The Cigar Authority

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Going to the Opera With La Nox and Jonathan Carney Mar 10, 2018

Show notes

Jay Leno has Regis Philbin and Saturday Night Live has Alec Baldwin as the most frequent guest, we here at The Cigar Authority have Mr. Jonathan Carney the VP of Sales for La Flor Dominicana as our most frequent. Could today be his last visit? We will put him on the hot seat and ask some pressing questions about LFD while we smoke the Petit La Nox in the first hour.

In the second hour, we visit the opera as we light up a cigar from the care package in the La Boheme Encantador from Aging Room Cigars as we continue our conversation with Jonathan Carney of La Flor Dominicana.

We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.

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/.

Lighting up CO Jones With Rudy From Canada, Eh! Mar 03, 2018

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He’s been with us from the very first episode and a staple in the chat room every Saturday morning. The regulars asked that he be a guest, and this week we give them what they want as we welcome from our neighbor to the North the original cigarsonist, Rudy!

We will light up a cigar from the Care Package in C. O. Jones as we talk about the difference between Canada and the USA when I comes to cigars.

In the second hour, it’s Barry’s birthday and we celebrate as he gets one year closer to death. We’ll ask him some questions that you wanted to know or maybe never wanted to know. It should be loads of fun as the boys will be drinking on set and we will light up a Diamond Crown Maximus.

We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.

Finding Balance With a Backlog of Emails on The Cigar Authority Feb 24, 2018

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It always amazes me how many people consider our mailbag episodes to be their favorites. Over the last couple of months we have gotten a lot of emails and this week on The Cigar Authority we play catch up as we go through close to 20 of them on this email centric episode of the #1 cigar podcast on the internet.

In the first hour we will light up one of the hottest new cigars from the 2017 trade show, The Alma Fuerte comes from Plasencia one of the largest tobacco growers in the world. In the second hour we will light up the last cigar of the February Care Package, Equilibrium.

We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.

Does Social Media Hurt The Cigar Industry With Jarrid Trudeau of Kristoff Cigars Feb 17, 2018

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We break down the world of Social Media & Cigars and ask the question how important is social media in today’s cigar market. What Cigar-lebrity has the most followers on Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? Top Podcast? Does size matter? Is it about content? Does it really effect sales? Do people still buy followers?

We are joined by the National Sales Manager for Kristoff Cigars, Jarrid Trudeau as we light up something from Kristoff and a cigar from the care package, Puro Regadio. Join us as we debate whether or not Social Media is good or bad for the cigar industry, you might be surprised at what some of us have to say.

We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.

Pulling Back The Curtain With Our Staff Feb 10, 2018

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We’ve asked for show ideas from you the listener and we’ve had more than a few emails asking to get to know the staff of Two Guys Smoke Shop. Seeing as we broadcast every week from Salem, NH you will get your chance to meet them all. Ed, Pat, Mike, Trevor, Jessica and Sean the Barista take a turn in the hot seat.

Being we are The Cigar Authority we will light up a couple of cigars during the course of the show with the first being Via Havana Corojo and the second being Black Honey by Warped Cigars

We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.

Cigars We Save & Cigars We Seek Feb 03, 2018

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Many cigar smokers are collectors and their humidors contain some special cigars that they refuse to smoke until the occasion warrants it. Today we discuss some of those cigars that line the humidors belonging to the hosts of The Cigar Authority.

We also look at the cigars we wish we had at least one off. What cigars are our holy grails, something we want to smoke another of or something we want to try. Will our cigars surprise you? Do we share any of the same wants? Only one way to find out, so tune in The Cigar Authority. We will light up the 2017 Cigar of the Year, the Aladino Robusto and share with you why it is the Cigar of the year. In the second hour we will light the special edition football cigar from La Flor Dominicana.

We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.

The Ten Commandments of Thy Cigar Shop & Todd Kumes From Oliva Jan 27, 2018

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In the first hour we will welcome the New England Sales Rep for Oliva Cigar to the show as we light up the Gilberto Oliva Reserva from the Cigar Authority Care Package. We will sit down with Todd Kumes and find out whats new with Oliva Cigars.

Throughout the show we will be revisiting the Ten Commandments of Cigar Shops that was written a few years back by Miguel Schoedel who is now the Sales Manager for Crowned Head Cigars. We will light up the Four Kicks Maduro as we go through the list, and you will be surprised how many of these commandments you break.

We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.

Smoking Cigars Blind... Do the Bands Matter? Jan 20, 2018

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Do you remember the Pepsi Challenge?

We do, and we will explain the concept and history behind it as we take that process to the cigar world.

Let's face it as we walk through the humidor a cigar band can catch our eye and causes us to gravitate toward that smoke. We all have friends that a loyal to one brand, but would they be if the didn't know the cigar they were smoking.

In the first hour the boys will smoke two cigars and there is no wrong answer, but will they choose A or B. In the second hour they'll do it again with cigars C vs D. Will we surprise the panel? Will the hosts pick the cigar they normally would without the band? Tune in to this social experiment and see how it all plays out.
We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.

So You Want To Open A Cigar Shop? Jan 13, 2018

Show notes

The flu is running rampant in the Northeast, and with David G under the weather and unable to taste anything we are pulling a wild card and changing up the show. Originally slated to be a blind taste test today we light up two cigars from The Cigar Authority Care Package.

We have heard it before, so many people want to open a cigar shop of their own. Well we have advice for you as we discuss the do’s and don’t and let you know why you are out of your mind for even considering or dreaming of the idea.

In the first hour we light up a cigar made at the Perdomo Cigar Factory, called Moolah and we will let you know our thoughts on this wallet friendly stick. In the second hour we travel to the Dominican Republic and pull something from the Tabadom factory as we light up the Griffin.

We also have Cigar News, a trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.

The 2018 State of the Cigar Industry Address Jan 06, 2018

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With bombogenesis a thing of the past and New Hampshire in the midst of an ice age with temperatures below zero degrees with as the question is cigar smoking a season thing? Cold, Snow, hot, muggy? What is the best weather condition for smoking a cigar, and what are the best types of wrappers for various weather patterns.

We will address that as we smoke Tattoo by Tatuaje Cigars and at the bottom of the hour David Garofalo will give his State of the Cigar Industry Address? What are the trends, and what can we expect moving forward?

In the second hour we will light up La Volcada from La Flor Dominicana, and enjoy some treats from Scotland.

We also have Cigar News, A trip into the Asylum and the Classic 3 Way on the number one listened to Cigar Podcast in the world.