Friday, July 3, 2009
Kristoff Cigar Event
Stop by the store on July 10th from 4:00-9:00 pm to enjoy some great Kristoff Cigar Deals. Buy any 3 Kristoff Cigars and get 1 Free, Also if you buy a box you save 15% on the purchase plus you get 7 Free Cigars and your choice of a Kristoff Hat or T-Shirt.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Romeo y Julieta Tasting Event
Join us on June 30th from 3:00-8:00 PM for one of the rarest cigar tastings ever!!!
Purchase a single RyJ Museum and get a Free Trinidad Habana Reserve
We will also have all Altadis Cigars on sale featuring buy 3 get 1 free. Brands include Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Saint Luis Rey, Siglo Reserve, Trinidad and many many more!!
Charles Fazzino is one of the most popular artists in the world today. As the creator of the limited edition fine art prints, he is best known for his obsession with bright colors, wonderful detail and a unique hand-assembled, 3-D layering technique that brings his images to life. His artwork can be found in the private collections of hundreds of prominent collectors and sports and entertainment celebrities.
This Limited Edition 3-D Giclee print was specially commissioned for Romeo y Julieta. It is printed on 100% Rag Museum Board and paper. Once printed, each image is meticulously cut and assembled and embellished by hand, establishing each print as a unique work of art.
This very special Romeo y Julieta edition is limited to 2,000 prints and each individual print is hand numbered and signed by the artist.
All 36 cigars stand tall in a beautiful black laquer humidor. Each cigar is incased in a frosted crystal tube with a gold cap. Besides each tube containing a beautiful 6 x 54 cigar with a Criollo 98' wrapper, and Dominican and Nicaraguan filler. It also contains a print of the signed image that is displayed on the lid of the humidor.
Friday, June 12, 2009
FDA To Regulate Tobacco
US House of Representatives And Senate Pass FDA Regulatory Authority Over Tobacco Legislation. President Obama Expected To Sign Next Week
We have said for months that you can not take your eyes off of the government for one second, but for one piece of legislation, you couldn't take your eyes off of it for ten years.
Today, ten years of federal debate almost came to a close. On a vote of 307-97 the US House of Representatives concurred with the Senate's vote of 79-17 passing S982 / HR1256 – The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. It grants the US Food and Drug Administration sweeping authority over all tobacco products, from content and production, to advertising and distribution.
S982 / HR1256 will be on the President's desk within days. He has pledged to sign the legislation.
While the focus of the legislation is not cigars, the language and regulatory authority that it grants FDA over all tobacco products is to say the least, worrisome. It is why the actions of the agency will have to be monitored on a consistent basis.
Under the legislation, within 90 days of adoption and a signature from the President, FDA will create the “Center for Tobacco Products” within the agency, and will report to the Commissioner for Food and Drugs. The center will be responsible for implementing the legislation. FDA is under the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. It is interesting to note that in the opening preamble to the legislation, it states that the Secretary can not “ban little cigars, or all other cigars.”
It's the chain of command within the Administration that is also of concern. As mentioned, FDA is under the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). We have previously informed you that the Deputy Secretary of HHS is Bill Corr. Mr. Corr was previously executive director of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Well, we know where he stands. Then, the President appointed Dr. Margaret Hamburg as Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, where one of her previous claims to fame was serving as Health Commissioner for New York City , and advocating the smoking ban ordinance in effect today. Then as Deputy Commissioner of FDA, the President appointed Dr. Joshua Sharfstein.
Now here's an interesting story.
Dr. Sharfstein was formally Health Commissioner for the City of Baltimore, Maryland, who like Dr. Hamburg , spearheaded the Baltimore and Maryland sweeping smoking ban legislation. Oh, but the plot thickens.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Sharfstein was supported for appointment as FDA Deputy Director by none other than the chief patron of the House version of this legislation, Congressman Henry Waxman of California . Why? Because Dr. Sharfstein was previously an investigator for Congressman Waxman's Government Reform and Oversight Committee. The circle is complete.
But let's throw in one more twist.
This week the President's appointee to head the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Dr. Thomas Frieden, travels to his new job in Atlanta . Dubbed “Dr. Buttinsky” by the New York Post, Dr. Frieden is noted for his implementation of the New York City smoking ban as their most recent Health Commissioner, and then going after trans-fat in cooking. He has listed smoking as “the nation's number one health issue,” in public statements. The CDC is one of the most cited agencies for smoking "statistics" in the nation by proponents of further regulation.
So now, we have Corr , Hamburg , Sharfstein, and Frieden at the top of the Administration – all being unapologetic anti-tobacco zealots. Then we get FDA regulation of all tobacco products, where the rules of the legislation have yet to be written. Let's top it off with SCHIP and a $3 million campaign by the Cancer Action Network, political arm of the American Cancer Society to press for another round of federal tobacco taxes to fund national health care reform.
