Well this is a short work week for most, however not for me as we mark the 17th annual Dallas Post Turkey Day Crawl, making us the oldest on-going cigar crawl in the country. (We also raise money for charity besides smoking cigars and having adult beverages at our dinner.) But enough about that. Let’s talk cigars and other interesting stuff. First up, two new brands are on the horizon.
Savinelli is a family owned company with a long tradition. Mostly, the Italian company has been known for its pipes, but for many years the company has been selling cigars. This year, the company came out with new offerings in addition to its
ELR or Extremely Limited Reserve and the
Rich and Rare series. They were spearheaded by Steven Ysidron, son of Ruben Ysidron who runs the U-S part of Savinelli. Alas Steven is no longer with the company, having left last month on October 10
th –even though he did a Savinelli event on Wednesday the 12
th. Steven says it is with regret that he leaves Savinelli since between him and his father the family has been with the company for nearly 45 years. So what is next? Steven has formed a new company Del Fuego S.A. and plans to have new cigars out early next year.
Armando Guiterrez cigars
One will be Armando Gutierrez, named after his grandfather. It uses a Colorado habano wrapper over a Honduran binder and Nicaraguan fillers. Steven says they changed the fermentation process on this tobacco to give it added complexity. The second brand will be called Gonzo (meaning really cool in Italy) and will use a broadleaf wrapper over San Andres binder and Nicaraguan fillers. The cigars will be made at the Plasencia factory.
Nanny State in the EU
If you look to Europe to find what could be coming here next you will always be astounded. The European Union has banned what may be common sense ( and also medical fact). Apparently the bureaucrats felt you could not say drinking water helps prevent dehydration so it is now against the law to put that on bottled water. The UK Telegraph has the story. I really think if they keep all this up they will go, if they haven’t already, too far. Maybe then we can see an easing of the smoking bans.
But Until Then…
If you want to enjoy a cigar you have to stay vigilant. In Maryland, the state is ramping up a campaign against cigars. Saying that teens are smoking fewer cigarettes but more cigars, the state, most likely in tandem with the anti-tobacco groups, is taking the first step to stop teen cigar smoking by pushing a 125-thousand dollar marketing campaign. What else do they want? Why the FDA should step in an regulate cigars because, after all,
“state health officials said that cigars have more tobacco than cigarettes, burn longer and give off greater amounts of secondhand smoke. They put people at risk for ailments such cancer, emphysema and infertility, just as cigarettes do.”
Infertility???? Oh and the story goes on to say taxes on cigars should go up and the state should ban single sales. Anyway the day the Maryland story broke, coincidentally the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids had its press release out congratulating Maryland officials and saying the FDA needs to regulate cigars. This is how they are going to go after us…it is for the kids. You need to get involved and show support for H.R.1639/ S. 1461 to stop the FDA from taking over cigars.
Both the Cigar Rights of America and International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers have websites to make it easy to notify YOUR Congressman and Senator. Do it today.
It doesn’t stay in Vegas
We want to congratulate J•R customer Kerry Malone. You see, Kerry lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee and buys his cigars from J•R. He also was our winner in the Macanudo Millionaire contest. Earlier this month, Kerry was flown to Vegas for a chance to win a million bucks! Alas he did not score the cash, BUT he did get the free trip to Vegas and got to hang out with Playboy bunnies at the Palms. Did he have fun? We think so but you can be the judge by seeing his
video.
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