This week on the #1 Cigar Podcast, the boys attempt to set a world record with a cigar measuring 5.25 x 42. They’ll be joined by the current record holder Darren Cioffi of Principle Cigars. In the second hour, at least Dave will light up a United Cigar Churchill from The Cigar Authority Care Package. We also step into the Asylum with Mr. Jonathan, get Debonaire with Chuck Morrison, and get the latest Cigar News from Barry.

This week on The Cigar Authority, David Garofalo returns from the Dominican Republic and we will catch up with him to find out all the details of his annual trip. We will also be joined by the Director of Sales and Marketing for United Cigars, Oliver Nivaud. In the first hour we will light up Bandolero from Selected Tobacco, whom he distributes. In the second hour we will light up one of Barry’s personal favorites, Fleur de la Reine. Join us on for all the madness on the internet’s #1 cigar podcast  

This week on The Cigar Authority we dig into The Cigar Authority Care Package and light up the #1 selling Padron cigar on the market. It’s a Nicaraguan puro but we’ll tell you more during the show. Mr. Garofalo goes to the state capitol here in New Hampshire and we will have a recap his trip and the battles New Hampshire retailers are engaged in. In the second of the show we light up The Oscar Habano and tell you how we first came across this wonderful cigar as well as announce the Two Guys Smoke Shop 32nd Anniversary party.

The previous upload became corrupt, this is the fixed file... It's that time of year again to go over the numbers and look at the State of the Cigar Industry. It's one of our favorite shows of the year because it's stuff we as true stogie geeks want to know.  We'll be joined in studio from Jarrid Trudeau of Kristoff Cigars who was recently named the VP of Sales for the company. In the first half hour of the show we will light up a cigar from the Care Package, the one that doesn't piss off the boss. After smoking the Kristoff Connecticut we will light up the Kristoff Criollo in the second hour.... Also there is a chance during the Food Authority segment one of us might need a bucket...  All this and more on the #1 Cigar Podcast on the internet, The Cigar Authority.

As The Cigar Authority begins today we will say goodbye to the reigning cigar of the year as voted by the authority on cigars. The Recluse Amadeus Habano might have raised a few eyebrows when we named it cigar of the year but the brand saw tremendous growth during the year as people saw just how amazing the cigar was. When we come back from the break to start the second hour we will reveal the new winner, the new champion. the 2016 Cigar of the Year. A cigar that was voted on by people who purchased the contenders pack, as well as a unanimous vote here on The Cigar Authority. So kick back and light up along with us as we bring to you Cigar News, A Trip to the Asylum, and the Classic 3-Way on the #1 Cigar Podcast on the internet, The Cigar Authority

This week on the #1 Cigar Podcast on the internet The Cigar Authority pops champagne, smokes Perdomo Champagne as we get ready to celebrate the end of 2016. On this episode will look back at 2016 as we recap the year in cigars… Chuck Morrison gets Debonaire, Barry Stein brings us the news, Mr. Jonathan steps into the Asylum and David Garofalo serves as our host!  

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at The Cigar Authority and today we light up the Byron Distinguido as welcome Dave Burck from Cigar Jukebox to the show. Are you tired of Christmas songs yet? We will debate what the best and worst Christmas songs are and I think it is safe to assume none of us will be in agreement. We will unveil our letters to Santa Clause and tell you what we hope to get for Christmas and what the top selling toys of 2016 are. Join us for all the madness of The Christmas Authority, The Food Authority… The Cigar Authority!

Today we light up a #1 in the first hour and a #2 in the second hour. Yes, it sounds like Mr. Jonathan’s bathroom habits but it’s actually cigars that were rated by the magazines Cigar Journal & Cigar Aficionado. What will we smoke and what do you have to say about it? Tune in to find out! Last week we made our predictions did any of us get it right? All this any more on the #1 cigar podcast on the internet, The Cigar Authority,

This week on the internet’s number 1 cigar podcast we welcome to the show Manuel Inoa of La Aurora cigars where he serves as the Master Blender.  In the first hour we will light up the La Aurora Untamed Extreme with the CLE Chele following in the second hour.  Join us for all the madness known as The Cigar Authority

