We have the official results of the 2022 Best Cigar of the 2022 Cigar Authority Care Package. There were 58 possibilities, but only one cigar could be the best. How did the participants vote? 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 […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire, Single Cask Nation joins us on stage as we pair whiskey with the pro’s. We will tell you how to get super limited whiskey and the cigar to pair up with it. In the first hour we will light up the new Single Cask Nation project in conjunction with Aganorsa Leaf and Two Guys Smoke Shop. We will do this […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe we welcome Terence Reilly from Aganorsa Leaf as we smoke the new Aganorsa Rare Leaf in the first hour. We will also look at the science of smoking a cigar in a car. What is the best way to prevent ash from getting everywhere and how can you reduce the odor. Plus what is the optimal way to remove smoke from the […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe with our Mascot BRUNO the BELL – we get smaller as we discuss cigarillo style cigars and ask if they are premium cigars? We will smoke a Dom Hombre from a cigar tin and a United Pencil Maduro. Plus we will be joined by Josh Habursky who is the head of Government Affairs for the Premium Cigar Association. We will have this […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe with our Mascot BRUNO the BELL -Dave has another coin story, but this is one every cigar smoke should know. In the first hour we smoke a cigar that shows the skills of the cigar roller as we fire up a Serino Artisan Cigar from the Care Package. In the second hour we follow up the Regius Red from last weeks which […]
The week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe with our Mascot BRUNO the BELL – It is the annual Cigar Survey. We will take a look at the 2021 survey and let you know what we want to know about you… and why! We will do this while smoking an Arturo Fuente 858 and a Regius Red Label both of which were in the care package. We will have this […]
We started off 2021 with La Aurora Master Blender, Manuel Inoa as we smoked the La Aurora 107 Nicaragua from the Care Package on the January 2, 2021 episode. According to a press release, “Since 1903, La Aurora’s innovative and adventurous spirit set the groundwork for the Dominican Republic cigar culture as the oldest cigar factory in the nation. La Aurora 107 Nicaragua is created with their passion for perfection and attention to detail.” Using […]
LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… This week The Cigar Authority welcomes the podcast coach, Jim Collison as he picks apart our podcast that we have been doing since 2010. What are we doing wrong? Are we doing anything right? Who is the weakest link? How can we improve? What should we change? We will address all of this as we smoke the All Saints Dedicacion Berkey from the care package. In the second […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… This week we continue the Blind Taste Test as we continue to ask what effect does the Cigar Band have on the taste a cigar? We dig deep into flavor notes, and we get intense as we look at some of the crazy things Jonathan has tasted over the years. Was he crazy? We might have some information that shows he is actually […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Tasting a cigar brand without their cigar band on it definitely makes you think… and that is what we will do today. Plus we got some good news and bad news from Dave & Barry. We smoke two cigars from the care package as we pit cigar band A vs cigar band B. Only one will emerge victorious and those of you smoking […]