Two Guys Smoke Shop of Salem NH, Seabrook NH and Nashua NH is heartbroken to announce that their 35th Anniversary Party, which they have been doing consistently since their 8th Anniversary in 1993, which was scheduled for September 16, 2020 has been postponed. Due to the Governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker’s, order lowering the amount of people gathering in one place. “I am heartbroken” said David Garofalo, owner, and founder of Two Guys Smoke Shop, “we […]
This week, we talk about the history of Nat Sherman, and how it got to where it is today. We also speculate on where Michael Herklots may wind up next. Will he stay in 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 […]
The La Aurora 107 Lancero story begins on a trip to the Dominican Republic where it was discussed amongst a group of bloggers, that I was a part of. It was something we called for when Miami Cigar & Company was bringing us to La Aurora to help spread the word of the first cigar factory of the Dominican Republic. Before long the movement headed over to Twitter where other bloggers and a retailer in […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire at 12 Noon… It’s the love/hate relationship with Lancero cigars. It’s a debate that’s been going on for years, long and thin cigars that are perceived s great to some and not so great to others. Our own panel is split on the size, and we will discuss that as we fire up a La Aurora 107 Lancero. In the second hour we […]
Asylum Cigars mantra has always been go big or go home. The Pandemonium takes that to the next level with its monster length of 8 and a half inches and ring gauges up to 70. The Pandemonium is billed as the strongest of Asylum and today we will put it to test. Made in Nicaragua, this cigar is not for those with a fear of commitment. Cigar Review: Asylum Pandemonium Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 8.5 Ring Gauge: 52 […]
Not many businesses can enjoy the opportunity to celebrate a 200-year storied tradition. Manifatture Sigaro Toscano did it in 2018. To celebrate this momentous milestone, MST launched an extraordinary product: TOSCANO® Duecento. The cigar, two hundred millimeters in length, signifies two hundred years of tradition and Italian craftsmanship, wrapped in the smoke spires of a commemorative cigar, embraced and warmed by the skillful burn that only the cigar rollers in MST’s Lucca factory can create. […]
We’ve all be at a party or amongst friends and we break out our travel humidor of cigars. This week on The After Show we discuss how we prevent the non cigar-pasionado from grabbing the good stuff. Plus we share some of the cigars we keep in our travel humidor. 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 […]
When Altria Group Inc. purchased Nat Sherman in 2017 the writing was on the wall. Now that writing has been announced in a press release that the company will no longer be in the cigar business… Today August 4, 2020 Nat Sherman announced it will be closing the Nat Sherman International, LLC. cigar business. Both the wholesale business and Townhouse will cease operation by the end of September 2020. In October 2019 the company announced […]
In 2013, Litto Gomez released the La Flor Dominicana L-Granu which is part of the Ligero portfolio. Looking at the box of La Flor Dominicana L-Granu it might be the largest in the cigar industry considering its a 100 count box. It amazes me that big ring gauge cigars weren’t just a novelty and that they continue to sell like crazy while my personal favorites of coronas, corona gorda and lanceros barely move the needle at […]
Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe… It’s the #1 Question asked in Cigar Shop’s across America and today we answer that question as we look at what’s new! We take a look at the cigars that have just come out or are due to come out this year. New brands, sizes, and lines we have them all. In the first hour we look at […]