Thursday, August 26, 2010

Cigar Trend Alert: Custom Cigar Bands

Cigars have become a fixture in celebrating momentous occasions. They’ve been smoked on birthdays, weddings, golf outings, company parties, anniversaries, and military homecomings. They’re most notably enjoyed to commemorate the birth of a new baby.

Recent buzz has been centered around making these events just a little more special, and a lot more personal, by adding a custom cigar bands to these celebratory cigars. Emerson’s Cigars, a five location retailer in Hampton Roads, Virginia, launched their Custom Band program early this year. They offer many pre-designed templates but also give the option to turn your personal vision into reality through custom artwork.

Wedding season is in full bloom. And though cigars during the reception have always been a tradition, in recent years “Cigar with the Bride and Groom” has become extremely popular.
Custom  cigar  bands can offers that personal touch that will not only impress guests, but adds a special element to the wedding experience. One could have the Father of the Bride and/or the Father of the Groom pass them out at the reception or have them on a table as a wedding favor. Another idea is to save some of your wedding cigars in a humidor to enjoy the first anniversary! Who wants stale cake when you could have a premium, handmade cigar?

Golf season is also in full bloom. In a world full of no-smoking signs, there remains one oasis where the cigar lover can be free. The Golf Course. Imagine a beautiful day, the dew on the emerald-colored green is starting to settle. Birds are lightly chirping and you feel the cool breeze on your cheek.  It’s the perfect moment for a cigar. Moments like these need to be celebrated in style. Emerson’s Cigars’  custom band program is full-service, from start to finish, so all you have to worry about the day of your tournament is the weather.

Emerson’s Cigars has an entire section of their website (www.EmersonsCigars.com) dedicated to their Custom Band program. You can also find out more by visiting any of their locations in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.

Monday, August 16, 2010

La Gloria Cubana Rolling Event

La Gloria Cubana Rolling Event
Wednesday, August 25 - 26
Timing -5-8pm

Emerson's @ Hampton - PTC
Ticket includes 2 LGC Cigars: Artesanos de Tabaqueros and LGC Serie R.
Join us at Emerson's Cigars as we welcome a professional roller from La Gloria Cubana to roll with our customers. We will be providing a table for 4 people at a time to roll their own cigar. Each roller with place his/her name on their cigar and and the end of the night we will pick three winners-1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Each winner will receive some amazing prizes. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opporunity! Don't miss it- buy your ticket now before they sell out.

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Peninsula Town Center, 4310 East Claiborne Square, Hampton, VA 23666

Monday, August 2, 2010

Kristoff "cigar"- new size, same amazing cigars

This year as part of their Superstar Cigar Tour, Emerson’s Cigars hosted Glen Case of Kristoff at their brick and mortars. Recently, Kristoff introduced a new Corona size for their blends so I thought I’d review a couple of my favorites- The Kristoff Sumatra and the Kristoff Ligero Maduro.

Kristoff Sumatra "Cigar"

After the popularity of the Kristoff Series came the release of the newest line, the Kristoff Sumatra. Very indicative of an elite Cuban, this cigar has a beautiful, rich Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper. The filler, like many others from the Kristoff line, is a combination of Cuban seed Dominican and Cuban seed Nicaraguan tobaccos. It's easy to taste the velvety, floral flavors meld nicely with the rich spice from that Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper. The cigar still maintains a lovely smooth, sweet finish that makes the Kristoff Sumatra the definition of quality craftsmanship.

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra
Filler: Cuban seed Orlor Dominican and Nicaraguan
Binder: Brazilian
Strength: Medium Bodied



Kristoff Ligero Maduro "Cigar"

The Kristoff Ligero Maduro, delicately handmade, is typically a favorite line of the Kristoff brand of cigars. That's because when the ever popular Brazilian Maduro wrapper combines with Cuban seed Dominican and Cuban seed Nicaraguan filler, the result is flavors of dried cherry, coffee and cocoa beans,but with a snappy but nectarous finish. I guess you could say the Kristoff Ligero Maduro is sugar, spice, and everything nice.

Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro
Filler: Cuban seed Orlor Dominican and Nicaraguan
Binder: Cuban seed Orlor Dominican
Strength: Medium to Full Bodied


Emerson’s Cigars carries Kristoff in their brick and mortar stores, scattered all over Hampton Roads, Virginia. They also sell online at www.EmersonsCigars.com