Black Friday 2020 Corona Gorda Cigar Review
The 2019 HVC Black Friday quickly received a cult following, especially from where I sit in New Hampshire. The cigars crazy popularity quickly led to David Garofalo having Reinier Lorenzo produce a...
View ArticleAladino Corojo Reserva Corona No. 4 2020 Edition Cigar Review
Almost a year to date of the original release, the 2020 version of the Aladino Corojo Reserve No. 4 Corona has arrived. Original the company announced that every year they would release a limited...
View ArticleTabernacle David & Goliath Cigar Review
The Tabernacle David & Goliath isn’t a new blend but they are two new sizes in the line by Foundation Cigar Company. The sizes were inspired by Foundation’s art director, Thief Operandi, and Nick...
View ArticleHVC Black Friday Firecracker Cigar Review
The story of the HVC Black Friday Firecracker begins back in 2007 when David Garofalo came up with the idea for the Firecracker cigar. A cigar that had a fuse attached to it and he tabbed Don Pepin...
View ArticleDavidoff Year of the Ox Cigar Review
Davidoff has once again released a cigar that celebrates the Chinese New Year. It might still be 2020, but lets face it we all can’t wait for the year to be over and for 2021 to begin. 2021 is the Year...
View ArticleAsylum Eight 2020 11/18 Cigar Review
In 2020 Asylum celebrates its 8th Anniversary with the limited edition Asylum Eight. The cigar was originally scheduled to be released earlier this year, but as with many things, the cigar was delayed...
View ArticleByron Veneciano Cigar Review
Byron comes to you from Nelson Alfonso who does a lot of packaging for some of the top Cuban cigars on the market today. The man behind the rebranding of Behike wanted to deliver a cigar to the...
View ArticleCLE 25th Anniversary 11/18 Cigar Review
At first look you would think this cigar is to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the CLE Cigar Company, but that won’t happen until 2037. But like the Eiroa First 20, this cigar is a personal milestone...
View Article2020 Cigar of the Year: Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Maduro
This time each year, since 1992, Two Guys Smoke Shop and The Cigar Authority have had the honor of announcing “The Cigar of the Year.” Today marks 29 years of The Cigar of the Year, an award that has...
View ArticleMontecristo 1935 Anniversary Churchill Cigar Review
On The Cigar Authority podcast we smoked the 1935 Anniversary the latest cigar from Altadis USA. Like many recent cigars from the company, this one is made by AJ Fernandez who seems to have his hands...
View ArticleLa Aurora 107 Nicaragua Robusto Cigar Review
We started off 2021 with La Aurora Master Blender, Manuel Inoa as we smoked the La Aurora 107 Nicaragua from the Care Package on the January 2, 2021 episode. According to a press release, “Since 1903,...
View ArticleRegius Black Label Petit Robusto Cigar Review
Regius Cigars Ltd was founded in 2010 by a small group of cigar enthusiasts in London is spearheaded by Akhil Kapacee who was born in London and worked as an investment banker with Barclays Capital....
View ArticleRegius Exclusivo USA Pressed Perfecto Cigar Review
According to the Regius website, “The Exclusivo USA combines a traditional and nuanced flavor with a steady progression with contemporary shapes and sizes, using only the very finest Nicaraguan...
View ArticleCamacho Ecuador BXP Toro Tubo Cigar Review
As an added twist, Davidoff/Camacho Master Blenders have amplified the original Camacho Ecuador with the addition of Pennsylvania Broadleaf n in Pennsylvania. According to Davidoff/Camacho, “The...
View ArticleAganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Corona Gorda
For the last three years Aganorsa has released the limited edition Supreme Leaf. Starting in 2019 with a Robusto, the company followed it up in 2020 with a Toro and now in 2021 a Corona Gorda. Each...
View ArticleDavidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2021 Cigar Review
The Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition has returned after taking 2020 off, which in retrospect we all could have taken off the year if we could. This year, the cigar returns in a Toro format in...
View ArticleNestor Miranda Private Reserve Lancero Cigar Review
In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Miami Cigar & Company sent out an unbanded cigar to a select few cigar bloggers and asked us our opinion during a Zoom call. The cigar was well received by...
View ArticleMicallef A Cigar Review
Two inspiring families, handcrafting inspiring cigars. Micallef Cigars is a collaboration between the family of Al Micallef, with expertise in worldwide commerce, and Gomez Sanchez, with expertise in...
View ArticleMicallef Herencia Habano Torpedo
The Herencia Habano embodies the heritage of the Gomez Sanchez family. The Gómez Sanchez tobacco family business was started back in Cuba in 1934 by Pedro F. Gómez. In 1994, Joel Gómez Sanchez,...
View ArticleAganorsa Rare Leaf Robusto Cigar Review
At the beginning of 2021 Aganorsa Leaf announced they would be release Rare Leaf to select retail partners. The group of retailers is less than 100 stores, and the cigar would be a regular, but limited...
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