The Cigar Authority

The week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... When you’re talking about famous cigar smokers unquestionably the most famous ever is Winston Churchill. We celebrate him each year at a cigar event and the celebration continues today on The Cigar Authority. Plus we share details on The Cigar Authority 12th Anniversary Party Weekend Events and how you can attend! In the first hour we light up a Davidoff Winston Churchill Robusto while in the 2nd hour we light up the Avo Syncro Fogata from the Care Package. 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. #Cigars #WinstonChurchill #AVO

The week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... Because you’re a cigar smoker, you know things other people don’t know! Actually 20 things. We’ll tell you what you already know, and some honorable mentions. We will smoke two cigars from the Care Package the first one which you don't know about and a second cigar from Camacho called Factory Unleashed. 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. #Cigars #Camacho #Podcast

The week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... It’s Showtime – time to piss-off some MFG and time to make some happy! The Contenders for The Cigar of the Year – The Best New Cigars of 2021 revealed! We will count down the 7 cigars that make up the list for the best cigars of 2021 while we smoke last years winner the Perdomo 10th Anniversary Maduro Epicure. We will go through the list through out the show unveiling each cigar and in the 2nd hour we will each smoke something that we unveiled from the list. 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. #Contenders #CigarOfTheYear #Cigars

Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... It's the second annual Joke & Smoke. Join us as we welcome Jonathan Carney from La Flor Dominicana as he prepares a meal from The Cigar Authority cookbook and we reveal an exclusive cigar made just for the event! We will also welcome Tony V star of stage & screen as he acts as host while we feature sets from top notch comedians such as Christine Hurley, Brad Mastrangelo and Orlando Baxter before we award the championship belt to these Dueling Comedians 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. #JokeSmoke #LaFlorDominicana #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... Ferio Tego is a new cigar company from Michael Herklots who has been in the industry for a long time. He started down the road from us at a little cart in the Prudential Center. We will find out his 5-year plan and what have been the struggles so far. In the first hour we will talk with Michael Herklots as we smoke a cigar from the care package, Timeless Sterling while in the second hour we preview and smoke the United Firecracker Black Bomb in addition to discussing top 10 lists, cigar of year and so much more. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #FerioTego #BlackBomb #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... When we talk who’d red hot in the cigar industry right now, the first one that comes to mind is HVC and Reinier Lorenzo. Reinier joins us as we launch the HVC Black Friday 2021 In the first hour we will smoke the new HVC Black Friday 2021 as we catch up HVC while in the second hour we light up the HVC Edicion Especial 2018 as we welcome Matt Tabacco to the show and we talk the biggest hits and misses of the year. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #HVC #BlackFriday #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... What does it cost to make your own brand? Is it worth it? What else should you do? Micky Pegg has been in the industry in lots of forms, Now a brand owner with All Saints Cigars, we will ask him this question as we pull back the curtain on costs! In the first hour we will smoke the new All Saints St. Francis Toro which was part of The Cigar Authority Care Package, while in the 2nd hour we will smoke something new that Dave brought back from the Dominican Republic. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #AllSaints #Cost #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... Let’s talk influencers.... Who are the influencers in the Cigar Industry and - Do they influence your purchases? Joining us today is someone we call an influencer – we are joined by Tim Swanson. In the first hour we light up the Dama Valada Gordo from the Care Package as we discuss who the influencers are in the cigar industry as we patiently await the arrival of David Garofalo who landed from the Dominican Republic just before the show began. In the second if Dave make's it back in time we will be lighting up a test blend he brought back from the Dominican Republic as we continue to talk about cigar influencers. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #TimSwanson #Influencers #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire...Let’s Talk Trademarks in the Cigar Industry! It’s always an issue, year after year and its complicated! What brand owners can call their cigar brands and size… and what they can’t! In the first hour we will smoke the new Aladino Cigar Bar from United Cigars while in the second hour we will fire the Perdomo Habano BBA Epicure CT which is part of the Care Package Prime. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #CigarBar #Trademarks #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... It’s 600 Episodes… in 600 weeks. This week – let’s look back to Episode #1 as we discuss Rare and Limited Edition Cigars… are they all that or just marketing? Welcome to TCA. In the first hour we will smoke the Araganorsa Rare Leaf as we discuss rare and limited cigars. In the second hour we will light up the Dos Hombre Barber Pole 6 x 60 which was part of The Cigar Authority Care Package. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #Limited #Rare #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire...Sometime as consumers, we buy the Sizzle and not the Steak. It certainly happens in the cigar industry where sometime elaborate packaging takes priority over the cigar itself. The greatest cigar packaging of all time as we are joined live in studio by Erik Wentworth of Hammer + Sickle Cigars. In the first hour we will smoke the Trademark Maduro from them which is part of the Cigar Authority care package and in the second hour we fire up the soon to be release Eric P. Hanson which is named after the late great owner of the company who was a friend of everyone on the show. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #Packaging #HammerSickle #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire...A guy named John Garofalo got into the cigar industry and I didn’t know him - no relation, but we had to have him on the show. He’s got a cigar store, building more, and owns his own brand. We’ll talk about events and lots more… Welcome to The Cigar Authority! In the first hour we will smoke the The Leaf Habano from John Garofalo as we find out about his relationship with cigars and music while in the second hour we fire up a Neanderthal SGP from the Care Package while we take a look at Cigar Events and discuss which are the best Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #Leaf #CigarEvents #Neanderthal

