When Altria Group Inc. purchased Nat Sherman in 2017 the writing was on the wall. Now that writing has been announced in a press release that the company will no longer be in the cigar business… Today August 4, 2020 Nat Sherman announced it will be closing the Nat Sherman International, LLC. cigar business. Both the wholesale business and Townhouse will cease operation by the end of September 2020. In October 2019 the company announced […]
Davidoff is looking for a new Chief Financial Officers as Douglas Laue has left the company after serving nine years at the position joining the company in 2011. Unlike most people in our industry that jump from company to company, Mr. Laue has taken a position outside the industry. New Nautical Coatings, Inc., parent company of Sea Hawk Paints, Blue Water Marine Paints, Flexdel/Aquagard Paints and Hawk Epoxy announced the appointment of Doug Laue to […]
Back on June 17th, 2020 we welcomed Nick and Nicholas Perdomo to The Cigar Authority where we launched the Firecracker. During the After Show we got a sneak peak at the new Perdomo 10th Anniversary Sungrown and Maduro cigars as we took a look at family traditions. The cigar was teased as being available on August 4th and we joked that it wouldn’t be until later since Latin America has a stereotype of never being […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Is it a Boutique Cigar, A Sell-Out or a Success? We will dig deep into Perception VS Reality in the Cigar Market AND Its time to get United, The 4th of July Weekend is here & joining us is the Director of Sales and Marketing for United Cigars, Oliver Nivaud. In the first hour we will fire up a United Cigar as we […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… We got the stats on cigars. The brands, the sizes, the trends and the 2020 Cigar Authority survey. In the first hour we light up the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real from the care package as we look at the top companies in brands and the top selling SKU’s with the companies themselves. In the second hour of the show we fire up […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire…. This week The Cigar Authority… Does the burn of the cigar affect the taste? What does a bad burn mean? How does it happened? We will answer what you can do to stop it from happening. We will do this while smoking a cigar from the Care Package, the Great Pretenders Bold & Spicy. In the second hour of the show we will […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire…. This week The Cigar Authority looks at 12 Ways to Cut a Cigar. Which is the best, and which is the worst? Why should you use one over the other and how does it change how your cigar tastes and smokes. In the first hour we light up the Aganorsa Leaf Signature. In the second hour we light up the Aladino Cameroon as […]
Skip Martin & Mike Rosales started RoMaCraft 10 years ago and to celebrate, this year the company is set to release the CRAFT 2020 to 10 accounts who are believed to be getting between 100-150 boxes each. The cigars measure 5.75 x 46 and while the blend isn’t being disclosed, the wrappers consist of Broadleaf/Ecuador Habano and Connecticut/San Andres. The cigars are expected to ship late June, 2020. Limited to 1500 boxes of 10 with […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire…. Cigar shops are beginning to open up again during the coronavirus pandemic and some cigar smokers might have forgotten how to behave in cigar shop. Today with help from La Flor Dominicana’s Mr. Jonathan “The Carnivore” Carney, we will dig into it, and maybe a little something else! In the first hour we light up the La Flor Dominicana 2019 TAA Oro Maduro […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… How has the Coronavirus impacted the Cigar Industry? Who are the winners and who are the losers? Who will survive and who won’t? We will break it down as we light up Abuelo from The Cigar Authority Care Package in the first hour. In the second hour smoke a Juarez from Crowned Heads that is also from the Care Package as we continue […]