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VODCast: Does Cigars & Alcohol Mix?

Broadcasting LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Tis the season to celebrate the holidays and the New Year ahead, and what better way than Premium Cigars & Alcohol. But does alcohol and cigars really mix? In the first hour we will fire up a cigar from the Care Package, the Caleanoch 50 from Hammer + Sickle as we pair with Oban, a Scotch Whiskey and Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage […]

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The After Show Asks Is It Manly?

This week the The After Show welcomes Scott Williams from The Quirky Dog Podcast. We talk about what makes a manly man and run through a list of items asking, Is It Manly? 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 […]

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VODCast: How To Train A Cigar Smoker Like A Dog

LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast high above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. As a cigar retailer & lover of cigars Dave has always wanted to train his customers. Train them to know his hours, train them to come in often, and train them to take his advice. All of this training to make their overall experience better. We’ll talk about that today with Dog Trainer, Cigar Smoker […]

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United States Postal Service Experiencing Monumental Delays

The United States Postal Service is experiencing monumental delays. You may ask what does this have to do with a cigar blog? As the United States is seeing an increase in COVID-19 numbers, people are turning to online shopping in order to get their Christmas gifts and this includes cigars. This has led to an increased volume never seen before. We were recently sent a video from a trucker in Indiana who shared with us […]

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VODCast: The Most Famous Cigar Smoker Ever & Why

LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast high above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. Today, we celebrate the Late, Great Winston Churchill’s 146th Birthday with The Late Hour  The Brand Ambassador to Davidoff, Shiah Goldberg as we discuss the fact that Davidoff was commissioned to put out a cigar in honor of the most celebrated cigar smoker of all time, Sir Winston Churchill.  How does something like that even happen? In […]

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VODCast: Demystifying the Art of Taste of Cigars

This Saturday LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast high above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH. What makes the shape of a Premium cigar?  It is not the roller, it’s a mold that does it.  And what about how cigars taste?  Nick Cutro wrote the book on tasting cigars and he makes the molds for cigars. He joins us live in studio on The Cigar Authority and is here […]

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VODCast: Contenders For Cigar of the Year 2020

This Saturday LIVE from the Toscano Cigar Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast high above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH we announced the Contenders for the Cigar of the Year. We count down the cigars that stood out the most in 2020 before putting them to a vote. As in past years the Contenders are put up for sale and we give you the listener a chance to vote for the cigar of the […]

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Davidoff Year of the Ox Cigar Review

Davidoff has once again released a cigar that celebrates the Chinese New Year. It might still be 2020, but lets face it we all can’t wait for the year to be over and for 2021 to begin. 2021 is the Year of the Ox and it is said that people born under the Ox are strong, reliable, fair and conscientious, inspiring confidence in others. They are also calm, patient, methodical and can be trusted. Although they […]

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HVC Black Friday Firecracker Cigar Review

The story of the HVC Black Friday Firecracker begins back in 2007 when David Garofalo came up with the idea for the Firecracker cigar. A cigar that had a fuse attached to it and he tabbed Don Pepin Garcia to make the first one. Since then the cigar which started out as a Two Guys exclusive has been made by other manufacturers and the limited edition cigars are now distributed by United Cigars. In addition […]

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VODCast: Smoking Black Friday Cigars

LIVE from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe above Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH, The Cigar Authority Live from the Toscano Sound Stage at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe in Salem, NH we welcome Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars who joins us live from the Dominican Republic. We get prepared for Black Friday, which is the day after-Thanksgiving. We will light up the 2020 release of The Black Friday by HVC cigars. […]

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