This week on The Cigar Authority, it’s the 2025 Cigar Draft! 48 cigars are on the board and we have to pick the best pack with a salary cap of $133.00. Dan Davison of The Ash Holes joins us for this annual episode. Tune in for the 2025 Cigar Draft! We will smoke the Oliva Serie G in the first hour. Join Mr. Jonathan, David Garofalo and Ed Sullivan as we light up cigars and […]
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Released in May 2025, the Perdomo Legacy Nicaraguan Shade Grown Churchill is a project nearly five years in the making, spearheaded by Nicholas Perdomo III. It showcases a special Nicaraguan Shade Grown wrapper—developed from a unique hybrid of Cuban and Cameroon seed—cultivated at the Perdomo family’s Finca Natalie farm in Estelí. Paired with a Nicaraguan binder and filler, all aged for a decade, this cigar promises depth, richness, and balance. Upon inspection, the Churchill is […]
On Today’s After Show, we continue talking about how to make a great cigar podcasting. We share some practical tips we’ve picked up in almost 15 years of podcasting especially what not to do. 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
This week on The Cigar Authority, we’ll be talking about how to do a cigar podcast. The Cigar Authority has been publishing episodes for over 15 years. Today, we share what we’ve learned, so you can create a great cigar podcast of your own. We will smoke Nestor Miranda Coffee Break CT in the first hour. Join Mr. Jonathan, David Garofalo and Ed Sullivan as we light up cigars and talk about them. The Cigar […]
The Rocky Patel Emerald Toro is a standout offering that marks a notable shift in Rocky Patel’s portfolio—his first box-pressed cigar crafted to land on the lighter side of medium-bodied. The Emerald features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper complemented by dual binders—one from Nicaragua and another from Mexico. The filler predominantly consists of Nicaraguan tobacco, with the addition of a single leaf from the Jamastran Valley in Honduras Visually, the Emerald impresses right out of the […]
This week on The Cigar Authority, Who Was Zino Davidoff? Law Ream of Zino Cigars is here & we’re talking all things Zino Davidoff the cigar pioneer & creator of Davidoff Cigars. We will smoke Zino Nicaragua in the first hour. 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 […]
Bandolero Premium Bravos by Selected Tobacco offers a refined and rare experience that lives up to its luxurious pedigree. Handcrafted in Costa Rica and aged for three years in cedar-lined humidors in Madrid, this cigar is the product of extreme attention to detail and old-world patience. This cigar is wrapped in an Ecuadorian Habano 2000 leaf, with a Nicaraguan binder, and a blend of Nicaraguan Ligero and Peruvian fillers. The wrapper presents a glossy sheen […]
Eric Newman joins us on today’s After Show with more Questions & Answers. This is a continuation of the regular show. Eric brought so many stories that we couldn’t fit them all in the regular show. 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
This week on The Cigar Authority, it’s Philosophies & Stories In The Cigar World with Eric Newman of J.C. Newman Cigars! Eric always comes up this time of year to the show & it’s a perfect time to talk Cigar Stories as JC Newman is celebrating their 130th Anniversary! We will smoke Diamond Crown in the first hour. Join Mr. Jonathan, David Garofalo and Ed Sullivan as we light up cigars and talk about them. […]
This week on The After Show, we ask if there’s still anything worth reading in the Cigar Industry? Times are changing, and so are reading habits. How do people consume cigar content? We talk about the various ways and whether anyone really wants to read anymore. 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 […]