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La Flor Dominicana Celebrates 25 Years w/ Guest Jonathan Carney

This week we welcome to the show Mr. America, Jonathan Carney the VP of Sales from La Flor Dominicana. The company made it’s debut in 1994, and now in 2019 the company is celebrating their 25th Anniversary. We will catch up with the real Mr. Jonathan and find out all things LFD as we smoke an advance release of the 25th Anniversary Cigar. In the second hour we will fire up a cigar from the […]

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VODCast: Sobremesa Brulee with Steve Saka and a Special Announcement

The band is back together as Dave, Jonathan, Barry & Ed welcome Steve Saka to the show as they celebrate the launch of the Sobremesa Brulee. It’s the first Connecticut shade grown cigar from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and we will dig into what made Steve make a cigar for the masses. We will also have a special announcement surrounding a special cigar from Steve Saka so be sure to tune in to see when […]

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Vodcast: Cigars Italian Style with Michael Cappellini of Toscano Cigars

When Barry & Mr. Jonathan away Dave accepts the challenge. He’s going to host to show solo with Ed Sullivino in the producers chair. But have no fear, he has a special guest lined up as we welcome Michael Cappellini of Toscano Cigars to the show. We will fire up two cigars from Toscano on the show including to Toscano Antico from The Cigar Authority Care Package. We will also light up a cigar that […]

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Webcast: Erik Wentworth From Hammer + Sickle & Dave Returns From Las Vegas

This week we welcome Erik Wentworth from Hammer + Sickle Cigars as we feature two cigars from the Care Package. In the first hour we will light up the Hammer + Sickle Series Unidas which was a collaboration between Hammer + Sickle and United Cigars. It’s a smoke that started its planning stage with the late Eric Hanson and we will you all about it before we move on to the 2nd cigar which is […]

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VODCast: The Cigar Authority Previews the 2019 IPCPR

Dave is at IPCPR so today we come at you live on tape. We take a look at the 2019 IPCPR and go over a list of cigars that will make their debut at last IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas as next year it gets rebranded as the Premium Cigar Association. As we look over a list of 45 manufactures and well over 100 new cigars we fire up the Plasencia Alma de Campo […]

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Boom Goes The Firecracker with John Fazzi & The PCA Fallout

If you have to sum up this week in one word it’s Explosive. First we will start with the one that was planned. Since 2006 David Garofalo has released a cigar called The Firecracker. It’s a limited edition stick that comes out at least once a year. This year, that honor was bestowed to Kristoff cigars and we fire up the Pistoff Kristoff Firecracker in the first hour. We will catch up with New England […]

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VODCast: The Father’s Day Show With Dave’s Daughter La Gianna

Dave is back from Miami as we celebrate Father’s Day with Dave’s Daughter La Gianna. Each year Two Guys Smoke Shop hosts an annual sit down dinner featuring the Father & Son or Daughter brand owner. This year we celebrate with Father (David Garofalo) and his Daughter as the La Gianna brand celebrates its 25th Anniversary. We sit down with Gianna herself as we learn about her history with the cigar industry. We will fire […]

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VODCast: How to Taste & Age Cigars

With Dave Garofalo in Miami the boys are in charge. This week they take a couple of mailbags and turn it into a show. In the first hour Mr. Jonathan addresses the question, “How do you guys taste all those flavors you mention every week?” While some of us think Mr.J makes them up, there is actually a science behind it. Mr. J shares information about our palates, olfactory receptors and flavor wheels. We will […]

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How To Blend A Cigar with Special Guest Willy Herrera

How important is a cigar blender and what role do the play when it comes to a cigar? We will interview Willy Herrera from Drew Estate Cigars as we talk about his path from small boutique factory in Calle Ocho (Miami), Florida to one of the largest in Esteli, Nicaragua. In the first hour of The Cigar Authority we will light up the Herrera Esteli Brazil Maduro Toro Especial from the Care Package as we […]

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VODCast: Pairing Candy Bars With Cigars

David is a veteran of the cigar industry and as a result he has been to more IPCPR trade shows than most. This week however he went to the candy convention on behalf of his other podcast, The Snack Authority. How do the two compare? What goodies did he bring back? This week on The Cigar Authority we pair candy with cigars. In the first hour we light up a Nub Cameroon as we feast […]

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