The Cigar Authority

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 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... 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 Toscano Master Aged Series 1, 2 & 3! 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. The Cigar Authority broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorite podcast catcher.

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 https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

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 as we light up the Leaf by Oscar Corojo in the first hour while in the second hour we fire up a Byron 1850 #2. 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. The Cigar Authority broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorit

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 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... 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 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. The Cigar Authority broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorite podcast catcher.

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 we discuss at https://www.2GuysCigars.com/.

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 your vote matters. We will fire up a Fleur de la Reine Cinq Maduro in the first hour while in the second hour we will fire up Black Friday 2021. Both cigars are part of The Cigar Authority Care Package. Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Ask the Don, 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.2gu

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 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… 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 Authority Care package and in the second hour we will fire up Pi Synesthesia from Ozgener Cigars. Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Ask the Don, 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.

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 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... 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 second hour we will fire up El Baton from JC Newman Cigar Company. 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. The Cigar Authority broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorite podcast catcher.

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 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... 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, Author, and Owner of Twin Engine Coffee, Colin Ganley! We will fire up a Cohiba Connecticut in the first hour which is part of the The Cigar Authority Care package and in the second hour we will fire up a Cohiba from Cuba. 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. The Cigar Authority broadcasts live on Saturday at 12n

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 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... 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 made at the same factory that was recently destroyed by fire. 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. The Cigar Authority broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorite podcast catcher.

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 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... 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 whopping 102, but we have something to say about that and he might not like it! We will fire up a the Aganorsa Leaf Validacion Corojo Gran Robusto from the Care Package as we smoke the Alfonso Anejo #3 is the second hour. 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. The Cigar Authority broadcasts live on Saturday

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 hour we will debut the 2022 Cigar Bar collaboration between Rocky Patel & United Cigars. 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. The Cigar Authority broadcasts live on Saturday at 12noon on our website, TheCigarAuthority.com as well as Facebook Live, YouTube and is available on your favorite podcast catcher