Miami Cigar & Company celebrated its 30th Anniversary by bringing back a line that was a fan favorite. The Nestor Miranda Special Selection was the signature line of the company. The Special Selection was originally introduced in 2006 and was available in two wrappers at the time of its release, Habano Rosado and a dark Habano Oscuro. In 2012, the company added a Connecticut wrapper to the original release. During their 25th Anniversary in 2014, […]
This time each year, since 1992, Two Guys Smoke Shop and The Cigar Authority have had the honor of announcing “The Cigar of the Year.” Today marks 28 years of The Cigar of the Year, an award that has been given out by David Garofalo, owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop, and the host of the award-winning cigar podcast called The Cigar Authority. David explains that his team takes this assignment very seriously, and takes […]
For the last 28 years, David Garofalo has announced the Cigar of the Year. It’s the only Cigar of the Year that allows you to vote and have your voice heard. Seven Contenders were announced in November, and today we will announce the winner fo the 2019 Cigar of the Year . But first we light up a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package. It comes from a line that won Cigar of the […]
The Debonaire moniker on The Cigar Authority will always belong to Gentleman Chuck Morrison, but the man behind the Debonaire brand, Philip Zanghi will join us live today on the show while we smoke two cigars from his company. In the first hour of the show we will smoke the Indian Motorcycle Connecticut as we look at the history of Mr. Zanghi in the cigar industry and how he ties into Rocky Patel. In the […]
The biggest day of the year for retailers is Black Friday. However, over the years the day hasn’t become as big for mom & pop, brick and mortar retailers. It’s about to get a lot worse for the cigar industry industry if the government has it’s way. With H.R. 2339 looming the end of online cigar sales could be coming which could lead to the rebirth brick & mortar shops. During the first hour of […]
On The Cigar Authority we announced the Contenders for Cigar of the Year. One of the cigars was the Nestor Miranda Special Selection. This week Nestor Miranda joins The After Show and we ask him how does he like his chances of winning the coveted Cigar of the Year? The After show is brought to you by Roma Craft Tobac. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live […]
Since 1992 David Garofalo has been announcing The Cigar of the Year. It is the only cigar of the year that allows you our listeners to cast a vote and have your voice heard. Seven cigars will be unveiled that make up the contenders and we will tell you how you can be a part of the process. First however we will be joined by the owner of Miami Cigar & Company as we help […]
Since 1992, David Garofalo has named the Cigar of the Year. The originator of the award began doing so under Two Guys Smoke Shop and since 2010, the award has been part of The Cigar Authority and since 2014, I’ve been lucky enough to be part of the process. The Cigar of the Year process at The Cigar Authority is different from most other websites and publications. Each November, we put together a Contenders Pack […]
This time each year, since 1992, Two Guys Smoke Shop and The Cigar Authority have had the honor of announcing “The Cigar of the Year.” Today marks 27 years of The Cigar of the Year, an award that has been given out by David Garofalo, owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop, and the host of the award-winning cigar podcast called The Cigar Authority. David explains that his team takes this assignment very serious, and takes […]