Progress at Twin City Cigars

This has been a productive week over at Twin City Cigars (aka 301). As you can see, Winston-Salem's premier cigar lounge is coming together quite nicely.

All of us at Long Ashes Cigar Club are salivating as the opening date draws nearer and nearer.

Info:
Twin City Cigars
301 Mill St. Winston-Salem, NC
info@twincitycigars.com
http://twincitycigars.com/
Facebook page

Membership highlights:
Individual locker
Members' only lounge (two flat-screen TVs, plush seating, private deck, Wi-fi, restroom)
Private members' only entrance (bypassing retail and general smoking area)
Members enjoy a 5% discount on all purchases

Memberships may be purchased here via PayPal. 

Email Twin City Cigars for more details.


M. Kittner
Long Ashes Cigar Club | Winston-Salem, NC

Twin City Cigars, aka 301

Imagine yourself, relaxing with good friends, at 301!

Humidor going in this week -- soon to be stocked!

Member lockers -- complete with humidor, cutter, lighter, and room for your favorite beverage.

More than half of the memberships have already been reserved. Act quickly.

WInston-Salem's Premier Cigar Lounge . . .

Memberships are now forming at Twin City Cigars.

Twin City Cigars will be a boutique cigar and specialty goods retailer, located in the heart of beautiful Winston-Salem. It will specialize in top shelf cigars, artisan pipes, and pipe tobacco. The members' only lounge will be appointed with personalized lockers, leather club chairs, state of the art ventilation, hi-def LCD television, Wi-Fi. Members also receive a 5% discount on all purchases.

There will also be a separate, general smoking area for non-members.

Twin City Cigars is going to be the perfect place to enjoy great conversation and a cigar from our selection of the finest cigars available in the world.

Reserve your membership now!

Note: as of posting this blog, 50% of the allotted memberships have been purchased.

Twin City Cigar Company, LLC (aka 301)
301 Mill Street
Winston Salem, NC 27103
info@twincitycigars.com
336-917-9893
Anticipated opening: two months

Tell them you heard it from Long Ashes Cigar Club!

M. Kittner

Cigar Season 2012 . . . it's a wrap!

Long Ashes Cigar Club,

 

Thank you for another sensational cigar season! We not only added many new faces to the club, but also hosted more events and raised more charitable contributions this year than in any past: more than $1,300! 

 

We wrapped up the year on a beautiful afternoon this past Sunday with our Tale of Two Cigars event, an event in which nearly a third of the club enjoyed good conversation among good friends.

 

I wish all of you a Merry Christmas, and thank you for being part of Long Ashes Cigar Club.

 

M. Kittner

Long Ashes Cigar Club

 

Parting shots:

 

A Tale of Two Cigars

Mark those calendars and join us for our final organized event before winter settles in. We will all be at River Birch Lodge (3324 Robinhood Rd. Winston-Salem) on Sunday, Dec. 2nd from 2:00-4:00 for our last herf: A Tale of Two Cigars!

We will put head-to-head two premium cigars. One of your cigars will be the new ROMEO from Altadis U.S.A. Your second cigar, however, will remain a mystery until Dec. 2. Those members and guests who participate will also receive a humidified Boveda bag and a cigar rating card. Price is $5.

Please remember that -- due to limited seating -- you and your guests must RSVP so I know how many A Tale of Two Cigars bags to put together. You are welcome to join fellow members and guest for lunch prior to or dinner after the event.

Even if you have not attended one of our events in the past, you are welcome to join fellow cigar lovers of Long Ashes Cigar Club | Winston-Salem.

RSVP to mlkittner@gmail.com by Saturday, Dec. 1.

Michael Kittner

Long Ashes Cigar Club | Winston-Salem, NC

Sangria and Cigars with Piedmont Opera

I'm excited to share with you another Winston-Salem cigar opportunity -- this one with Piedmont Opera and one in which Long Ashes Cigar Club occupied a modest role as facilitator.


Piedmont Opera has invited all of Long Ashes Cigar Club to its 2012-2013 Sangria & Cigars party. Enjoy bottomless sangrias, delicious tapas, and share cigars in the Spring House's courtyard with the cast of Carmen.

This is event is open to the public.

Relish has signed on to provide media coverage; therefore, be sure to wear those LACC shirts and hats if possible. Otherwise, dress code for the event is casual.

Your $45 ticket includes an afternoon of sangria, tapas, a cigar, an excuse to get out of the house, and unlimited hobnobbing. I've also heard rumors that there may be drawings for various prizes from Piedmont Opera, Spring House, and The Pipe and Pint.

Sunday, October 7, 4:00 - 7:00 PM

$45 per person with a reservation, $50 at the door

For a reservation please call Spring House (450 N. Spring Street Winston-Salem) at 336-293-4797 by October 5.

Hope to see everyone there!

M. Kittner
Long Ashes Cigar Club | Winston-Salem, NC

Good times ...

Thanks to all the wives and girlfriends who allowed Long Ashes Cigar Club to host a sensational Scotch & Cigars event this past Wednesday night at River Birch Lodge.

Reid did a tremendous job of selecting three seductive single malts to pair with our cigars, cigars that burned long past our usual bedtimes (well, mine at least). Not to go unnoticed were some new faces joining us, and we're glad to have them be part of Long Ashes Cigar Club.

The weather, the cigars, the camaraderie that this glorious pastime brings -- it couldn't have been any better.

Good times ...

M. Kittner
Long Ashes Cigar Club | Winston-Salem, NC

Long Ashes Cigar Club is an open organization of cigar lovers and enthusiasts. If you fall into these categories, please join us at one of our events!

