Stogie Guys Friday Sampler LXXIII

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) Lawmakers in Lansing are close to an invasive smoking ban for one of America’s most oppressed states: Michigan. With a 56-46 vote this week, the House bypassed many members’ calls for bar and restaurant exemptions. A tougher fight, however, is expected in the Republican-controlled Senate.

2) Have an old cigar box collecting dust in your closet? In desperate need of a makeshift violin? Bring $25 and the box to Frye Guitars in Chicago tomorrow and you’ll be in business. After all, who wouldn’t want one of these under their tree?

3) Around the Blogs: Cigar Jack smokes a Oliva Serie V. Velvet Cigar puffs a Primos Toro. Cigar Beat tries the Rocky Patel Edge Maduro. Cigar Command smokes the Fuente Work of Art Maduro. The Stogie Review reviews the CAO Italia.

4) Deal of the Week: Here’s a deal that’s easy on the wallet: $25 for ten cigars, including sticks from Macanudo, Rocky Patel, Fuente, Onyx, H. Upmann, Oliva, Perdomo, and 601 by Pepin Garcia . Grab yours here.

–The Stogie Guys

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