Ahhh Christmas Time

I love this time of year! the lights, trees, food, friends and family. I am not going to get on a rant about the Holidays or lack thereof. I would like to just say that Silo Cigars has been blessed with some of the greatest customers in the world. From the deployed Military guys to the locals that stop in every day or so, you guys make this all worth it.

Starting a cigar business in this economic climate and with looming tax legislation (schip) was a risk but with the support of our customers we have been successful. I have always felt that the business should be catered around what the customers want and we listen. The main topics were lower prices, better boutique cigar brands, lifetime warranty cigar accessories, great coffee and a inviting place to sit and smoke. I believe we have done just that and we are always open to suggestions so if you have 1 or 5 let us know lol. Now back to the Christmas Time


The weather is turning colder and it is starting to feel like Christmas time. (hell Vegas got almost 4" of snow, can we get just a little?) At the store we say Merry Christmas instead of Happy Holidays, why? well because we can!! and it is Christmas. We do not feed in to the whole PC vibe that most major stores do and we will always be ourselves. I hope I see the majority of our friends before Christmas but if not, please have a great and safe Christmas!!! I will be enjoying the time with my family in Cookeville on Christmas morning having our traditional family Christmas breakfast!! followed with a awesome cigar with the men folk.

(sorry for any typos, bad grammar or anything else but i really don't check those things lol)

Merry Christmas and be safe.
Kevin

Humidors, Cutters and other Cigar Gear

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!! I ate WAY to Much and still have a ton of left overs. I just now got time to sit down and start blogging again and I hope I can find more time soon for it. We just got in a ton of Cigar Humidors from $50.00 - $500.00 price range, we have travel humidors along with cigar cases. We are fully stocked on Palio cutters along with all the Xikar products so stop by say Hi and look at all the New stuff.

Also we just got in the CAO Lx2 cigars, I am going to try to get them on the site in sample packs and boxes this week. If you can't wait for me just call me and we can do a phone order!! 865-675-7456

Thanks
Kevin

Holidays and Cigars

Well Thanksgiving is almost on us (already!) but before you start deep frying/smoking or baking the ole birds take a little time to be with those you love.

I recently re-stocked my rum and beer selection from some buddys on the boards and a pal from the local B&M. I love sitting down and sipping some Zaya or Zacapa 23 while enjoying a great cigar. Lately the cigar smoking world has been blessed with so many great cigars, I mean every manufacturer has stepped up their game. My latest favorite is the Casa Magna, the robusto scored a 92 in Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider but my favorite is the corona size. Bold flavor and very complex with all kinds of unique flavor combinations that build up as you smoke it. Also a go to for me is the J. Fuego Delirium, man I love this chocolate bar of a smoke. The robusto and belicoso are to me the perfect smoke in the morning with a cup of coffee, the flavors and spice really get me going.

If you are by the store on Saturday November 22nd stop in and take advantage of the J. Fuego Tasting Event. The event starts at 11:00 and goes through 5:00 and let me tell you we have pimped out the special pricing.

Buy any 3 J. Fuego cigars and get 1 free.
Buy any 5 J. Fuego cigars and get 2 free.
Buy any Box of J. Fuego cigars and get 8 cigars free plus 20% off on the box purchase.

On another note we should be receiving a large shipment of Humidors next week, so if you need another or are thinking of a gift please stop by and see the selection and I bet you will not find a better price in town.

This special includes all the J. Fuego brands so take some time to stop by so we can wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and Thank you for your continued support!!

New In Store Only Brands

what up guys? just wanted to post some brands that you can call and get or walk in the store to purchase. we have been very busy the last couple of weeks so updating the website with new product has become a little slower than normal. on the shelf and ready to go home with someone are the following cigars:

Oliva Series V Maduro
Casa Magna (3 sizes in stock)
Fonseca Viso Fuerte
Gurkha cigars (g5 and the black)
Cruzado
Viaje Platino
Kristoff Ligero Corojo
Mi Dominicana
Jose Seijas ( we are 1 of only 2 retailers in the state that have these cigars)


The list goes on and on, so if your looking for something that is not on our website please just call us 865-675-7456.

kp

Illusione Event 10-28-08

Event

October 28

Illusione/Cruzado: buy any 3 Illusione cigars and get a free just released Cruzado. Special pricing on Illusione. Available in-store only.

We have Cruzado in store and online, very limited first shipment so get them while you can.

