The Cigar Authority

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 includi...

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...

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 h...

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...

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 Intemperanc...

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 ma...

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 Tos...

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 htt...

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...

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 cig...

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 o...

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...

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...

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...

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 Auth...

Today, we have Rick Rodriguez from West Tampa Tobacco Company joining us on The After Show. We are talking about cigar companies that have been sold and what the original owners might think of them today. 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 alwa...

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... We are joined by Rick Rodriguez who you may know from his days at CAO. These days he owns West Tampa Tobacco Company and we discuss his road from corporate to independent. We will fire up a West Tampa Black in the first hour which is part of the The Cigar Authority Care package and in the sec...

Today, we have Colin Ganley joining us on The After Show. We talk to him about trips to cigar factories including Cuba. He updates us on how things are going in Cuba now. What has changed and where are things headed? 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...

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... Every cigar brand has a story, but no story is as controversial as the Cohiba story. Lawsuits, Prices, and The Most Ripped-Off Brand in History. We discuss Cohiba as we are joined by the guy that took Dave on his first trip to Cuba; former Chief Editor of Cigar Journal, Cigar Researcher, Auth...

Today, we’re talking about bad customer service. If you get good service, should you be tipping? What do we think about tipping – when, why and how much? Should you be tipping at the cigar shop? 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...

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... The next generation of cigar makers and cigar-lebrities. It’s the changing of the guards – Who are the next players in the Cigar Industry? We will fire up a the Adventura Queens Pearl from the care package in the first hour while in the second hour we will fire up Freud bother of which were m...

Today we discuss a news story about Alabama fans smoking cigars. If you smoke a cigar once a year at a football game for 15 years, will this be detrimental to your health? We get to the bottom of this. 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...

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... A pairing that cannot be beaten in Dave's personal opinion – Pizza and Cigars. One followed by the other or even at the same time! Today we are talking Pizza & Cigars with Dave's guest Eduardo Fernandez, owner & Founder of Aganorsa Cigars… PLUS Barry recently rated the Alfonso Anejo #3 a whop...

We are talking about people teaming up with people in business. 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... SURVEY SAYS! The TCA 2022 Survey is in – let's see how you match up with our other listeners and viewers. Plus we have the results from Round 1 of the Wrapper Battle! We will fire up a the Rocky Patel World Championship Robusto from the Care Package in the first hour while in the cigar second...