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VODCast: Smoking It Down To The NUB!

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire.. In 2007 Dave thought of a cigar as as a gimmick, but in 2008 it turned into a thing and it’s still going. True Story! We will smoke it down to the Nub as we light up two cigars from the Care Package. In the first hour we light up the Dos Hombre Dominican 4 x 60 before following […]

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VODCAST: The 10th Anniversary of Garofalo Cigars

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… It was 10 years ago when Nick Perdomo showed up in Dave’s office with a gift… It was a box of cigars with his name on it… It was the Beginning of Garofalo Cigars and joining us today to talk about them is be the man himself, Nick Perdomo. In the first hour we fire up a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care […]

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Foundation Releasing Charter Oak Habano Late September

An homage to the world-class soil and the storied cigar brands of Foundation Cigar Company’s and its founder Nicholas Melillo’s native state. The Charter Oak cigars, currently offered in a silky Connecticut Shade and rustic Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, have been highly regarded since their release. Now, Foundation is proud to announce a new edition to this highly popular line. Coming late September the Charter Oak will now be offered as well in a rich Habano. The […]

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Perdomo 20th Anniversary Epicure Connecticut Cigar Review

This past Saturday we welcomed Nicholas Perdomo III to The Cigar Authority where we spoke the Director of Sales for Perdomo Cigar about the next generation of this storied company. He’s the 4th generation of the family to get into the lifestyle and during the show we smoked the Perdomo 20th Anniversary Cigar: Perdomo 20th Anniversary Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 56 Size: Epicure (Toro Gordo) The Look: Like the rest […]

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La Galera Connecticut Chaveta Cigar Review

On April 18th, 2020 we smoked the La Galera Connecticut Chaveta on The Cigar Authority which was part of the Care Package. We also looked at the art of retrohaling, and teach you how to retrohale to get the most out of your cigar experience. Cigar Review: La Galera Connecticut Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Piloto Cubano, Criollo ’98, Dominican T-112 Length: 5 1/8″ Ring Gauge: 50 Size: Chavetta (Robusto) The Look: Packaged in white and red boxes of 20 cigars the La […]

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VODCast: How To Retrohale A Cigar

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… His name is known throughout the cigar industry and throughout the halls of the Senate and Congress.  He has been working on cigar blends and our cigar rights like no other Today we are joined by Rocky Patel from Rocky Patel Cigars in the first hour as we smoke the Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro. In the second hour of the show we […]

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AVO Improvisation Series 2020 Cigar Review

Since 2011, Davidoff has celebrated the birthday of Avo Uvezian with a Limited Edition release in March. This continues to this day even after his passing in 2017. Like last year, the cigar is limited to 2,500 boxes to the US Market. According to Oettinger Davidoff AG Chief Marketing Officer Edward Simon “The AVO Improvisation 2020 is the eighth rendition of the highly anticipated annual series. Avo Uvezian believed that life is to be enjoyed fully […]

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Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut Robusto Cigar Review

On the January 24th episode of The Cigar Authority we lit up a cigar from the care package, Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut. It served as our 2018 Cigar of the Year. As has become customary we share an in-depth featured review of the care package cigar every Saturday. Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut Wrapper: Ecuador Connectiuct Binder: Nicaragua (Aganorsa) Filler: Nicaragua (Aganorsa) Length: 5″ Ring Guage: 50 Size: Robusto The Look: The Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut is laid out in two rows of ten cigars. […]

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Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut Cigar Review

Almost one year ago The Cigar Authority named their 2018 Cigar of the Year. At the time I summarized the cigar with the following conclusion, “On the podcast I refer to some of the newer Connecticut cigars as, Not your Grandfather’s Connecticut. The Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut is a perfect example of that. If you were to smoke this cigar with a blindfold on, you might have a hard time guessing the wrapper. It’s a medium […]

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VODCast: Celebrating Halloween With Kristoff Cigars

The Cigar Authority welcomes John Fazzi to the show as we celebrate Halloween on episode number 498. What surprises will be in store this week as the boys smoke the Kristoff Shade Grown from the Care Package. We will discuss the lines from Kristoff and John’s past experience as a Black Jack Dealer. We will also cross over to The Snack Authority as we discuss best selling and worst selling Halloween Candy with Ed Sullivan […]

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