The Cigar Authority

It’s hours before the Two Guys Smoke Shop event called The Last Supper and the FDA regulations are just hours away. We will have live in studio Eric Newman from JC Newman Cigar Company as we unveil a cigar a decade in the making, Black Diamond. We will also smoke a special 1895 Julius Caesar Connecticut Perfecto made for Eric Newman to give out at events. However, thanks to the FDA this cigar will...

Dave is back from IPCPR and Mr. Jonathan is at a wedding. So Dave, Chuck and Barry break down the 2016 IPCPR Show which has just concluded in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the first hour we will smoke C.O. Jones which was part of TCA Care Package. In the second hour, the boys will dig into the samples received at the show and light up something new… Join us for all the madness known as The Cigar Authority

This week on The Cigar Authority, the IPCPR is coming and we discuss all the latest news and rumors as the industry is set to converge on Las Vegas... Will there be any acquisitions, companies closing the doors, or drama? We will preview what is to come.... We will also discuss an article from Dr. Marc Micozzi that suggests smoke can be used to clear the air of bacteria. Lastly, we will light up t...

This week we welcome Rafael Nodal, the owner of Boutique Blends to the show where we will light up his new Gran Retorno that is set to debut at IPCPR in Las Vegas. We will find out what to expect from the maestro behind Aging Room this year. In the second hour we will dig into the Care Package and light up the Zino Z-Class while breaking down some of the insane amount of new blends set to debut th...

This week on The Cigar Authority we are joined by Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. We will light up some new cigars including the Sobremesa Short Churchill and Mi Querida. We will discuss how the past 8 months have been for Steve as a brand owner and look into what the future may hold. Also we will name the winners of the #TCABOOM campaign and let you know who won a 5 pack of the SOLD-OUT...

Join us this week as we light up the SOLD OUT RoMaCraft Firecracker on The Cigar Authority. Will David Garofalo & Mr. Jonathan be able to make it through this explosive cigar or will they tap out? Tune in to find out how you can win a 5-pack! In the second hour Nick Perdomo from Perdomo Cigars makes it on the show as we reveal the winner of the $5,000 Perdomo Humidor Giveaway! Join us and light up...

This week on The Cigar Authority we welcome Michael Herklots of Nat Sherman as we light up a cigar from the Care Package… The Nat Sherman Panamericana Cervantes. We will also explore Cigar Journal magazine and light up a 97 rated cigar in the Davidoff Nicaragua Box Press. All this and more, on The Cigar Authority…

This week on The Cigar Authority we are joined by the Recluse Cigar Family…. Scott Weeks is in town with his father Nick and JR Dominguez is here with his father Jose Dominguez (Donuts Not Included). We will light up the cigar of the year in the first hour with Mr. Weeks. Following the Recluse Amadeus Habano we will light up the Jose Dominguez Gordito Maduro which was part of the care package in t...

This week The Cigar Authority welcomes to the show Roy Kirby of Perdomo Cigars as we light up the Perdomo 20th Anniversary. We'll find out what makes him the cigar rep of the year as we discuss all things Perdomo. Is everyone on the same side in the cigar industry with the FDA? You might be surprised by the answer and the flawed science of the whole process. All this and more on The Cigar Authorit...

This week we welcome live via remote Fabian Barrantes of Indian Head Cigars. They have a couple of hot new cigars that we believe are possible contenders for Cigar of the Year and we will hear from him first hand about this exciting new brand... Join us on The Cigar Authority for Cigar News, Humor and so much more live from Two Guys Smoke Shop at the La Flor Dominicana Studios for this weeks insan...

This week on The Cigar Authority we light up a cigar from the care package, the Fleur de la Reine. In the first hour we smoke the Natural and in the second hour we fire up the Maduro… We will also take a look at some of the brands that have been around since before the predicate day of February 2007. All this and more on Memorial Day Weekend live from Seabrook, NH

Join us this week as we light up two very special cigars live from the La Flor Dominicana studios on The Cigar Authority. The first cigar will be the limited edition TAA 48 and in the second hour we will light up the even more limited Maduro version… We’ll talk about cigar charities, penile transplants and so much more on the #1 cigar podcast on the internet, The Cigar Authority.

