J.C. Newman Cigar Company, the manufacturer of the popular Brick House cigar, is excited to announce the limited-edition Brick House ‘Ciento por Ciento’ is arriving to TAA retailers this week. Handcrafted in J.C. Newman’s Nicaraguan factory, Puros de Estelí Nicaragua, S.A. (J.C. Newman PENSA), Ciento por Ciento only uses tobaccos grown in the rich, volcanic soils of Nicaragua. It is the first Nicaraguan puro blend in the Brick House line, hence the name, which means […]
For the past 6 years Crowned Heads has offered a cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America that shares the same TAA initials. Like years past The Angel’s Anvil is made at Tabacalera a Alianza S.A. under the supervision of Ernest Perez-Carrillo. This year the cigar is limited to 1,000 boxes and it serves as today’s review on The Cigar Authority. Cigar Review: The Angel’s Anvil by Crowned Heads Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca Binder: Ecuador Sumatra Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6 1/8″ […]
Each year some of the nations top retailers gather for the Tobacconist Association of America conference. During this event, manufactures unveil limited edition smokes that are exclusive to TAA retailers such as 2GuysCigars.com. This year CAO has offered up the Brazilia Select that is said to use the original wrapper of the CAO Brazilia. How does it compare, we fire one up and offer our review today on The Cigar Authority. Cigar Review: CAO Brazilia Select […]
How important is a cigar blender and what role do the play when it comes to a cigar? We will interview Willy Herrera from Drew Estate Cigars as we talk about his path from small boutique factory in Calle Ocho (Miami), Florida to one of the largest in Esteli, Nicaragua. In the first hour of The Cigar Authority we will light up the Herrera Esteli Brazil Maduro Toro Especial from the Care Package as we […]
David is a veteran of the cigar industry and as a result he has been to more IPCPR trade shows than most. This week however he went to the candy convention on behalf of his other podcast, The Snack Authority. How do the two compare? What goodies did he bring back? This week on The Cigar Authority we pair candy with cigars. In the first hour we light up a Nub Cameroon as we feast […]
Each year the Tobacconist Association of America gathers in March and while past years have been in Mexico, in 2018 it was held in the Dominican Republic. The gathering consists of the top manufacturers such as Padron and top retailers such as Two Guys Smoke Shop. At the 2018 meeting it was announced that Padron would release the No. 89 as an exclusive for TAA members. The cigar affectionately referred to by many as the Padron […]
Each year the nation’s top retailers and manufacturers gather for a mini-convention to discuss the issues facing the cigar industry while consumers are focussed on the limited edition cigars that come from the meetings, known as TAA Exclusives. For fans of Tatuaje it is Christmas in May as their 2019 TAA Release is out now. Being a fan of the yearly release I couldn’t wait so I grabbed one right out of my box, right […]
What is TAA? If you ask around only your hardcore cigar geeks know what TAA is and even then they only know because of one of the most popular yearly limited editions in the cigar industrys; Tatuaje TAA. However the Tobacconist Association of America is so much more than that. Our own David Garofalo just returned from their yearly meeting and convention in La Romano, Dominican Republic. Tune in and we will tell you what […]
With the 2019 TAA coming to a close today, March 21, 2019 we figured we would take a look back at the 2018 of the TAA Exclusive from La Flor Dominicana. Earlier this week it was announced that the company would release the TAA 50th Segundo Edition later this year in both a natural and Maduro format. Cigar Review: LFD TAA 50th Golden “Oro” Anniversary Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Habano Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Dominican Republic (Including Criollo ’99 […]
Underway in La Romana, Dominican Republic is the 2019 TAA. Earlier today we shared the official list of the 2019 TAA Limited Editions. This afternoon, Mr. Jonathan Carney of La Flor Dominicana reached out to The Cigar Authority with a few pictures and additional information about the upcoming La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Segunda Edition Box Press Toro. While the TAA is celebrating their 51st Anniversary the LFD TAA 50th sees a redux in the […]