In the case of Cigar Association of America, the Premium Cigar Association, and Cigar Rights of America v. United States Food and Drug Administration et al., Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor for the premium cigar industry and against the FDA. The Court held that the FDA—in the Final Deeming Rule—completely mishandled the important question of how premium cigars should proceed through the premarket […]
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 […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire at 12 Noon… It’s the love/hate relationship with Lancero cigars. It’s a debate that’s been going on for years, long and thin cigars that are perceived s great to some and not so great to others. Our own panel is split on the size, and we will discuss that as we fire up a La Aurora 107 Lancero. In the second hour we […]
Not many businesses can enjoy the opportunity to celebrate a 200-year storied tradition. Manifatture Sigaro Toscano did it in 2018. To celebrate this momentous milestone, MST launched an extraordinary product: TOSCANO® Duecento. The cigar, two hundred millimeters in length, signifies two hundred years of tradition and Italian craftsmanship, wrapped in the smoke spires of a commemorative cigar, embraced and warmed by the skillful burn that only the cigar rollers in MST’s Lucca factory can create. […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe… It’s the #1 Question asked in Cigar Shop’s across America and today we answer that question as we look at what’s new! We take a look at the cigars that have just come out or are due to come out this year. New brands, sizes, and lines we have them all. In the first hour we look at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Cigar Rights of America (CRA) are pleased that a unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found flaws in the FDA’s Deeming Rule regulating cigars and held that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) did not do necessary work to show an effect of large cigar warning labels on reducing smoking rates. Judge Gregory G. Katsas notes in the opinion, “The […]