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2022 State of the Cigar Industry Address + Announcing The 2022 Firecracker Jan 15, 2022

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This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… 2021 is behind us now, BUT where does that leave us in the cigar world? What is The State of The Cigar Industry? We will find out today as Dave gives his annual State of the Cigar Industry address… But wait, there’s more as we share some explosive NEWS – not 1 but 2 Firecrackers will launch in 2022. What will they be? We have all the details and we will tell you all about them.

This week we smoke a cigar that has been available in Germany and it will make its debut in the USA at TPE later this month. We fire up the Montosa Maduro Robusto from Arnold Andre while we take a sneak peak at the 2023 Firecracker… It’s still a work in progress but we will light it up!

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.

As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com.

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Trolling for Cigar Trolls - The After Show Jan 12, 2022

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What’s up with the internet trolls? People seem to be pretty comfortable with trashing businesses and podcasts. What motivates these trolls?

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/.

Beating Up Top 25 Cigar Lists Jan 08, 2022

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This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live on tape from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… We got the gloves on and our cups on too… We are going to beat-up their top cigar lists as we get our beat on ours. What do we think about other media choices for cigar of the year and why are they wrong.

This week we smoke a cigar from the Cigar Authority Care Package as we fire up the Dos Hombre Cabinet Honduran and we give our take on Rocky Patel Sixty which the Ash Holes named their cigar of the year.

As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com.

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Which Cigars Should I Buy Before the Price Goes Up? - The After Show Jan 05, 2022

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Today, we are talking about the cigar price increases coming in the New Year. What should you order before the prices go up?

Announcing The 2021 Cigar of the Year Jan 01, 2022

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This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live on tape from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... Today marks the 30th year that David Garofalo has been announcing the Cigar of the Year. It's officially The Cigar Authority’s 12th Year doing the show and its’ officially 2022. We have big plans for 2022 and it all starts now with the announcing of the Cigar of the Year!

In the first hour we pop the cork on some Champagne from our friend Tony Serino as we light up a cigar from the Care Package in the Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champagne Epicure before we announce the Cigar of the Year in the 2nd hour.

Best Emails of All Time - The After Show Dec 29, 2021

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This week on The After Show, we are reviewing the best emails of all time. We’ll see if Jonathan picked the right ones. It seems unlikely.

Highest Rated Cigars in the History of The Cigar Authority Dec 25, 2021

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This week on The Cigar Authority, we have prerecorded a special Christmas episode at the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire. We’ll be exploring the highest rated cigars from previous reviews done by our own Barry Stein.

In the first hour we light up the Bandelero Serie T Picaros from the care package while in the second hour we have a Yankee Swap featuring the cigars that Barry has previously rated 100.

What Are the Hot Sellers This Christmas? - The After Show Dec 22, 2021

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Today, we are taking a look at what is selling well at 2 Guys this Christmas season. Are different things selling on the mail order side?

How a Blend Becomes a Brand Dec 18, 2021

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The week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Dave has been working on cigar blends for years, and today we bring you into the process. What goes into making a blend, what are the basics and what does it really come down too? We will dig into the details and pull back the curtain.

This week we mix things up a little bit and smoke two cigars side by side. In the care package were two cigars without a band. One measured 6 x 48, and one was 5 x 52. We invite care package members to do the same and smoke through the process with us…

As always you can find many of the cigars we smoke at https://www.2guyscigars.com.

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Cigar Journal Trophy Awards - The After Show Dec 15, 2021

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We are talking about this year’s Cigar Journal Trophy Awards. We discuss who won and what we think about it.

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