by | April 30, 2018 · 9:36 am

News: Southern Draw Cigars & Famous Smoke Shop to Release Rose of Sharon Perfecto

Here’s some more news, this time from my friend

s at Southern Draw. I’m remote and about to be offline for long periods today, so apologies for the formatting  

 

Southern Draw Cigars & Famous Smoke Shop to release Rose of Sharon Perfecto as they IGNITE some good!

Austin, Texas – APRIL 30, 2018.  IGNITE project

release #2 will be an exciting new size for the award winning Rose of Sharon.  The medium bodied blend that was blessed as the 2017 #1 Cigar of the Year by Stogie Geeks (Joe D.) and Tuesday Night Cigar Club, #2 Cigar of the Year by Phillip Kohn a.k.a. the Katman with a perfect 100 rating, the #8 Cigar of the Year by HalfWheel – the Consensus, and 10 other Top 25 Cigars of the Year will now be offered

in a special round format.

Each perfecto is 6×56 and will offer its own custom IGNITE band.  The perfectos will be presented in two custom, limited edition humi-jars of 10 cigars each. The exclusive jars were authorized for use by founding sponsor Famous Smoke Shop, the nation’s #1 discount retailer of premium cigars online.   The jars display the words “IGNITE SOME GOOD” along with a decal on the top representing the designated charity for the Rose of Sharon Perfecto.  Operation Cigars for Warriors was selected by Famous Smoke Shop and Southern Draw Cigars.  Inside each jar is an informational brochure about the charity, a coupon for a future order from Famous and a 2-way humidity packet supplied by Boveda, Inc. who is also a sponsor of the IGNITE project

The official IGNITE Rose of Sharon release event will take place on Saturday, May 12th, 2018 at

Leaf Cigar Bar & Restaurant located on the Famous Smoke Shop premises at 90 Mort Drive, Easton, PA 18040. Additionally, the new release will be available for purchase either online or in-store during the May 12 event.  Details and a direct link to purchase the perfectos will be posted on event day for those that cannot attend the event and desire to support the charity and the new release.

“IGNITE release #2 holds a very special meaning at Southern Draw, as the Famous Smoke Shop family joins us once again this time to IGNITE some good as we bring another exciting new cigar to the market.  Famous is the source of our custom branded IGNITE humi-jars and their dedication to charity and support continues to be a blessing to our growing little brand,” said Robert Holt, Chief Evangelist of Southern Draw Cigars.  The Rose of Sharon Perfecto is the 5th new release of 2018 for Southern Draw following the most recent Jacobs Ladder Lancero, Firethorn and Kudzu Perfecto 6×56 box press and the Rose of Sharon Lancero.

Southern Draw Rose of Sharon IGNITE Perfecto

Factory: AJ Fernandez Cigar Co. / Esteli, Nicaragua

Strength: Medium Body / Medium Flavor

Size: 6 x 56 Perfecto

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown Connecticut

Binder: Nicaraguan Habano

Filler: Nicaraguan Viso/Seco, Dominican Ligero/ Piloto Cubano

Famous prices: $9.99/cigar, $99.99/Humi-Jar (Initially Limited to 500 jars: 250 black/250 white)

Donations:  Southern Draw Cigars & Famous Smoke Shop donate $7.50 total per jar produced.

“LET ALL THINGS BE DONE WITH CHARITY”

About Southern Draw Cigars.  Southern Draw Cigars – A Veteran Owned and Operated premium cigar brand that offers only hand crafted cigars from patiently aged, naturally fermented tobaccos.  Produced in Estelí, Nicaragua and distributed from our home state of Texas.  More information may be found at southerndrawcigars.com or Southern Draw Cigars on Facebook, @sdcigars on Instagram and Twitter.

About the IGNITE project.  The IGNITE program is a creative way for Southern Draw Cigars to dedicate new release premium cigars to provide hope, morale and charity to those in need. Both Southern Draw and its partners have voluntarily agreed to support mutually agreed-upon charities and causes. According to Southern Draw Cigars founders, Robert and Sharon Holt, the primary focus of IGNITE will be serving active-duty, deployed, and veteran military personnel and their families, plus the needy, homeless, and hungry, many of whom are military veterans, as well as premium cigar rights and retail associations.

