The Cigar Authority

This week on The Cigar Authority, David Garofalo returns from the Dominican Republic and we will catch up with him to find out all the details of his annual trip. We will also be joined by the Director of Sales and Marketing for United Cigars, Oliver Nivaud. In the first hour we will light up Bandolero from Selected Tobacco, whom he distributes. In the second hour we will light up one of Barry’s p...

This week on The Cigar Authority we dig into The Cigar Authority Care Package and light up the #1 selling Padron cigar on the market. It’s a Nicaraguan puro but we’ll tell you more during the show. Mr. Garofalo goes to the state capitol here in New Hampshire and we will have a recap his trip and the battles New Hampshire retailers are engaged in. In the second of the show we light up The Oscar Hab...

The previous upload became corrupt, this is the fixed file... It's that time of year again to go over the numbers and look at the State of the Cigar Industry. It's one of our favorite shows of the year because it's stuff we as true stogie geeks want to know.  We'll be joined in studio from Jarrid Trudeau of Kristoff Cigars who was recently named the VP of Sales for the company. In the first half h...

As The Cigar Authority begins today we will say goodbye to the reigning cigar of the year as voted by the authority on cigars. The Recluse Amadeus Habano might have raised a few eyebrows when we named it cigar of the year but the brand saw tremendous growth during the year as people saw just how amazing the cigar was. When we come back from the break to start the second hour we will reveal the new...

This week on the #1 Cigar Podcast on the internet The Cigar Authority pops champagne, smokes Perdomo Champagne as we get ready to celebrate the end of 2016. On this episode will look back at 2016 as we recap the year in cigars… Chuck Morrison gets Debonaire, Barry Stein brings us the news, Mr. Jonathan steps into the Asylum and David Garofalo serves as our host!  

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at The Cigar Authority and today we light up the Byron Distinguido as welcome Dave Burck from Cigar Jukebox to the show. Are you tired of Christmas songs yet? We will debate what the best and worst Christmas songs are and I think it is safe to assume none of us will be in agreement. We will unveil our letters to Santa Clause and tell you what we hope to...

Today we light up a #1 in the first hour and a #2 in the second hour. Yes, it sounds like Mr. Jonathan’s bathroom habits but it’s actually cigars that were rated by the magazines Cigar Journal & Cigar Aficionado. What will we smoke and what do you have to say about it? Tune in to find out! Last week we made our predictions did any of us get it right? All this any more on the #1 cigar podcast on th...

This week on the internet’s number 1 cigar podcast we welcome to the show Manuel Inoa of La Aurora cigars where he serves as the Master Blender.  In the first hour we will light up the La Aurora Untamed Extreme with the CLE Chele following in the second hour.  Join us for all the madness known as The Cigar Authority

It’s time for another fun episode of the Internets #1 cigar podcast. This week on the show we feature the first cigar from the December care package, Azan Burgundy. Speaking of the Care Package, it has returned. If you are already a member there is no need to sign back up. Your membership remains, however we sold out of the initial 500 members. Today we open it up until Dec. 31st or we hit 1,000 t...

If you follow The Cigar Authority, you already know who the contenders are for the upcoming 2016 Cigar of the Year… But today, we will be talking about some honorable mentions that didn’t make the cut for one reason or another. In the first hour, we spark up a Serino Royale XX Maduro… Today we go around the table and name off some of our favorite cigars that could have been a contender if it wasn’...

The cast of The Cigar Authority is slowly getting back together. This weeks show, Barry and Mr. Jonathan are here once more, Chuck is gone so Derek is taking his place again. During the first hour, we will light up the Aging Room Solera and find out what the guys were doing while they were away. In the second hour, we spark up one of the hottest new cigars on the market, the Pistoff Kristoff. So g...

Are you Debonaire enough to join us on today's LIVE radio broadcast of The Cigar Authority? With us today is Phil Zanghi of Debonaire cigars. In the first hour, we spark up one of his blends known as the Indian Motorcycle Habano and share some thoughts about the recent presidential election. Once we get into the second hour, we get Debonaire and light up just that... Debonaire cigars! Derek has so...

