The biggest day of the year for retailers is Black Friday. However, over the years the day hasn’t become as big for mom & pop, brick and mortar retailers. It’s about to get a lot worse for the cigar industry industry if the government has it’s way. With H.R. 2339 looming the end of online cigar sales could be coming which could lead to the rebirth brick & mortar shops. During the first hour of […]
Since 1992 David Garofalo has been announcing The Cigar of the Year. It is the only cigar of the year that allows you our listeners to cast a vote and have your voice heard. Seven cigars will be unveiled that make up the contenders and we will tell you how you can be a part of the process. First however we will be joined by the owner of Miami Cigar & Company as we help […]
Mr. Mojo Risin once sang, This is the end, beautiful friend, This is the end, my only friend, the end, Of our elaborate plans, the end, Of everything that stands, the end, No safety or surprise, the end,I’ll never look into your eyes, again. Today we discuss if we should pull the plug or continue to ride the King’s Highway. We will celebrate the record of most cigar podcasts with a cigar that is worthy […]
60,000 minutes, 1,000 hours or better put 500 Episodes. On today’s episode we tie the record for the most cigar podcast episodes with a trip down memory lane. But it get’s even better than that as there will be no Mr. Jonathan and there will be liquor involved! At the top of the first hour we welcome back someone who was there at the beginning as we discuss the early days of the show and […]
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 […]
This week on episode 497 The Cigar Authority welcomes to the show Robert Wright owner of Pura Soul cigars as they fire up a cigar from the care package, King’s Treasure. The boys sit down with Robert and discuss his 30 yea history in cigars and his passion for music. He will treat us to some smooth sounds of his saxophone as we enjoy the smooth notes of his cigar. In the second hour fire […]
Not since Abbott and Costello Met Frankenstein has a meeting been so highly anticipated as today’s episode of The Cigar Authority. Today we speak with Richard Hacker, author of The Ultimate Cigar Book and contributor to Cigar Aficionado and the Robb Report. We will do something almost unheard of on the ultimate cigar podcast and talk cigars. We will discuss how the industry has changed between the 1st edition and the 4th edition of the […]
We all remember our first kiss, our first love, but for some of us our first cigar trumps them all as it ignited a passion that would become our careers. In the first hour we begin the countdown to episode five hundred and look back at the cigars that were our first and the cigars that changed our lives as we smoke the Serino Maduro XX Belicoso from The Cigar Authority care package. It doesn’t […]
It’s time for the Mr. Jonathan Free broadcast. This week we light up the AVO Syncro as we take a look at the controversial Cigar Aficionado cover featuring Nick Jonas. We weigh in on our thoughts and we take a look at other celebrities that smoke cigars on and off the camera. We also take a look at the movies and the characters who smoked on camera. In the second hour we light up the […]
It’s one of the most popular shows every year and we expect this year to be no different. It’s the Cigar Industry Prediction show. We see so many reps, sales managers and brand owners over the course of the year and we hear more then our fair share of rumors. Some of them can quickly be written off, but some of them might just hold some truth to them. This year we make our prediction […]