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.

Smoking El Gueguense with the Wise Man, Nick Melillo

On this week of The Cigar Authority we welcome into the studio Nick Melillo aka Nick R Agua as we smoke El Gueguense and discuss his career from cigar shop owner to running the Drew Estate factory before starting his own Foundation Cigar Company.

Also, Dave discusses the history of geek sticks, we catch up on the mail bags and all the usual madness known as The Cigar Authority.

Smoking Byron with Nelson Alfonso

The October Care Package is now in the hands of our faithful listeners and you can order next months package now.. The first cigar from October is the Byron Cigar which we will smoke with Nelson Alfonso. 

Nelson Alfonso is the creative force behind Behike as well as his own brands Atabey, Byron and Bandolero. 

We will also recap the Two Guys 30th Anniversary event which happened on Wednesday night and Mr. Jonathan may join us via remote from JC Newman in Tampa, FL. 

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

The Great Reveal of the 25th Anniversary

In perhaps one of our most anticipated shows, we smoke cigar #4 of the September Care Package and reveal who made the cigar. What we can tell you in advance is that the cigar was part of our 25th Anniversary celebration and has 5 years of age on it.. As for the rest be sure to tune in.

We also have some cigar news and we will discuss the future of mail order with the announcement this week that FedEx will no longer ship tobacco products in 2016 as well as looking into the results of the Cigar Journal Awards.

In the second hour we light up the Padilla La Pilar No. 4.

So Tune In, Light Up, and Join us for The Cigar Authority!

Smoking Trademark, Drinking Vodka, Playing Poker

It’s a busy week on The Cigar Authority as we welcome Eric Hanson of Hammer + Sickle the maker of the cigar once known as Icon. We will light up the Trademark Maduro which is part of the The Cigar Authority care package.

In addition to cigars Eric Hanson will tell us about their line of vodka and we will smoke a cigar from the vault called Second Growth.

We will take a look at why Poker and Cigar Stores don’t mix with a preview of the upcoming David Garofalo editorial.

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

Traveling to Brazil with Davidoff....

This week we take a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package, the Davidoff Escurio Robusto as our first cigar. We talk with Chuck Morrison and see if he got his super bowl ring....

We are also joined by The Cigar Authority version of Regis Philbin and David Brenner as Victor Vitale joins us.

We also break down the new issue of Cigar Journal and all the usual shenanigans known as The Cigar Authority

Dance Off, Pants Off with Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars

It's been a crazy week at The Cigar Authority and we welcome Omar de Frias of Fratello Cigars into the studio where he will join us live as we recaps the Dance Off between him and his wife vs Mr. Jonathan and his wife...

Then we will dig into Dave's latest editorial called Remembering the Cigar Boom where we will look back to the 1990s and the cigar craze that led many of us down this path of enjoyment...

Join us for the all the madness on The Cigar Authority...

Is Costa Rica the new Cuba...

This week on The Cigar Authority we are joined by Stephen Adib of Cuba Rica Tabacalera who makes brands Via Havana, Testarosso, Spirt of Art, Barabbas and the Cuba Rica Limitada. 

Also with football season right around the corner we talk a little football with Chuck Morrison who works for the New England Patriots. 

We also discuss the new releases coming in from IPCPR and what it means for some brands with shelf space being so tight at many retailers around the country....

All this and more on The Cigar Authority. 

Eric Newman of JC Newman

Eric Newman of JC Newman joins us. JC Newman is the company behind Diamond Crown and Brick House. They are also the distributor of Arturo Fuente in the USA. We will talk to JC Newman and find out about new Opus X, Diamond Crown and more on The Cigar Authority.

Today we smoke the Julius Caesar 1895 Perfecto that was part of the care package.

Camacho American Barrel Aged Tour

The Camacho American Barrel Aged Tour rolls through Nashua, New Hampshire and we broadcast live from the event at Two Guys Smoke Shop. 

We will vertically taste the new Camacho American Barrel Aged, talk live with Old Fart Freddy and find out what is new since the last time the Camacho event rolled through Seabrook in 2014.