The Cigar Authority

Tom Lazuka from Asylum Cigars joins us. Cigar smoking and sales have been way up since the pandemic started. Now, we are seeing shortages and price increases. When will the boom end and things go back to normal? 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 Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire.. We welcome to the show reality TV personality Bigtime Tommie who has launched a cigar with Asylum. We debut the new 6 x 60 and light it up in the first hour as we share our thoughts as we ask, “Could Your Cigar Lounge Be a Reality Show? In the second hour we continue to talk with Bigtime Tommie as we light up a Asylum 13 Connecticut from the June Care Package. We will have this and all 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 makes a cigar memorable? Each of us discloses the most memorable cigar we ever smoked. We also try a mystery cigar. Could this become our most memorable cigar? 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 Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire.. Cigar Accessories you didn’t know you needed … Or is it all Cigarbage? That is the topic of discussion today, right here on The Cigar Authority! Join us this week as we fire up the Rocky Patel Special Edition from the Care Package as well as firing up the new limited edition Byron Habaneros. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, 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.

We drill down on question 20 from The Cigar Authority Survey. This question was not multiple choice, so we had a lot of different answers. Who are the guests that the listeners would like to see on The Cigar Authority? 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 Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire.. SURVEY SAYS!  The Results are in for the 2021 TCA Listener Survey and we will share that information with you and you might be surprised by some of the answers, we know we were! We also discuss the proper way to light and re-light a cigar. You might think you know how, but there are some steps many of us overlook on a regular basis. Join us this week as we fire up the Trinidad Espiritu No. 2 along with a Plus 90 Cigar. 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.

This week on The After Show, we get some stats. U.S. sales are going crazy. What country is seeing the biggest gain in sales? What do all these stats mean for the cigar smoker? 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 Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe, for over a year now, the pandemic has caused all trade shows to close, and Las Vegas has not allowed a trade show to happen until now.   TPE – The Tobacco Plus Expo just wrapped up and we will tell you how it went.    Also, there is an all-out war against flavored cigar… they could be banned.  How will that impact the premium cigar industry. In the first hour we will smoke the Artisan Triple Wrap Cigar from the care package and answer how much does the wrapper change the flavor of a cigar.  In the second hour we will light up an Oliva Serie O Perfecto. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, 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://

This week on The After Show, we get some more background on Kibathi coming to America. What is he doing now and what inspired his podcast African Diaspora Connects? 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 Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe. Dave is back!  HeI missed the show last week, but he had a good excuse as he became a Grandfather… an Abuelo… And we will smoke the soon to be released new Abuelo cigar made by JRE for United Cigars. We will smoke that as Dave gives us an update on Baby James and how life is living under one roof with four generations of Garofalo’s. We also welcome to the show Kibathi Gaturu, a cigar smoker from Kenya as we look at cigar smoking in Kenya as we smoke a gift from Nick Perdomo who joins us for a bit. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, 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 subscribi

This week on The After Show, Barry talks about people complaining about manufacturers on social media. Are they just trying to get free stuff? 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 Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe we welcome Justo Eiroa of Aladino Cigars to the show. He’s the brand owner of JRE Tobacco along with his father Julio Eiroa, but the two of them are more than brand owners. They are the Kings of Honduran tobacco and we talk to Justo about everything tobacco from seed to cigar. In the first hour we light up the Aladino Corojo Reserva Corona No. 4 while in the second our we debut something new from the Aladino Vintage Selection line. We will have this and all the usual suspects including Versus, 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.

Terence Reilly from Aganorsa Leaf joins us on The After Show to talk about cigar events. Where are we at now and how do things look for the future? 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 Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe we welcome Terence Reilly from Aganorsa Leaf as we smoke the new Aganorsa Rare Leaf in the first hour. We will also look at the science of smoking a cigar in a car. What is the best way to prevent ash from getting everywhere and how can you reduce the odor. Plus what is the optimal way to remove smoke from the car as you drive to your destination. In the second hour we fire up a Perdomo 10th Anniversary Sungrown and continue the conversation on The Cigar Authority. 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.

Ferio Tego cigars acquired Nat Sherman brands. Davidoff will be distributing Ferio Tego cigars. Why do we think Davidoff is partnering with Ferio Tego? 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 Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe with our Mascot BRUNO the BELL – we get smaller as we discuss cigarillo style cigars and ask if they are premium cigars?   We will smoke a Dom Hombre from a cigar tin and a United Pencil Maduro.  Plus we will be joined by Josh Habursky who is the head of Government Affairs for the Premium Cigar Association. We will have this and 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. 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.

The first NFT cigar is out there now. What is the follow up? Will there be an interesting collaboration in the future? 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 Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe with our Mascot BRUNO the BELL -Dave has another coin story, but this is one every cigar smoke should know. In the first hour we smoke a cigar that shows the skills of the cigar roller as we fire up a Serino Artisan Cigar from the Care Package. In the second hour we follow up the Regius Red from last weeks which was incredibly well received with the Regius Black and discuss weights; both Barry’s and Cigars. We will have this and 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. 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.

We are doing our annual listener survey now. These are the 20 questions that didn’t make it on the survey for one reason or another. 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/.

The week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe with our Mascot BRUNO the BELL – It is the annual Cigar Survey. We will take a look at the 2021 survey and let you know what we want to know about you… and why! We will do this while smoking an Arturo Fuente 858 and a Regius Red Label both of which were in the care package. We will have this and 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. 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.