When a company works on a cigar blend, the cigar is often labeled with a code. When the blend of today’s stick was being worked on at Rocky Patel’s El Paraiso factory in Honduras the cigar was designated the name LB1. The company decided to keep the name of the cigar allowing consumer a look into the process of how a blend becomes a brand. The Rocky Patel LB1 was smoked on The Cigar Authority […]
On the December 7th episode of The Cigar Authority we smoked Guardian of the Farm which was part of the care package for December. The cigar was developed as a collaboration between Max Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf and Kyle Gellis of Warped cigars and each size of the line was named after one of the American Bulldogs that guard the factory and fields in Nicaragua. Due to limitations in availability some members of the Care […]
On the 500th Episode of The Cigar Authority asking when cigar tasting notes became a thing. While we can’t be certain, we believe it started during the days of Usenet and forums like alt.smokers.cigars when Dave Garofalo, Ed Sullivan and Steve Saka were members. Dave recalled a story where he gave some cigars to Steve Saka and Saka wrote him a long letter with detailed tasting notes well before any publication was doing so. For those […]
HVC was founded in 2011 by Reinier Lorenzo as a way of paying homage to Havana City, where he lived for most of his life. It is with this release he pays the ultimate tribute to his home with a special limited edition smoke that celebrates the historic birthday of Havana. The city of Havana was founded by the Spanish on November 16th, 1519 and to celebrate the 500th Anniversary HVC has created a unique blend […]
Not all of us have had the honor of traveling to Nicaragua, Honduras or the Dominican Republic and for those who haven’t the art of making cigars is often lost. Foundation has released a time-lapse video sharing the extensive process about how their cigars are made. The 11-minute video spans an entire year, though the whole process to create a cigar can take much longer due to tobacco aging and long fermentation periods. The video […]
Royal Agio Cigars USA announced today that they will be expanding the Balmoral Añejo XO lineup with the release of Balmoral Añejo XO Nicaragua. The new release will be displayed in the Royal Agio booth (Booth #3638) at the 2019 IPCPR Tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV. The release of Balmoral Añejo XO Nicaragua further rounds out the lineup for Balmoral Añejo XO that currently includes Añejo XO (Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper), Añejo XO Connecticut and Añejo […]
Earlier this year Aganorsa Leaf announced the return of the Aganorsa Leaf Habano which was formerly known as Tabsa Habano. The cigar was rebranded to fit with the existing Aganorsa line including the Cigar of the Year Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut. The cigar has begun appearing on retail shelves including 2GuysCigars.com and today we offer our review of the Short Churchill. Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Habano Wrapper: Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua (Criollo ’98, Corojo ’99) Length: 6.5″ Ring Gauge: 48 Size: Short Churchill The Look: The […]
If you listen to Steve Saka this is one cigar he did not want to make but had his hand forced to satisfy the passionate fans of Lancero sticks. I consider myself one of those fans, but lets face it no one can force Saka to do something he doesn’t want to do. The cigar which is named #NLMTHA stands for “Now Leave Me The Hell Alone” provides a great story and from a marketing stand point […]
On the March 2nd, 2019 episode of The Cigar Authority we welcomed to the show Brad Winstead, the Head of Consumer Marketing for Altadis USA. In the first hour of the show we lit up the Montecristo Nicaragua Series which was part of the care package. As has become customary we offer up a full review of the cigar. Cigar Review: Montecristo Nicaragua Series Wrappr: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 54 Size: Toro The Look: The Montecristo Nicaragua Series features […]
It’s a party as we are joined by the Head of Consumer Marketing for Altadis USA, Brad Winstead as we fire up a cigar from the March Care Package. We will discuss and smoke the Montecristo Nicaragua Series. We will look at the footprint of Altadis and discuss the cigars within their portfolio and perhaps get a sneak peek at what is coming this year. In the second hour the celebration continues as Barry turns […]