After 20 years with General Cigars & CAO it was announced in March 2022 that Rick Rodriguez would be retiring. Beginning in 2000, Rick Rodriguez would start his career as a sales representative learning from Benji Menendez and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. In 2008 he joined Team La Gloria, the blenders behind La Gloria Cubana. When General Cigar bought CAO in 2009 he would become their blender and brand ambassador. Only 10 days after his official retirement […]
Today, we’re talking about Cuba Aliados. It’s back after a long absence. There are 2 versions of it, but Dave didn’t buy either. Why not? 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/.
I rarely do formal cigar reviews for The Cigar Authority, I have people for that (Hi Barry), but coming back from the PCA Cigar Trade Show 12 days ago with Covid and smoking no cigars in a week, I found my palate ultra-sensitive. I hear that some people lose their sense of taste and smell as a symptom from the Covid virus, but I think the opposite happened to me, so why waste it. I […]
I believe this cigar flew under the radar of many people attending PCA 2022 as well as those awaiting new releases. I was unaware of the company until David Garofalo mentioned it on our podcast and how he wanted to try it. Freud Cigar Company was founded by Luis Torres and David Stadnyk. Mr. Torres served as the GM for the Davidoff flagship store on Madison Ave in New York City. Mr. Stadnyk is a […]
This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… He came from outside the cigar industry, but Dan Thompson has found a home in our Industry. He serves as the President of Micallef Cigars and we discuss what makes the cigar industry unique along with all things Micallef! In the first hour we light up the Micallef Migdalia Toro from the Care Package as well as something […]
Noel Rojas has embraced the small ring gauge since he began making cigars and is the self-proclaimed King of the Small Gauge cigars. This year he has released his third Rojas KSG limited edition which is a Lonsdale measuring 6.25 x 42. Made at the Rojas Cigar Factory in Esteli, Nicragua the KSG is limited to 1,000 boxes of 10 cigars. The cigar utilizes tobaccos grown in the Somoto region of Nicaragua which is locate 55 […]
At the 2022 PCA trade show, there were a lot of collaboration cigars. We talk about some of them. Why are there so many of them and are they good for the 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 […]
This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Ed Sullivan and David Garofalo are back from PCA 2022 and they have a lot to talk about! It was Ed’s first time there and he will let us know if it was everything he thought it was! In the first hour Dave throws down 4 cigars that he did not buy yet from the show. We choose a […]
It’s been a long time since The Cigar Authority had a cigar news segment, today Barry and Mr Jonathan discuss current Cigar industry news. 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/.
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 […]