It’s time for another fun episode of the Internets #1 cigar podcast. This week on the show we feature the first cigar from the December care package, Azan Burgundy. Speaking of the Care Package, it has returned. If you are already a member there is no need to sign back up. Your membership remains, however we sold out of the initial 500 members. Today we open it up until Dec. 31st or we hit 1,000 total members. We will also offer our predictions on what the #1 cigar of the year will be for Cigar Aficionado, Cigar Journal, Cigar Snob and the Cigar Media Association. All this and so much more on The Cigar Authority

If you follow The Cigar Authority, you already know who the contenders are for the upcoming 2016 Cigar of the Year… But today, we will be talking about some honorable mentions that didn’t make the cut for one reason or another. In the first hour, we spark up a Serino Royale XX Maduro… Today we go around the table and name off some of our favorite cigars that could have been a contender if it wasn’t for the FDA. We also let you know how you can sign up for the next release of our CARE PACKAGE program. You won’t want to miss it! Join us LIVE from 12-2pm for the insanity that is… THE CIGAR AUTHORITY!

The cast of The Cigar Authority is slowly getting back together. This weeks show, Barry and Mr. Jonathan are here once more, Chuck is gone so Derek is taking his place again. During the first hour, we will light up the Aging Room Solera and find out what the guys were doing while they were away. In the second hour, we spark up one of the hottest new cigars on the market, the Pistoff Kristoff. So get ready for all the madness that we call… The Cigar Authority.   Next Podcast: The Honeymoon is Over and the Band is Slowly Getting Back Togehter  

Are you Debonaire enough to join us on today's LIVE radio broadcast of The Cigar Authority? With us today is Phil Zanghi of Debonaire cigars. In the first hour, we spark up one of his blends known as the Indian Motorcycle Habano and share some thoughts about the recent presidential election. Once we get into the second hour, we get Debonaire and light up just that... Debonaire cigars! Derek has some BIG news to share with us, there's NO Mr. Jonathan and Barry is STILL on his honey moon. This will be an interesting show you don't want to miss! We'll see you there on this weeks LIVE radio podcast known as... The Cigar Authority!

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323; -webkit-text-stroke: #232323} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Today on The Cigar Authority podcast, we will be doing a total 180 from last weeks show. Instead of having one MONSTER cigar, we will be smoking FOUR different small cigars (don’t try this at home, kids). In the first hour, we will light up an Italian cigar known as Toscana and a hand rolled cigar that is reminiscent of a Tootsie Roll. During the second hour, we will spark up the final two cigars; a pencil sized smoke from United Cigar and Perdomo’s Small Batch Sun Grown. Along with that, we will be talking about cigars and their role in Hollywood movies and TV. Who smoked them on set, and what were they lighting up? We will also be speculating some possible retail acquisitions in the future… Join us to find out LIVE on this weeks episode of The Cigar Authority!

Things are getting a little spooky at The Cigar Authority... It's almost Halloween and in the first hour we will light up a MONSTER of a cigar, the Asylum Corojo 6 x 80, to celebrate the occasion. During the second hour, we wish Barry farewell as he departs for his honeymoon and we will be continuing to smoke the Asylum 6 x 80. We talk about upcoming shows and a BIG announcement is soon to come... Stay tuned for the MONSTER MADNESS on The Cigar Authority! MUAH HA HA HA HA.....

Today on The Cigar Authority, we talk about celebrities who’ve tried their hand in the cigar industry during the first hour of the show. We will light up the Pulita 60th Anniversary which is part of this months Care Package. There’s another celebrity up to bat who is about to release a brand of his own. During the second hour, we will smoke on the blind once again with an unknown cigar from Cigar Journal Magazine. Join us for all the madness on this weeks episode of The Cigar Authority!

It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, beer is flowing, and the cigars are smoking! It’s Oktoberfest today on The Cigar Authority, so join us in our celebration! In the first hour, we will spark up a cigar from the Care Package, Oktoberfest. During the second hour, we will be smoking Nosotros and talking about collaboration cigars along with how the Cuban cigar market and how the restrictions that have been lifted will change the industry. Join us for all the madness known as The Cigar Authority!

Today we unveil our 2016 Cigar Ambassadors of the Year Award from Cigar Journal Magazine, and we will be smoking Debonaire Daybreak, The American, Jose El Piedra, and the Brickhouse Connecticut in the first hour. In the second hour, we will light up Smokin’ Ass… Join us for all the madness known as The Cigar Authority!

