limited to 1,000 boxes and it serves as today’s review on The Cigar Authority. Cigar Review: The Angel’s Anvil by Crowned Heads Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca Binder: Ecuador Sumatra Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6 1/8″ […]
Drew Estate announces today the Rebirth of the BOTL, Brothers Of The Leaf as a Drew Diplomat Retailer brick and mortar exclusive. BOTL will be displayed in Drew Estate’s Booth at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow, held June 29-July 2, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Harkening back to the early days of the interweb, a number of cigar communities formed that all shared one common bond, their love of the leaf. One of those early […]
La Flor Dominicana announces the release of La Fleur D’or, a limited- edition piece crafted with 18K solid gold and adorned by eight genuine sapphires totaling 1.9ct in weight. The dual sharpened stainless-steel blades encased inside ensure functionality in addition to the evident beauty of this rare piece of which only 88 will be made. MSRP is to be set at $16,000. “We wanted to create something special, something that not only the owners of […]
Each year some of the nations top retailers gather for the Tobacconist Association of America conference. During this event, manufactures unveil limited edition smokes that are exclusive to TAA retailers such as 2GuysCigars.com. This year CAO has offered up the Brazilia Select that is said to use the original wrapper of the CAO Brazilia. How does it compare, we fire one up and offer our review today on The Cigar Authority. Cigar Review: CAO Brazilia Select […]
Drew Estate announces today the launch of the limited edition Undercrown Shade SUPREMA to Drew Diplomat retailers nationwide. Undercrown Shade SUPREMA will be displayed in Drew Estate’s Booth at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow, held June 29-July 2, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Limited Edition Undercrown Shade SUPREMA is a 6 x 50-54 perfecto wrapped in a creamy Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade leaf, with rich Sumatran binder and filler leaves of Dominican Criollo 98, Nicaraguan […]
After the release a few years ago of the La Aurora 107 Cosecha 2006 limited edition, and its subsequent success, La Aurora Cigars has announced that La Aurora 107 Cosecha 2007 will debut at IPCPR 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the end of this month. Like its predecessor, the 2019 107 Cosecha release will contain tobaccos all from the same harvest year. This time the 2007 harvest will be spotlighted. “If anything stands out about this blend, […]
The Camacho Liberty Series, now 17 years strong, has become one of the most highly anticipated annual releases for collectors and passionados of bold, full-frontal cigars. Launched ahead of the July 4th holiday to celebrate and honor the birth and history of the United States, the 2019 release ventures back to one of the favorite and limited blends — a throwback to Liberty Series 2012. The 2012 Throwback blend utilizes four different primings, all which come from a single farm and […]
Each year the nation’s top retailers and manufacturers gather for a mini-convention to discuss the issues facing the cigar industry while consumers are focussed on the limited edition cigars that come from the meetings, known as TAA Exclusives. For fans of Tatuaje it is Christmas in May as their 2019 TAA Release is out now. Being a fan of the yearly release I couldn’t wait so I grabbed one right out of my box, right […]
The Signature Selection has been aged for 7 years and features the rare medio tiempo leaf in the filler. What is medio tiempo? It is the small leaf, rarely seen at the top of the tobacco plant that is known for its richness and strength as it receives more sunlight than any other part of the plant. The 2019 edition of the cigar landed at retailers in mid-April and having loved the 2018 edition so much […]
In 1903, La Aurora opened their doors becoming the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic. Founded by Eduardo Leon Jimenes the company has remained family owned where it is run today by Guillermo Leon. In 2018, La Aurora celebrated their 115th anniversary and announced the release of the 115 Anniversary. In typical Latin America fashion, the cigar arrived in 2019. The cigars are available as a Belicoso in a 15 count box and as […]