The Cigar Authority

This week live from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe… The Cigar Authority has been working on the New Flavor Wheel for Cigar Tasting… It’s done and we have it for you here with details on how you can get one for FREE. In the first hour we will smoke a cigar from the Care Package in C.O. Jones. In the second hour we planned to smoke a cigar that ties into baseball season, but instead we will make call to the bullpen and call in a reliever. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

This week, Barry is pissed off. Some customers are making Barry angry. Does Barry have anger issues or are the customers to blame? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week live from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe… People talk shit about Dave’s vocabulary and pronunciation – but this time we will discuss Cigar Vocabulary – let us see who knows and who doesn’t know. In the first hour we will smoke a Studio 21 from the care package. A cigar that will go through a rebranding process in the near future and we discuss other brands that probably could benefit from a face lift. In the second hour we will smoke an Intemperance BA Envy as we debut the flavor wheel 2.0 and we have news about the Two Guys Smoke Shop 36th Anniversary. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

This week, we remember Howard Smith a longtime broker for Villazon, Miami Cigar and General Cigar. He was an old school guy. Things are changing for cigar reps. Are their days numbered? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week live from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe… It’s new, its green and it’s the Bomb! Today we drink and light up the same thing… a cigar that should pair perfectly – The Irish Car Bomb. In the first hour we will drink an Irish Car Bomb and light up the latest offering from United Cigars of the same name that is part of The Cigar Authority care package. We will talk cigar pairings including some odd ball pairings. In the second hour we will have a sneak peak of something new from JC Newman. We fire a pre-release of the Perla Del Mar Corojo as we are joined by a former rep who is now a member of the Two Guys Smoke Shop staff. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

This week, we talk about an email from a listener. The listener is a younger cigar smoker who wonders how to get his friend to smoke along with him. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week on The Cigar Authority LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… It’s the Prediction Show! What will the Cigar World look like tomorrow or years from now? Who will buy, merge, or go out of business? We peer into the crystal ball and share with you what may or may not happen in one of our most popular episodes! In the first hour we will fire up the 2020 Cigar of the Year, Perdomo 10th Anniversary Maduro from the Care Package. In the second hour, if a Cigar Brand was a stock would you buy -sell or hold it. Has it seen better days or about is it about to pop! Should someone be buying it? We will dig in as we smoke a Diamond Crown from JC Newman. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

What are the best cigar bands out there? What makes something a great cigar band? Which ones do each of us like and what do we come up with for a top 10? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week on The Cigar Authority LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… We ask what should you be smoking instead of Cuban cigars? In the first hour we smoke a cigar that some say is Cubanesque from the Care Package, the Bandolero Barbaros. In the second hour of the cigar we fire up a Cuban Cohiba Siglo VI and compare it to cigars available in the American market that we feel are better and in some cases less expensive. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Why can’t we all just get along? It seems like there’s a lot of fighting going on between the various cigar media outlets. Are bloggers more influential than podcasters and where do vloggers fit in? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week on The Cigar Authority LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… Monday is Presidents Day and although we do not like to get into Politics on the show… you might be amazed at which President smoked cigars and which did not, and what does it mean? We will be joined by Jim Price from CLE as we smoke the Eiroa First 20 in the first hour. In the second hour of the cigar we have heard from countless individuals who want to be a cigar rep, but many do not know what this entails. It’s not a walk in the park and we will talk to Jim about the day in the life of a cigar rep. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

On this episode, we mostly do what one of our listeners suggested in an email. Each of us decided which cigar best represents the other members of the show. Did we manage to keep it positive? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

The week LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… Although the Groundhog saw his shadow meaning there are 6 more weeks of winter, It is The Chinese New Year and that means it is over! With lots of snow this week… We will be the judge of that! Stand by for an explosive show. In the first hour we smoke the Black Bomb which was included in the Care Package as we look at the Chinese New Year and the many traditions around it. We also look at the many cigars that have been made in celebration of the holiday. In the second hour we talk about the Super Bowl. It’s the Kid vs the GOAT. We talk about the cigars we are going to smoke during the game, what we will eat, and who will win while we smoke another cigar from the Care Package, Don Rafael. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Today, we are joined by Steve Saka from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. We ask him 3 important questions and Steve has the answers. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

