The Cigar Authority

Sometimes, cigar companies get sold. This often causes customers to get upset. We talk about the various reasons that owners may decide to sell their company. 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 broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Today, let’s keep cigar smoking happening by inventing ways to smoke in the winter.  Dave has the top 10 ways, and maybe the boys will have other ideas to share as well.  This week we light up two cigars from The Cigar Authority Care Package as enjoy the Mad Minnow in the first hour and Regius Black in the second hour.  Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Cigar News, The email of the week 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 broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorite podcast catcher.

Many interesting things happened in 2022. Some other things have already happened in 2023. For some reason, we talk about them and even manage to talk about 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 https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… It’s Another Year in the Cigar Industry, BUT where are we, and where are we headed? It’s the 2023 State of The Cigar Industry Address. On this weeks show we will light up the Oliva Serie O Robusto from the Care Package in the first hour while in the second hour we smoke the Topper 125th Anniversary cigar.... Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Cigar News, The email of the week 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 broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorite podcast catcher.

We have the official results of the 2022 Best Cigar of the 2022 Care Packages. There were 59 possibilities, but only one cigar could be the best. 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 broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Happy New Year! And what a year it was…. Today we cap off 2022 with the naming of the Cigar of the Year.  On this weeks show we will light up the 2021 COTY All Saints St. Francis Toro before unveiling and smoking the 2022 Cigar of the Year! Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Ask the Don, the Email of the Week 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.

Today, we’re talking about custom made humidors. Mr. Jonathan and Ed have them. How much do these cost and what’s involved? Should you get one for yourself? 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 broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, NH... It’s Christmas Eve and it’s time to spread a little holiday cheer from the office of the cigar guy as Barry brings The Liquor of the Year from his side project The Liquor Authority.    On this weeks show we will light up the Aladino Corojo Reserva from the The Cigar Authority Care Package in the first hour while in the second hour we will light up the Stillwell Star Holiday Edition.    Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Ask the Don, the Email of the Week 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.

It’s that time of the year again. This is the season when cigar publications and bloggers choose their cigar of the year. We share our opinions on who does things right and whether some do it 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 https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... We invite our listeners to ask us anything. We've invited you to submit. email via our website, join in the live chat or reach out on social media. Will our listeners ask the questions to make this a fun show or will y'all get shy. On this weeks show we will light up the RoMaCraft Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion Jefferson from the The Cigar Authority Care Package in the first hour while in the second how we will light up the West Tampa Attic Series 1.  Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Cigar News, The email of the week 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 broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Fac

What are the steps you need to take to create a successful cigar brand? If you are creating a single line of cigars, what are the considerations for price, sizes, strength and packaging? 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 broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... Toscano cigars are made in Italy, and today will go through The New - MASTER AGED Toscano, with Michael Capellini from Toscano Cigars. Plus we have the feast of the Seven Fishes, TCA Style! The power of the care package as turned a lot of people on to Toscano Cigars and today we smoke the Toscano Master Aged Series 1, 2 & 3! Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Cigar News, The email of the week 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 broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorite podcast catcher.

Today we have a question from a listener. What is needed to create the ultimate home cigar lounge? We talk about this and give some helpful 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 https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... are we really The Cigar Authority? If you listened last week Dave fired everyone after show (not really) and we share our resume's and list of accomplishments. Are we good enough to be re-hired? Are we really The Cigar Authority? It's December and we dig into The Cigar Authority Care Package as we light up the Leaf by Oscar Corojo in the first hour while in the second hour we fire up a Byron 1850 #2. Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Cigar News, The email of the week 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 broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorit

On today’s episode, we explore why manufacturers create limited edition cigars. Why do manufacturers do this? Is this a good strategy or does it detract from the core lines? 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 broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... Does size matter? We take a look at various cigar brands and tell you what the best size in each line is. We will fire up an ExPat by Serino Cigars from The Care Package with a HVC Black Friday 2022 in the second hour. Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Cigar News, The email of the week 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 broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorite podcast catcher.

On today’s episode, we talk about the cigars that didn’t make it as contenders for the TCA cigar of the year. There were some good ones, but not every cigar can make it. 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 broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Dave has been doing it since 1992 and its time to do it all over again, It’s the 2022 Contenders for Cigar of the Year. It is the 31st Edition of The Contenders. We will name our 7 cigars for Contenders for Cigar of the Year and the criteria surrounding their nomination. Plus we will share how your vote matters. We will fire up a Fleur de la Reine Cinq Maduro in the first hour while in the second hour we will fire up Black Friday 2021. Both cigars are part of The Cigar Authority Care Package. Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Ask the Don, the Email of the Week 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.2gu

Today, we have an email from a listener who owns a cigar shop. City hall is trying to go smoke free in his town. We talk about what you can do to fight city hall on the cigar smoking issue. 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 broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Competition for our LIVE viewers…. Tune in to YouTube if you want to play, it’s the only way to be eligible to win! Have you been paying attention – if you have, you might win. We got prizes to give away. We will fire up a YaYa Short Robusto in the first hour which is part of the The Cigar Authority Care package and in the second hour we will fire up Pi Synesthesia from Ozgener Cigars. Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Ask the Don, the Email of the Week 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.