Episodes

Saturday Feb 27, 2016
National Cigar Day w/ Four Kicks & The Oscars
Saturday Feb 27, 2016
Saturday Feb 27, 2016
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 where you can get it.
All this and the usual madness known and The Cigar Authority.

Saturday Feb 20, 2016
Smoking A Bowl With Swag in SoBe
Saturday Feb 20, 2016
Saturday Feb 20, 2016
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…

Saturday Feb 13, 2016
Politics, Rumors and Science
Saturday Feb 13, 2016
Saturday Feb 13, 2016
This week on The Cigar Authority, David Garofalo returns from Washington DC with information on FDA as well as a whole bunch of rumors going around the cigar industry…
Also Mr. Jonathan decides to do a little bit of science when it comes to cutting a cigar..
Join us for Mr. J the science guy and a whole lot of rumors that will surely lead to one of our most controversial cigars…
All this and more on The Cigar Authority…

Saturday Feb 06, 2016
The Cigar of the Year Edition
Saturday Feb 06, 2016
Saturday Feb 06, 2016
Since 1992 David Garofalo has been naming The Cigar of the Year, and for the 24th time, we will do so today; the day before Super Bowl Sunday in our time honored tradtion...
We well smoke the 2014 COTY BG Meyer one last time and then light up the 2015 Cigar of the Year...
Who will it be? Tune in and find out!

Saturday Jan 30, 2016
Fixing Lighters and Smoking Wheels
Saturday Jan 30, 2016
Saturday Jan 30, 2016

Saturday Jan 23, 2016
Reinhold Widmayer and the End of KILO
Saturday Jan 23, 2016
Saturday Jan 23, 2016
We are joined by the Editor In Chief from Cigar Journal Magazine who weighs in on Dave’s article where he rated the cigar magazines… What will Reinhold Widmayer have to say?
Also rumour has it that KILO is no more, and we will have the details about it and how you can get a special deal on the remaining inventory… Tune in and find out how you can get two boxes for the price of 1.
All this and more on The Cigar Authority

Saturday Jan 16, 2016
The Humidor Edition and Editorial Fallout
Saturday Jan 16, 2016
Saturday Jan 16, 2016
This week on The Cigar Authority we smoke a couple of cigars that were not part of the Care Package; but that isn’t the big story…
The Big Story this week is the Fallout from David Garofalo’s Editorial on rating Cigar Magazine.. Some people weren’t happy but then again some loved it!
We will also talk Humidors including Fireproof humidors, refrigerated humidors and humidifiers. We will also discuss how to season it, and prep it for your cigars.
All this and more with David Garofalo, Mr. Jonathan and Barry Stein!

Saturday Jan 09, 2016
Smoking #11 and Reviewing Cigar Magazines
Saturday Jan 09, 2016
Saturday Jan 09, 2016
This week on The Cigar Authority we smoke two cigars that were so good they got two #1’s. Coming in at #11 on the Cigar Aficionado list was Hammer + Sickle Tradition and #11 in Cigar Journal was La Boheme from Boutique Blends…
We also hear from Old Fart Freddy for the last time and hear from Dave on Rating Cigar Magazine…
Join us with special guest Eric Hanson of Hammer + Sickle

Saturday Jan 02, 2016
State Of The Industry Address & 300th Episode
Saturday Jan 02, 2016
Saturday Jan 02, 2016
We smoke a Cuban in the first hour of the show, the Verueros Entretiempos and Dave gives us his state of the industry address. In the second hour we light up something from La Flor Dominicana as Jon Carney will join us for the duration of the show…
Join us for the 300th episode of madness and mayhem on The Cigar Authority.

Saturday Dec 26, 2015
Two Guys Walk Into A Cigar Bar...
Saturday Dec 26, 2015
Saturday Dec 26, 2015
This week on The Cigar Authority we recap the Cigar Aficionado Top 25 and check our scorecards to see who had the best predictions. We also tell the story about how a Cigar Bar almost cost David his business….
It’s the last show of 2015 we got all the usual shenanigans.. So join us live or catch the podcast!
Join us for all the madness known as The Cigar Authority!