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My AMAZING Cigar Club...
With all the crappy news about the economy and SCHIP out there, I just wanted to share some great stuff about cigar smoking and how it is alive and well.
As some of you know, I'm a member of this amazing club in North Jersey, about half an hour outside of Manhattan. called the Metropolitan Cigar Sociatey..
We have our monthly dinner the first Wednesday of every month and last night was just fantastic.
Rick Chandler from General Cigar came and it was like freakin' Christmas in April as he handed out "seven" different sticks to 80 guys! Started with a Dark Knight from boxes sitting for two years. Then to Hoyos sitting since 2005. Then oily punch maduro robustos, Gran Puros, and a few other beauties. The guy should have worn a Santa suit. General has been such an amazing supporter of the club and last night was just insane.
I personally brought it a Scotch whisky ambassador from a small maker named Compass Box Whisky. They have been lauded by many of the whisky magazines and associations as Scotch maker or Whisky Innovator of the year. The rep is a friend, Robin Robinson and he gave a great 15 minute class on Scotch that even the experts in the room were fascinated by. He talked about the barrels and the wood and how that gives whiskies their defined taste. My fave from them is Oak Cross.
Just before the dinner starts my mobile phone rings and it's Gene Arganese who's in the area and wants to come have dinner with us. If anyone knows Gene, he is such a nice man and loves to hang with cigars smokers and talk about life. Gene has also been great to the club as he has had several groups of ours as his guest to his home in Tamboril, in the DR. The guys stayed past midnight last night even though he had a 2 hour drive home.
To top it off, NY Times Best Selling author Larry Winget who came to our dinner 2 months ago, mailed me a bunch of his new books (People are idiots and I can prove it) autographed to give out as door prizes.
Holy good God, what a night!
If anyone wants to check out the site and the photos, go to:
http://www.metrocigar.com
If you're ever in the NY/NJ area and want to check it out, PM or email me and I'll arrange it. I've had several botl's from various boards in as my guests and they all are astounded at our little home away from home in Soprano country. Lew Rothman has made regular appearances and Rocky Patel stayed til 4am playing cards and dominoes one night. And, our very own Dylan Austin and the one and only Carlos came bearing many gifts from the Camacho goody vault!
Hey, I know this was long, but I am still incredibly jacked up from last night. As I said, I just wanted to share something good about cigar smoking to my brothers of the leaf.
- Zman
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As some of you know, I'm a member of this amazing club in North Jersey, about half an hour outside of Manhattan. called the Metropolitan Cigar Sociatey..
We have our monthly dinner the first Wednesday of every month and last night was just fantastic.
Rick Chandler from General Cigar came and it was like freakin' Christmas in April as he handed out "seven" different sticks to 80 guys! Started with a Dark Knight from boxes sitting for two years. Then to Hoyos sitting since 2005. Then oily punch maduro robustos, Gran Puros, and a few other beauties. The guy should have worn a Santa suit. General has been such an amazing supporter of the club and last night was just insane.
I personally brought it a Scotch whisky ambassador from a small maker named Compass Box Whisky. They have been lauded by many of the whisky magazines and associations as Scotch maker or Whisky Innovator of the year. The rep is a friend, Robin Robinson and he gave a great 15 minute class on Scotch that even the experts in the room were fascinated by. He talked about the barrels and the wood and how that gives whiskies their defined taste. My fave from them is Oak Cross.
Just before the dinner starts my mobile phone rings and it's Gene Arganese who's in the area and wants to come have dinner with us. If anyone knows Gene, he is such a nice man and loves to hang with cigars smokers and talk about life. Gene has also been great to the club as he has had several groups of ours as his guest to his home in Tamboril, in the DR. The guys stayed past midnight last night even though he had a 2 hour drive home.
To top it off, NY Times Best Selling author Larry Winget who came to our dinner 2 months ago, mailed me a bunch of his new books (People are idiots and I can prove it) autographed to give out as door prizes.
Holy good God, what a night!
If anyone wants to check out the site and the photos, go to:
http://www.metrocigar.com
If you're ever in the NY/NJ area and want to check it out, PM or email me and I'll arrange it. I've had several botl's from various boards in as my guests and they all are astounded at our little home away from home in Soprano country. Lew Rothman has made regular appearances and Rocky Patel stayed til 4am playing cards and dominoes one night. And, our very own Dylan Austin and the one and only Carlos came bearing many gifts from the Camacho goody vault!
Hey, I know this was long, but I am still incredibly jacked up from last night. As I said, I just wanted to share something good about cigar smoking to my brothers of the leaf.
- Zman
http://www.metrocigar.com/images/5.jpg
http://www.metrocigar.com/images/locker2.jpg
http://www.metrocigar.com/images/lounge2.jpg
http://www.metrocigar.com/images/lounge4.jpg
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Permalink Reply by Herfin BigDog Cigar Enthusionado on -
I've read some great things about the Metropolitan Cigar Society.
It would be great to have something like that in my neck of the woods. The closest tobacconist is only 15 minutes away. But the prices are outrageous comparatively speaking, even for a brick & mortar.
Although to be honest, I haven't set foot in the place since I quit working there over 18 months ago. His prices my have gotten better, but I doubt it. The owner could not see the forest through the trees. All the owner could see were dollar signs. But he could not see the cigar lovers through the dollar signs.
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