Limited to 500 units, the 19th Century Byron Epique Poemas 30 Count Humidor is scheduled to begin shipping first week of November. Debuting at the 2022 PCA show in Las Vegas, the 19th Century Byron Epique Poemas Humidor ships with 30 cigars inside and a carton of 50 cigars to refill. Aged for Four Years Post-Roll, the Epique Poemas cigars are part of the 19th Century blend by Nelson Alfonso of Selected Tobacco and feature […]
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 […]
El Baton is one of J.C. Newman’s vintage brands made by their founder, J.C. Newman, back in 1914. This nickel cigar was originally hand rolled in a Cleveland, Ohio factory with Cuban tobacco. Although it was popular for many years, the onset of machine-made cigars caused El Baton to disappear from the marketplace in the 1920s. In 2008, J.C.’s grandsons, Eric and Bobby Newman, re-launched the brand as the company’s first Nicaraguan cigar. El Baton cigars […]
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 […]
Freud Cigar Co. was born out of a shared passion for premium tobacco and elevated experiences — and an opportunity for some of the world’s leaders in cigar production to collaborate on a new collection for the luxury market: innovative small-batch blends, rooted in the namesake of one of the most prominent cigars smokers and public intellectuals in world history, Dr. Sigmund Freud. Three of the four people involved have ties to Davidoff cigars. Founder […]
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 light up the Adventura Queens Pearl from the care package in the first hour while in the second hour we will smoke a cigar from Freud both of which were made at […]
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 […]
The cigar industry is full of characters from shop owners, brand owners and factory owners. However, often overlooked are the cigar representatives who are usually unknown outside their territories and those who do know them are far from the average smoker. This bring us to Nick Goss, a cigar broker (one who reps multiple brands) in New England where he acts as the liaison between shop owners and brands like Illusione and Foundation Cigars. He […]
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 […]
This week on The After Show we are talking about people teaming up with people in business. From handshake deals, to partnerships gone sour. 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/.