Busy Busy Busy

Well it has been a CRAZY week and we are proud to announce "We are Moving". Yep we have finally taken the next step in retail and moved to a better location. Our grand opening is the 24th-31st of this month. We will kick things off with a Cigar Rolling event by El Titan de Bronze, they will be rolling the Redemption and a unique Sudeste Cigar in store all day the 24th and 25th. Specials pricing and hand rolled cigars will be had by all, I am going to list the events later on this post for everyone to see. If I have time I am going to try a web/in store event for the El Titan de Bronze rolling event but all the other events are in store only. Check back on our site or here for more news about the web special on the El Titan cigars, we will have the Golds, Maduros Redemptions and Sudeste Cigars all on sale with free fresh hand rolled cigars. More to come soon.

October 24 & 25

El Titan de Bronze will be providing a roller to hand-roll Titan Special, Redemption, and Sudeste Cubano (Buy 3 get 1 hand-rolled, buy 5 get 2 hand-rolled, buy a box and get 5 hand-rolled). Special pricing on all El Titan lines as well as Sudeste Cubano. in-store only! online hopefully

October 27

Tatuaje: buy a box of Tatuaje (Cabinet or Havana VI) or La Riqueza and get a 3-pack of Tatuaje ‘Special Event Only’ Robustos, a Tatuaje Buzz cutter, and a Tatuaje hat ($80 value). Special pricing on Tatuaje and La Riqueza. Available in-store only!

October 28

Illusione/Cruzado: buy any 3 Illusione cigars and get a free just released Cruzado. Special pricing on Illusione. Available in-store only.

October 29

Oliva: Oliva V Maduro Tasting and buy 3 get one on all Olivas. Available in-store only.

October 30

Rocky Patel: 4p-8p Buy any 3 Rocky Patel cigars and get 1 free, buy any 5 Rocky Patel cigars and get 2 free, buy any box of Rocky Patel cigars and get 7 free. Special pricing on all Rocky Patel products. Available in-store only.

October 31

Kristoff by Exclusive Cigars: Buy 3 Kristoffs and get 1 free, buy a box and get 7 free. Available in-store only.

kp

The Launch of Sudeste Cigars

The wait is over!!! the launch of Sudeste Cigars happened today and man has it been crazy. We got in the final part of our shipment today and was finally able to post them online and introduce them to the world. We had 3 of the 7 sizes sitting in our humidor just waiting for the others to arrive and boom they dropped like a bomb today. I am so happy that we can share these cigars with our customers, I feel this is one of the best cigars I have ever been involved with and I can't wait to hear what everyone has to say about them. I have been smoking the Sudeste cigars for months now and have to say it is in my everyday category for cigars. I may be biased but this is one helluva cigar! Nice full flavor with a generous amount of spice on the tongue make this blend a winner. Considering these are rolled in Little Havana Miami the prices, construction and bands are awesome. Most would expect to pay $8.00-$10.00 for these and unlike most "House Brands" these actually have a range of sizes. Overall I can't say enough about this cigar and project. Let me know what you guys think.

kp

Pinar Del Rio and Other New Cigars

We are expecting a shipment of Pinar Del Rio cigars to arrive on Monday (9-15-08) so check the site often. I hope to have the photos and product on the site by end of business Monday (depends on when ups decides to show up lol)We of course will have singles and boxes available and as a new product you can expect our usual excellent introductory pricing. Not far behind is a shipment of Padron Cigars, and let me tell you the ups truck is going to be loaded down with all the new cigars we are getting in.

Another new cigar to hit our store soon is the Kristoff Maduro Ligero, if my memory serves it is 70% ligero which will make it a full body smoke. I want to also mention we just added all the Xikar cutters and lighters to the site and will be running a special on them soon. Oh and I would like to give a shout out to everyone that has tried the Kauai Cigars, I personally love them. The verdict is no middle ground on these cigars people either love them or hate them (more love than hate btw). I love the refreshing flavor that is not mixed in with all the Nicaraguan Puros out there. We will also be one of the only people to get the Kauai Puro (all the tobacco will be grown in Hawaii) and Rob Report has already published a write up on these.

