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Podcast: Which Cigars Should a Retailer Drop Before a Trade Show?

What dilemmas do retailers face when deciding which lines to drop? Is it as easy as just getting rid of the slow movers? The answer may surprise you. 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 […]

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VODCast: Digging Deep in Dave’s Humidor

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Dave decided to go through his humidors and catalog what’s in them. He shares with us what rare and no longer made cigars he’s held on to as well as some personal favorites. Join us as we go digging deep in Dave’s Humidor. In the first hour we light up the Buffalo Ten Maduro and in the second […]

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YaYa Cigars to Launch at PCA 2022 With Show Exclusive

 The new YAYA premium cigar line from CigarZona will not only have its US launch at this year’s PCA (Premium Cigar Association) trade show in Las Vegas, NV but it will also release a show exclusive: YAYA Short Robusto. This year’s PCA will be a special one for United Cigars as this will be their first-time back exhibiting since 2019 with an even greater presence. YAYA landed in the United portfolio after its hometown launch […]

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Podcast: Are Acquisitions Good For The Cigar Industry? – The After Show

Matt Booth and Room 101 were acquired by STG (Forged). Will there be more acquisitions and does this hurt the cigar industry? 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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Cigar Review: Bandolero Firecracker

In 2006, from the creative mind of David Garofalo, the Firecracker line was born. The first cigar on the market with a long piece of tobacco at the head was shaped like a ‘wick’ or ‘fuse’ to capture the name of the line; Firecracker. After a few years on the market, the limited release Firecrackers came to life as United Cigars collaborated with a new manufacturer every year to create a celebration cigar for the […]

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VODCast: Boom! Goes The Firecracker with Nelson Alfonso

This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Its Father’s Day Weekend and our special guest is Nelson Alfonso from Selected Tobacco – Makers of Atabey, Byron and Bandolero along with his son Fabio. We launch the 2022 Firecracker – The Bandolero Firecracker and spill the beans of some of the new cigars from Nelson Alfonso. In the first hour we light up the Bandolero Firecracker […]

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Cigar Review: Aladino Classic Corona

Set to be introduced officially at the 2022 PCA Trade Show, JRE Tobacco released Aladino Classic to farm tour accounts a month in advance. It’s a Honduran puro with all the tobacco grown at Fabrica de Puros Aladino S.A under the watchful eye of the world renowned Julio R. Eiroa in the Jamastran Valley. We first smoked the cigar a couple of months back when Justo Eiroa was in town to be on The Cigar […]

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Podcast: What New Prouducts Will be at PCA 2022? – The After Show

We discuss some of the new things that will be at TCA. Which ones sound like things that Dave should buy? 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 Begins Shipping Bandolero Firecracker

The 4th of July is around the corner and that can only mean one thing, it’s Firecracker season. United Cigars has begun shipping the limited edition Bandolero Firecracker from Selected Tobacco. In 2006, from the creative mind of David Garofalo, the Firecracker line was born. The first cigar on the market with a long piece of tobacco at the head was shaped like a ‘wick’ or ‘fuse’ to capture the name of the line; Firecracker. […]

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Toscano Cigars Announces Launch of Toscano Master Aged Series in US

Toscano Master Aged Cigar Series is a new range of Premium cigars made and rolled by Manifatture Sigaro Toscano exclusively for selected countries (today it is only available in USA, Germany, Austria, Spain, Romania and Serbia). Toscano Master Aged was born from an idea of the Toscano Master Blender to create a unique making process with an extra maturation period, managed by a specialized ‘affinatore’ (refiner). Starting from the fifth day of maturation, the product is […]

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