LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… We welcome owner and founder of Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust – Steve Saka as we get uncomfortable with some tough Questions & Answers as we put him on the hot seat. We fire up a cigar from the care package prime in the first hour; Aging Room Pura Cepa. In the second hour we are joined via remote by Michael Cappelini of Toscano Cigars as we find out […]
LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… Spring is in the Air… it’s the 1st show of the spring season and it’s time to go outside here in New England and light up cigars.In the first hour we welcome George Rico of Gran Habano to the show. He was scheduled to be here in the studio but due to travel restrictions he joins us live via remote in Miami, Florida as we smoke the Gran […]
You can’t smoke the box. This week on The Cigar Authority live from Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe we take a look at Bundles. We look at the history of bundles from the early days to the current marketplace while we smoke Perdomo Fresco from the Care Package. In the second hour we light a second cigar from the Care Package as we continue the discussion. This time it’s the sponsor of […]
The Cigar Authority comes to you live from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage and this week we ask the question, is this the end of flavored cigars in the United States. Cigars are under fire (pun intended) and flavored cigars even more so. Law makers are trying to kill it and the fight has divided the cigar industry. How did this happen and what is the future? Is it good or is it bad? Tune […]
The Cigar Authority broadcasts live from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage and today is The Leap Year Edition of The Cigar Authority – It’s Feb 29 and it only comes around every 4 years, and as for a Saturday, it’s been 28 years since this has happened. We smoke a cigar from The Care Package, the Camacho Corojo as we count down the 10 strongest cigars in the marketplace. We will kick back and share […]
Every year it is the most talked about and anticipated episode, the Cigar Industry Predictions show so grab your tinfoil hat and join in on the conspiracy happening within the cigar industry. Sure, some of it educated guesses along with some uneducated guesses but we find it fun and according to listener feedback you do too. It also happens to be Dos Hombres Day at Two Guys Smoke Shop as they celebrate 30 years of […]
This week The Cigar Authority welcomes to the show Steve Zengel from Los Caidos Cigars. Los Caidos is Spanish for The Fallen and it is made at the Aganorsa factory in Nicragua. The cigar comes as a red band for the Fire Department, and a blue band for the Police Department with the blend being the same for both. For each cigar sold, $1 is donated by Los Caidos to family members of fallen police […]
This week Dave returned from Tobacco Plus Expo and on The Cigar Authority this week he will spill the beans and let us know what he saw and what he heard in Las Vegas. We know one thing, the show was packed. But what was the buzz? What was being discussed in hush tones? You won’t want to miss out on the show as Dave pulls back the curtains. We will fire up Kristoff Criollo […]
With Dave on his way to Miami for the Super Bowl after spending a week in Las Vegas at TPE, the boys take charge of the show. Will they be stooges or musketeers? In the first hour Mr. Jonathan is in charge of the show we fire up one of his favorite cigars that happens to be part of the February Care Package. We smoke 22N / 83W as we address your burning cigar questions […]
With all the controversy and separation in the cigar industry we prepare for the TPE – Tobacco Plus Expo 2020 where all parties in the tobacco world will unite. What is scheduled and what is not but will happen anyway… we’ll discuss today on The Cigar Authority. We will look at the players in the industry from giant corporations to small family businesses and from the manufacturers to the retailers. Who will be there and […]