After opening their first location in Illinois over 25 years ago, Sam and Mike Khalil with their partner Matthew Farokhian of Casa de Montecristo have branded their newly renovated Shaumburg location as the country’s first Byron Cigar Lounge. The lounge has 5,000 square feet in space along with three separate walk-in humidors. While the doors […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo Firecracker
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Purchase, Firecracker, Perdomo, Review, United Cigar
Earlier in 2020, Perdomo Cigars joined the list of manufacturers to deliver a “Firecracker” cigar. The Firecracker Series dates back to 2007 when David Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop was looking to release an Independence Day themed cigar, and turned to Don Pepin Garcia to create a short three inch robusto with a long […]
Prime Time Episode 159: Oliver Nivaud, United Cigars
William Cooper Podcast No Comments Atabey, Bandolero, Byron, Developing Palates, Prime Time Show, Selected Tobacc, United Cigar
For Prime Time Episode 159, Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars returns to Prime Time. We will catch up with Oliver on all of the latest happenings within the United Cigar brand. In our Live True segment, we will talk tacos – something Oliver is associated with. We will also have a special Thursday edition of […]
Cigar News: United Cigars Releasing Atabey and Byron 25th Anniversary Commemorative Humidor Sets for Cigars on the Avenue
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Accessories, Atabey, Byron, News, Selected Tobacco, United Cigar
Winter Park, Florida retailer Cigars on the Avenue is celebrating 25 years in business, and United Cigars has two special humidor sets to mark the occasion. The retailer is receiving two exclusive limited-edition humidors from United Cigars representing the popular ultra-premium Atabey and Byron brands, each containing ten cigars. For the project, proprietor Don Patel […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 159 – Oliver Nivaud, United Cigars
William Cooper Announcement No Comments Announcement, Developing Palates, Prime Time Show, United Cigar
For Prime Time Episode 159, Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars returns to Prime Time. We will catch up with Oliver on all of the latest happenings within the United Cigar brand. In our Live True segment, we will talk tacos – something Oliver is associated with. We will also have a special Thursday edition […]
Summer of ’20 Spotlight: United Cigars
William Cooper Summer of 20 No Comments Feature Story, Summer of 20, United Cigar
Over the past few years, United Cigars has quietly grown into a national brand to take notice of. United Cigars is a distribution company that was started by David Garofalo, and it gained some traction when he took on the U.S. distribution of Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco brands (best known for Atabey, Byron, and […]
Cigar News: First Atabey Lounge to Open in Texas
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Atabey, Byron, News, Places, Selected Tobacco, United Cigar
United Cigars and Industrial Cigar Company have announced the opening of the first Atabey branded lounge in the U.S. The lounge will be opened at Industrial Cigar Company’s Frisco, Texas. A sold out grand opening event is scheduled for September 17th. United Cigars Director of Operations Oliver Nivaud said in a press release, “We are […]
Cigar News: HVC Black Friday Firecracker Slated for November
William Cooper Cigar News, Summer of 20 No Comments 2020 Preview, Firecracker, HVC, News, Summer of 20, United Cigar
Over the years, United Cigars’ Firecracker Series has become one of the more popular limited edition series in the industry. The Firecracker is a 3 1/2 x 50 vitola featuring a long fuse resembling a firecracker. The series has seen nine manufacturers selected to make the cigar. Over the years, the series gained notoriety as […]
Cigar News: United Cigars Announced Byron 20th Century Londinenses Dark Wrapper as Single Store Exclusive
William Cooper Cigar News, Summer of 20 1 Comment 2020 Preview, Byron, News, Selected Tobacco, Summer of 20, United Cigar
A dark wrapper version of its Byron 20th Century Londinenses to Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Illinois. It’s a cigar that has was rolled in 2010 and has been aging for ten years. The Byron line is produced by Nelson Alfonso of Selected Tobacco, which is distributed by United Cigars in the U.S. “The Byron […]
Prime Time Special Edition 78: David Garofalo
William Cooper Podcast No Comments ElOsoFumarTakes, Podcast, Prime Time Special Edition, The Cigar Authority, Two Guys Smoke Shop, United Cigar
For Prime Time Special Edition 78, we are honored to welcome the one and only David Garofalo to the show. Dave not only loves cigars, he wears many hats in the cigar industry and we’ll talk to him about the journey he has taken. We will also have another “One Must Go” segment tonight, where […]