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2024 Firecracker Announcement – The Cigar Authority

This week on The Cigar Authority, it’s the 2024 Firecracker Announcement! One of the most anticipated cigar releases of the year is back. Who will be this year’s limited edition firecracker!? Tune in this week to find out who will make the 2024 Firecracker !.We’ll be smoking Aganorsa La Validacion Connecticut. Join Mr. Jonathan, David Garofalo and Ed Sullivan as we light up cigars and talk about them. The Cigar Authority is a member of […]

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VODCast: I Smoked 2000 Boxes of Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority we discovered Dave smoked 2000 boxes of cigars! How did Dave figure out this number?? Out of all those cigars which has Dave loved the most!? Learn more this week on The Cigar Authority! Join Mr. Jonathan, David Garofalo and Ed Sullivan as we light up cigars and talk about them. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of […]

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Cigar Review: Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Sonata – A Harmonious Cigar Symphony

Size:  Vibrato 6” long by 54 ring gauge Box- Pressed Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Sonata is the much-awaited sequel to the award-winning Cigar of the Year 2019, Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua, and it does not disappoint. Crafted by brand owner Rafael Nodal, this cigar line is a true musical composition of flavors that captivates the senses. The Sonata starts with an elegant appearance – a soft box-pressed, chocolate brown wrapper that’s finely constructed and inviting. […]

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VODCast: Packaging & Rebranding Cigars. What’s Old is New

This week on The Cigar Authority, we will look at packaging and re-branding the old into something brand new, but its really the same thing. In the first hour we light up a Studio 21, which is the name of the Studio where we broadcast The Cigar Authority. The Studio was named after this cigar. Join Mr. Jonathan, David Garofalo and Ed Sullivan as we light up cigars and talk about them. As always you […]

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Podcast: The Cigar Reviewers Name Game – The After Show

The Cigar Authority has enlisted the help of our listeners to do blind cigar reviews. Now the question is what we should call the reviewers. Once again, we enlisted the help of our listeners to come up with the perfect name. 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, […]

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The Cigar Authority Introduces the S.T.A.R.S Cigar Rating System for Unbiased Cigar Reviews

 The Cigar Authority, a renowned cigar news website and host of The Cigar Authority podcast, proudly unveils the Smoke, Taste, And Review System (STARS), a groundbreaking approach to cigar reviews. With STARS, ratings and reviews are no longer conducted by The Cigar Authority team members but by consumers themselves. These unbranded cigars are purchased with their own money, ensuring an impartial evaluation of the cigars without any predetermined biases. According to David Garofalo, host of […]

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VODCast: Inflation Boosts Private Label Brands including CIGARS!

This week on The Cigar Authority, Mr. Jonathan, David Garofalo, amd Ed Sullivan talk about Private Label products including cigars brands. We will smoke the Dos Hombre Nicaraguan Robusto, a house brand for Two Guys Smoke Shop. With the economy taking a hit, you might want to take your chances with a private label house brand. In the 2nd hour, we will light up another private label brand called 22 degrees North, 83 degrees West, […]

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Podcast: Consumer Rating Cigar System – The After Show

The Cigar Authority has enlisted the help of our listeners for cigar reviews. We have a group of listeners that are reviewing cigars. We need to come up with a better name than Cigar Rating Cigar System. Can you help us come up with something? 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 […]

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The Cigar Authority Bids Farewell to a Member of the Podcast

In a shocking turn of events, The Cigar Authority (TCA), the renowned cigar podcast, is mourning the departure of yet another stalwart from its ranks. It has been six years since the departure of Gentleman Chuck Morrison, and now, once again, the show must go on as they bid farewell to Barry Stein, a member of The Cigar Authority team. No Barry is not dead, he is just dead to us.   Barry Stein first […]

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VODCast: The Cigar Brand Graveyard

This week on The Cigar Authority, broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Welcome to The Cigar Brand Graveyard… a place where past cigar brands have gone to rest in peace. But Be Warned: Over the years, some have come alive again. Some should and others maybe should not. In the first hour we light up a West Tampa Tobacco Co. Red Toro while in the second hour we light up the Atabey […]

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