Oh and another teaser hehe, Major announcements will be made next week so hang in there!!!!
kp

New Cigars in Stock and aging cigars

Well we finally got in the new 777 Cigars from Jesus Fuego!!! they are a very dark and Medium- Full body Maduro. These cigars are very tasty and I have set a box back to age for a year just to see what happens. I use to set back a box or 2 of everything I could get my hands on but recently I have been smoking more than aging lol. The sad part is when you get cigars that are ok fresh but you have to age them and you sample them throughout a few months and by the time they hit the peak of flavor you only have a few left. So to fix that I normally buy 2 boxes, now unlike some people I do not buy a box hoping they will be good. I have to like the cigar to start with then I will plop the money down to buy boxes to age. Anyway enough about aging cigars I also wanted to let everyone know we also have the Mi Barrio cigars in stock. These limited editions are one of the best new Pepin cigars I have had. Good job to the guys at 601 they have hit it out of the park twice now. The first was the Cubao and now with the Mi Barrio, dam congrats to Erik and Eddie. I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend and look for some MAJOR NEWS COMING SOON!!!
kp

Esencia Cigars are In Stock Now

We just got in Esencia Cigars and let me tell you this is one fine smoke. I am smoking (yet again) the corona gorda size (my favorite size of any cigar). This Nicaraguan beauty is Medium bodied with a little sweetness to the finish and the wrapper is dark and oily. In other news I am finishing artwork for a truly limited edition cigar that will be released soon and only available through Silo Cigars. Only 10,000 cigars will be available each year and will be available in 6 sizes from a petite perfecto to a Torpedo. The cigars are Medium to Full in flavor and feature a Sun Grown Habano wrapper with Nicaraguan Binder and Filler. Stay tuned for updates :)

Wow we are so dam busy

Ok so some of you know that we are going through some changes here at Silo Cigars and some don't. Well to start off we have upgraded our point of sale system and wow now I know why they call them P.O.S lol. Paul is ready to kill over from all the headaches this switch has caused, the end result will be awesome but for now we are going through hell trying to get everything the way we want it. We did get in some new cigars and we expect a truck load full of other cigars and merchandise to hit our store soon. I did add all the lines of 601 cigars to the site, they are seperated by color and name to check those out. The green band has quickly turned in to one of my favorite smokes, just the pure raw flavor and spice makes me happy.

We do anticipate another shipment of J. Fuego Delirium cigars along with the new "777" cigars to hit next week. Also the Esencia cigars are due in the week of the 11th and those should go pretty darn fast. Alll in all I think this is the best time ever to be a cigar smoker, SO MANY GREAT cigars are being made that it is hard to choose what to smoke. Hell that is the best part about Silo we allow people to buy a single cigar and create any sampler you want. I hope I can post again next week but I may be up to my ears in cigars and trying to get them on the site. Have a great weekend.

kp

Cubao Cigars are HERE!!!

Well some of the new cigars have started showing up, the first to arrive is the new Pepin made Cubao Cigars. These are made for the same guys that brought you the 601 cigars, Eric and Eddy are blending some great cigars. These are a solid medium body with some extra spice on the front end, I smoked the Torpedo today and after I finish I had to go for another. We will be adding the entire 601 line to our website this week so keep checking back. More news coming soon.

Product Updates

Well it has been a few weeks since my last post so I thought WTH I will post some random things today before I leave for D.C. this weekend. We have found a few new cigar brands that we will be putting in the Silo humidor and online soon. I am going to keep the new arrivals closer to the vest than normal just to toture everyone that reads this lol. However, look for some HUGE news coming from us in the next few months. I am talking like earth shattering, everyone should be scared type news!!! As for cigars we did just get re stocked on La Riqueza and J. Fuego Delirium cigars along with our regular stock items. We will have some new swag next week for all you cigar company gear wearing people (that includes me) and these shirts are so sweet.

On another note after tasting several different custom blends of cigars I think we have found one to put our name on. We are still working on tweaking the blend and getting exactly what I want but we are 95% done. I hope everyone has a great weekend and keep checking back for more specific info in the future!!

kp

El Titan de Bronze Cigars

Silo Cigars would like to welcome El Titan de Bronze to our Boutique cigar line up!!! I hope they will be in the Silo Spotlight soon so we can get more details about them and the cigars they make. We currently carry the Special and Redemption cigars they make. The Special is a Medium Body cigar that features a Connecticut wrapper and is a favorite among our local customers. The Redemption is a Full body treat that features a Sun Grown wrapper mmMMMmmm these are so gooda!! We will have the lancero (Redemption) size in stock this week which should sell out quick. The Redemption is a pre show release that we were able to talk our way into with Willy at El Titan (thanks again Willy). We are working on getting a cigar from them that is very very very limited and we could be the only retailer outside of Miami to have them!!. Thanks for looking.

