The 2019 IPCPR is about to get underway and as you enter the floor already features the Premium Cigar Association logo.
Soon retailers from all around the country will flood the Sands Convention center for the biggest selling day of the year. It is said that many companies write more than 50% of their yearly sales over the next coming days.
One of the articles that has gotten the most traffic here at The Cigar Authority has been David's trip to Cuba. During the course of the trip he got to visit Hirochi Robaina's farms on the island nation. While not speaking the same language they were able to bond over a cigar.
Hirochi still doesn't speak much English but with the help of a translator we got a tour of the new products from Robaina who makes cigars for the American market in Nicaragua.
Distributed in the USA by White Hat Tobacco we get to see H.R. Claro which comes in 4 sizes, Rothschild (5 x 48, $8.95 MSRP), Robusto Gordo (5.5 x 56, $10.95), Toro (6 x 52, $10.95) and 109 (7.25 x 50).
Also being released at the show is H.R. Blue which comes in 4 sizes as well, Corona Gorda (5.5 x 46, $7.95), Petit Edmundo (4.5 x 52, $8.50), Toro (6 x 50, $8.95), and Gordo (6 x 60, $9.95).
There is another surprise as well so make sure to check out the video.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cfyc56Jgh8
Founded in 2011 by Reinier Lorenzo. HVC was started as a way of paying homage to Havana City, where he lived for most of his life. The company prides themselves on time time honored tradition of hand-made cigars.
We caught up with Reiner at the show where he showed us a couple of new items for for his company including the La Rosa 520 which was the home address where he lived in Havana.
The cigar is a limited edition that measures 5.5 x 54 and was blended to impart a profile that reminded him of the Cuba Pinar del Rio province.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aujrLQyYDQw
This week on The Cigar Authority, broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Dave is back from the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Cigar Trade Show in Las Vegas. What happened? What's new? We share it all this week!
In the first hour we light up an Montecristo White while in the second hour we light up something new that made its debut at PCA.
Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Ask The Don, Email of the Week and a peek into the Asylum.
The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
#Cigars #PCA2023 #TCA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAbvs34ELzo
We break down the world of Social Media & Cigars and ask the question how important is social media in today's cigar market. What Cigar-lebrity has the most followers on Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? Top Podcast? Does size matter? Is it about content? Does it really effect sales? Do people still buy followers?
We are joined by the National Sales Manager for Kristoff Cigars, Jarrid Trudeau as we light up something from Kristoff and a cigar from the care package, Puro Regadio.
Join us as we debate whether or not Social Media is good or bad for the cigar industry, you might be surprised at what some of us have to say.
We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.
The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwiawvJyvvs
This week on the Cigar Authority we welcome to the show Mike LaRiviera the New England sales representative from Rocky Patel as we fire up a cigar from the care package; Rocky Patel LB1. We will sit down with Mike who is a retired police officer and ask him to get into our debate if you should inform an officer you are legally carrying when pulled over. We will also ask about breathalyzers and find out how you can get out of a ticket.. Dave will also ask Mike the 6 things you should never ask an officer of the law.
In the second hour we will look at our predictions for the #25, #11 and #1 cigar from Cigar Aficionado. How did we do? Did any of us even come close? We will do this while we light up a second cigar that has yet to be determined.
We will have this all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR-Zm0129Io
This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... Toscano cigars are made in Italy, and today will go through The New - MASTER AGED Toscano, with Michael Capellini from Toscano Cigars. Plus we have the feast of the Seven Fishes, TCA Style!
The power of the care package as turned a lot of people on to Toscano Cigars and today we smoke the Toscano Master Aged Series 1, 2 & 3!
Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Cigar News, The email of the week and a peek into the Asylum. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
The Cigar Authority broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorite podcast catcher.
This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Justo Eiroa is the President of JRE Tobacco – Yes, they make cigars, but they are all about tobacco. Today we talk tobacco. The seeds - the varieties, the primings, and the yields. Which are the best tobaccos and which are the worst.
In the first hour we light up the Aladino Corojo from the Cigar Authority Care Package while in the second hour we light up a yet to be decided cigar..
Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Ask The Don, Email of the Week and a peek into the Asylum.
The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
#Cigars #Tobacco #Aladino
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbqvPrrbqtw
On this episode of The Cigar Authority, our own Barry Stein is interviewed as we discuss his brainchild, KILO. We will ask what a kid from Brooklyn knows about cigars and how he wound up ready to launch his cigar nationwide at IPCPR via United Cigar Group.
We also take a look at all the Copy Cats in the Cigar Industry and how one companies idea becomes everyones next biggest thing.
All that and the usual rumors, teasing and original content journalism. Often imitated, never duplicated, the one the original The Cigar Authority.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1hpzE3O_7M