You can’t smoke the box. This week on The Cigar Authority live from Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe we take a look at Bundles. We look at the history of bundles from the early days to the current marketplace while we smoke Perdomo Fresco from the Care Package. In the second hour we light a second cigar from the Care Package as we continue the discussion. This time it’s the sponsor of […]
The Tobacconist Association of America has informed its members they will be postponing their annual TAA Meeting and Convention which as supposed to take place later this month at Sheraton Hacienda del Mar in Los Cabos, Mexico. In a message to their members they stated, “Health and safety is the top priority for the TAA members who are scheduled to attend this year’s TAA Annual Meeting and Convention. Unfortunately due to COVID-19, we are officially […]
Since 2011, Davidoff has celebrated the birthday of Avo Uvezian with a Limited Edition release in March. This continues to this day even after his passing in 2017. Like last year, the cigar is limited to 2,500 boxes to the US Market. According to Oettinger Davidoff AG Chief Marketing Officer Edward Simon “The AVO Improvisation 2020 is the eighth rendition of the highly anticipated annual series. Avo Uvezian believed that life is to be enjoyed fully […]
This week on The After Show, Dave gets called out by a listener on his stance of not attending the Premium Cigar Association (PCA). Will he be able to convince Dave to attend the trade show? Will Dave continue to boycott attending? 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 […]
On Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 we were joined on The After Show by Micky Pegg who has returned to the cigar industry as one of the owners of All Saints Cigars. His partners include a restauranteur and an Air Force Veteran. Micky who worked for Davidoff and CAO in separate stints returns to the industry with the limited edition Solamente which is only made in one size at TAVICUSA in Nicaragua. Cigar Review: All Saints Cigars […]
On the Cigar Authority this week we fired up a cigar from the Care Package, Acid Amigos. The cigar was relaunched as an exclusive to Two Guys Smoke Shop in 2018. We included a flavored cigar in the care package to coincide with the war on flavored cigars episode. Cigar Review: ACID Amigos Wrapper: Connecticut Shade Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Length: 5″ Ring Gauge: 38 Size: Amigos (Petit Corona x 2) The Look: Packaged in the classic flip top ACID box, the Amigos are […]
The Cigar Authority comes to you live from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage and this week we ask the question, is this the end of flavored cigars in the United States. Cigars are under fire (pun intended) and flavored cigars even more so. Law makers are trying to kill it and the fight has divided the cigar industry. How did this happen and what is the future? Is it good or is it bad? Tune […]
Late in 2019 Pete Johnson released the Tatuaje Mexican Experiment II as a follow-up to his critically acclaimed release in 2012. Like the original release the cigar features the same core components of Mexican and Nicaraguan tobaccos and it is available in four sizes as part of an ongoing release whereas the original was a limited production with sizes limited to a specific region. Today we fire up the Belicoso which is our personal favorite […]
Micky Pegg is back. We talk the past and we look into the future. He has some great stories and an even better new project. We smoke All Saints Cigars on The After Show. 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 […]
When it comes to RoMaCraft Cigars you need to be patient especially if you are in a high-volume cigar shop such as Two Guys Smoke Shop. The CroMagnon has been unavailable since the fall of 2019 and before that Neanderthal had its fair share of back orders before shipping on a regular basis again, though some will argue the cigar isn’t the same while others like me will argue it’s even better then ever. Well, […]