Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
United Cigar is the distribution arm owned by David Garofalo. Garofalo is best known as being a founder of Two Guys Smoke Shop as well as The Cigar Authority podcast. United Cigar distributes several brands – and perhaps best known are the brands of Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco (Atabey, Byron, and Bandolero). United Cigar always […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Selected Tobacco launched two new sizes under its Byron Serie Siglo XX line, the Byron Serie Siglo XX Venecianos and the Byron Serie Siglo XX Mesolongis .This brings the total number of vitolas offered in the Byron Serie XX line to four. The Venecianos is a 6 1/2 x […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Selected Tobacco launched two new sizes under its Atabey line, the Atabey Idolos and Atabey Sabios. This brings the total number of vitolas offered in the Atabey line to eleven. Atabey Idolos introduces a 4 x 55 vitola into the Atabey line while Sabios introduces a Robusto-sized 5 […]
United Cigar has announced it has taken proactive measures to prevent the counterfeiting of the most premium line it distributes, Atabey. In a press release, Oliver Nivaud, Director of Sales for United Cigars said: Over the last year we have heard whispers of counterfeit or unbanded Atabeys. Regretfully, these whispers have turned into a […]
United Cigars has announced the release of the 2013 vintage edition of its Byron 19th Century Grand Poemas. “This is a beautifully blended cigar offering richer notes of cedar and molasses,” said Oliver Nivaud, Director of Sales at United Cigars in a press release. “After resting these cigars for five years, post roll, you can […]
The Byron Serie Siglo XXI Elegantes is an offering by Selected Tobacco, the brand owned by Nelson Alfonso. Alfonso is a graphic artist who is most famous for doing the artwork and packaging of the Cohiba Behike and the Padrón 50th Anniversary Humidor. Back in 2012, Alfonso launched his own cigar brand, Selected Tobacco. The Selected […]
This week Tuesday was Thursday on the Prime Time Show. Given Thanksgiving was on Thursday, we did a regular Prime Time Show on Tuesday night. The whole team was in place as Aaron, Bear, and Coop welcome Oliver Nivaud, National Sales Manager for United Cigar Group. We will talk all things United Cigar including the […]
United Cigar is a company owned by David Garofalo, best known as the owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop. The company works with a diverse array of manufacturers and handles U.S. distribution for their cigars. It is also a unique venture in that they provide education to their authorized retailers. While many of the brands of United Cigar are staples at […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Selected Tobacco will introduce new packaging options for two vitolas in its ultra-premium line. The 6 x 56, Byron 19th Century Grand Poemas and the 6 x 56 Byron 20th Century Habaneros will be available in 25-count, limited edition humidors. Each humidor will contain cigars that have been aging since 2012. A […]