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Things are getting a little spooky at The Cigar Authority... It's almost Halloween and in the first hour we will light up a MONSTER of a cigar, the Asylum Corojo 6 x 80, to celebrate the occasion. During the second hour, we wish Barry farewell as he departs for his honeymoon and we will be continuing to smoke the Asylum 6 x 80. We talk about upcoming shows and a BIG announcement is soon to come......

Today on The Cigar Authority, we talk about celebrities who’ve tried their hand in the cigar industry during the first hour of the show. We will light up the Pulita 60th Anniversary which is part of this months Care Package. There’s another celebrity up to bat who is about to release a brand of his own. During the second hour, we will smoke on the blind once again with an unknown cigar from Cigar...

It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, beer is flowing, and the cigars are smoking! It’s Oktoberfest today on The Cigar Authority, so join us in our celebration! In the first hour, we will spark up a cigar from the Care Package, Oktoberfest. During the second hour, we will be smoking Nosotros and talking about collaboration cigars along with how the Cuban cigar market and how the re...

Today we unveil our 2016 Cigar Ambassadors of the Year Award from Cigar Journal Magazine, and we will be smoking Debonaire Daybreak, The American, Jose El Piedra, and the Brickhouse Connecticut in the first hour. In the second hour, we will light up Smokin’ Ass… Join us for all the madness known as The Cigar Authority!

We are in recovery mode after the Two Guys Smoke Shop 31st Anniversary extravaganza, Let’s Make A Smoking Deal. What better way to recover then with Scott Weeks from Recluse Cigars.  We will fire up the reigning Cigar of the Year and hear all about the crazy shenanigans at the 31st Anniversary.  All this and more on this week’s episode of The Cigar Authority.

Today on The Cigar Authority, we dive into the aftermath of Barry’s wedding. Were there any good stories?  In the first hour we will light up the Aging Room Bin No. 1 and find out what cigar we smoked blind a couple weeks ago for Cigar Journal.  In the second hour, we travel to Jamaica and light up The Upsetters by Foundation Cigar Company and Nick Melillo. Join us for all the MADNESS on this week...

This week we are on the road in Goffstown, New Hampshire for Barry's Wedding. Broadcasting live from the La Flor Dominicana studios, we will sit down and meet the bride that was crazy enough to accept his proposal. We will sit down with the official sponsor of the wedding Hammer + Sickle Cigars & Vodka as well as meet the Best Man. Join us as we light up the Hammer + Sickle Trademark Natural and M...

The week on The Cigar Authority we smoke a cigar known only by a number for Cigar Journal Magazine and we break down the latest issue. In the second hour we light up the Don Benigno Petit Robusto as Barry’s bachelor party gets underway. Live from the La Flor Dominicana Cigar Studio at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH we invite you to join the madness...

It’s labor day weekend, and we celebrate from the beach at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Seabrook, New Hampshire. We will light up a cigar from 2015 that made its comeback. The La Flor Dominicana Firecracker has a year and a half of age… In the second hour we will light up and unveil who will make the 2017 Firecracker. All this and all the usual shenanigans on The Cigar Authority.

This week on The Cigar Authority we celebrate show #333. We affectionately call this episode, More Cowbell. Tune in and find out how you can get a cow bell to listen along with us. We will dig deep into the mail bag and get to know Derek. All this and the usual shenanigans on the #1 cigar podcast on the internet.

On this weeks episode of The Cigar Authority we break out the crystal ball and look into the future. With all the FDA regulations in place, consolidation is just a matter of time, or so we think. Who will buy whom, who will survive and who will fall? Tune in and find out and be the judge if we are off the rocker, or see if we are indeed clairvoyant… All this and more on the #1 cigar podcast on the...

This week the Cigar Authority is broadcasting live from Two Guys Smoke Shop in Nashua, NH from the La Flor Dominicana Studios. We welcome to the show Eric Wentworth from Hammer + Sickle Cigars as we light up past Cigar of the Year winner, Hammer + Sickle Trademark. We will also unveil the seven cigars that are The Contenders for Cigar of the Year. In the second hour we will light up the La Galera...