This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… We look to redeem ourselves from the last time Dave left one of us in charge of the show. Dave will check in with Ed Sullivan and this week we dig into the history and flavor characteristics of specific tobaccos. In the first hour we light up the RoMaCraft Cromagnon Aquitaine Pestera Muierilar, from The Cigar Authority Care […]
What should retailers be shopping for at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA)? It’s not necessarily just new cigars. What does Dave look at when he goes to the PCA? You need to bring in what your customers want. 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, NH and as […]
JC Newman issued the following press release today after the ruling against the FDA. This afternoon, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion concluding that FDA acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” when it decided to regulate premium cigars in 2016. Specifically, he faulted FDA for failing to consider scientific evidence submitted by Cigar Rights of America regarding the moderate use and limited health effects of premium […]
This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Its 4th of July Weekend so we will light up 4 different Firecrackers Cigars AND We are just days away from our Cigar Trade Show – so we will prepare for that. PLUS we have news on an upcoming Firecracker Release! In the first hour we light up the United Firecracker, from The Cigar Authority Care Package. Then […]
What dilemmas do retailers face when deciding which lines to drop? Is it as easy as just getting rid of the slow movers? The answer may surprise you. 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, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss […]
This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Dave decided to go through his humidors and catalog what’s in them. He shares with us what rare and no longer made cigars he’s held on to as well as some personal favorites. Join us as we go digging deep in Dave’s Humidor. In the first hour we light up the Buffalo Ten Maduro and in the second […]
The new YAYA premium cigar line from CigarZona will not only have its US launch at this year’s PCA (Premium Cigar Association) trade show in Las Vegas, NV but it will also release a show exclusive: YAYA Short Robusto. This year’s PCA will be a special one for United Cigars as this will be their first-time back exhibiting since 2019 with an even greater presence. YAYA landed in the United portfolio after its hometown launch […]
Matt Booth and Room 101 were acquired by STG (Forged). Will there be more acquisitions and does this hurt the cigar industry? 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, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.
In 2006, from the creative mind of David Garofalo, the Firecracker line was born. The first cigar on the market with a long piece of tobacco at the head was shaped like a ‘wick’ or ‘fuse’ to capture the name of the line; Firecracker. After a few years on the market, the limited release Firecrackers came to life as United Cigars collaborated with a new manufacturer every year to create a celebration cigar for the […]
This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Its Father’s Day Weekend and our special guest is Nelson Alfonso from Selected Tobacco – Makers of Atabey, Byron and Bandolero along with his son Fabio. We launch the 2022 Firecracker – The Bandolero Firecracker and spill the beans of some of the new cigars from Nelson Alfonso. In the first hour we light up the Bandolero Firecracker […]