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Stogie Guys Friday Sampler No. 351

27 Sep 2013

As we have since July 2006, each Friday we’ll post a mixed bag of quick cigar news and other items of interest. Below is our latest Friday Sampler.

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1) This week Senate Bill 772, the “Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013,” added New Jersey Democrat Senator Robert Menendez as a co-sponsor. Menendez, reportedly an avid cigar smoker, is the twelfth senator to sign onto the bill this year. The bill, which would protect handmade cigars from FDA regulation, now has equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans signed on as sponsors.

2) Drew Estate is hosting a “mobile herf” Saturday on the Mall in Washington, DC. Participants will receive an “I’m CRA and I Vote” T-shirt and a Nica Rustica cigar from Drew Estate. The herf will start on the eastern steps of the Capitol building at 11 am and culminate at the Lincoln Memorial two hours later.

3) Over the past year Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars has focused on distributing boutique cigar offerings and now distributes eight boutique brands under the House of Emilio moniker. To promote the brands and encourage retailers to carry all the lines, House of Emilio has introduced the “Master Retailer” program. Participating retailers receive training for their staff on all House of Emilio brands and blends, and have the earliest access to new cigars and extra allocation of limited edition releases.

4) Inside the Industry: Prometheus’ Sencillo line is releasing two the limited edition cigars: Sencillo Platinum Gran Toro 54 (54 x 6) and Sencillo Black Piramide 60. Both are packaged in boxes of ten and have an MSRP of $8.95 per cigar. Sencillo Platinum is made in Danlí, Honduras, and Sencillo Black in , Esteí, Nicaragua.

5) Deal of the Week: This five-cigar sampler includes some full-bodied smokes worth trying. Just $26 lands you a Vega Fina Fortaleza 2 Toro, a Fausto Robusto Extra, a Wild Bunch Island Jim limited release from Ortega Cigars, a Toraño Vault Robusto, and a Cain F 654T.

–The Stogie Guys

photo credit: CRA

One Response to “Stogie Guys Friday Sampler No. 351”

  1. George E. Friday, September 27, 2013 at 11:59 am #

    You can find here out http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d113:1:./… if your senators are on board and here http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HR00… for the House members. If yours aren't cosponsors, let them know you want them to sign up.