Parting shots:

Those of Long Ashes Cigar Club who came out and played Wednesday night

That ash is a 10!

The new Paul Stulac Screaming Sun for us full-bodied lovers

Blanco Cigars' NINE: it always satisfies!

A healthy discussion about the finer things in life ...

Single Malts and Cigars 9/19

Grab a few cigars and join Long Ashes Cigar Club for our Single Malts Scotch Tasting and Cigars event on Wed., Sept. 19th! Lighters fire up at River Birch Lodge (3324 Robinhood Rd. Winston-Salem) at 7:00 p.m.

$20 gets you a top-shelf flight of three premium single malt scotches. This is optional, as RBL will have its full beverage menu available.

Look forward to seeing you!

M. Kittner
Long Ashes Cigar Club | Winston-Salem, NC

Wounded Warrior Project Campaign 2012

Long Ashes Cigar Club held its 2nd Annual WWP x 5 Campaign last night at the beautiful District Rooftop Bar and Grille. Thirty-three cigar lovers and LACC faithful showed up last night for great cigars and good times, all in an effort to raise a bit of money for Wounded Warrior Project.

The event was a success on all points: we had seven new faces join us, the weather was glorious (unlike last time), and our fundraising effort netted $370 for this magnificent organization -- a 270% increase over last year!

Long Ashes Cigar Club has committed itself to civic works and it gives us all great pleasure to contribute to such a worthy cause and assist the heroes who protect our freedom. God bless all of you.

M. Kittner et al
Long Ashes Cigar Club | Winston-Salem, NC

Parting shots:

Paul Stulac 5x58 Angel

With my wife completing her 98-hour nights rotation and my daughter in bed at 8:15 pm, I found myself with some unexpected free time. This being the case, I shimmied open my personal humidor and fished out a true "keeper" of a cigar that I've had my eye on for some time: a Paul Stulac Angel.

Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua

Paul Stulac Angel (robusto)

First Impressions:
Stunning. The Angel was heavy and firm and oily; furthermore, it was slightly square/soft pressed, a personal added bonus (won't roll off the table). I loved the Gothic font and skull-and-crossbones band, which gave the cigar an aura of mystery. Void of any egregious irregularities, dark and richly hued, it truly is a supremely attractive stick, the Angel.

Whoever designed the artwork should get a raise -- wonderfully done. I keep these on the top row of my glass-top humidor so my friends can leer at them.

Banded foot ... a hallmark of the extra care and detail that go into a Paul Stulac Cigar

Burning:
A traditional v-cut to begin and a nice little tug of a draw, initial flavors were strong, heavy, and I thought I was in for a full-bodied powerhouse, reminiscent of a Mike Tyson first-round knockout. However, this facade rapidly dissipated as I put flame to the Angel's foot.

The cigar took the light well, whereupon I got a pleasantly smooth leathery, oaky note -- definitely in the medium/full bodied arena.

Leather, oak, and a dash of pepper greeted me at the front door

Change is a good thing, right? About halfway to a third into it, the Angel became charmingly sweet. As I look at my notes, I see, "smooth," "velvety chocolate," "cherry?" This agreeable transition gave the cigar a depth that is usually reserved for good aged tobacco. Now I couldn't find any documentation on how long Paul Stulac ages his tobacco or lets his cigars rest, but the emergence of said flavors is indicative of mature tobacco and production that is not knee-jerk.

Proceeding, there were more twists and turns in the cigar than in Karsashian post-wedding bliss, with a creaminess and floral note coming near the band. Every puff presented new flavors and aromas that will keep a smoker guessing "What's next?" Now don't misinterpret me, the Angel maintained it's med/full bodied profile thoughout -- these additional flavors simply augmented the air of peculiarity the Angel presented.

Jockeying of savory flavors continued

With a band of such noir design, to find a floral, spicy note was unique

Flavors aside, the construction of the Paul Stulac Angel was no less impressive: the ash held on damn near the band; not one relight or correction was needed; the cap never unraveled or disentangled, and the cigar carried a long finish -- these all demonstrate Paul Stulac's steadfastness to giving his consumers the best, most enjoyable product possible.

Didn't want to let go of this beauty

Final Thoughts:
Currently, Paul Stulac Cigars come in two different wrappers (Ecuadorian or Brazilian Maduro) and five sizes: Angel (Robusto) 5 x 58, Ghost (Toro) 6 x 58, Phantom (Torpedo) 6 x 53, Skull (Salomone) 7 x 58 and Cross (Gigante) 7 x 64. However, rumor has it that Mr. Stulac is working on a mysterious sixth size, which is sure to be equally impressive.

This was the perfect cigar for me on this night of a nearly-never-seen quiet moment. I'm eager to try the rest of the Paul Stulac line to see if each stick will live up to the precedent the Angel has set. When you spy these cigars in your local B&M shops, my friends, I encourage you to grab a handful; they won't be around long . . . especially if I or any Long Ashes Cigar Club members get there first.

Rating: 10 (Preeminent) One of the best cigars I've ever smoked. I will be filling up my humidor with Paul Stulac Cigars; you should do likewise. In fact, one of our members bought a box at our event on June 23 and he commented, "Great cigar. I only have a few left!"

Paul Stulac Angel: a 10

-M. Kittner

If you live around Winston-Salem, NC, Paul Stulac Cigars can be found at Blue Ridge Tobacco and Candle 2299 Cloverdale Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (336) 722-4398. (Note: we have asked and will continue to request that all local shops carry the brand.) Here is the complete list of retailers.


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