Drew Estate announced today the seasonal release of their Flying Pig vitola, including Liga Privada No. 9 and T52, Undercrown Maduro, Shade and Sun Grown, as well as Kentucky Fire Cured. The Flying Pig is one of the most desired vitolas in the company’s portfolio, presented in a 100mm x 60 ring gauge vitola, and is a favorite amongst cigar enthusiasts worldwide. The shape is based on a photograph of an 1895 cigar salesman’s size […]
The award-winning Padron 1926 Serie premiered in 2002 to commemorate Jose O. Padron’s 75th birthday. The line contains refined tobacco aged five to ten years and it comes in a Natural and Maduro wrapper. Today on The Cigar Authority we offer up a review of the Maduro. Cigar Review: Padron 1926 Serie Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5.25 Ring Gauge: 56 Size: No. 9 The Look: Packaged in wooden boxes of 24 cigars the Padron 1926 Serie is laid out in two […]
As we announced earlier this week via a press release from Drew Estate, the company has begun shipping the smaller ring gauges of the Liga Privada line. I’ve been smoking them like crazy, and was surprised to see I haven’t review it as of yet. So without further adieu… Cigar Review: Liga Privada No. 9 Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Brazilian Mata Fina Filler: Nicaragua & Honduras Length: 144mm (4.5″) Ring: 40 Size: Petit Corona The Look: Packaged in flip top wooden boxes, the […]
Every now and then I get a craving for a cigar. Often, I don’t know what I want and I wander around the humidor like a lost puppy trying to figure out what I want to smoke. This morning however, I wanted to smoke a Liga Privada No. 9 and as luck would have it our friend Peter Hudson sent a bunch of them my way. Cigar Review: La Piga Privada No. 9Country of Origin: NicaraguaWrapper: Connecticut BroadleafBinder: Brazilian Mata […]