In our ongoing effort to make StogieGuys.com as entertaining and reader-friendly as possible, each Friday we’ll post a selection of quick cigar news and stogie-related snippets. We call ‘em Friday Samplers. Enjoy.

1) We want to issue a special thanks to all the DC-area Stogie Guys who made it out to our second monthly Smoke Out at Carpool last night. As you can see in the picture to the right (which shows a portion of the cigar enthusiasts in attendance), we enjoyed good numbers and a congenial atmosphere. Of course, all the beer, cigars, darts, and college basketball didn’t hurt. Keep your eyes open for the next Smoke Out, which will be coming up at the end of April.

2) Enjoy our weekend Quick Smokes? Wish you could post one of your own? Well, here’s your chance: StogieGuys.com is now accepting reader Quick Smokes. Just send us an email with a short description of the cigar (please include its full name and dimensions) and your rating of “buy,” “hold,” or “sell,” and we’ll consider posting it. You can increase your chances of publication by choosing a cigar that hasn’t already been a Quick Smoke or the subject of a full review.

3) This week marks the 40th annual National Wine Week. Fourteen restaurants nationwide are serving over 16,000 bottles of wine in celebration. So if you’ve got a Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse (or one of their five other establishments) in your area, you can taste ten fine wines with your lunch for only $10. Because the only thing that goes better together than steak and cigars is steak, fine wine, and cigars.

4) Here’s a deal we’ve mentioned before, but its so good we wanted to tell you again. With the Powerhouse Super 8 deal you get eight top line cigars for under $10. And it includes a few of our favorites, like a Toraño Exodus Silver, a CAO Criollo, and a La Gloria Cubana. To get yours today, click here.

-The Stogie Guys