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 […]
On this week’s episode we smoked the United Natural Churchill and as become customary today we share a review of the cigar we smoked. This review is a rebroadcast of the Natural Robusto. Cigar: United Cigar Box Press Size: 5 x 54 (Robusto) Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Habano Filler: Brazilian Mata Fina, Dominican Habano Corojo and Dominican Habano Criollo 98 The Look: The band of the cigar features a shield of red white and blue, that reminds me of the old […]
This morning at the 2018 Tobacconist Association of America being held in the Dominican Republic, Padron Cigars unveiled that they will release a cigar called Padron Black. The cigar which will reach retailers this summer measures 6 x 46 and will come in boxes of 10. The cigar is being described as a blend between the 1926 and 1964 Anniversary blends and will carry a retail price of $16.50 When the cigar is available The […]
Last week we teased the Jorge Padron interview, but this week we have it for you. The sit down which took place on April 19th at Two Guys Smoke Shop in New Hampshire featured a very candid and often funny Jorge Padron. It is something you do not what to miss! In the first hour we will be lighting up a Perdomo 20th Anniversary Connecticut and in the second hour we will light up Yellow […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we’re talking about the Nicaraguan cigar boom and we explore why Nicaragua is beating the Dominican Republic and all others for cigar production and cigar exports. It’s a changing industry, and we explore why this change is happening. In the first hour we fire up a cigar from the care package in the Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc, its rolled in Nicaragua and features a Ecuador Connecticut wrapper. In the […]
How many of us would be able to move to another country with nothing and be able to built an empire and legacy for ourselves and our family? Not many, and Jose Orlando Padron beat the odds to do it for his family. Earning a mere $60 every month in government aid for Cuban refugees he went to work as a carpenter. That work, led him to save up $600 and start a cigar brand […]
It’s been 8 crazy years since David Garofalo decided to start podcasting. But how did The Cigar Authority actually come into existence? We will look back at the history and the madness of The Cigar Authority and let you know why we refer to it as the Catalina Wine Mixer. We will look at some stats, and have a couple of gifts for you our faithful listeners and surprisingly there are quite a few of […]
My Friday’s are spent with one of the softest spoken, nicest gentlemen around who serves as the producer for The Cigar Authority podcast. Upon walking in to the office, Ed Sullivan announced that today we are smoking the Padron 1964 Anniversary Series Presidente Maduro. Not being one to argue, I graciously accepted his offer and the decision on what to smoke today was made. Cigar Review: Padron 1964 Anniversary Square Tube Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua […]
What do you smoke the day after Tom Brady leads a come from behind victory to advance to the Super Bowl and you feast on jambalaya left overs from the game? We opted for the Padron Family Reserve 46 Years Maduro. It’s a limited production cigar from Nicaragua, that features aged tobacco that is 10 years old and was released in 2010 while Jose Orlando Padron was celebrating his 46th year in the cigar industry. […]
The Industry That I’m Proud To Be A Little Part Of… The Cigar Industry On Friday December 8, 2017, a sea of people, turned out to the Biltmore Hotel in Miami Florida for a night of celebration, to honor the life of the patriarch and founder of a family owned and operated company. It was a who’s who of the industry. Industry leaders, including competitors, from just about every company came to pay their respects. […]