David Garofalo and Mr. Jonathan make their return to The Cigar Authority after spending a few days in Cuba for the Habanos Festival. We will get to see Cuba through their eyes and get a recap of this great trip. In the first hour we will light up a cigar from the March Care Package from Indian Head Cigars. Rough Rider is a cigar which features a sweetened cap. In the second hour we will […]
David G & Mr. J are 90 miles south of the mainland in Cuba so Barry, Chuck and Derek are in charge of the Asylum known as The Cigar Authority. You know what that means, Barry will be hitting the bottle as we discuss Cigar Pairing 101. This week we welcome Willy Marante to the show from Miami Cigar & Company where we catch up with what is new from the company founded by Nestor […]
It’s the week before the boys head to Cuba, and this week Dave dons his Smoking Jackets as we light up the cigar, Smoking Jacket before we get the funk out. In the second hour we smoke a unicorn from United Cigar & Selected Tobacco, an Atabey Lancero. Cigars News, Debonaire and a step into the Asylum round out the #1 Cigar Podcast on the internet PLEASE NOTE: If you are seeing an old episode, please […]
The band is back together this week as David Garofalo and Mr. Jonathan return from their trip to Nicaragua and the Perdomo factory. Rumour has it that Mr. J is going to get outed on the show, and Barry gets his grades from the boss on his job hosting the show last week. In the first hour we will light up a Brick House cigar from the care package and a Perdomo Habano BBA in […]
David Garofalo and Mr. Jonathan are in Esteli, Nicaragua so Barry and the boys are left in charge. Chuck gets interviewed, Derek steps into the Asylum and so much more. We will take a look at cigars and sports and how they go hand in hand, We will take a look at factory tours, and let you know what is in store for the boss and his trusty side kick. Join us as we light […]
This week on the #1 Cigar Podcast, the boys attempt to set a world record with a cigar measuring 5.25 x 42. They’ll be joined by the current record holder Darren Cioffi of Principle Cigars. In the second hour, at least Dave will light up a United Cigar Churchill from The Cigar Authority Care Package. We also step into the Asylum with Mr. Jonathan, get Debonaire with Chuck Morrison, and get the latest Cigar News […]
This week on The Cigar Authority, David Garofalo returns from the Dominican Republic and we will catch up with him to find out all the details of his annual trip. We will also be joined by the Director of Sales and Marketing for United Cigars, Oliver Nivaud. In the first hour we will light up Bandolero from Selected Tobacco, whom he distributes. In the second hour we will light up one of Barry’s personal favorites, […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we dig into The Cigar Authority Care Package and light up the #1 selling Padron cigar on the market. It’s a Nicaraguan puro but we’ll tell you more during the show. Mr. Garofalo goes to the state capitol here in New Hampshire and we will have a recap of his trip and the battles New Hampshire retailers are engaged in. In the second of the show we light up […]
It’s that time of year again to go over the numbers and look at the State of the Cigar Industry. It’s one of our favorite shows of the year because it’s stuff we as true stogie geeks want to know. We’ll be joined in studio from Jarrid Trudeau of Kristoff Cigars who was recently named the VP of Sales for the company. In the first half hour of the show we will light up a […]
As The Cigar Authority begins today we will say goodbye to the reigning cigar of the year as voted by the authority on cigars. The Recluse Amadeus Habano might have raised a few eyebrows when we named it cigar of the year but the brand saw tremendous growth during the year as people saw just how amazing the cigar was. When we come back from the break to start the second hour we will reveal […]