The Cigar Authority

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The Cigar World’s Dirtiest Cigar Secrets Dec 11, 2021

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The week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Do you want to know a secret? How about a whole bunch of secrets? How about the dirtiest secrets in the cigar industry! Buckle up this one is going to be a wild ride….

In the first hour we light up the Alec Bradley Project 40 Maduro from the care package while in the second hour we light up a cigar that is an exclusive for retailers that made it to the annual trade show, it’s the Eiroa PCA Exlusive 2021.

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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Is 2022 a Make-or-Break Year for Some Brands? - The After Show Dec 08, 2021

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Today we are talking about which brands need to break through in 2022. It’s now or never for some brands and we talk about which ones they are.

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/.

Celebrating Winston Churchill’s Birthday Dec 04, 2021

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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.

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

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What Are They Going to Choose for the Top 25 Cigars? - The After Show Dec 01, 2021

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The Cigar Authority has already published their list for contenders for Cigar of the Year. The Cigar Authority was the original to choose a cigar of the year. What will Cigar Afficionado, Cigar Journal and the consensus choose?

20 Things Only a Cigar Smoker Knows Nov 27, 2021

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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.

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

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Why Is Imperial Tobacco Exiting Premium Cigars? - The After Show Nov 24, 2021

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This week on The After Show, we are looking at Imperial Tobacco. They sold off all their assets in the premium cigar business and their earnings went up. Is this good news for the cigar industry?

The 2021 Contenders For the Cigar of the Year Are…. Nov 20, 2021

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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.

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.

What’s Going on in Nicaragua? - The After Show Nov 17, 2021

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Michael Herklots from Ferio Tego cigars joins us to talk about what’s going on in Nicaragua. What effect will it have on the cigar industry?

Starting a Cigar Company From The Beginning Again! w/ Michael Herklots Nov 13, 2021

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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.

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.