About Famous Smoke Shop. Famous Smoke Shop is the #1 American-owned discount cigar retailer, home to the lowest prices on the largest selection of premium cigars, humidors and cigar accessories in the country. With over one thousand cigar brands in stock, including Southern Draw, Acid, Davidoff, Macanudo

, Romeo y Julieta, Ashton, Padron, Oliva and Perdomo cigars, cigar smokers shop at Famous Smoke Shop with confidence: every purchase is backed by the Famous Freshness Guarantee and award-winning customer service.

Please direct all questions, comments and requests about IGNITE or to inquire about our future sponsorship opportunities for retail partners to robert@southerndrawcigars.com.

For general information about Southern Draw Cigars, a list of retail partners and reviews, please visit us at www.southerndrawcigars.com.

Soli Deo Gloria!

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by | · 6:53 am

News: Cubariqueño Announces Protocol Official Misconduct

Some Monday news from the folks at Cubariqueño Cigar Co. 

 

Cubariqueño Cigar Co. announces the release of the Protocol Official Misconduct. The cigars are being produced at Erik Espinosa’s LaZona Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. Protocol Official Misconduct will be available in a 6×50 format in boxes of 10. The name continues with the Protocol theme of Law & Law Enforcement as owners Bill Ives and Juan Cancel are police officers & Bill Agathis an attorney. The blend consists of an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers from Esteli / Jalapa. Kevin Keithan, National Sales Manager stated, cigars are being classified as medium plus in strength. Initial release will be at Cubariqueno’s 3 Year Anniversary event on May 12th at the Holiday Inn located in Clinton, New Jersey through Berkeley Humidor and pre-sales will also be available through BerkeleyHumidor.com initially. Cigars will begin to ship to retailers May 15th and head to the 2018 IPCPR this summer. Cubariqueno also announces a line extension in the Probable Cause line. Keithan stated that Cubariqueno has added a Corona Gorda measuring 5 5/8 x 46 to their portfolio. Those cigars will also be made available in boxes of 10 at the Anniversary event and will also ship to retailers on May 15th.

Official Misconduct Pricing –

MSRP- $98.90 per 10 count box

Probable Cause Corona Gorda Pricing-

MSRP- $97.90 per 10 count box

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by | April 29, 2018 · 10:04 am

Accessory Review: Colibri V-Cut Cigar Cutter

Back in the mid 90s when I first started down the path of premium cigar smoking, I would stop in my local shop, pick up a Canaria D’ Oro Rothschild, or a Te-Amo Maduro, give it a V-cut with the Boston Cigar Cutter on the counter, and go on my way.  The store is still there, although it moved up the row in the strip center to a larger location many years ago, and they may still have the cutter, although the Boston Cigar Cutter company is, sadly, no longer in business, at least their domain name is availaBoston Cigar Cutterble.  (The picture is linked to a Cigar Aficionado article from 2009). I’ve suffered th

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rough cheap V- cutters which seem to work once or twice until they are just cigar manglers, until several years ago when I sprung for a good one made by another very popular accessoriy company. the one I got was the best around at the time, but I rarely felt like I got a good cut, unless it was a very small ring cigar. More times than not I carried a straight cutter with me and ended up re-cutting, as a second V-cut in an X didn’t do the trick. A couple of

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V-cutter, one which made a very deep cut.  Oddly, I never got around to trying one of these, I was always fascinated, the Colibri Colibri Quasar IPCPR“Cut” style cutters I have work well, so there was never a question of the quality.  I just never got around to it.  Last year at the IPCPR show I checked out some of their new offerings which included a cool tabletop cutter, the Quasar, which is a cube shape offering both the deep V cut, and the Straight cut, as well as a pocket SV-Cut with both options also. Given my prior experience with V-cuts and needing to re-cut, this seemed like a good alternative to carrying two cutters. Thanks to the folks at Colibri, I had the opportunity to try out a black and gold V-Cut.

