A very special live broadcast of The Cigar Authority from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… It’s the 2023 Meatball… For the last two years Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars has won the event and for the 6th year Mr. Jonathan is trying to escape from the bottom. For those joining this for the 1st time… It is a Meatball Competition (6th Annual) 5 Contestants make 50 Meatballs each. 50 People try All-5 […]
United Cigars continues its expansion with the addition of Dan Davison as their Director of Marketing. Dan comes to United Cigars with 10 years of experience in all aspects of the cigar industry from both sides of the counter. “I’m honored & excited to join United Cigars, our brands have a rich history with more stories to tell,” said Dan Davidson. “I look forward to collaborating with our distribution partners, and the great team at […]
For the last three years The Meatball Event at Two Guys Smoke Shop has been synonymous with Steve Saka & Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. This year he looks to defend his title versus four competitors. Can Steve Saka hang on? The challengers are Mr. Jonathan (The Cigar Authority), Oliver Nivaud (United Cigars), Jim Price (CLE Cigars) and Ed Santamaria (Two Guys Smoke Shop). Can one of them defeat the King of Balls? Will Mr. Jonathan […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Is it a Boutique Cigar, A Sell-Out or a Success? We will dig deep into Perception VS Reality in the Cigar Market AND Its time to get United, The 4th of July Weekend is here & joining us is the Director of Sales and Marketing for United Cigars, Oliver Nivaud. In the first hour we will fire up a United Cigar as we […]
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 […]
United Cigars has announced the launch of a new collaboration series that will begin shipping in May. According to a press release, Series Unidas has been a work in progress for many years and the idea of a collaboration between United Cigars and other cigar brands seemed to be a natural next step after the success of their Firecracker Limited Release. This was one that was close to their hearts and as a result it […]
On February 4th, 2019 United Cigar, distributor of premium cigars in the United States announced that measures have been put into place to prevent counterfeiting of their premium line from Selected Tobacco; Atabey. “Over the last year we have heard whispers of counterfeit or unbanded Atabeys” said Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars. “Regretfully, these whispers have turned into a reality and a few mislead consumers have felt the effects. Atabey is hand-rolled in Costa Rica […]
Selected Tobacco is a company that is built around three brands. Two of those brands, Atabey and Byron have grown in popularity since Oliver Nivaud was made Director of Sales for United Cigar the company that handles distribution. The third brand, Bandolero hasn’t gotten its share of recognition and we feel that is an injustice. Today, we fire up the Bandolero Picaros and offer up our review of the cigar made in Costa Rica by […]
This week The Cigar Authority broadcasts live at a special time, 4pm (Eastern) on Thursday December 21st and we will be joined by the Director of Sales from United Cigar, Oliver Nivaud. In the first hour we will light up a cigar from the care package that happens to be one of Barry’s favorite every day cigars, the Fleur de la Reine Maduro. We will also discuss the Top 10 Cigar listing from Aficionado, and […]
This week on The Cigar Authority, David Garofalo returns from the Dominican Republic and we will catch up with him to find out all the details of his annual trip. We will also be joined by the Director of Sales and Marketing for United Cigars, Oliver Nivaud. In the first hour we will light up Bandolero from Selected Tobacco, whom he distributes. In the second hour we will light up one of Barry’s personal favorites, […]