The Debonaire line of cigars from Phil Zanghi who was once Rocky Patel’s Partner has seen some considerable success and that success seems to be growing. At the 2014 IPCPR, he gifted The Cigar Authority with an A size cigar that was aging for a future release. As that release grows nearer, possibly at the 2015 IPCPR we decided to reach into the humidor, and pull out this monster of a cigar. The name of […]
This week my former colleague from Miami Cigar & Company, Cody McKeon who is the new sales representative for the company in New England stopped by The Cigar Authority. Also here was one of my closest and dearest friends Hector Paz who serves as the Director of Sales. We hung out, laughed, and went to dinner in the evening. While here he dropped off some samples for us, including today’s cigar which won an award […]
Leaf by Oscar is a creation by one of the most colorful men in the Cigar Business, Island Jim. During a factory trip with some regulars from his shop in Pittsburgh; Leaf & Bean he got to meet Oscar at Rocky Patel. Oscar who now owns his own factory in Danli, Hondurus made some test blends for Jim and he asked Oscar to wrap the cigar in a tobacco leaf. Confused at first as the […]
20 Years ago, United Cigar released the La Gianna Havana featuring a Connecticut shade wrapper as a celebration of the birth of David Garofalo becoming a father to a beautiful baby girl named Gianna. A few years after that a Maduro was released. The blend is said to be a ramped up version of the natural featuring a maduro wrapper, and being we were in the mood for a Maduro this morning we opted to […]
The Edicion Clasica Maduro 1962 features similar Dominican Piloto Cubano and Nicaraguan tobaccos found in the binder and filler of the Edicion Clasica Corojo. What sets the Edicion Clasica Maduro apart, says J Carlos Gomez, Executive VP at La Hoja Cigars, is the carefully selected Mexican San Andreas Maduro wrapper.“The San Andreas Maduro wrapper gives this blend a sweet and earthy touch,” said Gomez, “but in order for us to incorporate this into a blend that meets La Hoja quality […]
Back in September we reviewed the Padron 50 Years Natural and while we wait the arrival of the 50th Anniversary that comes in a stylish looking humidor that was introduced at IPCPR. The unit was originally priced at $5,000.00 before an increase to $6,000.00 and currently the latest price is $6,300.00. For now however, we will stick with the $25.00 Family Reserve 50 Years. Cigar: Padron Family Reserve Size: 50 Years (No. 50 / 5 x 54) Wrapper: Maduro Binder: Nicaragua […]
La Aurora is the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic and has been in continuous operation since 1903. Earlier this year, they decided to release their signature Preferidos in a Corona line for Mid-Atlantic sales representative Christopher Lenzo. Samples of the each wrapper were sent by Miami Cigar & Company, a site sponsor for review, they are also the United States distributor for the brand. Cigar: La Aurora Preferidos Size: 5.5 x 42 (Corona) Wrapper: Maduro (Brazil) […]
Yesterday, we reviewed the Rocky Patel Prohibition Mexican. You would think that the cigar today would be called Rocky Patel Prohibition Broadleaf, but instead the UPC seal on the cello refers to the cigar as the Rocky Patel Prohibtion Maduro. While these cigars are still 30 days out due to the delay in the Mason Jars they will be packaged in, Two Guys Smoke Shop has the launch event this Friday in Salem, NH and […]
Glen Case, the owner of Kristoff Cigars recently decided to go in-house with his sales force at least here in New England. So in honor of that move, and the fact that 2GuysCigars.com got in a shipment I decided to visit with a friend I haven’t seen in a while. According to the Kristoff website, “Made in the spirit of an elite Cuban cigar, the Kristoff embodies the taste and richness a true aficionado is […]
The trifecta is now complete. Yesterday the good people at Perdomo were kind enough to send some rocks glasses and the Maduro version of the Perdomo Double Aged 12 Years. Of the three releases, this is the one I have been looking forward to the most. The Connecticut, which features an Ecuador wrapper was the first we reviewed followed by the Sungrown Wrapper. I’ll be the first to admit, personal preference does come into play […]