Back when Steve Saka announced the SakaKhan he wrote on Facebook, “It was the 80’s when Chaka Khan became known as an artist and I was getting certified to Con(n) as a JOOD Underway on my ship – the enlisted guys who worked the Bridge started calling me this… kinda funny as my middle name ‘Temujin’ is also the birth name of Ghengis Khan… so this is double dip when it comes to why this nickname […]
This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… We had a hostile guest 12 weeks ago and I got a call from a brand owner who said, “Let me Do It?” “I will tell all” And I agreed. Steve Saka from Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust is here to give the numbers – What does it Really Cost to Start a Cigar Brand? This week we will smoke two […]
Steve and Jon Saka join us to talk about whether you should start your own cigar brand. Steve talks about what it takes to start a brand. Why do so many people fail? What tips does Steve have for launching a new brand? 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 […]
This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire.. we continue our yearly tradition of Father & Son Weekend. This week we welcome Jon & Steve Saka to show and we will sit down with Jon to ask him about life with a Cigar Father. Plus we might get a word or two out of Steve Saka as we try to coax him out of his shell. In the […]
Today, we are joined by Steve Saka from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust who was on our special Meatball Event broadcast as well as Saturday’s show. We ask him 3 important questions and we have news about the Firecracker 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 […]
The week LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… The Meatball Event is over, and we have Steve Saka with us to give you his take on the event and we may learn some breaking news of what he has planned in the cigar world in the near future. Then again, we may not! In the first hour we smoke Mi Querida from The Cigar Authority Care Package. In the second hour we see […]
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… It is a New Year and TODAY we will release The Cigar Authority’s NEW LOGO,… Speaking of New, we will light up the La Aurora 107 Nicaraguan, made in the Dominican Republic as we talk with the blender, Master Blender Manual Inoa. In the second hour we will announce the 2021 Meatball event as we smoke the Polpetta from Steve Saka. We will have […]
The Unstolen Valor is the fifth installment of the Muestra de Saka series following in order, Exclusivo (6 x 52), Nacatamale (6 x 48), Unicorn (6.25 x 60 Perfecto), #NLMTHA (7 x 38). It is also the first time the cigar has not been blended by Steve Saka, although he had the final say on the release cigar. The story goes that Saka asked Raul Disla of Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. to make four blends […]
A few weeks ago we were joined by Steve Saka on The Cigar Authority Podcast and during The After Show he talked about this new size of Sobremesa Brulee. He gave us one to smoke that day and asked we wait to receive the actual release before reviewing it. Well that time has come as the cigars are now available. Cigar Review: Sobremesa Brulee Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut Binder: Matacapan Negro de Temporal Filler: Nicaraguan Gk Condega C-SG Seco; Nicaraguan Pueblo […]