The week LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… The Meatball Event is over, and we have Steve Saka with us to give you his take on the event and we may learn some breaking news of what he has planned in the cigar world in the near future. Then again, we may not! In the first hour we smoke Mi Querida from The Cigar Authority Care Package. In the second hour we see if we can get Steve to open about the current state of affairs in the cigar industry with companies creating new sales forces and others getting rid of theirs. Will he have anything to say about it? Will we be able to get him to stop? We will smoke a Umbagog as we go fishing with Steve Saka. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Some news came out this week from the FDA. How is the FDA defining a premium cigar, and what does it mean to the cigar industry? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire…There have been lots of Sports Stars that came out with a cigar brand over the years, most don’t last, But this one has! He is a 10-time All-Star, 3-time World Series Champion, The Greatest Clutch-Hitter of All Time and… without a doubt future Hall of Famer. David Ortiz (Big Papi) is in the cigar business and joins us today via remote. In the first hour we will smoke Big Papi as we talk to Big Papi David Ortiz and in the second hour we look at athletes who have had their own brans or cigars made specifically for them. We will do this as we smoke Karl Malone Barrel Aged from La Aurora We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Cigar Afficionado put out their Top 25 list last week. We’re digging into the Top 10 to tell you what they got right and wrong. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… 2020 was an interesting year for the cigar industry with a whole bunch of ups & downs. Today it’s The State of the Cigar Industry Address. Where are we and where are we headed? During the first hour we smoke the Victor Sinclair Serie 55. In the second hour we get into a discussion about retail, manufacturers, reps and brokers as we smoke the Wiseman Maduro which was just recently named the 2021 Limited Edition Firecracker from United Cigars. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

The cowbell is back and now it’s part of The Cigar Authority logo. Now, the cowbell needs a name. We talk about what the cowbell’s name should be. We’re open to suggestions. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… We have a Pre-Release of a Cigar from United Cigars that Oliver Nivaud, Director of Sales says we have to smoke. So we included it in the Care Package and fire it up in the first hour as Oliver joins us live in studio. We also have a announcement from David Garofalo of a personal nature that you want to tune in for. In the second hour we announce who will make the 2021 Firecracker plus we smoke the prototype of another cigar slated for release later this year. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Jim Price from CLE Cigars joins The After Show to talk about changes to the Jenkins’ Act that may negatively affect the cigar industry. Will it be the end of online sales of cigars? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… It is a New Year and TODAY we will release The Cigar Authority’s NEW LOGO,… Speaking of New, we will light up the La Aurora 107 Nicaraguan, made in the Dominican Republic as we talk with the blender, Master Blender Manual Inoa. In the second hour we will announce the 2021 Meatball event as we smoke the Polpetta from Steve Saka. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

