The Alec Bradley Mundial has the distinction of being the first cigar launched into space at an event that took place in 2013 during the IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The word Mundial translates to World and the cigar is available in 5 sizes with each box containing 20 cigars. Its continuing mission is to explore new humidors and boldly go where no cigar has gone before. Cigar: Alec Bradley Mundial Size: Punta Lanza No. 6 […]
Back at the IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas this past summer the Nestor Miranda Collection was officially unveiled by Miami Cigar & Company. We reviewed the Connecticut and Maduro version of this cigar and today we take a look at the Habano. The cigars are made at the My Father Factory in Esteli, Nicagua with whom Nestor Miranda has a long relationship. Cigar: Nestor Miranda Collection Size: 4.5 x 50 (Robusto) Wrapper: Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua, Brazil, Honduras Strength: Medium […]
The Gunslinger Perdition is a cigar commissioned by Kendall Culbertson who owns the famous Outlaw Cigar company. In fact, one might call them infamous for their calendars which feature scantily clad women smoking Gunslinger cigars which are now available at site sponsor, Two Guys Smoke Shop who also happens to be my employer. The cigars are made at Tabacalera Fernandez which is owned by AJ Fernandez who makes Diesel, New World, Pinolero and San Lotano. […]
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 […]
ROBERTO P. DURAN PREMIUM CIGARS MAKES ANOTHER BOLD MOVE AS THEY HIRE JACK TORAÑO (Miami, Florida) October 9, 2014— Roberto Pelayo Duran is proud to announce that Jack Toraño of the Toraño cigar family will now oversee sales in Florida and the Caribbean for Roberto P. Duran Premium Cigars. This announcement comes only days after the announcement of the hiring of Miguel Shoedel and Frank Cuden. Jack Toraño spent 3 years with Toraño Family Cigar Company as Director of […]
Over 6 years ago Pete Johnson announced that he would be incorporating an idea from the wine industry. The idea, was to incorporate tobacco from one farm of one vintage into a cigar. The La Verite 2009 was rolled in 2010 and release in 2011. This changed the aging process as instead of aging in bales, the tobacco has aged in the form of a cigar. This 2009 La Verite was limited to 30,000 cigars. […]
As we have heard over the last couple of weeks via a posting on BOTL.org and The Cigar Nut there is a rumor of Drew Estate heading to Swisher International. This rumor has begun to pick up steam lately. Last week we heard a faction from Swisher was at the factory, and now The Cigar Authority has learned that Alex Goldman’s team was at the factory in Nicaragua yesterday. What does this mean? Only time will […]
In honor of Miguel Schoedel being hired as the National Sales manager of Roberto P. Duran we decided to review the Roberto P. Duran cigar. Let’s face it you hear the name and the first thing you wonder, is the boxer in the cigar business. The answer is no, that this Roberto Duran has a history in the tobacco industry that dates back to 1928 in Cuba. I first smoked the Azan Burgandy at an event in […]
A new size of the Davidoff Nicaragua was introduced at the trade show in Las Vegas this year. The diadema is a salomon shaped cigar that the Davidoff website describes as, “This elegant shape is the continuation of the Nicaragua journey. The beautiful Davidoff Nicaragua Diadema provides from the beginning a complex and balanced smoking experience, offering sweet and salty stimulation with some leather notes and a long aftertaste. The new format is aligned with […]
This past week we asked the listeners of The Cigar Authority what cigar they wanted to see reviewed on the website, and my fried Jose requested the Brick House Maduro. If you have a cigar you want to see reviewed, leave a comment at the end of this posting. While the original Brick House is a Nicaraguan puro, the Maduro features a Brazilian wrapper. According to their website, the Brick House label is a tribute to JC Newman’s […]