I had the opportunity to sit down with Bob Moreno the VP of Sales for La Palina where he brought back a few samples from the TAA of the forthcoming La Palina Family Series Miami, specifically the Pasha for me to smoke and review. The series which was once produced at the Graycliff factory moves to the famous El Titan de Bronze in Miami where all the roles are 100% Cuban trained and are rated […]
I’ve mentioned at times that I work for Two Guys Smoke Shop, and one of the things I do is work the mail order side and maintaining their website. Yesterday, a person called ordering some of today’s cigars and I forgot how much I love this cigar considering it one of the Top 5 Lancero cigars on the market. Interesting enough, one of the other Top 5’s for me was a cigar from Pete Johnson as […]
Gran Habano was nice enough to send some samples to The Cigar Authority, and today we look into one of those samples. According to the press information that accompanied the cigar, “Made by hand in Miami under the watchful eye of George Rico, this attractive handmade has plenty of bold flavors to go along with its impressive appearance. This cigar has a blend of all-Nicaraguan long fillers and Nicaraguan binder all carefully selected. As a limited […]
Max Berger escaped Poland in the 1940s and relocated to Cuba where he would father a child named Enrique Berger, better known in our community as Kiki Berger. Father and Son would escape Cuba and relocate to the United States where Kiki would take over the family business. Last night, due to complications from a heart attack suffered on Friday, Kiki Berger passed away. From his offices in a bright red building in the Little […]
The giving nature of the cigar industry in one that is second to none. From the consumers who organize events for Wounded Warriors and other fundraisers to the giving nature of the cigar manufacturers themselves. One of these projects is Art Basel, of which Davidoff is responsible for 25% of the tournament budget. However, due to a new pending Swiss law, the luxury cigar manufacturer might have to withdraw from the Swiss Fair they begun taking […]
A short while ago we got a press release from Kuuts telling us about their new Nicaraguan Blend. A couple of the people I miss from Miami are John Gonzalez and Gabriel Alvarez who head up operations here in the United States. Hopefully I get to enjoy this cigar with them in the near future as I smoked many samples of it before the final blend was chosen. According to the press release, The Kuuts […]
Miami based manufacturer Jesus Fuego’s newest blend is Heat. When this cigar was first announced, I was surprised that a Miami manufacture hadn’t jumped on the name sooner. With the success of the Miami Heat, I think the name of the cigar is ideal for the company. The Heat is a medium bodied smoke with an intriguing blend, and here we have Jesus Fuego himself talking about the cigar to Mr. Jonathan.