KP

Special Updates

Ok so it has been a long time since I posted anything all I can say is to bad lol j/k. Really I have been very busy trying to wrap up loose ends on some projects here. One cool update is coming soon will be Devil's Weed Sudeste Series Cigars, yep we are working on samples right now. Maybe a Maduro wrapper, maybe a Corojo wrapper!!! you will just have to keep checking back and see :).

I would like to give a quick shout out to a customer but I consider her more of a friend, Lisa has a blog and reviews cigars which I think is very cool. So if you have time or want to read some great reviews on cigars check her out www.herhumidor.com



We have gotten in some great new cigars, La Riqueza the new Cabaiguan Guapos hell we even got in and sold out of the Tatuaje Blacks in record time. We do have some pre release samples of the J. Fuego Delirium cigars and let me tell you this is one hell of a cigar. I have smoked almost a half a box in like 3 days. Due to the release date we can not offer them online right now but you can call me and maybe we can work something out.

The real madness came from a private collection purchase of over 18 boxes of Anejo and a few boxes of Opus X.

Next week we should have even more new cigars from a small company in Florida on 8th street and I will post more info when the cigars get here. Have a great weekend
kp

New Arrivals

We just got in some Rocky Patel Cigars and will have the Summer Collection when they are available. Also the Limited Edition Lancero Collection is a great Value and only 2500 boxes were made. I smoked a Decade lancero yesterday and man what a nice smoke, so if you like lanceros I would suggest trying these. We also got restocked on all the Devil's Weed and Kristoff Cigars, 2 boutique cigars that are doing great. Viaje Cigars will be back in stock next week and they will fly out the door fast.

Luis from Devil's Weed and I are working on a full bodied cigar co-branded with Silo and I should be getting samples soon!!!

Last week was CRAZY, we got in boxes of Aged Anejo and Opus X cigars and man what CHAOS. Our server was loaded with people trying to buy the same box of cigars lol. Sorry to all the people that missed out hopefully we will get more soon. We do have a Fuente sampler on the site that includes a Opus X and Anejo so get the few that are left.

kp

Proto Type Cigar on Sale

Well after many good reviews and tastings on Cigar Pass I decided to sell a 5 pack of the proto type cigars for $15.00 . These cigars are made in a small factory in Honduras but the cigars are all Nicaraguan Tobacco. The wrapper is a Nicaraguan Habano and the binder and filler is Nicaraguan so a Nicaraguan Puro for $3.00 a pop. We are in the process of finishing bands and maybe boxes ( I say maybe because depending on pricing we may just leave them in bundles). This cigar was created to be a great long filler premium cigar that can be smoked everyday and not break the bank.

Illusione Coffee was also released with rave reviews and the artwork has a lot of people talking. The printing process is the same that we used on the Tatuaje Coffee bags but the Illusione bags sport a metallic silver foil bag with gloss black printing. The crested eagle Illusione logo really pops and makes the overall packaging very nice. The concept for this coffee was similar to the Tatuaje Coffee, we paired Illusione Cigars to coffee. This time we decided to only use Single Origin, Fair Trade sourced beans. We are using the same local roaster and are roasting the beans to order to provide only the freshest coffee available. The Illusione Coffee comes in a Nicaraguan Segovia Medium Roast, Sumatra Gayoland Dark Roast, and a Ethiopian Yirgacheffee Light Roast. We are still working on www.illusioncoffee.com but you can order now from www.silocigars.com .

We should be getting Tatuaje Black Label cigars/jars this week or next and before you ask NO we are not taking pre-orders or holding anything lol. No retailer really knows how many they are going to get due to the limited production. Only 1,000 jars with 19 cigars per jar were made so that limits the number per retailer. Hell at this point I don't know if we will get enough for me to keep one lol ( I may have to just keep one anyway). Since I collect cigar jars it will be very difficult for me not to keep one.

Ok I am sure I have left a ton of stuff out and may not of made any sense in some sentences but I tend to just type and post. Sorry

kp

Illusione Coffee and the Holy Lance

Well the new coffee project has launched, Illusione Coffee is now available. Fresh roasted coffee the day you order it, available in 3 single origin Fair Trade sourced beans. A Nicaraguan , Ethiopian and a Sumatra. A mild, medium and full body roast compliments the Illusione Cigars very well. We have been drinking a lot of the coffee while smoking different sizes of Illusione cigars just to make sure everything was right.

