Today, October 7th, 2017 we travel back in time as we look at the Cigar Industry throughout the decades starting in 1960. We will start things off with a cigar from La Aurora. The La Aurora Time Capsule Corojo is the first cigar of the October Care Package from the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic In the second hour we will look at cigars that changed countries and we will light up a […]
After a year of being distributed by Miami Cigar, Foundation Cigar Company will be bringing their Upsetters brand in-house for domestic distribution. “Foundation Cigars has distributed The Upsetters brand internationally during the past year and decided it was time to add the brand to our core distribution portfolio here in the U.S. We are extremely thankful and appreciative for all of Miami Cigar Company’s efforts during the Upsetters’ first year,” says Melillo. He adds, “Prior to The Upsetters’ release we […]
It’s a good thing we got coffee as we are still recovering from the epic 32nd Anniversary party at Two Guys Smoke Shop. We will recap this event, and let you know how the event came together, the game, who was crowned King of Cigars, and who won out of all the customers attending the show. It was a crazy night and there will be a lot of stories to tell but it won’t just […]
Would you believe the coffee business and cigar business are very similar? We will discuss the similarities, talk Cold Press, French Press and the history of how cigars & coffee have mingled together in the past from infusion, to brands, to cigar makers with their own coffee. We will light up a Studio 21 Cigar as well as a Master Selection from Davidoff so join us live for the madness known as The Cigar Authority […]
It’s easily our most controversial episode of the year as we sit down and create some rumors, spread some rumors and tease you about who may be selling, who may be sold and what the future could hold for the Cigar Industry. To make things more interesting we will be joined by Eric Hanson of Hammer + Sickle where we will light up the Hermitage No. 1 and Sochi. But it doesn’t stop there as […]
Last month, the FDA issued a press release that changed the date product could stay on the shelves that was not FDA approved. The date changed from August 8, 2018 to August 8th, 2021. In that press release was language that stated, “Under expected revised timelines, applications for newly-regulated combustible products, such as cigars, pipe tobacco and hookah tobacco, would be submitted by Aug. 8, 2021.” In an email with the FDA today a Food […]
It’s finally here. You’ve heard us talk about it for weeks now and the new studio has arrived at the United Podcast Network. This week we will be broadcasting live from the La Flor Dominicana set of the The Cigar Authority where we will light up two cigars from the care package. Thomas Marshall once said, “what this country needs is a really-good 5-cent cigar.” Well we have the 21st Century equivalent in the Dos […]
Well Rocky Patel was supposed to be a guest on The Cigar Authority even confirming it at IPCPR in Las Vegas. But, he’s on a well deserved vacation in Wyoming where evidently they don’t have cell phone service. We will still light up the Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary which is the first cigar from the August Care Package. We will also take a look at contenders for the 2017 Cigar of the Year. What have […]
The FDA issued a press release that announced comprehensive regulatory plan to shift trajectory of tobacco-related disease, death and to pursue lowering nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels and create more predictability in tobacco regulation. The agency plans to issue this guidance describing a new enforcement policy shortly. Under expected revised timelines, applications for newly-regulated combustible products, such as cigars, pipe tobacco and hookah tobacco, would be submitted by Aug. 8, 2021, and applications for […]
The last day of the trade show we ran into a little bit of technical difficulties with the internet. As a result we have a couple of bonus videos today that we are dubbing the Lost Tapes. Just like every great rock band has a release of lost tapes, bonus sessions, demos, etc, so does The Cigar Authority. The last day of the 2017 IPCPR we stopped by at the Drew Estate booth where we […]