The Cigar Authority

You’ve heard us talk about it over the last couple of weeks, and today we welcome Jason Land to the show where we pair cigars with guitars. How does a cigar note sound on a guitar? Jason will tell us, or better yet play it for us as we celebrate the one year anniversary of Studio 21 Podcast Cafe. In the first hour we light up the Connecticut version of the La Galera Shorts and in the second hour we smoke a cigar from The Cigar Authority care package called Studio 21. We will have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

Our friends at Cigar Journal blessed us with a four page article where they called us the best show about nothing. Today we will try to live up to that as we do away with show notes. We had no meetings about what would be discussed and we have no idea what we will smoke. Can we really talk about nothing for two hours. Will this be an epic disaster or a load of laughs. We will have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

This week The Cigar Authority welcomes Scott Weeks of Recluse Cigars to the show. Scott Weeks describes his cigars as a mini-vacation. We will interview Scott Weeks as we smoke the Recluse Los Cabos. At the bottom of the hour we will recap the 33rd Anniversary dinner. It was an epic (or is it epique?) night attended by 500 guests with representation by 17 brands. We gave away over 400 prizes including a Smokey & The Bandit Trans Am. In the second hour, we light the Aganorsa Signature Selection. It’s limited to just 500 boxes per size and we will share with you if these are worthy to track down. We will also tel you why you need to run out and find the Cigar Journal magazine Nick Perdomo and his son on the cover (Hint: It’s on page 108). We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

This week The Cigar Authority welcomes comedian Tony V to show for some jokes and smokes. He’s a Boston area based funny man who has been in some movies and commercials. We will light up the Davidoff Nicaragua Robusto from the Care Package in the first hour. Dave will also read an email and ask if humor can go to far as Barry has felt the wrath of a listener who has called for his job. In the second hour, Tony V will stay with us as we light up an epic cigar, the Byron Epique Poema as we discuss one of his first television gigs, a commercial for luggage company and look at some of the funniest comedians past and present. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

It's Labor Day weekend and the boys discuss what they have planned for the weekend as they fire up a Diamond Crown No. 4 from The Cigar Authority Care Package. At the bottom of the hour, Brad Jarvis the New England sales representative for JC Newman/Diamond Crown/Arturo Fuente joins us live on the show as we discuss humidors and why Diamond Crown humidors are different. In the second hour of the show we fire up a cigar that should be shipping to retailers soon, the E.P. Carrillo INCH Ringmaster. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

This week on The Cigar Authority we double up on cigars from the care package as Dave called an audible for last week's show. So in the first hour we will light up the United Natural Churchill while we look into what you can do with your old cigar boxes. There are some interesting things out, and we might even have a little show and tell for our YouTube audience. In the second hour we will light up the Avo Syncro, which was the cigar we were originally scheduled to smoke on the show. As we do it, we will take a look at some of the early contenders for Cigar of the Year and ask the question if they will be worthy to be a final contender. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

50 Years ago Davidoff Cigars was born and we fire up the Davidoff 50 Year Diademas Finas in celebration of the Golden Anniversary of the original boutique cigar. We will go through the timeline of this storied company and take a look at other boutique cigars that have made it. In the second hour we fire up a cigar from the current king of boutique cigar companies. Back in 2016 RoMaCraft Cigars made the Firecracker and this year the company released once again for Two Guys Smoke Shop. We’ll light up the 2018 edition and let you know how fast they sold out and how they compared. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

This week we are a man down with Barry on vacation, but we will be joined by him in spirit as we smoke a cigar that could be named for him in Big Boy. It’s part of The Cigar Authority care package and we will let you know our thoughts. In the second hour, we will light up something special so join us for all the shenanigans on the number one cigar podcast in the world. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

This week we take a trip to Italy, in spirit as we welcome Michael Cappellini the Brand Ambassador from Toscano Cigars. He’ll tell us about the oldest cigar company in Italy and how his own family history has ties to the Italian company. We’ll light up the Toscano Classico in the first hour and pair it with a nice Espresso as we share our thoughts as the members of the care package smoke it along with us. In the second hour, we will look the bombshell statement from Altria and the reactions from the statement. It hit the internet with a Vengeance, and we will light up an old cigar that is new again, The Kristoff Vengeance as we share our thoughts. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