We are also pleased to announce that the new Lancero Illusione cigar should be hitting the shelves next week. We are taking box pre-orders on the site right now so if you want to be one of the first on your block smoking the Holy Lance you best purchase them now.

kp

Viaje Cigars and a New Section on the site

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for the delay between posts, we have been really busy looking for a new location for the store. We have found a spot that we think will be great for everything we want to do, once all the negotiations are finished we will post an address.

We have posted some new cigars that we believe are worth mentioning and trying, First off the new Cabaiguan Guapo sizes. Man these are great cigars a Junior size, Corona Extra and a Robusto Extra all in the Guapo blend. We are sold out of the Junior's right now but do expect more in soon.

Also, the Viaje cigars are in stock and ready to ship. One of my new favorite smokes and a Nicaraguan Puro only 40,000 cigars of the Oro blend are made per year. This is truly a boutique cigar and deserves some attention.

Silo Spotlight is a new section where we do a little interview with the cigar brand owner and feature their brand. This month it is Andre with Viaje Cigars, we asked a few questions and got some honest answers so check it out..

We will also be announcing another major coffee deal in the next week, we are just waiting on the bags to be printed and I have to say they look freaking PIMP :). Details will follow soon.

Cigar and Coffee News

Hello everyone,

Where to start, well lets see we got in a few bundles of the Padilla Signature 1932 cigar in churchill and Torpedo sizes and a couple of boxes of the Perla small perfectos. I hope Ernesto and his crew get cranking on that factory and start rolling cigars soon because I really do like his cigars and I am about out of product to sell and smoke :)

Also big news on the coffee front, another contract is signed and the first initial art work is approved so stay tuned for another HUGE coffee announcement. I don't want to let the cat out of the bag yet but the next coffee will be 3 different single origin beans paired with another cigar. A ton of people are raving about the Tatuaje Coffee we did and so we wanted to expand our portfolio with other cigar companies. We also wanted to do something a little different because all the Tatuaje Coffees are blended (except the White Label) to get that smooth yet deep and rich flavor.

On a side note if you are a retailer and you want to carry Tatuaje Coffee we now offer wholesale accounts and are taking orders. Also welcome aboard Tobacco Road Fine Cigars & Gifts, they are a official Tatuaje Coffee Retailer and offer the coffee in store by the pound or cup. So if you find yourself in Arlington Texas stop by and have a cup of coffee with Jim.

Some New Cigars

Well we shipped a ton of Illusione cigars today to everyone that took advantage of the pre order postings on the forums. I honestly have never received that many of a single brand of cigar before ( well except for when I did the Maravilla cigars, but they came in 2 or 3 shipments). I may post some cigar porn pictures of our Illusione order sometime in the near future lol. We will be adding some new sizes in singles on the site to fill out our Illusione section. Anyway on to the new stuff.

In case you missed it, on our website we recently got in 2 new brands, 3 Siglos from Gran Habano and Kristoff Maduro and Corojo. All of these cigars are excellent and I keep going back to the 3 Siglo and the Kristoff Maduro EVERYDAY, they both are very tasty and priced right. We do have singles and boxes of Gran Habano and Kristoff on the site now for purchase. We are working on bringing even more new cigars in the next couple of weeks and they should be very popular with our customers.

Also I will be announcing another huge project that is upcoming that is a Silo Cigars exclusive and will have all others wondering why they don't roll like Silo.

KP

New Cigars and a Discount Coupon

Hey Guys,

Just a little update mid week style (cause that's how I roll) we just got in the Gran Habano 3 Siglo cigars which I think are fantastic. You can check them out on our website in singles or boxes 3 Siglo Cigars

Also the Tatuaje Coffee has been rolling along very well and we have gotten some great feedback, the sampler pack has really been a hot item. If you have not tried it you are missing the freshest roasted coffee on the planet.

Check the cigar boards for our discount coupon and be sure to use it, the coupon is for 10% off any $50.00 purchase or more. A good amount of people have taken advantage of the coupon and ordered a good selection of smokes and accessories.

We have a huge Illusione order coming in next week and should be able to supply the east coast with the most popular sizes lol.

So a ton of people have been asking me lately about my eye so I thought I would give a update, I hope to get the last 4 stitches out tomorrow. The stitches are bugging the hell out of me and I feel them on my eye all the time now. So after they are out and the doc says it is ok I will be firing up a special cigar a BOTL sent me (thanks Hollan). So after 3 operations and 20 stitches (on my eye) I am ready for this to be over.

