The Cigar Authority

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 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. #UnitedCigar #Firecracker #NewCigar

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 and 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. #Polpetta #NewLogo #LaAurora

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, 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. #THECigaroftheYear #2020 #TheCigarAuthority

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 and 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 theRocky 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, 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. #alcohol #cigars #whiskey

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. #Camacho #Training #Cigars

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 thatDavidoff 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.Never miss an episode by subscribing to the show via Apple Podcasts and Podbean. #Davidoff #WinstonChurchill #Avo

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. 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. #CigarTasting #NickCutro #Firecracker

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. 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. #Contenders #CigarOfTheYear #2020

LIVE from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH, The Cigar AuthorityLive from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe in Salem, NH we welcome Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars who join 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 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.

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 will be 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.

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 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. 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.

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. #LaFlorDominicana #LFD #Tomahawk

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. #Cigars #Podcast #MachineMade

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. #Cigars #Podcast #JimCollison

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. #Cigars #Toscano #TheCigarAuthority

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. #Cigars #BlindTasteTest #TheCigarAuthority

LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage… It’s the finals in the blind Taste Test 2020, E vs F and all the flavors are about to come together. So grab your flavor wheels and smoke along with us on the #1 cigar show in the world. In the first hour we fire up cigar E, while in the second hour we will light up cigar F. Those of you smoking along with us in the care package then can cast your vote for the winner which will be announced on October 3rd. 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. #Cigar #BlindTasteTest #TheCigarAuthority

Two brothers, two different companies, competing head-to-head against each other… The Eiroa Brothers are here, It's Christian Eiroa from CLE with the brands CLE, Eiroa and Asylum and its Justo Eiroa with Aladino. In the first hour we fire up a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package as we smoke the Aladino Cameroon Robusto from Justo Eiroa's JRE Tobacco. In the second hour we fire up an Eiroa from CLE Cigars as we find out about these two great companies. 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. #Cigars #Eiroa #Aladino

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... It was 10 years ago when Nick Perdomo showed up in Dave's office with a gift… It was a box of cigars with his name on it… It was the Beginning of Garofalo Cigars and joining us today to talk about them is be the man himself, Nick Perdomo. In the first hour we fire up a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package as we smoke the Garofalo Connecticut Toro from the Perdomo cigar factory. In the second hour we fire up the Garofalo Perdomo Torpedo as we look at a flavor wheel and tell you how to get one. 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.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire, we discuss the cure for Stinky cigars. We will dig into ventilation, filters, ashtrays, sprays, and tricks of the trade… how to keep your car, house, and you from stinking. In the first hour we fire up a cigar from The Cigar Authority Care Package as we smoke the Rose of Sharon from Southern Draw while in the second hour we continue the discussion as we smoke another stick. 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.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Ever smoke a cigar and feel a little nauseous? Well we talk about the Top 10 Ways Not To Get Sick From Smoking Cigars and we do it with Mr. Jonathan Carney from La Flor Dominicana as we smoke the La Flor Dominicana Chapter One. We also discuss with Jonathan Carney about the state of La Flor Dominicana and Barry retrurns from vacation. 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.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… This week we continue the Blind Taste Test as we continue to ask what effect does the Cigar Band have on the taste a cigar? We dig deep into flavor notes, and we get intense as we look at some of the crazy things Jonathan has tasted over the years. Was he crazy? We might have some information that shows he is actually a genius. We smoke two cigars from the care package as we pit cigar band C vs unbanded cigar D. Only one will emerge victorious and those of you smoking along with us get to vote. The details were included in your cigar bag! 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.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire…What effect does the Cigar Band have on the taste a cigar? Much more than you think!Tasting a cigar brand without their cigar band on it definitely makes you think… and that is what we will do today. Plus we got some good news and bad news from Dave & Barry. We smoke two cigars from the care package as we pit cigar band A vs cigar band B. Only one will emerge victorious and those of you smoking along with us get to vote. The details were included in your cigar bag! 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.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… It's the love/hate relationship with Lancero cigars. It's a debate that's been going on for years, long and thin cigars that are perceived s great to some and not so great to others. Our own panel is split on the side, and we will discuss that as we fire up a La Aurora 107 Lancero. In the second hour we light up another La Flor Dominicana Ligero Lancero as we ponder if the size will ever make a comeback (did it every really arrive?). We will also begin the discussion of Contenders for Cigar of the 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.

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… It's the #1 Question asked in Cigar Shop’s across America and today we answer that question as we look at what’s new! We take a look at the cigars that have just come out or are due to come out this year. New brands, sizes, and lines we have them all. In the first hour we look at one of those cigars as we fire up the Henry Clay Rebellious as we share a public service announcement to manufacturers and retailers. In the second hour we fire up the new Perdomo 10th Anniversary Maduro and we continue the discussion on new cigars and also discuss our experience at two traveling road shows here in New England that have taken place in lieu of PCA. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and Barry returns with 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.