The Cigar Authority

First there was Bruins vs Canadiens, then there was Lakes vs Celtics and Yankees vs Red Sox... Now with the Cuban embargo getting closer to its demise the next great rivalry could be Cohiba vs Cohiba... We light up the Cohiba Red Dot from the Dominican Republic along side the Cuban Cohiba and tell you which one we think is better.. We will also address FDA and OMB and what we know so far and the responsibility we have in reporting the news and why it is so important that facts need to be verified before we put something in print. In the second our we smoke the 4th cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package, Classic Cuban a cigar that was blended to taste like a Cuban... Did it perform as expected?All this and more on the craziness known as The Cigar Authority...

First there was Bruins vs Canadiens, then there was Lakes vs Celtics and Yankees vs Red Sox... Now with the Cuban embargo getting closer to its demise the next great rivalry could be Cohiba vs Cohiba... We light up the Cohiba Red Dot from the Dominican Republic along side the Cuban Cohiba and tell you which one we think is better.. We will also address FDA and OMB and what we know so far and the responsibility we have in reporting the news and why it is so important that facts need to be verified before we put something in print. In the second our we smoke the 4th cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package, Classic Cuban a cigar that was blended to taste like a Cuban... Did it perform as expected?All this and more on the craziness known as The Cigar Authority...

This week we dig deep into David’s humidor and smoke a couple of cigars that have a collective 34 years worth of age on them. Barry picked one, and Dave picked the other. You will be surprised what they chose that will serve as a testament to how much the cigar industry has changed. We will also define what it means now that the FDA Deeming Regulations are in the hands of the OMB; address some emails, and enjoy all the shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority…

This week we dig deep into David’s humidor and smoke a couple of cigars that have a collective 34 years worth of age on them. Barry picked one, and Dave picked the other. You will be surprised what they chose that will serve as a testament to how much the cigar industry has changed.We will also define what it means now that the FDA Deeming Regulations are in the hands of the OMB; address some emails, and enjoy all the shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority…

This week we welcome Scott Kolesaire; the brand manager for Avo and Zino via remote. We’ll sit down and talk with Scott about the rebranding, Syncro and the upcoming 90th birthday of the man himself Avo Uvezian.All this and the usual shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority.

This week we welcome Scott Kolesaire; the brand manager for Avo and Zino via remote. We’ll sit down and talk with Scott about the rebranding, Syncro and the upcoming 90th birthday of the man himself Avo Uvezian. All this and the usual shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority.

On this week of The Cigar Authority we welcome into the studio Nick Melillo aka Nick R Agua as we smoke El Gueguense and discuss his career from cigar shop owner to running the Drew Estate factory before starting his own Foundation Cigar Company.Also, Dave discusses the history of geek sticks, we catch up on the mail bags and all the usual madness known as The Cigar Authority.

On this week of The Cigar Authority we welcome into the studio Nick Melillo aka Nick R Agua as we smoke El Gueguense and discuss his career from cigar shop owner to running the Drew Estate factory before starting his own Foundation Cigar Company. Also, Dave discusses the history of geek sticks, we catch up on the mail bags and all the usual madness known as The Cigar Authority.

The October Care Package is now in the hands of our faithful listeners and you can order next months package now.. The first cigar from October is the Byron Cigar which we will smoke with Nelson Alfonso. Nelson Alfonso is the creative force behind Behike as well as his own brands Atabey, Byron and Bandolero. We will also recap the Two Guys 30th Anniversary event which happened on Wednesday night and Mr. Jonathan may join us via remote from JC Newman in Tampa, FL. All this and the usual madness known as The Cigar Authority. 

The October Care Package is now in the hands of our faithful listeners and you can order next months package now.. The first cigar from October is the Byron Cigar which we will smoke with Nelson Alfonso. Nelson Alfonso is the creative force behind Behike as well as his own brands Atabey, Byron and Bandolero. We will also recap the Two Guys 30th Anniversary event which happened on Wednesday night and Mr. Jonathan may join us via remote from JC Newman in Tampa, FL. All this and the usual madness known as The Cigar Authority. 

In perhaps one of our most anticipated shows, we smoke cigar #4 of the September Care Package and reveal who made the cigar. What we can tell you in advance is that the cigar was part of our 25th Anniversary celebration and has 5 years of age on it.. As for the rest be sure to tune in.We also have some cigar news and we will discuss the future of mail order with the announcement this week that FedEx will no longer ship tobacco products in 2016 as well as looking into the results of the Cigar Journal Awards.In the second hour we light up the Padilla La Pilar No. 4.So Tune In, Light Up, and Join us for The Cigar Authority!

In perhaps one of our most anticipated shows, we smoke cigar #4 of the September Care Package and reveal who made the cigar. What we can tell you in advance is that the cigar was part of our 25th Anniversary celebration and has 5 years of age on it.. As for the rest be sure to tune in. We also have some cigar news and we will discuss the future of mail order with the announcement this week that FedEx will no longer ship tobacco products in 2016 as well as looking into the results of the Cigar Journal Awards. In the second hour we light up the Padilla La Pilar No. 4. So Tune In, Light Up, and Join us for The Cigar Authority!

It’s a busy week on The Cigar Authority as we welcome Eric Hanson of Hammer + Sickle the maker of the cigar once known as Icon. We will light up the Trademark Maduro which is part of the The Cigar Authority care package.In addition to cigars Eric Hanson will tell us about their line of vodka and we will smoke a cigar from the vault called Second Growth.We will take a look at why Poker and Cigar Stores don’t mix with a preview of the upcoming David Garofalo editorial.All this and the usual shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority.

It’s a busy week on The Cigar Authority as we welcome Eric Hanson of Hammer + Sickle the maker of the cigar once known as Icon. We will light up the Trademark Maduro which is part of the The Cigar Authority care package. In addition to cigars Eric Hanson will tell us about their line of vodka and we will smoke a cigar from the vault called Second Growth. We will take a look at why Poker and Cigar Stores don’t mix with a preview of the upcoming David Garofalo editorial. All this and the usual shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority.

This week we take a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package, the Davidoff Escurio Robusto as our first cigar. We talk with Chuck Morrison and see if he got his super bowl ring....We are also joined by The Cigar Authority version of Regis Philbin and David Brenner as Victor Vitale joins us.We also break down the new issue of Cigar Journal and all the usual shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority