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The After Show Talks Cold Weather Cigars Feb 19, 2020

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This week, The After Show welcomes Steve Zengel from Los Caidos. It’s a cold day in N.H., so the talk naturally turns to which cigars are best for cold weather, outdoor smoking.

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 http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

A Cigar Made For Fallen Police & Firefighters Feb 15, 2020

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This week The Cigar Authority welcomes to the show Steve Zengel from Los Caidos Cigars. Los Caidos is Spanish for The Fallen and it is made at the Aganorsa factory in Nicragua. The cigar comes as a red band for the Fire Department, and a blue band for the Police Department with the blend being the same for both. For each cigar sold, $1 is donated by Los Caidos to family members of fallen police and firefighters. We will discuss this phenomenonal project with the mastermind behind it.

In the second hour we light up a cigar on the blind. Dave, Mr. Jonathan, Barry and Ed are all members of the Cigar Journal tasting panel and we will fire up a cigar that we only know by the number. We will put our sleuthing caps on and try to figure out what this cigar as we review it on air.

We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum.

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The After Show Talks About The Super Bowl, Miami and Cigars Feb 12, 2020

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This week The After Show talks about the Dave’s exploits while he was at TPE and The Super Bowl. What did he learn and does he have any good stories to share?

Dave Returns With Insider Information From TPE ’20 Feb 08, 2020

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This week Dave returned from Tobacco Plus Expo and on The Cigar Authority this week he will spill the beans and let us know what he saw and what he heard in Las Vegas. We know one thing, the show was packed. But what was the buzz? What was being discussed in hush tones? You won’t want to miss out on the show as Dave pulls back the curtains. We will fire up Kristoff Criollo as we discuss that and more in the first hour.

In the second hour we smoking something we picked up at the show from Crowned Heads as we smoke Juarez. The cigar is named after a town mentioned in Cocaine Blues which was made famous by Johnny Cash. Also a listener chimes in about not being happy about the performance of Barry & Mr. J last week.

We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum.

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The After Show Talks About Starting a New Brand Feb 05, 2020

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This week The After Show talks about the challenges of starting a new brand today. What are the considerations and how might you go about it? We also tackle some other listener feedback.

Your Burning Cigar Questions Answered Feb 01, 2020

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With Dave on his way to Miami for the Super Bowl after spending a week in Las Vegas at TPE, the boys take charge of the show. Will they be stooges or musketeers?

In the first hour Mr. Jonathan is in charge of the show we fire up one of his favorite cigars that happens to be part of the February Care Package. We smoke 22N / 83W as we address your burning cigar questions that we’ve asked you to send in over the past few weeks.

In the second hour Barry takes over as we smoke Southern Drawn Jacobs Ladder which features Pennsylvania Broadleaf tobacco. We will look into the history of the wrapper and discuss the differences between it in its Broadleaf cousin from Connecticut. In addition we will take a look at the big game and some of the crazy prop bets that are available.

We will have this along with Easy-Going Ed and all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum.

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The After Show Talks About Customer Service Jan 29, 2020

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This week The After Show talks about customer service. How can retailers compete by providing superior service to the customer?

We Prepare For Tobacco Plus Expo 2020 Jan 25, 2020

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With all the controversy and separation in the cigar industry we prepare for the TPE – Tobacco Plus Expo 2020 where all parties in the tobacco world will unite. What is scheduled and what is not but will happen anyway… we’ll discuss today on The Cigar Authority.

We will look at the players in the industry from giant corporations to small family businesses and from the manufacturers to the retailers. Who will be there and who will not be in attendance. We will do this while we smoke a cigar from the care package, Aganosa Leaf Connecticut.

In the second hour, Dave will be leaving TPE for Miami to attend Super Bowl LIV. What are his plans and what will the boys do while he is gone. We will do this while smoking La Galera Anemoi.

We will have this all the usual suspects including Versus, Offer of the Day, Cigar News and a peek into the Asylum.

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The After Show Talks About What’s Going on Behind the Scenes at PCA Tradeshow Jan 22, 2020

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This week The After Show talks about the intrigue around who’s going and not going to the PCA tradeshow. Are companies being pressure to attend or not attend the show?

Passion & Myths of Toscano Cigars Jan 18, 2020

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Fresh off his North American Sales Meeting in Doral, Florida we welcome Brand Ambassador Michael Cappellini of Toscano Cigars to the show. We catch up with him to see how 2019 was, how 2020 is shaping up as he visits us Live at the Toscano Sound Stage of Studio.

He is bringing with him some of his award winning Limoncello as we drink up and smoke a cigar from the care package, Toscano Garibaldi.

In the second hour we will recap the Meatball which took place on January 16, 2020 at Two Guys Smoke Shop and we will let you know if Steve Saka defended his balls in victory or if he was kicked on and stomped on with a new winner being crowned victorious.

We will have this 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 and as always you can find many of the cigars we discuss at http://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

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