VODCast: First Cigar Trade Show Since The Pandemic

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 […]

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Kibathi Gaturu is Still in America – The After Show

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 […]

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VODCast: Coming 2 America – Cigar Smoking In Kenya

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 […]

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Are Consumers Trying to Blackmail Manufacturers For Free Stuff?

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/.

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United Cigars Releasing New Look Firecracker at TPE

The United Firecracker hit the market in 2006 as a shop exclusive and has since grown into the United portfolio. The United Firecracker has kept its original form with a fuse like wick at the cap since its introduction to the market. This short vitola (3 ½ x 50) has captured the attention of retailers over the years not only as a cigar with balanced strength but as the cigar to celebrate the 4th of […]

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VODCast: Tobacco Farming with Justo Eiroa

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 […]

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Two Guys Smoke Shop 36th Anniversary Tickets On Sale May 1st, 2021

This Saturday, May 1st, 2021 tickets go on sale as Two Guys Smoke Shop celebrates their time in the premium cigar business with a gala event they call their Anniversary Party. Two Guys Smoke Shop has been doing this since they began their business in 1985 and with cigar lovers around the world. This is the premier event, the must see show, and there are lots of reasons for that. Two Guys Smoke Shop, the […]

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United Cigars Firecracker Cigar Review

In 2006, David Garofalo had an idea to create a cigar that had a fuse attached to it and call it the Firecracker. The cigar has seen a variety of limited editions since its release but the one thing that has been constant is the regular production United Cigars Firecracker. This year, the cigar gets rebranded and reboxed giving it a more finished and polished look. The regular production comes to us from the Dominican […]

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PODCAST: The Past, Present & Future of Cigar Events – The After Show

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 […]

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