The After Show talks about a very generous gift from a listener. Tommy Minota sent us a book of Old Man Drinks, so we have a lot to talk about. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Since 1992 David Garofalo has announced The Cigar of the Year and it is a task he takes very seriously. There are lots of criteria based on the final decision and that decision is final and we have it for you today. Today we announce THE Cigar of the Year 2020! In the first hour we will light up a cigar from the care package and it was a cigar that received a lot of accolades in 2019. It is a part of the care package; Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua. In the second hour we will light up the 2020 Cigar of the Year as voted on by many of the listeners of The Cigar Authority. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Today, The After Show talks about whether there is a right way to complain. What is likely to yield the best results? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Tis the season to celebrate the holidays and the New Year ahead, and what better way than Premium Cigars & Alcohol. But does alcohol and cigars really mix? In the first hour we will fire up a cigar from the Care Package, the Caleanoch 50 from Hammer + Sickle as we pair with Oban, a Scotch Whiskey and Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Bourbon Whiskey. Which one works as a better pairing and why? In the second hour we will light up the Rocky Patel Hamlet Tabaquero as we pair with Flor de Cana Rum a favorite of Barry. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Today, The After Show welcomes Scott Williams. We talk about what makes a manly man and may or may not come to any conclusions. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast high above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As a cigar retailer & lover of cigars Dave has always wanted to train his customers. Train them to know his hours, train them to come in often, and train them to take his advice. All of this training to make their overall experience better. We’ll talk about that today with Dog Trainer, Cigar Smoker & Podcaster Scott Williams from the Quirky Dog Podcast. In the first hour we light up the Camacho Nicaraguan Robusto from the Care Package while in the second hour we fire up a Montecristo. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Today, The After Show talks about customer service. Is the customer always right? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast high above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. Today, we celebrate the Late, Great Winston Churchill’s 146th Birthday with The Late Hour The Brand Ambassador to Davidoff, Shiah Goldberg as we discuss the fact that Davidoff was commissioned to put out a cigar in honor of the most celebrated cigar smoker of all time, Sir Winston Churchill. How does something like that even happen? In the first hour we light up the Davidoff Winston Churchill Late Hour Toro. Also, Dave & Mr. Jonathan are at again pitching another commercial idea and grace us with their singing, yet again. In the second hour we light up a cigar from the Contenders Pack, Avo Maduro. We share our thoughts as we recap the Pro Palate tasting event the employees of Two Guys Smoke Shop took part in. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Nick Cutro joins us as we talk about extending the flavor wheel. What kind of flavors can we detect in the Mi Querida firecracker? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This Saturday LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast high above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. What makes the shape of a Premium cigar? It is not the roller, it’s a mold that does it. And what about how cigars taste? Nick Cutro wrote the book on tasting cigars and he makes the molds for cigars. He joins us live in studio on The Cigar Authority and is here with us. In the first hour we light up the Mi Querida Tricqui Traca Firecracker which debuts on Tuesday, December 1st at 10am. We will offer a sneak peak before lighting up a Candela in the second hour and we tell you what green should taste like. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. T As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

You know which cigars made it to Contenders of the Year. On The After Show, we talk about the ones that didn’t make it into the pack. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This Saturday LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast high above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH we announced the Contenders for the Cigar of the Year. We count down the cigars that stood out the most in 2020 before putting them to a vote. As in past years the Contenders are put up for sale and we give you the listener a chance to vote for the cigar of the year. Those votes are tabulated and on December 26th we will announce the winner. In the first hour we use the Vertigo Hummer to light up the winner of the 2019 Cigar of the Year, Nestor Miranda Special Selection. In the second hour we go back to the 2018 winner as we light up the Aganorsa Leaf Connecticut. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Today, you get a peek behind the scenes. Jonathan and Dave work on some new material for some potential Cigar Authority commercials. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

LIVE from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH, The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe in Salem, NH we welcome Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars who joins us live from the Dominican Republic. We get prepared for Black Friday, which is the day after-Thanksgiving. We will light up the 2020 release of The Black Friday by HVC cigars. In the second hour of the show we smoke the HVC/United Black Friday Firecracker which is based on the 2019 blend, although it is ramped up for the Firecracker release. How does it smoke? Will Dave tap out? Where does the Black Friday rank in comparison to the previous Firecrackers. We will feature Vertigo Attache as the lighter. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

The trivia continues on The After Show. Dave is still the MC, but will Mr. Jonathan, Barry or Ed have the most correct answers? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