 

I’ve cut every cigar this week with the V-cut, and every one had a perfect draw. Lately I’ve alternated between a straight cut (usually either the Palio or my Tommy Bahama cutter) or the Adorini punch depending on the cigar. This deep V is a bit of a shock. It cuts a V which is ¼” deep, which looks normal on a 60 ring gauge cigar, but seems very deep in a smaller vitola. However, like I said, draws have been perfect every time. As you can see in the fancy moving picture, the cutter can’t over cut a cigar as it has a built-in depth stop.  The only time I really notice it is getting to the end of a particularly tasty cigar, it seems to negatively affect the structural integrity of the nub when it gets to about ¾”. The black part of the finish is rubberized, helping with the grip I suppose, but it seems reasonably durable.  The downside for me is the

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weight, while it’s nice to have some heft in the hand when using, it’s heavy in the pocket. I couldn’t carry it in the same pocket with a lighter, unless the lighter, or cutter, were in a protective case, as serious scratching would occur. Considering I do the majority of my cigar smoking at home any more, this isn’t a huge issue, when I’m out and about I’ll just carry a less bulky cutter. Sometimes I think I could use a Batman utility belt for all the cigar gear! Anyway, as with the Daytona lighter, time will tell how this cutter holds up, but initial impressions are very good.

 

That’s all for today, until the next time,

 

CigarCraig

 

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by | April 28, 2018 · 12:11 pm

Accessory Review: Colibri Daytona Single Jet Lighter

Colibri has been around since 1928 by Julius Lowenthal, who in the same year, invented the world’s first working semi-automatic lighter. They’ve been making lighters, writing instruments, jewelry, and other smoking accessories ever since. Colibri supplied the  “golden gun” for the Bond film “The Man with the Golden Gun”.  They basically pioneered integrating cutters and punches into lighters. When I was approached by the company with an offer to pick a couple of items to try out, I remembered the “Firebird” lighter that I received with a subscription to Cigar Magazine (a product of Lew Rothman of JR Cigars fame, featuring writing by his then employee, Steve Saka, among others) which although really beat up, still works ten-plus years later. Looking at the Colibri website, the first thing I saw was a green Daytona lighter, and I thought to myself, “damn, that would match my car!”  Unfortunately, the lighter that arrived was the gunmetal finish, which would have been my second choice anyway.  So I’ve been using the Colibri Daytona exclusively, and it’s been very easy on fuel. One of the big things I like about this lighter is the fuel window. They’ve employed some sort of magic which shows the fuel in blue, leaving the empty space clear. Very cleaver, and really easy to see when you are low. The window is huge too, not just the tiny windows some lighters have that are hard gauge the fuel level. A 2500° flame is a 2500° flame from any lighter, so it’s the features that make a lighter stand out.  Another handy feature is the large adjustment wheel on the bottom. No tools needed for this one, and if you get a Butane Lighter Air Bleed Tool from Kevin at Cigar Prop, you definitely don’t need any tools. The business end of the lighter has a little door to keep pocket lint out when it’s not in use too. I’m quite satisfied with the flame on this, of course time will tell how it holds up, but out of the box it’s a nifty lighter, and I expect it to stand the test of time.

 

 

I have one criticism. A couple of years ago a competitor came out with a new lighter that was “supercar inspired”, and this Daytona has a similar marketing angle. I don’t suppose many people would pick up on this or care, and I probably shouldn’t even mention it. I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and they are both really nice lighters, both are in my regular rotation. I appreciate the features of the Colibri more though, it’s made everything easy, without sacrificing styling, which is cool.

 

That’s all for today, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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by | April 26, 2018 · 12:13 pm

News: General Cigar Names Sales Team Veteran to Top Marketing Post

Regis Broersma, president of General Cigar announced today that Chris Tarr, regional sales manager, has been named the company’s vice president of marketing,

“Chris is the right person to lead the marketing organization and I am very pleased he accepted the position. He brings a strong background in on-premise marketing, having worked

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for seven years at Coors Brewing Company before joining General Cigar in 2008. Together with his expertise in managing our 16-state West sales region and his firsthand knowledge of retailer and consumer preferences, Chris has the skills to support me and the executive team in driving the business forward. Chris is also not shy about pushing for his ideas and I am confident that he will be a strong leader for our marketing organization,” said Regis.

Beginning today, Chris will oversee General Cigar’s brand marketing, innovation, PR, social media and event platforms, including the brand ambassador team. Reporting directly to Chris are Gus Mar

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his MBA at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles while working full-time at General Cigar.

Chris will be based in Dallas and will lead the marketing team remotely.

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