Today we look at one of the most debated things in the cigar industry, and that is cigar etiquette. The so-called 10 Commandments of being a good brother or sister of the leaf. The amount of emails we get on the subject is amazing, and we’ve listened to the requests to make this a yearly topic. In the first hour we light up the Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Age from the Care Package and let […]
It’s one of the most popular shows of the year, as David Garofalo sits down and lets us know the state of the cigar industry. Is there growth? What countries are producing? What are the trends? What does the future hold? We go over the stats and debate them while smoking the Hammer + Sickle Tradicion Churchill. We will then welcome to the show Erik Wentworth the Vice President of Hammer + Sickle Cigars as […]
For the last 27 Years, David Garofalo has announced the Cigar of the Year. This year it started with 8 contenders and you the listener of The Cigar Authority. For the past month we’ve solicited your votes and on today’s show we will announce the 2018 Cigar of the Year. Did you vote for the winner? In the first hour we will smoke C.O. Jones which is made by a former Cigar of the Year […]
When it comes to fighting for Cigar Rights there is one manufacturer who stands out. Rocky Patel tirelessly travels to Washington to fight with politicians for your right to enjoy a premium cigar. It’s a right we as adults should be allowed. But how did the bans start? Today we look at the history while we fire up a cigar from the Care Package; Rocky Patel San Andreas 2016 In the second hour we try […]
The Cigar Authority is the longest current cigar podcast on the internet today. 9 Years in and we’ve asked the listeners for some show ideas and today’s show is one of them. Almost 2 months ago Mr. Jonathan read the email suggestion and quickly went off on how bad of an idea it was. Well, that was enough for us to use the idea. Today we will share some of the movies we enjoy and […]
Today we welcome the Great Grandson of the most recognized cigar smoker ever who also happened to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and led Britain to Victory in the 2nd World War. We’re talking about Winston Churchill as we welcome Randolph Churchill. We look back on the life of Sir Winston Churchill who was born on November 30, 1874 as we light the cigar and size that features his name. We will have […]
Since 1992 David Garofalo has named cigar of the year, and it always starts with the Contenders. It’s the only Cigar of the Year that counts because it is voted on by you the consumer. We will unveil the 8 cigars that make up the 2018 Contender on today’s episode of the number listened to cigar podcast, The Cigar Authority. This week we smoke two cigars from the Care Package with the first being the […]
This week we welcome the big man to the show. We all know the story of how he left NASA to start a cigar brand. Today, Omar de Frias will join us to let us know about everything Fratello include the new Inverso and the Bianco which was part of the Cigar Authority Care Package. Mr. Jonathan returns from his trip where he was literally Dancing with Men. We will catch up with him and […]
It’s another week at The Cigar Authority, but it’s one of our favorite episodes as Mr. Jonathan is off dancing with men (no joke!). We welcome to the show two special guests, the first being from Kristoff Cigars, John Fazzi the local New England sales representative. We will smoke the Kristoff Connecticut Corona and talk the 2019 Firecracker with him. Also along for the ride is Sammy B, the brother of Mr. Jonathan and the […]
We got a couple of road warriors with us this week. One is in the cigar business and loves comedy, and the other is in the comedy business and loves cigars. Ray Warren from Drew Estates Cigars and Robert Kelly – stand-up comedian and podcaster with his highly successful show called “YOU KNOW WHAT DUDE?” join us live in studio. We light up a couple of cigars this week in a rare show with no […]