The Cigar Authority

As you may know by now Eric Hanson from Hammer + Sickle passed away this week. Today, The Cigar Authority will be joined by Hammer + Sickle Nation Sales Manager Erik Wentworth as we reflect on our very close friend. We’ll do this while smoking a Hammer + Sickle Hermitage in the first hour and a Moscow City that was limited to just 1,000 boxes of which Dave was personally gifted a sign box. With FDA Regulations in place and creeping ever closer we will look at a post made on Social Media by a well-known cigar maker. We will discuss this and ask the question if the bigger guys wants to bring a stop to the smaller family owned companies. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded cigar podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

He once worked for the company that distributed Royal Agio in the USA but went his separate way. Shortly there after he wound up with Royal Agio who now handles their own sales and distribution. Zev Kaminetsky fills us in on this company as we smoke the Balmoral from the June Care Package. In the second hour we announce the return of a Subculture Cigar from Drew Estate that is meant to be shared with an amigo. We will have all the details as we light up the cigar and tell you all about as we recap Dave’s Mom’s birthday and catch up on viewer mail. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded cigar podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

  Last week the boys flew solo and Dave will chime in on their performance. He will also recap what he was doing in Florida. David Garofalo was he there for Urban Beach Week or was there another reason.. Tune in to hear about Dave partying it up in South Beach. In the first hour we will light the first cigar of the June Cigar Authority Care Package. It’s the Oliveros Gran Retorno from Rafael Nodal’s Boutique Blends. We will give you our thoughts as Barry gives us the Cigar News and takes us for a peek inside the Asylum. In the second hour we welcome Travis Lord from Cigars for Warriors to the show. We discuss how the FDA has effected their mission to send cigars to troops stationed around the world. We will also let you know how you can help to provide a little slice of home and relaxation for the men and women of the armed forces. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week The Cigar Authority looks at the science of cigar strength versus the size of the cigar. It’s been a hot topic on the show lately with Barry & David thinking smaller equals stronger. Mr. Jonathan has strongly disagreed and with David Garofalo in Miami he takes over the hosting and tells us why he is right. But is he? #StrengthGate is here! In the first hour we will light up the Neanderthal SGP which is part of The Cigar Authority Care Package and we will give you our thoughts as we teach you how to fix a cigar lighters. It’s not as difficult as you may think, so get a small screwdriver and your broken lighter and we will tell you how to get it working again. In the second hour we will light up the Kristoff Criollo. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the return of the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week The Cigar Authority welcomes Christian Eiroa the owner of CLE Cigars. We will catch up with the man who caught lightning in bottle not only once, but twice. Why did he come back to the industry after he got out? What’s new and exciting in the world of CLE? Tune in to find out this and more! In the first hour we will light up a cigar from CLE and in the second hour we will fire up La Gianna Havana, a cigar that is named after David’s daughter and part of The Cigar Authority care package. We will also discuss games that are associated with cigar smoking, as well as share some games we’ve invented over the years. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the return of the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week The Cigar Authority welcomes two guests to the show. First we are joined by Glynn Loope from the Cigar Rights of America as he gives us a two year update on the FDA Deeming Regulations. Where do we stand? What can we expect? Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? During the first hour we will be smoking the Jose Dominguez Maduro from The Cigar Authority Care Package. In the second hour we will light up a treat that Dave brought back from the Tobacconist Association of America meetings in the Dominican Republic as we sit down with local La Flor Dominicana Sales Representative Stephen Poirier. We’ll give you a sneak peak at the LFD TAA 50th as we catch up on all things LFD. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the return of the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

It’s Cinco de Mayo and you know what that means? The boys are drinking, and since Dave was doing Tequila shots at the TAA in the Dominican Republic with the likes of Carlito Fuente, Rocky Patel and Jorge Padron he can slum it with the likes of Mr. Jonathan, Barry Stein and Ed Sullivan. It’s also a cigar show, so we will talk a lot about that this week as we recap the week in La Romana as we talk exclusive releases, rumors and all the stories that we are allowed to share. In the first hour we will smoke the first cigar from the May Care Package, the La Galera Maduro before following it up in the second hour with the pre-release of the E.P. Carrillo TAA Exclusive 2018. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