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire...We welcome Justo Eiroa of Aladino Cigars as we smoke two of Dave's favorite types of cigars... We catch up on all things Aladino plus we recap the Two Guys Smoke Shop's 36th Anniversary. In the first hour we will smoke the Aladino Vintage Selection Lancero, a favorite size of Dave's *sarcasm* which is part of The Cigar Authority Care Package and in the second hour we smoke a cigar that was a gift from Justo on the birth of Dave's grandson. That cigar is the Aladino Patton Special Edition Candela. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #Aladino #AnniversaryParty #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... we welcome Brad Jarvis the New England Sales Representative from JC Newman/Diamond Crown Cigars as we discuss dumb things people do to (or with) Cigars. Just when you think you heard them all… Dave shares his list of the worst 10 and the panel will be sure to chime in with things they have seen or heard. In the first hour we will light up a Perla Del Mar Corojo from The Cigar Authority Care Package, while in the second hour we will light up the Diamond Crown Double Belicoso which is an event only cigar. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #PerlaDelMar #DiamondCrown #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... 10 years ago, a British banker drops what he was doing and creates a cigar brand for himself. Today, (after 10 years) he is an overnight sensation. Akhil Kapacee from Regis Cigars joins us. live in studio on The Cigar Authority! In the first hour we will light up a Regius Black Label Petit Robusto from The Cigar Authority Care Package, while in the second hour we will light up something that Akhil has brought with him for us to try. Additionally, we will look at how we rate cigars from 1-100. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #Regius #CigarRatings #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... Motorcycle Riders and Cigars have gone hand and hand since 1901, and that is when Indian Motorcycle began making bikes right near us in Springfield MA. Today we welcome Phil Zanghi of Indian Motorcycle cigar and we will talk about his cigar brand that goes hand in hand with the open road… Plus, we discuss whether you should break up with your B&M retailer OR NOT! In he first hour we will light up an Indian Motorcycle Cigar from the care package while in the second hour we debut the re-release of the Perdomo Firecracker! Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #IndianMotorcycle #Firecracker #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire...We welcome Michael Capellini live in studio from Toscano Cigars. He is back and, he’s got new Toscano’s plus he has a very interesting event coming with us and we’ll tell you all about it. In he first hour we will light up the Toscano Modigliani from the care package. In the second hour Dave will share a story about how a mistake became a success in the La Gianna Angelic. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #Toscano #LaGianna #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... He is Unquestionably one of the biggest names in the Cigar Industry. We are joined in studio by Rocky Patel as we find out his journey in the cigar industry and what the future holds. We will smoke the Rocky Patel Decade and with a little bit of luck we will light up a Rocky Patel 60th. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #RockyPatel #Cigars #60th

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... The Jerky Boys was a comedy act from Queens NY, who routine consisted of prank calls… This is NOT THAT! Today we pair Beef Jerky, BBQ Sauce & Cigars…. But not any cigar…Joining us is George Rami from CAMACHO Cigars as we fire up the Camacho Connecticut. In the the second hour we play which one one do you like better as we continue to smoke our Camacho's. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #Camacho #GeorgeRami #Davidoff

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire,we welcome to the show Roy Brown & Kathleen Kelly both of whom are cigar retailers in the State of New York. Additionally, Kathleen is the Secretary/Treasurer of the NY State Cigar Association. With many family owned retailers in the cigar business, the tax in their state went up to 75% Is this the end for them… or just the beginning of the fight! We will discuss how cigar shops are being robbed by the taxman, as we light up a Bandolero Vandiosos from Selected tobacco in the first hour. In the second hour we light up the Micallef "A" as we talk about Al Micallef who we had the pleasure of dining with this past week. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #Taxes #NewYork #NYCA

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire,Single Cask Nation joins us on stage as we pair whiskey with the pro’s. We will tell you how to get super limited whiskey and the cigar to pair up with it. In the first hour we will light up the new Single Cask Nation project in conjunction with Aganorsa Leaf and Two Guys Smoke Shop. We will do this while finding out about Single Cask Nation and how this product came to be. In the second hour we will light up a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package; Kristoff Habano Churchill as we dive into what it takes to make a cigar brand catch on. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #SingleCaskNation #Bourbon #Kristoff

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire, Dave back from Premium Cigar Association Trade Show in Las Vegas fresh on the heels of the shortest Cigar Authority Episode in History! Dave will be sure to give the guys a hard time about it, and that should set the tone as we talk about the trade show. Dave dishes on the good and the band. In the first hour we light up an Abuelo with the grandfather himself while in the second hour we will dig deep into the samples brought back from PCA and smoke something from the pile. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #PCA #Abuelo #NewCigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire, can cigar smoking help you lose weight? We will discuss this, but before we do we welcome David Garofalo to show who reports live from the PCA Trade Show just before the doors open as we smoke the Zino Nicaragua from the Care Package. Additionally, smoking cigars in the summer can be frustrating as the heat and humidity begins to rise. What can you do to enhance your smoking experience. In the second hour we will light up the Aladino Corojo Reserva Figurado. Join us for all of this and theusual 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. #WeightLoss #PCA #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire..You know that Cuban cigar you got from your brother-in-law… ya, That Was A FAKE! But how could you tell. We’ll tell you the 12 Ways to Spot a Fake Cuban Cigar. In the first hour we will light up a Classic Cuban from the Care Package while in the second hour we fire up the United Firecracker. We will have this and all 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. #FakeCubans #Firecracker #Cigars

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire.. It’s the release of the 2021 Firecracker and this year we let Nick Melillo take a crack at it with The WiseMan Maduro Firecracker. Nick will join us LIVE in studio as we talk about the collaboration with United Cigars and so much more. In the first hour we will smoke something from The Cigar Authority Care Package, the Charter Oak Habano Rothschild as we talk about Nick's history in the cigar business. Then in the second hour we will light up the Wiseman Maduro Firecracker. Boom! We will share our thoughts on that is released every year around the 4th of July. We will have this and all 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. #NickMelillo #Firecracker #Cigars