The Cigar Authority

In what led to the Presidency for Ronald Reagan, our own David Garofalo went to Washington DC this past week where he campaigned for justice, the justice of cigar smokers. Joined by the likes of Glynn Loope, Rocky Patel, Rafael Nodal and countless others they walked the halls of the Senate soliciting Senators and Representatives to leave premium cigars alone. We will also be joined by Jeremy Soare...

This week on The Cigar Authority we go inside the mailbag. The amount of emails we receive has multiplied exponentially, and as a result many of them have gotten pushed aside as an episode had run behind schedule as they do from time to time. Let's face it, we are windbags at times! So this week we will address your questions, and give you the answer you seek, or maybe don't want to hear. All that...

This week on The Cigar Authority we will have two guests. Jon Carney will join us in studio. He has just returned from his sales meeting in the Dominican Republic and he will have an explosive announcement to share with us. Also Glynn Loope from the Cigar Rights of American will be calling in to bring us up to speed with the plan to remove premium cigars from the FDA.All this and the usually shena...

Victor Vitale will once again be joining us on The Cigar Authority and he will introduce us to his new Tortuga Connecticut which we will smoke on air. In the second hour we will smoke Dram cigars which is a new cigar that is specially blended to pair with whiskey. We will be pairing these new cigars with some Balvenie. Join us for all the madness that is The Cigar Authority.

Since 1992 Two Guys Smoke Shop has been announcing the Cigar of the Year. 5 Years ago that announcement was made on The Cigar Authority the day before the Super Bowl and this year is no different. In the first hour we will light up a cigar from the contenders pack and interview Chuck Morrison live from the Super Bowl where he will get Debonaire on location. In the second hour we will announce and...

Cuba Rica and Costa Rica, say that 10 times fast. This week on The Cigar Authority we  interview Stephen Adib from Cuba Rica and smoke the new Limitada in the first hour and the Barrabas in the second hour. We step into the Aging Room with Old Fart Freddy, Dive in the the Asylum with Mr. Jonathan, and get Debonaire with Chuck Morrison before looking at the tweets of the week from Recluse Cigars. A...

Today on The Cigar Authority we smoke the new Herochi Robania from Cubanacan in the first how and we debut a new segment with the Question of the Week. We also look into measuring success of small companies plus David Garofalo discusses his blind taste reviews for Cigar Journal magazine. In the second hour Mr. J, Chuck and Barry get blind taste tested from the boss, can we guess what we are smokin...

Dr. Gaby Kafie of Kafie 1901 Cigars joins the show as a guest from Miami, Florida where we will discuss how he went from a surgeon to a cigar manufacturer. Also, we will smoke the new Avo No. 2 and find out which one of us got named to a tasting panel for Cigar Journal magazine. Join us for the crazy madhouse institutional fun on the top educational cigar podcast on the internet, The Cigar Authori...

Come join The Cigar Authority as we welcome Henke Kelner Jr, live in studio from Salem, New Hampshire as we discuss what is new from him and his factory. We will kick the New Year off with what is guaranteed to be the best show of 2015 to date. We go inside the Aging Room with Old Fart Freddy; Inside the Aging Room with Mr. Jonathan, Debonaire with Chuck Morrison and Bad News Barry has the latest...

This week Colin Ganley joins us live on The Cigar Authority. Mr. Ganley was the editor of Cigar Journal magazine and now makes his home in Nicaragua where he heads up Cigar Tourism and Twin Engine Coffee. We will talk to him about how you can travel to Cuba and about his coffee which he says goes perfect with a good cigar. We will also share with you the cigars that got the most likes on The Cigar...

An interview with Jorge Padron became a family affair as patriarch Jose Orlando Padron joins us with Jorge Padron's brother Orlando. We discuss 50 years of Padron Cigars and what the new Cuban relationship with the USA means for them and the tobacco industry.  We also discuss what the New Course of Cuba means and weigh in on when we think the embargo will be official. Join us as we get Debonaire w...

The Cigar Authority pulls out the crystal ball as we try and predict the Top 10 Cigars by Cigar Aficionado. Join the #1 Cigar Podcast with over 1 million downloads this calendar year as we are joined by Victor Vitale of Legacy Brands. We also have the Classic 3-Way, Cigar News, Old Fart Freddy in the Aging Room and we get Debonaire with Chuck Morrison before taking  a trip in to the Asylum. Join o...

This week The Cigar Authority takes a look at some of the world's most expensive cigars. We also update the FDA News and take a look at cigars that just missed being a contender for Cigar of the Year and we smoke our top Limited Edition cigars from 2014.  We also break down the latest issue of Cigar Journal magazine! We have Cigar News, Cigar Trademarks, Old Fart Freddy, Debonaire and go inside th...

It's that time of the year, where The Cigar Authority announces the contenders of Cigar of the Year. On hand was the reigning champion, Erich Hanson brand owner for Hammer + Sickle. His cigar Icon, held the title for 2013. Tune in to find out wha the contenders for 2014 are.... All that and the usual shenanigans that is The Cigar Authority. 

Steve Saka joins us live as we talk about his future and the Drew Estate sale to Swisher. Plus we reveal the winner of the Blind Taste Test 2014. 

Rocky Patel, Prohibition Cigars that is. This week's episode features Max the New England sales rep and Jessica the Brand Ambassador for the new line which launched exclusively at Two Guys Smoke Shop before a nationwide release in December. 

Jack Torano from Roberto Duran Cigars Joins The Cigar Authority from Miami.

We talk Mason Dixon Project and the history of David Garofalo!

With the cigar industry in consolidation mode, is there some one or group behind it. We think there can be, and we discuss The Cigar Conspiracy. Also, joining us live in studio is Victor Vitale. We also smoke blind taste test cigars 9 v 10, and 11 v 12.  All this and the usual Cigar Authority shenanigans!

Broadcasting Live from the JC Newman Cigar Factory with Eric and Bobby Newman for the 2014 Diamond Crown Experience.

Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars joins us in studio as we talk the Monster Series before he comes back on in the last half hour to dish what is new for 2015.

Tom Lazuka from Asylum Cigars steps into the studio and we conclude round 1 of the Blind Taste Test...

Its cigar 3 vs 4 on the blind taste test and we discuss the rumors of who might be the next to sell out in the cigar industry... All this and more on this weeks The Cigar Authority.

On The Cigar Authority we begin the blind taste testing of cigars 1 vs 2, discuss the new Cigar Journal magazine and dodge swords at the Xing event..  Plus our regular segments, the Classic 3-Way, Inside the Asylum and Old Far Freddy. 

The Cigar Authority took the show on the road as we broadcasted live from Mickey Blake's in Southington, CT with guests Luis Rodriguez and Omar de Frias (Fratello Cigars)