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News: Fratello The Lunar for the Company’s 10th Anniversary

It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since I met Omar at the IPCPR show.  I’ve enjoyed quite a few of his cigars over the years, most notably the Bianco Boxer and the Pennsylvanian. This looks interesting and I’ll pick some up when they become available. I’ll never forget sitting on the floor of my living room watching Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin step on the moon for the first time, it’s nice that after 50 years, we are getting around to going back!

“Fratello Cigars and Intuitive Machines Launch ‘The Lunar’ Cigar to Celebrate NASA’s Historic Moon Landing Mission”

Fratello Cigars is proud to unveil their latest cigar, The Lunar, in collaboration with the former NASA Deputy Center Director for Johnson Space Center and founder of Intuitive Machines, Steve Altemus, as part of Fratello’s 10th anniversary celebration.… Continue reading »

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Some Rojas Cigars, Tacos and More

Thursday I had a choice to make, go to the Rojas event at Cigar Mojo (10 minutes away), or go to the Tim Ozgener event at the Wooden Indian (closer to a half hour with traffic). I chose the easier route, and was not rewarded.  I chose poorly.  It turns out that Noel Rojas was stuck in Nicaragua, and wasn’t there as advertised. It was disappointing, but at least I got to meet Albert, the VP of sales, and hang out with Mark Weisenberger, the local broker who reps the line.  Had I known that Noel wasn’t going to be there I would have gone to the Wooden Indian.… Continue reading »

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News: Punch Dad Bod Cigars Announced

Punch is doing some, er, creative things with the branding and marketing.  First, the inexplicable Chinese food series, now a Father’s Day release with the Dad Bod.  I don’t know about you, but this sort of unhealthy body type is not something which should be normalized, let along glorified.  I’m no fitness freak, but I’d sure love to lose 10 or 20 pounds and not have a “dad bod”!  Anyway, the Champion size is always cool, and whatever the marketing, the cigars are always pretty darned good! I’ve been smoking Punch cigars for over 25 years, always enjoyed them.

PUNCH CELEBRATES THE DAD BOD

Dad bod noun — the physique of adult males who prefer to drink from a six pack instead of spending
countless hours at the gym obsessing over their abs.… Continue reading »

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News: STG Announces Marketing Team Roles for Alec Bradley Brands

I don’t know the Bradley boys, but I’ve known Jon Lipson since he was our local LFD rep, which was quite a while ago.  Congratulations to all! I hope they don’t have to move to Richmond!

Scandinavian Tobacco Group(STG) announces today that the company has appointed the former Alec Bradley marketing team with new positions in the STG North American Branded marketing organization.… Continue reading »

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Some Illusione Cigars: M12, Fume D’Amore and CG-4

Last week I mentioned buying some cigars from Discount Cigar Warehouse, and I dug into the second sampler this week.  This was a selection of 6″ x 56 cigars from Illusione.  I actually went into this sampler blind, as there is no information on the website. It seems to be an exclusive to DCW.  I smoked two of the four this week, starting with the Illusione Maduro M12 Plan MJ-1949.… Continue reading »

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