Are you a Baller? Tune in with your Entourage as we welcome to the show Rob Weiss who is an actor, director, producer and writer for shows like Entourage and Ballers, not to mention the movie American Psycho. We’ll smoke the cigars he helped bring to market with Camacho in the best interview ever with Rob Weiss. In the first hour we will light up BG Meyer Standard Issue and in the second hour we w...

It’s been a trying week in the cigar industry, and in the first hour of the show we are going to keep things light. We’ll talk about the history of Two Guys Smoke Shop and the upcoming 31st Anniversary before Mr. Jonathan takes us into his laboratory to look at a myth many cigar smokers believe. In the second hour, Glynn Loope will join us to help us make sense of the FD Regulations that were anno...

This week we all enjoy it in the can with Asylum. We will start out with the Asylum 13 that was included in The Cigar Authority care package. We will discuss the crazy antics from the Chicken Poop Party. We will catch up with John Toscano the rep for Asylum/CLE/Eiroa and find out if he ever had it in the can before... In the second hour of the show we will all try it in the can, the new VERY limit...

This week we are joined by Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac and we smoke for the first time the CroMagnon Firecracker a limited edition release coming in late June. We will all bring you up to speed on FY17 and how Facebook tried to shut down some cigar groups…. All this and the usual madness known as The Cigar Authority

This week on The Cigar Authority we light up a cigar that received accolades many years ago, and we light up something that just hit the shelves this week. We will break down Agriculture Appropriations Bill FY17 and discuss what is new in the cigar world. All this and the usual Shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority

On today’s episode of The Cigar Authority we light up Room 101 while discussing Cigars 101. We’ll discuss the slobber cutter, how to taste, when to ash, and how to relight a cigar after it has gone out. In the second hour we will discuss the history of the Two Guys Smoke Shop Firecracker and reveal who will be making the 2016 edition and when you will be able to buy it… All this and the usual madn...

With a live studio audience at Two Guys Smoke  Shop in Salem, New Hampshire The Cigar Authority celebrates 6 years of the crazy nonsense that makes up the #1 Cigar Podcast on the internet. We'll tell you the top 5 shows of the last year and it will also mark the first time Chuck Morrison is on camera. Join us for this celebration of cigars, friendship and insanity.

This week on The Cigar Authority podcast we celebrate Avo Uvezian’s 90th birthday by lighting up a cigar that was included in the care package. We also take a look at the industries copycats and light up a couple of Cuban cigars. We got our first cease and desist letter and bring you up to date on the latest news regarding the FDA deeming regulations.

This week on The Cigar Authority we discuss a recent ticket we got for smoking in a cigar store as the government goes to far in interpreting a law. We light up the new La Flor Dominicana TAA 2016 and reach int the care package to smoke El Baton. We also recap the latest issue of Cigar Journal magazine and jump into some mailbags…

This week on The Cigar Authority we prepare for St. Patrick’s Day while lighting up the Dos Hombres Candela and discuss the history of Candela cigars. Dave has returned from Cuba and we talk about the Habanos Festival as well as his time spent at the TAA. In the second hour we take a sneak peek at the CLE Azabache and discuss how American let David down… All this and the usual madness on the Inter...

With David Garofalo in Cuba at the Festival Del Habano the asylum is left to Mr. Jonathan, Chuck Morrison and yours truly, Barry Stein. But we have a special guest in the house and he will be bringing some food to the studio, Mr. Tommy Grella. In this educational edition of The Cigar Authority we will discuss different types of cutting techniques, cutters and lighters. In the second hour Barry wil...

February 27th is National Cigar Day, and we celebrate the holiday Four Kicks, with Crowned Heads Four Kicks. We will discuss consolidation in the industry. We will discuss the Oscars and in the second hour smoke Leaf by Oscar as well as give our predictions for the winners. Lastly we came across a book this week called The Cigar; Moments of Pleasure and we take a look at that book and let you know...

This week on The Cigar Authority we celebrate International Pipe Smoking Day… Join the boys as they light up a pipe and smoke a bowl while discussing the history of this tradition. In the second third of the show we will light up a discontinued cigar that was part of The Cigar Authority Care Package… The Swag SoBe from Aging Room cigars… Join us for all the madness on The Cigar Authority…