Charmed Leaf San Lotano Oval Event on August 22, 2012

August 22, 2012, Special Event - SAN LOTANO OVAL

Come out to Charmed Leaf Cigars for a very special evening featuring today's hottest cigar brand, the SAN LOTANO OVAL. Take advantage of box specials and buy 3 singles get 1 free.

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Chattanooga Tweet-Up 2012 - Second Annual Event at Burns Tobacconist

What started last year with the inaugural Tweetup event at Burns Tobacconist (@burnstobacco99) and was put together by the hard work of David Jones (@dmjones1009) tikibaronline.com has grown into the massive event that is expected to converge on Chattanooga on August 24th and August 25th. To commemorate the united voice of cigar smokers on Twitter  Emilio Cigars and Miami Cigar & Co. have joined forces to release a limited edition set.

The cedar box of 2 cigars will contain a cigars made just for this historic event. The Añoranza in a box-pressed Churchill, and the debut of La Musa Melete from Emilio cigars in the same format. These sizes will be limited to 300 boxes of 2.

Gary Griffith (@emiliocigar) states,  “We are delighted to be releasing this joint project with Miami Cigar and Co., dear industry friends, on behalf of Burns Tobacconist, one of the finest retailers in the country. We chose this opportunity to release this special size of the new La Musa Melete blend, and as the first appearance of the blend on the market.” 

In their second year supporting the Tweet-Up, Jason Wood (@miamicigar) VP of Miami Cigar adds, “Cigar smokers on twitter have become a driving voice in the industry. These aficionados are passionate about our craft, and we wanted to share with them something special.”

If you can’t make it to Chattanooga, you can follow the festivities via the twitter hash-tag #CHATweetup2012

DogWatch Cigar Radio 2012 Cigar Herf at Tranquilo Cigars

Photos from DogWatch Cigar Radio's first herf: http://cigarmedia.smugmug.com/Events/Tranquilo-herf/DWCR-2012-Herf/24461839_FgDk5N#!i=1995679302&k=2x2wpfJ

Bob reviews Esencia Cigars on Kiss My Ash Radio Show

On March 3rd Bob joined Abe Dababneh from Smoke Inn  for the Kiss My Ash Radio Show.  Bob reviewed the Esencia Petite Corona on the Blogger's Corner segment of the show.

Nicaragua Cigar Trip Memories - January 2011, by Liz McDuffee

Bob and I just returned from an amazing cigar tourism trip to Nicaragua led by Colin Ganley of CigarTourism.com. Some things that stood out for me on the trip were being able to see in person what “hecho a mano” really meant: the unbelievably complicated and time consuming cigar making process that is totally accomplished by hand; the testing and quality control that goes into getting a good tobacco crop and blending a good smoke; the fact that some cigars were so complex that they could only be rolled by a single artisan in the factory; the passion and commitment each cigar maker had for creating a great cigar and their willingness to share their passion and knowledge with us; and, of course, the opportunity to try so many cigars that I had never smoked before.

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