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Eric Newman

Celebrating Excellence: 2023 Cigar Trophy Winners Unveiled

Every year, passionate cigar enthusiasts from all corners of the globe gather to celebrate the finest brands, the most exquisite cigars, and the establishments that cater to their love for the leaf. The Cigar Journal Cigar Trophy Awards have become an essential part of this celebration, allowing cigar lovers to voice their preferences and honor those who have excelled in the industry. This year, cigar smokers from all over the world casted their votes to […]

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Cigar Review: El Baton Robusto – A Taste of Tradition

El Baton, a vintage brand originally crafted by J.C. Newman in 1914, returns to the spotlight with renewed vigor and a contemporary twist. Once a popular nickel cigar, it vanished from the market in the 1920s due to the rise of machine-made alternatives. However, in 2008, J.C. Newman’s grandsons, Eric and Bobby Newman, breathed new life into the brand, reintroducing it as the company’s first Nicaraguan cigar. Grown in the fertile lands of Nicaragua, El […]

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Podcast: Strategic Alliances In The Cigar Industry – The After Show

Eric Newman joins us on The After Show. In recent cigar news, we saw Micallef Cigars and All Saints Cigars reach a strategic agreement. We talk with Eric about what it takes to do it successfully, the way J.C. Newman and Fuente managed to do it for such a long time. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 […]

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VODCast: Cigar Family with Eric Newman of J.C. Newman Cigar Company

This week on The Cigar Authority, we talk with Eric Newman from J.C. Newman Cigar Company In the first hour we light up a Diamond Crown cigar, and in the second hour, El Baton. Join Mr. Jonathan, David Garofalo and Ed Sullivan as we light up cigars and talk about them. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 […]

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Podcast: Tales of Cigar Rappers

Eric Newman joins us in the studio. We talk with Eric about meeting a famous dog and Dave’s got his own tale of almost making a unique cigar. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss […]

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VODCast: The Cigars That Built America with Eric Newman

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Today – we are going back in time – actually beginning 3 centuries ago… to The Cigars that Built America. Joining us is “The Cigar Historian” Eric Newman – President of J C Newman – America’s Oldest Cigar Factory. We will fire up a cigar from The Cigar Authority care package in the first hour; Brick House Double Connecticut […]

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Two Guys Smoke Shop 35th Anniversary Dinner Announced

Two Guys Smoke Shop of Salem, Nashua, and Seabrook, New Hampshire will be celebrating it’s 35th Anniversary on September 16, 2020 by giving away up to $35,000. Two Guys Smoke Shop, a very popular New England Cigar Shop, has not only become known for being the highest volume independently owned and operated retail cigar shop in America, but also for it’s elaborate Anniversary events which have included everything from giving away Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Hummer […]

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VODCast: Eric Newman of JC Newman – America’s Oldest Cigar Manufacturer

This week we welcome to the show Eric Newman, the President of America’s oldest family owned cigar manufacturer. Next year the company behind Diamond Crown, Julius Caesar, Brick House and Perla Del Mar will be celebrating their 125th Anniversary. We will take a look at the company past, present and future as we light up the Brick House Double Connecticut Mighty Mighty from The Cigar Authority Care Package In the second hour we debut the […]

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Diamond Crown Exclusive Special Perfecto – Cigar Review

As you may know, August 8th of 2016 was the day FDA regulation against cigars took effect. So on August 7th, 2016, Eric Newman of J.C. Newman Cigar Company made a stop at Two Guys Smoke Shop for the what was known as “The Last Supper”. During that event, Mr. Newman handed out a cigar that was made just for him. It was a rendition of the original Diamond Crown in a perfecto shape. I […]

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