Stogie Guys Friday Sampler LXXXI

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) Don’t forget to enter our Second Annual Super Bowl Contest for a chance to win six top-notch cigars from eGars.com. All entries are due by 5 p.m. EST Sunday. (Also, remember that you can receive 10% off your first purchase from eGars.com by entering “SGVIP” as the promo code at checkout.)

2) Can’t decide how to celebrate Sunday’s bag game in proper stogie style? David Savona of Cigar Aficionado provides some helpful information on what and where to smoke. When you’re done with that, check out the two short (and somewhat scary) videos related to this article for some offbeat betting tips.

3) A chain of coffee bars for cigar smokers is set to debut in Tampa in February, with plans for 11 more outlets later this year in cities including New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, and Orlando. Acme Sports & Entertainment, which has a cigar operation in Tampa’s Ybor City, announced plans this week to merge “the success of coffee giant, Starbucks Coffee, with a smoker-friendly atmosphere for cigar smokers.”

4) Around the Blogs: Stogie Review reviews the Arganese CL3. Cigar Jack tries the CAO Black VR. Cigar Inspector inspects the Davidoff 2000. Keepers of the Flame smokes a Padilla 1948. Matt lights up a 5 Vegas A. Velvet Cigar enjoys the Fuente Anejo 55.

5) Deal of the Week: Before winter ends you may want to pick up this “Winter Blast Sampler.” It includes a Montecristo, a Pepin-made 601 Red, two Arturo Fuente Rothschilds, and six other quality sticks…all for just $29.99 with free shipping. Grab yours here.

–The Stogie Guys

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