Since 2012 Davidoff has released a special Limited Edition cigar that celebrates the Chinese New Year. Unlike the traditional Zodiac which is separated by 30 days, the Chinese Zodiac is set up by year in accordance to the Chinese calendar. To date Davidoff has released the Snake (Released 2012 / Celebrated 2013), Horse (2013/2014), Sheep (2014/2015), Monkey (2015/2016), Rooster (2016/2017), Dog (2017/2018), Pig (2018/2019) and now the Rat for 2019/2020. It is said that each […]
As we celebrated our 500th Episode we lit up the Perdomo Habano BBA Maduro. We chose that cigar because Perdomo Cigars was one of our first advertisers on The Cigar Authority Podcast/VODCast. The story of Perdomo Cigars begins in Cuba when Silvio Perdomo started working in the cigar industry in the 1930’s. In 1959 Silvio was arrested following the Cuban revolution. For 15 years he was held as a prisoner as an enemy Fidel Castro […]
60,000 minutes, 1,000 hours or better put 500 Episodes. On today’s episode we tie the record for the most cigar podcast episodes with a trip down memory lane. But it get’s even better than that as there will be no Mr. Jonathan and there will be liquor involved! At the top of the first hour we welcome back someone who was there at the beginning as we discuss the early days of the show and […]
HVC was founded in 2011 by Reinier Lorenzo as a way of paying homage to Havana City, where he lived for most of his life. It is with this release he pays the ultimate tribute to his home with a special limited edition smoke that celebrates the historic birthday of Havana. The city of Havana was founded by the Spanish on November 16th, 1519 and to celebrate the 500th Anniversary HVC has created a unique blend […]
This week, The After Show welcomes Pamela Barron to the show. Pamela is a regular attendee of The Cigar Authority podcast at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe and we invited her up to talk about women and cigars. The After show is brought to you by Roma Craft Tobac. 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 […]
What do you do when you own a jewelry store that is robbed at gunpoint to the tune of $400,000? Litto and Ines Gomez answered that question with the founding of La Flor Dominicana in 1994. At that time they were based in Santiago, Dominican Republic and the company would change how cigars are viewed from the Caribbean Nation. The company made a name for themselves with strong cigars known as the Ligero and Double […]
The story of 7-20-4 cigars starts before the turn of the 19th century. In 1874, RG Sullivan began making cigars in the Live Free or Die state of New Hampshire, a motto that wasn’t adopted until 1945. Back in the day, RG Sullivan’s 7-20-4 cigars and his Manchester, NH factory was a considered a hotbed of the tobacco trade. Named for the address of the iconic factory that still looms large on Elm Street in downtown […]
It’s Episode 499 and this week The Cigar Authority welcomes Kurt Kendall & 7-20-4 to the show as he invades the competition; Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. We’ll talk two Kurt Kendall about the brand he resurrected that originally started in 1874 in Manchester, NH in the first half hour of the show. While in the second half hour two of the best retail minds pull back the curtain and talk about the […]
This evening The Cigar Authority has learned that Kretek International has gutted Ventura. According to our sources we have confirmed that the sales force was reduced to 3 people. Michael Giannini remains as the GM and the company has retained their west coast sales manager as well as their Chicago area sales representative. Meanwhile long time employee Barry Bennett was offered a Phillips & King key account sales position. On the morning of November 6th, […]
J&J Spirits, the company behind the popular Single Cask Nation Whisky, announced the release of a rye cask aged premium cigar in collaboration with Aganorsa Leaf. The cigars themselves, Robusto in size measuring 5 1/4” x 50, are comprised of Habano Ecuador wrapper and Nicaraguan filler and binder. J&J Spirits brand owner of Single Cask Nation- an independent bottler of fine Single Malts, Bourbons, Ryes, Rums and Mezcal, shipped a single rye cask to Aganorsa […]