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VODCast: Starting a Cigar Company From The Beginning Again! w/ Michael Herklots

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Ferio Tego is a new cigar company from Michael Herklots who has been in the industry for a long time. He started down the road from us at a little cart in the Prudential Center. We will find out his 5-year plan and what have been the struggles so far. In the first hour we will talk with Michael […]

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Why is Merchandising Important For a Cigar Shop – The After Show

On this episode we discuss merchandising. What is it and how does it affect the retailer and the consumer? 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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VODCast: Launching HVC Black Friday with Reinier Lorenzo

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… When we talk who’d red hot in the cigar industry right now, the first one that comes to mind is HVC and Reinier Lorenzo. Reinier joins us as we launch the HVC Black Friday 2021 In the first hour we will smoke the new HVC Black Friday 2021 as we catch up HVC while in the second hour we […]

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HVC Black Friday 2021 Cigar Review

On Facebook Meta HVC brand owner Reinier Lorenzo wrote, “Let’s get straight to the point. Since 2015 we have been releasing HVC Black Friday. Every year it is completely sold out and this year was not the exception, it sold out faster than ever. The concept behind Black Friday is that every year we come up with a new blend/new liga and a different size as well. It always comes in limited quantities to bring […]

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Podcast: What Does The Cigar Industry Need? – The After Show

On today’s episode, Micky Pegg from All Saints Cigars joins us. Is there a void in the cigar marketplace? We talk about what products might be missing and whether we need new products to address 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 and as always you […]

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VODCast: How Much Does It Cost to Get Into the Cigar Industry

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… What does it cost to make your own brand?  Is it worth it?  What else should you do?  Micky Pegg has been in the industry in lots of forms, Now a brand owner with All Saints Cigars, we will ask him this question as we pull back the curtain on costs! In the first hour we will smoke the […]

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Regius Reserva Robusto Gordo Cigar Review

The Regius Reserva is a small batch production of cigars with the 2021 version now released to consumers and is sold out on the manufacturer level. The cigar is made at the Plasencia factory in Nicaragua, and consists of all Nicaraguan tobaccos. According to brand owner, Akhill Kapacee who hails from across the pond, “These medium to medium plus bodied cigars were blended to be reminscent of Cuban Bolivar cigars from a time when they […]

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Cigar Accessories – Are They Necessary? – The After Show

This week on The Cigar Authority, we talk about accessories. Which ones are must have? Which ones are not necessary and which ones are not needed at all? 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: Cigar Influencers – Do They Influence Your Purchases

This week on The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Let’s talk influencers…. Who are the influencers in the Cigar Industry and – Do they influence your purchases? Joining us today is someone we call an influencer – we are joined by Tim Swanson. In the first hour we light up the Dama Valada Gordo from the Care Package as we discuss who the influencers are in the cigar […]

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PODCast: What’s Smoking Good Right Now? – The After Show

Jonathan is somewhere else, so if you’re not a fan of his, this is The After Show for you. The question you should be asking your tobacconist isn’t what’s new, it should be, what’s smoking good. We discuss which cigars are smoking good right now. 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 […]

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