Last week we teased the Jorge Padron interview, but this week we have it for you. The sit down which took place on April 19th at Two Guys Smoke Shop in New Hampshire featured a very candid and often funny Jorge Padron. It is something you do not what to miss! In the first hour we will be lighting up a Perdomo 20th Anniversary Connecticut and in the second hour we will light up Yellow Jacket, both of which were part of the April Care Package. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week on The Cigar Authority we’re talking about the Nicaraguan cigar boom and we explore why Nicaragua is beating the Dominican Republic and all others for cigar production and cigar exports. It’s a changing industry, and we explore why this change is happening. In the first hour we fire up a cigar from the care package in the Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc, its rolled in Nicaragua and features a Ecuador Connecticut wrapper. In the second hour we we’ll fire up one of the best $5 cigars on the market, the Padron Delicias. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

In 1941 Mount Rushmore was created honoring four presidents. Today, we debate who would be on the Mount Rushmore of cigars if it was built today. Things are guaranteed to get heated as we are sure to have different opinions. As we debate this topic we will fire up a cigar from Casa Fernandez that is a collaboration with Warped Cigars. The Guardian of the Farm is part of the April Cigar Authority Care Package and we will share our thoughts on this cigar. In the second hour we light up a cigar that goes hand in hand with the topic of today, Rushmore. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week we welcome Justo Eiroa from JRE Tobacco to the show for the first time. You may recall he was scheduled to be on the show once before, but with a Hurricane about to hit Miami he flew back to the city to be with his family and we admire that almost as much as the cigars. This week we will light up the Aladino Maduro which will get it’s word-wide release on The Cigar Authority. It’s about in four sizes, three of which are box pressed. The lone traditional round format is the Lancero. Which size will we smoke on the show? Tune in to find out as we share our thoughts. In the second hour we light up an event only cigar that can be obtained only at JRE Tobacco events. We will share the blend info, and give our thoughts on this rare stick. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

It’s been 8 crazy years since David Garofalo decided to start podcasting. But how did The Cigar Authority actually come into existence? We will look back at the history and the madness of The Cigar Authority and let you know why we refer to it as the Catalina Wine Mixer. We will look at some stats, and have a couple of gifts for you our faithful listeners and surprisingly there are quite a few of you. We will light up a couple of cigars with Anniversary in their name. The first being the Davidoff 702 Series Aniversario No. 3 and the second being the Padron 1964 Anniversary A. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

It’s been a crazy week in the cigar world that began with Rocky Patel standing up for the cigar industry this week in a great interview where he campaigned against the draconian FDA regulations. We will discuss the interview that can be seen at http://video.foxnews.com/v/5754532530001/?#sp=show-clips We will light of a cigar from the son of Henke Kelner in the first hour of the show and discuss cigars in a variety of price points up to $20. In the second hour we will light up the cigar Barry gave a 100 rating to, Atabey Spiritus. Did he get it right? While we smoke it we will look at cigars over $20 and look at the latest issue of Cigar Journal magazine. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

It’s Saint Patrick’s Day and the boys celebrate in style in the first hour with La Flor Dominicana Double Claro a Candela offering from Litto Gomez. They’ll pair it with an Irish Whiskey that is part of the Whiskey Maker Series from Jameson called “Blender’s Dog”. In the second hour, we continue drinking and light up Camacho Ecuador a cigar from the March Care Package. During the course of the show we will discuss fantasy collaborations, cigar events we wish would happen, places we wish we could smoke and cigars we would love to see come back. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

Jay Leno has Regis Philbin and Saturday Night Live has Alec Baldwin as the most frequent guest, we here at The Cigar Authority have Mr. Jonathan Carney the VP of Sales for La Flor Dominicana as our most frequent. Could today be his last visit? We will put him on the hot seat and ask some pressing questions about LFD while we smoke the Petit La Nox in the first hour. In the second hour, we visit the opera as we light up a cigar from the care package in the La Boheme Encantador from Aging Room Cigars as we continue our conversation with Jonathan Carney of La Flor Dominicana. We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world. 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 always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.