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Nestor Miranda Connecticut & Cigar Journal Winter Issue

This week on The Cigar Authority we light up another cigar from the December Care Package, the Nestor Miranda Connecticut Coffee Break. We discuss out the blend came to be and how it has ties a member of The Cigar Authority…

We also break down the Winter 2015 issue of Cigar Journal which features Avo Uvezian on the cover. We discus there 2015 awards and maybe even mention their Top 25 countdown.

In the second hour we take a look at how we are doing with our Top 25 predictions.. Cigars 2-10 were announced prior to our taping of the show on Thursday at 5pm.

Lastly we each pick a cigar to smoke in the second hour, and discuss why we picked that cigar.

Join us for all the madness known as The Cigar Authority!

Predicting Top 25 & Smoking Aging Room

It’s that time of year again when Cigar Aficionado comes out with their list of Top 25 cigars.. We will share with you our predictions of what we believe their list will be…

Also we will be smoking the Aging Room 356 which was part of The Cigar Authority Care Package for the month of December.

All this and more on The Cigar Authority

Going the Distance with Duran Cigars and Jack Torano

This weekend we welcome our friend Jack Torano back to The Cigar Authority as we smoke the first cigar in the December Care Package... The Roberto Duran Signature... We will catch up with Jack find out how 2015 was for Duran Cigars and what 2016 will hold...

Also Dave returns from Art Basel in Miami and lets us know about that event and his rubbing elbows with various manufactures in the 305...

All that and the usual shennanigans on The Cigar Authority...

Cigar For Warriors and The Contenders

This week we start off by smoking the last cigar from the November Care Package… It was Cigar of the Year for Two Guys Smoke Shop and The Cigar Authority.. BG Meyer Standard Issue.

We also welcome the Chairman of Operations of Cigars For Warriors, Storm Boen and we will let him now how many cigars have been raised so far for his amazing charity.

Lastly, we disclose the Contenders for Cigar of the Year.. Will your favorites make the cut? Tune in and find out…

All this and the usual shenanigans on The Cigar Authority!

Victor Vitale & The Freemasons

This week on The Cigar Authority we welcome the man who has been a guest more than anyone else, Victor Vitale and we talk Tortuga which was part of November Care Package...

We also have a studio audience full of Freemasons and we talk to one of them to find out more about this secret society. Who knows we might just find out who killer Kennedy and where Hoffa is actually buried...

Join us for all of the shenanigans know as The Cigar Authority on the United Cigar Radio Network!

Smoking Aged Cigars and Mailbags

This week we take a look at a couple of cigars from 2003 that were part of The Cigar Authority Care Package and find out why David hung on to them for so long and why he decided to share them with everyone….

We also go through The Cigar Authority mailbags that have been growing to epic proportions…

All this and more on the madness known as The Cigar Authority.

Smoking Sobremesa w/ Steve Saka & Cigar Cartel Podcast

This week we welcome to the studio Steve Saka; the owner of Dumbarton Tobacco & Trust as well as the creator of the much-anticipated release Sobremesa. We will smoke the first blend of the cigar that was not chosen while in the second hour we will smoke the official release and share with you our thoughts.

We also welcome Derek “Acey” Stewart who is one of the founders of the hottest Facebook group devoted to the cigar lifestyle, “Cigar Cartel”.

All this and more on the madness known as The Cigar Authority.

Cohiba vs Cohiba - Cuba vs Dominican

First there was Bruins vs Canadiens, then there was Lakes vs Celtics and Yankees vs Red Sox... Now with the Cuban embargo getting closer to its demise the next great rivalry could be Cohiba vs Cohiba... We light up the Cohiba Red Dot from the Dominican Republic along side the Cuban Cohiba and tell you which one we think is better.. 
We will also address FDA and OMB and what we know so far and the responsibility we have in reporting the news and why it is so important that facts need to be verified before we put something in print. 

In the second our we smoke the 4th cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package, Classic Cuban a cigar that was blended to taste like a Cuban... Did it perform as expected?

All this and more on the craziness known as The Cigar Authority...

Digging Deep Into David's Humidor

This week we dig deep into David’s humidor and smoke a couple of cigars that have a collective 34 years worth of age on them. Barry picked one, and Dave picked the other. You will be surprised what they chose that will serve as a testament to how much the cigar industry has changed.

We will also define what it means now that the FDA Deeming Regulations are in the hands of the OMB; address some emails, and enjoy all the shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority…

Getting in Syncro with Avo’s Scott Kolesaire

This week we welcome Scott Kolesaire; the brand manager for Avo and Zino via remote. We’ll sit down and talk with Scott about the rebranding, Syncro and the upcoming 90th birthday of the man himself Avo Uvezian.

All this and the usual shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority.