The Cigar Authority

The Best Time to Light a Cigar

The Cigar Authority

Show Notes

This week on The Cigar Authority, we ask what's the best time to light up a cigar!? We are joined by Emilio Ferri of Arnold Andre Cigar as we try to answer this age old question & launch the new full line of Independence Cigars! Join Mr. Jonathan, David Garofalo and Ed Sullivan as we light up cigars and talk about them. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Cigars in Salem, NH. Disclosure: Some advertisements and segment introductions in this episode were generated using artificial intelligence.

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