Tweet-Ups and Other Stuff...

Another Monday, another batch of "various" things to post about. I don't want to call this a regular "news feature" but it's something like that...maybe not quite "regular" and not always "news." :)

SOUTH FLORIDA TWEET-UP

Frank Herrera's better half, Elissa, has worked hard to get the B&M side of Charmed Leaf up and running and they are going to celebrate the new store's opening with the First Annual South Florida Cigar Tweetup (#SoFlaTweetUp). The event will be Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3, at 1405 N. Congress Ave., Suite 10, Delray Beach, Florida 33445.

Obviously Frank will be representing La Caridad del Cobre Cigars (and talk to him if you need a good copyright lawyer, too!); some of the other brand-owners in attendance will be Eddie Ortega (EO Brands), Ernesto Padilla (Padilla Cigars), Dan Tiant (El Tiante Cigars), Lou Rodriguez (Lou Rodriguez Cigars), Luis Sanchez (La Tradicion Cubana), Reynold Benitez (Benitez Cigars), Benny & Loren Gomez (Havana Sunrise and Casa Gomez) and Brad Mayo (Jameson Cigars). Representing Miami Cigars will be Jason Wood and Barry Stein.

Two packages are available for $20 and $30 and you can buy those tickets now. Lots of fun stuff is planned including a bar crawl, pig roast, tons of raffle prizes...and lots and lots of herfing. If you are anywhere near South Florida the first weekend of March, I highly recommend putting this on your calendar.

MALDONADO DYNASTY OFFER

Last week Keith posted a review of the Maldonado Dynasty Mogul. Paul Maldonado was so happy with the added exposure of this review that he decided to open up an offer to Tiki Bar readers:

TIKI BAR EXCLUSIVE OFFER: JAN. 27, 2012

  

The Maldonado Dynasty would like to thank Keith and David at the Tiki Bar for a Great review and would like to extend their readers a limited time offer exclusive to them and our friends at The Maldonado Dynasty Facebook page.  We are opening our reserved batch of “The Mogul,” boxes that we store exclusively for private clients world wide and offering them to you for a great deal.  This is our way of saying thank you for the feedback and time.  Feel free to reach out to Owner/President Paul Maldonado at p.maldonado@MaldonadoDynasty.com or VP barb@MaldonadoDynasty.com for more details.  We are releasing only a limited amount so reserve your box now and enjoy our Ultra-Luxury cigar “The Mogul.” 

Respectfully,

Paul Maldonado

President/C.E.O.

 If you haven't tried this cigar, I encourage you to send Paul an e-mail and find out how you can.

262 UNDERGROUND

This is not "new" news, but I wanted to let you know anyway...because some might not have heard. 262 has re-launched their Underground Community website with a ton of new content and has started up the hype machine for the Manifesto:

January 11, 2012

262 Released the first official webisode from the Manifesto Sessions Series on Tuesday, January 3. This webisode features a local (Lynchburg, VA) cigar smoker giving his thoughts on what the FDA wants to do with the cigar industry.

View the episode at www.smoketherevolution.com/Manifesto

262 has also re-launched their community website, The Underground Press, at www.smoketherevolution.com/UndergroundPress. This redesigned site will be an extension of their current Underground Press email newsletter. The site will house all newsletter content, as well as other News & Updates, 262 Tour Schedules, Videos, and more.

Smoke The Revolution,
Mike Justice
CMO
262 Cigars

 If you're not a member of the 262 Underground yet...what are you waiting for? Go there and join now! And smoke more 262 Cigars...especially that Paradigm Lancero...It Rocks!

CHATTANOOGA TWEET-UP

We began today's post with news of one Tweet-Up, so it only seems proper to finish with news of another...the Second Annual Chattanooga Cigar Tweet-Up, on Friday and Saturday, August 24 and 25, 2012.

I had hoped to give you news about how to buy your tickets today, but as of this writing I'm still working with Matt (manager at Burns East) to figure out exactly what is going to be included and for what price. Rest assured the prices will be very reasonable, especially for what you will get. Plans still call for Friday afternoon and Saturday all-day herfs, a Friday evening baseball game, some sort of liquor tasting (probably featuring Chattanooga Whiskey and possible others), raffle prizes, and a great dinner Saturday night.

What I can fully reveal today is the lineup of brand owners who are planning on attending. Starting with those who were announced a few months ago: Jon Huber (Crowned Heads), Matt Booth (Room 101), Gary Griffith (Emilio Cigars), Bryan White (13th Floor Cigars), Clint Aaron (262 Cigars), and Sean Williams (El Primer Mundo Cigars).

Added to that list today are: Pete Johnson (Tatuaje Cigars), Jonathan Drew (Drew Estate), Eddie Ortega (EO Brands), and Frank Herrera (La Caridad del Cobre). 

And there are still a couple folks we are working on, so that list may not be complete yet. We'll be sending out sponsorship request letters to companies soon and hope to start announcing which companies will be providing cigars very soon. (Side note: if your company was not involved last year and for some reason you don't get a letter from me in the next month or so, please feel free to send me an e-mail.)

This is going to be a huge event. We hope you can all be there! The best I can tell you for now is that tickets will be anywhere from about $20 for the basic package up to about $50 for an all-inclusive package. I hope you can all join us!