Each year the folks at Cigar Journal announce the nominees for the 2016 Cigar Trophy awards and this year the nominees were picked by their readers. Between now and June 30, Cigar Journal magazine is inviting people to vote for their favorite cigars, accessories and lounges. The results of the voting at www.cigartrophy.com will be announced on September 16, 2016 at Inter-Tabac in Germany. So head on over to www.cigartrophy.com and be sure to vote for […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we discuss a recent ticket we got for smoking in a cigar store as the government goes to far in interpreting a law. We light up the new La Flor Dominicana TAA 2016 and reach int the care package to smoke El Baton. We also recap the latest issue of Cigar Journal magazine and jump into some mailbags… [jetpack_subscription_form] Next Podcast: Shooting Ashes, Getting Fined, Smoking TAA [chatwing id=”423810″ width=”600″ […]
This past weekend on The Cigar Authority podcast we smoked the Intemperance EC XVIII, Mr. Jonathan looked to see if the type of cut changes the duration of a cigar and we smoked the Eiroa Classic which our friends at Cigar Journal named as their cigar of the year. The magazine went on to say, “Not even having reached his mid-forties, Christian Luis Eiroa has a long family tradition in the cigar business – in 2016 […]
We are joined by the Editor In Chief from Cigar Journal Magazine who weighs in on Dave’s article where he rated the cigar magazines… What will Reinhold Widmayer have to say? Also rumour has it that KILO is no more, and we will have the details about it and how you can get a special deal on the remaining inventory… Tune in and find out how you can get two boxes for the price of […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we smoke two cigars that were so good they got two #1’s. Coming in at #11 on the Cigar Aficionado list was Hammer + Sickle Tradition and #11 in Cigar Journal was La Boheme from Boutique Blends… We also hear from Old Fart Freddy for the last time and hear from Dave on Rating Cigar Magazine… Join us with special guest Eric Hanson of Hammer + Sickle [jetpack_subscription_form] Next […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we light up another cigar from the December Care Package, the Nestor Miranda Connecticut Coffee Break. We discuss out the blend came to be and how it has ties a member of The Cigar Authority… We also break down the Winter 2015 issue of Cigar Journal which features Avo Uvezian on the cover. We discus there 2015 awards and maybe even mention their Top 25 countdown. In the second […]
This week we take a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package, the Davidoff Escurio Robusto as our first cigar. We talk with Chuck Morrison and see if he got his super bowl ring…. We are also joined by The Cigar Authority version of Regis Philbin and David Brenner as Victor Vitale joins us. We also break down the new issue of Cigar Journal and all the usual shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority [jetpack_subscription_form] […]
A couple of months back David Garofalo visited Cuba and what he saw was shocking to him. So much so that he shared it in a series of articles that just didn’t sit will with fans of Cuban cigars. Now Colin has gone back with another tour to Cuba and we ask him what everyone wants to know, is David allowed back to Cuba. We also ask what is different this time around compared to […]
Cuba Rica and Costa Rica, say that 10 times fast. This week on The Cigar Authority, Barry, Chuck, Mr. Jonathan and David Garofalo interview Stephen Adib from Cuba Rica and smoke the new Cuba Rica Limitada in the first hour and the Barrabas in the second hour. We step into the Aging Room with Old Fart Freddy, Dive in the Asylum with Mr. Jonathan, and get Debonaire with Chuck Morrison before looking at the tweets […]
Today on The Cigar Authority we smoke the new Herochi Robania from Cubanacan in the first how and we debut a new segment with the Question of the Week. We also look into measuring success of small companies plus David Garofalo discusses his blind taste reviews for Cigar Journal magazine. In the second hour Mr. J, Chuck and Barry get blind taste tested from the boss, can we guess what we are smoking. Also we […]