Fellow CRA members, that's why this organization exists. We have to watch. We have to offer alternatives. We have to voice our opposition to every representative in government that we have.
Every one of you has a Congressman and two US Senators. How did they vote? Please see the links above and find out. Call them. Tell them we're watching and remembering every vote and every government action as it impacts the premium hand-made cigar industry.
Ask them why is it so important to attack one of life's simple pleasures, which has offered solace to enthusiasts from John Adams to John F. Kennedy – from Winston Churchill to Gerald Ford [who unapologetically smoked in the White House.]
It's time to act.
CRA Needs Your Help!
In order to be successful in our fight to enjoy cigars without the threat of smoking bans and high taxation, CRA needs your help. Please consider partnering with CRA through two important methods:
Membership:
There is strength in numbers! The more members CRA has, the greater voice we have at all levels of legislature. Please help CRA by asking your fellow cigar enthusiasts to join CRA today! Membership starts as low as $35/year.
Donate:
Our fight around the country is very expensive. We would like to ask all CRA members and cigar enthusiasts to consider making a donation to CRA in any amount you choose.
There are three easy ways to donate to CRA:
Online
Please visit: www.cigarrights.org/donate.htm
By Fax
Please download the CRA Donation Form and fax it to (818) 541-6865
By Mail
Please download the CRA Donation Form and mail it to:
5105 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Suite 155
Simi Valley, CA 93063
We have said for months that you can not take your eyes off of the government for one second, but for one piece of legislation, you couldn't take your eyes off of it for ten years.
Today, ten years of federal debate almost came to a close. On a vote of 307-97 the US House of Representatives concurred with the Senate's vote of 79-17 passing S982 / HR1256 – The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. It grants the US Food and Drug Administration sweeping authority over all tobacco products, from content and production, to advertising and distribution.
S982 / HR1256 will be on the President's desk within days. He has pledged to sign the legislation.
While the focus of the legislation is not cigars, the language and regulatory authority that it grants FDA over all tobacco products is to say the least, worrisome. It is why the actions of the agency will have to be monitored on a consistent basis.
Under the legislation, within 90 days of adoption and a signature from the President, FDA will create the “Center for Tobacco Products” within the agency, and will report to the Commissioner for Food and Drugs. The center will be responsible for implementing the legislation. FDA is under the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. It is interesting to note that in the opening preamble to the legislation, it states that the Secretary can not “ban little cigars, or all other cigars.”
It's the chain of command within the Administration that is also of concern. As mentioned, FDA is under the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). We have previously informed you that the Deputy Secretary of HHS is Bill Corr. Mr. Corr was previously executive director of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Well, we know where he stands. Then, the President appointed Dr. Margaret Hamburg as Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, where one of her previous claims to fame was serving as Health Commissioner for New York City , and advocating the smoking ban ordinance in effect today. Then as Deputy Commissioner of FDA, the President appointed Dr. Joshua Sharfstein.
Now here's an interesting story.
Dr. Sharfstein was formally Health Commissioner for the City of Baltimore, Maryland, who like Dr. Hamburg , spearheaded the Baltimore and Maryland sweeping smoking ban legislation. Oh, but the plot thickens.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Sharfstein was supported for appointment as FDA Deputy Director by none other than the chief patron of the House version of this legislation, Congressman Henry Waxman of California . Why? Because Dr. Sharfstein was previously an investigator for Congressman Waxman's Government Reform and Oversight Committee. The circle is complete.
But let's throw in one more twist.
This week the President's appointee to head the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Dr. Thomas Frieden, travels to his new job in Atlanta . Dubbed “Dr. Buttinsky” by the New York Post, Dr. Frieden is noted for his implementation of the New York City smoking ban as their most recent Health Commissioner, and then going after trans-fat in cooking. He has listed smoking as “the nation's number one health issue,” in public statements. The CDC is one of the most cited agencies for smoking "statistics" in the nation by proponents of further regulation.
So now, we have Corr , Hamburg , Sharfstein, and Frieden at the top of the Administration – all being unapologetic anti-tobacco zealots. Then we get FDA regulation of all tobacco products, where the rules of the legislation have yet to be written. Let's top it off with SCHIP and a $3 million campaign by the Cancer Action Network, political arm of the American Cancer Society to press for another round of federal tobacco taxes to fund national health care reform.
Fellow CRA members, that's why this organization exists. We have to watch. We have to offer alternatives. We have to voice our opposition to every representative in government that we have.
Every one of you has a Congressman and two US Senators. How did they vote? Please see the links above and find out. Call them. Tell them we're watching and remembering every vote and every government action as it impacts the premium hand-made cigar industry.
Ask them why is it so important to attack one of life's simple pleasures, which has offered solace to enthusiasts from John Adams to John F. Kennedy – from Winston Churchill to Gerald Ford [who unapologetically smoked in the White House.]
It's time to act.
CRA Needs Your Help!