We are in recovery mode after the Two Guys Smoke Shop 31st Anniversary extravaganza, Let’s Make A Smoking Deal. What better way to recover then with Scott Weeks from Recluse Cigars.  We will fire up the reigning Cigar of the Year and hear all about the crazy shenanigans at the 31st Anniversary.  All this and more on this week’s episode of The Cigar Authority.

Today on The Cigar Authority, we dive into the aftermath of Barry’s wedding. Were there any good stories?  In the first hour we will light up the Aging Room Bin No. 1 and find out what cigar we smoked blind a couple weeks ago for Cigar Journal.  In the second hour, we travel to Jamaica and light up The Upsetters by Foundation Cigar Company and Nick Melillo. Join us for all the MADNESS on this weeks episode of The Cigar Authority!

This week we are on the road in Goffstown, New Hampshire for Barry's Wedding. Broadcasting live from the La Flor Dominicana studios, we will sit down and meet the bride that was crazy enough to accept his proposal. We will sit down with the official sponsor of the wedding Hammer + Sickle Cigars & Vodka as well as meet the Best Man. Join us as we light up the Hammer + Sickle Trademark Natural and Maduro on the longest running cigar podcast on the internet, The Cigar Authority.

The week on The Cigar Authority we smoke a cigar known only by a number for Cigar Journal Magazine and we break down the latest issue. In the second hour we light up the Don Benigno Petit Robusto as Barry’s bachelor party gets underway. Live from the La Flor Dominicana Cigar Studio at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH we invite you to join the madness...

It’s labor day weekend, and we celebrate from the beach at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Seabrook, New Hampshire. We will light up a cigar from 2015 that made its comeback. The La Flor Dominicana Firecracker has a year and a half of age… In the second hour we will light up and unveil who will make the 2017 Firecracker. All this and all the usual shenanigans on The Cigar Authority.

This week on The Cigar Authority we celebrate show #333. We affectionately call this episode, More Cowbell. Tune in and find out how you can get a cow bell to listen along with us. We will dig deep into the mail bag and get to know Derek. All this and the usual shenanigans on the #1 cigar podcast on the internet.

On this weeks episode of The Cigar Authority we break out the crystal ball and look into the future. With all the FDA regulations in place, consolidation is just a matter of time, or so we think. Who will buy whom, who will survive and who will fall? Tune in and find out and be the judge if we are off the rocker, or see if we are indeed clairvoyant… All this and more on the #1 cigar podcast on the internet, The Cigar Authority. .

This week the Cigar Authority is broadcasting live from Two Guys Smoke Shop in Nashua, NH from the La Flor Dominicana Studios. We welcome to the show Eric Wentworth from Hammer + Sickle Cigars as we light up past Cigar of the Year winner, Hammer + Sickle Trademark. We will also unveil the seven cigars that are The Contenders for Cigar of the Year. In the second hour we will light up the La Galera Habano from the The Cigar Authority Care Package. Join us for this and all the madness known as 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 no longer exist. Join us for all the madness known as The Cigar Authority.

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 two cigars from the care package. The first being Equilibrium and the other being the LFD 1994 Conga... All this on a special day and time from the #1 Cigar Podcast on the internet, The Cigar Authority.

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 this year with FDA regulations looming.

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 CroMagnon Firecracker. All this and the usual madness on The Cigar Authority

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 for the madness know as The Cigar Authority.

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 the second hour. All this and the usual madness on The Cigar Authority

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 Authority the #1 Cigar Podcast on the internet today....

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 insanity.

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 will light up a Gigantes. We will also break down the FDA Regulations and help you make sense of them. All this and the usual madness known as The Cigar Authority.

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 announced. We’ll break it down into understandable language and look at what the future may bring us…. Join us for all the crazy shenanigans on The Cigar Authority.

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 limited edition Asylum Experiment: Ten$ion. A cigar that was launched at Two Guys Smoke Shop (2guyscigars.com) that has flown off the shelves this weekend... Join us for tall the usual shenanigans on The Cigar Authority

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 madness on the number 1 cigar podcast on the internet, The Cigar Authority

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 Internets #1 cigar related podcast!