LIVE from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH, The Cigar Authority brings to you our first ever game of Cigar Trivia. We have 20 questions and 20 prizes. In order to be eligible to win you must be watching the show on The Cigar Authority Facebook page, You Tube Live or TheCigarAuthority.com chat room. While we invite you to always share our show, we will only be monitoring these 3 chat spaces for winners. We will do this while we smoke 2 cigars from The Cigar Authority Care Package. In the first hour we will light up the Don Lino Africa. In the second hour, we will light up the United Cigar collaboration with Hammer + Sickle; Series Unidas. Our lighter of choice for the day is the Vertigo Falcon. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Before Barry was on The Cigar Authority, he was a cigar blogger. How did Barry review the Rocky Patel cigars back in the day? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

LIVE from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. The Cigar Authority ends October 2020 with the legendary Rocky Patel. We will look back on 25 years as we celebrate the milestone by smoking the Rocky Patel Quarter Century. If you’re on Facebook you might have noticed both David Garofalo and Mr. Jonathan have been deleted from the social media powerhouse. What was the reason? Will they come back? Have they found a better platform to take their message to? We will find out as we light up the Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2020 with the Vertigo Sputnik. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always the cigars we smoke and discuss can be found at https://www.2guyscigars.com Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Welcome to a very special Thursday night edition of The Cigar Authority live from above Two Guys Smoke Shop at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe. On this special episode we host the inaugural event of La Flor Dominicana Gourmet Smoke Sessions with the No Bull Podcast. We will be joined by Litto Gomez & Jonathan Carney from La Flor Dominicana we smoke an Andalusian Bull, learn how to cook a Tomahawk Steak and we debut the LFD Tomahawk with details on how to get this new release. Join us where Cigars & Meat Meet on this special edition of The Cigar Authority. We have teamed up with 2GuysCigars.com to offer you ways to get the LFD Tomahawk. Just click https://www.2guyscigars.com/lfd-gourmet-smoke-sessions to find out how! Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Are there any rules to follow when posting to cigar social media sites? Dave covers 10 rules to avoid being annoying on social media. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

LIVE from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH, The Cigar Authority welcomes comedian Tony V to the show as we uncover the truth about machine made cigars. We will do this while smoking and dissecting a Boomtown Churchill. In the second hour we look at the movies Tony V has been in and discuss his podcast which also happens to be a movie. We do this while smoking a JFR Lunatic Perfecto Gran Loco. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As always many of the cigars we smoke on the air can be found at https://www.2GuysCigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

Jim Collison is a host on Ask the Podcast Coach. He continues his feedback on our podcasting skills. Can he help us improve? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… This week The Cigar Authority welcomes the podcast coach, Jim Collison as he picks apart our podcast that we have been doing since 2010. What are we doing wrong? Are we doing anything right? Who is the weakest link? How can we improve? What should we change? We will address all of this as we smoke the All Saints Dedicacion Berkey from the care package. In the second hour will someone be voted off the show? Jim Collison tells us if we have too many members and if we should downsize and if we have too many commercials. We will address this as we smoke the Byron Mesolongis. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, E-Mail of the Week, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. https://www.2GuysCigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

New York is raising their cigar tax to 75%. How does this affect store and sales? Is there a better approach for states to take? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… We are just coming off smoking cigars blind, without knowing what they were. Band or no band, I think you know your smoking a Toscano Cigar when you see it or smoke it! Today we celebrate 200 Years of Toscano Cigars and light up the Duecento which was included in the care package. We celebrate this special occasions with Brand Ambassador, Michael Capellini who joins us in the Toscano Cigar Studio. In the second hour we light up the Davidoff Robusto Intenso Limited Edition as Mr. Jonathan fills us in on the nominees for the email of the week. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.

This week, we talk about whether people are less likely to date a cigar smoker. Do potential partners avoid cigar smokers? 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… It’s the great reveal of Blind Taste Test 2020. What cigars were they? How did the voting go? Did the more expensive cigar win? Was it the strongest or mildest? How about country of origin, was it Dominican, Honduran, Nicaragua or something else? We will have all the details as we smoke the Perdomo Epicure Connecticut in the first hour before smoking the winner in the second hour. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum. 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 Smoke Shop in Salem, NH and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com. Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean.