Back on June 17th, 2020 we welcomed Nick and Nicholas Perdomo to The Cigar Authority where we launched the Firecracker. During the After Show we got a sneak peak at the new Perdomo 10th Anniversary Sungrown and Maduro cigars as we took a look at family traditions. The cigar was teased as being available on August 4th and we joked that it wouldn’t be until later since Latin America has a stereotype of never being […]
Back on June 17th, 2020 we welcomed Nick and Nicholas Perdomo to The Cigar Authority where we launched the Firecracker. During the After Show we got a sneak peak at the new Perdomo 10th Anniversary Sungrown and Maduro cigars as we took a look at family traditions. The cigar was teased as being available on August 4th and we joked that it wouldn’t be until later since Latin America has a stereotype of never being […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… This week we count down the Top 10 Best Maduro cigars according to each of us and in the end… we will have determined once and for all what the best are. It’s time to get Dark as we smoke Maduro’s. In the first hour we will like up a cigar from the care package the Jose Dominguez Maduro. In the second hour […]
In 2019, David Garofalo and The Cigar Authority podcast debuted the Henry Clay War Hawk and they unanimously liked the cigar. So when we found out there was a limited edition version that was a step up in terms of strength, I was all in. With the cigar now available we couldn’t wait to light one up and share our review. Made at AJ Fernandez this Nicaraguan Puro features a vintage 2016 Habano wrapper that […]
You might remember a few weeks ago we had a voice mail from Sarah Baumgartner where she expressed interest in opening her own cigar shop. During our response we told her the best way to do that was to get experience in an established cigar shop. We even told her if she wanted a job, we would entertain the idea. This week on The After Show we conduct a live job interview with Ms. Baumgartner, […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… t’s the Padron Showdown. We discuss the brand that has the most loyal following & consistently has the highest industry ratings. We look at their different lines as we ask, how different are they? Which is better? We dig deep into Padron on The Cigar Authority! We light up two Padron cigars, both of which are in the Care Package. In the first hour […]
HVC was founded in 2011 by Reinier Lorenzo as a way of paying homage to Havana City, where he lived for most of his life. In 2019, he released a cigar to pay tribute to his home which was limited to 1,333 boxes of 15. That release was on the 500th Anniversary of Havana was founded by the Spanish on November 16th, 1519. That release was critically acclaimed and as Havana continues to celebrate, Reinier has released […]
The latest from Aladino features a Habano wrapper over Corojo binder and fillers all grown at the company’s farm, Finca Corojo in Danli, Honduras. All the cigars in this release were rolled in 2015-2016 giving them aging of up to 5 years. For now the cigar is available only as a 4.5″ x 48 Rothschild with additional sizes slated in 2021. According to the company, the cigars are a throwback to the golden era of Cuban […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire we welcome Jim Price from CLE/Eiroa Cigars as we take a look at the worst cigar brand names to grace a cigar band. In the first hour we fire up a cigar from the Care Package, CLE Corojo in the 11/18 size. In the second hour, we continue the discussion as we take a look at the email of the week and we […]
Atabey comes to us from Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco and it’s story should be known by all. It begins with the Taino Indians who would sit in a circle called a Cohiba where they would send their prayers to the leader of the tribe known as the Behike. He would then take those prayers and offer them to the Goddess Atabey. For me, Atabey is the most iconic brand in existence today and it has […]