In order to be successful in our fight to enjoy cigars without the threat of smoking bans and high taxation, CRA needs your help. Please consider partnering with CRA through two important methods:
Membership:
There is strength in numbers! The more members CRA has, the greater voice we have at all levels of legislature. Please help CRA by asking your fellow cigar enthusiasts to join CRA today! Membership starts as low as $35/year.
Donate:
Our fight around the country is very expensive. We would like to ask all CRA members and cigar enthusiasts to consider making a donation to CRA in any amount you choose.
There are three easy ways to donate to CRA:
Online
Please visit: www.cigarrights.org/donate.htm
By Fax
Please download the CRA Donation Form and fax it to (818) 541-6865
By Mail
Please download the CRA Donation Form and mail it to:
5105 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Suite 155
Simi Valley, CA 93063
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Miami trip Video Interview with Willy at El Titan de Bronze
Hey Guys,
Ok so all the local customers know I went to Miami last week to visit some of my favorite cigar makers. Me and a few friends hit Calle Ocho and visited El Titan de Bronze, Padilla, El Rey de los Habanos, El Credito and many more. So below is the first of many videos I will be posting. Willy at El Titan de Bronze was nice enough to sit down and chat with me about his factory/company and cigars. Everyone knows by now he makes the Sudeste Cubano cigar for us so sit back with a Redemption cigar and some cafe cubano/cafecitoand watch some interview action. Sorry for the sound, a roller is chopping cigars and the store was busy as hell that day so I did the best I could.
Ok so all the local customers know I went to Miami last week to visit some of my favorite cigar makers. Me and a few friends hit Calle Ocho and visited El Titan de Bronze, Padilla, El Rey de los Habanos, El Credito and many more. So below is the first of many videos I will be posting. Willy at El Titan de Bronze was nice enough to sit down and chat with me about his factory/company and cigars. Everyone knows by now he makes the Sudeste Cubano cigar for us so sit back with a Redemption cigar and some cafe cubano/cafecitoand watch some interview action. Sorry for the sound, a roller is chopping cigars and the store was busy as hell that day so I did the best I could.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Interview with Patrick Vivalo-Esteban Carrera Cigars
Patrick was in the store on May 15th for a event so we wanted to do a interview about the Esteban Carreras Cigars and Cigar Rights of America. Below you will see the results, hope you like the video.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Esteban Carreras Month
The Entire Month of May is Esteban Carreras month. Buy 3 Esteban Carreras and get 1 free. Also on May 15th we will have Patrick Vivalo from Esteban Carreras in the store talking about the cigars. The event will feature the 10 Anos and the Habanos blends of Esteban Carreras.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Cigar Rights of America
Good Morning Everyone,
I would like to take this time to talk to everyone about how we as a group can make a difference. Silo Cigars, Inc. has joined what I believe to be the best designed organization out there to help protect our rights as cigar smokers. Below I am going to paste some mission statements and facts. If you are a true cigar smoker and you're tired of local, state and federal laws trampling on our rights PLEASE JOIN THEM NOW. Click on the logo and read about what they are doing, this is the closest you can get to the NRA of the cigar business.
FIGHTING TO PROTECT YOUR FREEDOM TO ENJOY CIGARS
* “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”
* “Land of the Free”
* “No Taxation Without Representation”
These are the principles on which America was founded. Unfortunately for cigar enthusiasts, the age-old pleasure of enjoying a cigar is under attack. On a daily basis, your freedom to enjoy a cigar is being stripped away by an overzealous, anti-smoking movement. Their tactics are varied; be it through supporting onerous cigar taxes or lobbying government for restrictive smoking bans. The anti-smoking movement will stop at nothing short of the complete prohibition of tobacco.
The Declaration of Independence of the United States ensures that all men and women have the freedom and the right to the pursuit of happiness. Unfortunately, cigar enthusiasts have slowly allowed these rights to be removed. Over the past twenty years, the anti-tobacco movement has broadened their reach and scope and are moving towards abolishing ALL forms of tobacco including cigars. Until recently there has essentially been very little organized opposition to their actions. And why should there have been? Most of us assumed that their attention was directed towards cigarettes.
Unfortunately, we were wrong. Here's the facts...
* All 50 states in America have some form of smoking ban and local, state, and federal governments are working to pass more-restrictive legislature.
* Additionally, 48 states in America have enacted cigar taxes. Some states have gone as far as taxing cigars at a rate of 75%.
* On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed the State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) which raised the federal excise tax on cigars to 52.75% .
CRA's MISSION
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) was founded on the principle of fighting for the freedom to enjoy cigars.
CRA is a consumer-based, non-profit public advocacy organization that works with local, state and federal governments to protect the freedoms of cigar enthusiasts.
Together, with our constituency of nationwide members, we focus our fight for freedom in two main areas:
Oppose Restrictive Smoking Bans
Oppose Taxation of Cigars
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