There were a lot of new cigars and line extensions for national distribution at the 2018 IPCPR show in Las Vegas and we had hoped to get to them last week and discuss what Dave bought that will be coming to his stores soon. We never got to them, but it makes for another show so here we go and we will let you know what to expect in the coming weeks and months. We will also discuss food and what Dave enjoyed while in Las Vegas and he will tell us about the new project he just started that ties into food. So much for the diet, but the show must go on or in this case the shows must go on. In the first hour we will light up the Aganorsa Connecticut which is one of the new products we will have on our shelves in the near future and we will share our thoughts with you and let you know why it made the cut. In the second hour we will light up a cigar from the care package that might of had you scratching your head. I thought Dave was crazy until I lit one up and we hope you feel the same way as we light up the Villager Kiel Brazil. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

Dave has a flown back from Las Vegas and boy are his arms tired! We will catch up on everything IPCPR with two guests. In the first hour we will be joined by John McTavish from Developing Palates who wears two hats. One for media and the other as a retailer from Canada. Dave and John will share their thoughts as we smoke the 22N / 83W from the July care package. In the second hour we welcome Jeff Borysiewicz from Corona Cigar and grower of tobacco in Florida. We will light up the Florida Sun Grown which is made at Drew Estate and find out why Jeff has decided to grow tobacco along his thoughts on IPCPR. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

With David Garofalo in Las Vegas at IPCPR, Mr. Jonathan puts on his lab coat for a series of experiments. The first one is a continuation of #StrengthGate as he just can’t let it go. Today he looks at the size of the cigar and the temperature it burns at. Does smaller mean hotter? In the second hour we will discuss the best way to smoke in your car. It’s an argument between many couples, but today we will share with you the best way to limit the amount of smoke in the car. It’s something Barry & Mr. Jonathan might actually agree on. Oh yeah, there will be some cigars smoked as well.  In the first hour we will light up the Camacho Liberty Series Throwback 2005 and in the second hour we will light up the Oliva O Toro from the July Care Package. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

The Cigar Authority welcomes to the show Klaaus Pieter Kelner from Davidoff cigars. If that name sounds familiar to you, he is the son of Henke Kelner. We will catch up with him as we light up the Davidoff 702 Series Special R and see what is expected from Davidoff as they celebrate their 50th Year. At the bottom of the hour we will begin our preview of the 2018 IPCPR Trade show as we look at the layout of the show and the what to expect. Who will be there and who is not going? In the second hour we will light up the Berlin Wall Box Press from Hammer + Sickle Cigars and look at some of the cigars that are expected to get national distribution this year. Additionally we will look at the guest speakers expected and find out who Dave will be spending his nights with in Las Vegas. The answer might surprise you. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

Half the year is almost over and Ed Sullivan returns from his vacation to Portugal. We will catch up with him in the first half hour as we enjoy a Diamond Crown Maximus. At the bottom of the hour we will be joined on set by Eric Newman from JC Newman as we find out if we can save Ybor City. We talk with Eric about his many trips to Washington DC and the halls of the US Senate and how you can help save Cigar City. We also get a look at the trouble in Nicaragua from the eyes of their factory. At the top of the hour we fire up a Brick House cigar as we talk about IPCPR and what it will mean for JC Newman and Arturo Fuente. What cigars will see National Releases and what do those cigars have to do with the family legacy of JC Newman. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.

It’s one of the most anticipated Limited Edition releases every summer. As Independence Day inches closer, we unveil the Mi Querida Firecracker which goes on sale at 2GuysCigars.com on June 25th, 2018. To celebrate the great unveil we welcome Steve Saka to show. But first we will light up the ongoing release Corojo Firecracker as we look at the history of the Firecracker. How did it start, and who had made them in the past. At 12:30 we will welcome Steve Saka to the desk and light up the Mi Querida Firecracker as we talk to him about the Firecracker and how he approached the project. We will also find out what Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust has planned for IPCPR and how the situation in Nicaragua might change those plans. We also have the usual suspects such as Versus, Offer Of The Day, Asylum, Classic 3-Way and Cigar News on the number one downloaded 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/.