Thanks
KP

Crazy Coffee Week

Well we launched Tatuaje Coffee this week and all I can say is WOW, what a response. I have never had so many instant messages and questions about a product in my life. The concept seemed so easy, yet it turned out to be pretty brutal. Having super fresh roasted coffee available on demand is difficult but we managed to do it. All of our initial orders have been shipped and we are starting to get feedback about the Tatuaje Coffee. So far everything is flowing great and we are going in the morning to take pictures of the Antique German Roaster and we will take some shots of some of the beans being roasted. We will be smoking some more Tatuaje Cigars and drinking more coffee for future ideas to expand the coffee brand. I actually have another idea that I would like to get going involving the coffee brand but I still have kinks to work out before I let the cat out of the bag.

I hope everyone likes the coffee and the coffee bags because a lot of love and care was put in to preserving the high standards that Pete has for Tatuaje. So next week we will be doing some Tatuaje Coffee and Tatuaje Cigar combos with some special pricing. We did get a 1/2 pound sampler put on the site today and already started shipping a few of those.

Next phase will be launching the wholesale division, yep that is right if you have a retail store and want to sell Tatuaje Coffee contact me now. We will be limiting the number of retailers and are currently developing a sku for the initial orders.

Thanks for all the support guys
kp

A Big Announcement!!!!

Well after months and months of planning and work in a few weeks the product will be available and will be launched on the multiple cigar forums I am a member of. Que the drum roll or music if you will............................................Ladies and Gentlemen from the owners of
Silo Cigars
and
Tatuaje Cigars we bring you Tatuaje Coffee.
Silo Cigars was chosen as the distributor for this premium blend coffee.

Yep you read that right, after months of smoking cigars and matching them with custom blended and single origin beans we (Silo Cigars) have (along with Pete Johnson owner of Tatuaje Cigars) paired his specific blends of cigars with custom roasted coffee. You might ask what makes our coffee different, well all our coffee is roasted the day I you order it (locally roasted) and delivered to me the next morning. Then at our facility we package the coffee and ship it to our customers, so you get the freshest roasted coffee available at a very reasonable price. All the coffee is roasted a few miles from our store in a Antique German Roaster 10 lbs. at a time. We will be kicking off the coffee with 4 blends paired with his current blends such as the brown label, red label, white label and soon to come black label. The white label is also blended to match the Cabaiguan cigars and his future ventures in the cigar business. We are currently working on the websites to add these products, I will update you as soon as we are finished.

Cigars, Websites and Coffee

Let me first start off by saying that I used to work at a web design firm so I am no dummy when it comes to creating websites ( I am not a expert and I know enough to get myself in trouble). However I have avoided flash over the years because I always felt it was to cumbersome and not user friendly. Who wants to click on the page to activate it then go and be able to click the intended target seems a little counter productive to me. Anyway me and Paul have been working on a site for a upcoming project that is in flash and we did the whole dam thing but after viewing it we decided what a pain in the ass to update it. So we decided to just make a flash intro/ main index nav page. We think it looks great and can't wait to debut it to everyone, however the product is not done so everyone has to wait.

I bet we smoked 5 cigars each yesterday while working on this thing, I started with a Anejo Shark but ended up letting it go out because it just did not stay lit and burned so bad. I had the thing at 65% humidity and left it on my desk for like an hour before even sparking it so maybe just a bad one. I finished the day with a Cabaiguan WCD, dam I wish I had bought like 50 boxes of these things (Nice smoke John). We drank some coffee and smoked some cigars and did web design all day yesterday, Paul had to do some programming on www.silocigars.com due to the USPS and UPS changing server call routines. All in all it was a good day at Silo the only thing we miss are daily shipments of Illusiones and Tatuajes lol. sorry for spelling errors or bad sentence structure I am just typing.

kp

Sleet and Icy Roads, Good news is the Illusione MK Ultra

Ok let me start off by saying DAM. Our local weather guys couldn't predict rain if they were standing in a hurricane. So I get up early this morning to go in and ship out the orders from last night and you would not believe the roads here. Now let me start by saying the streets looked like the I am Legend movie. Freaking wrecked cars just left on the side of bridges and streets, it was so odd to see so many of them. So it took me about an hour to get but my business partner Paul lives about 5 miles from here but the roads were so bad it took him 3 hours. I drove I-40 and by the time I got to the exit the streets were clear and it was smooth sailing the rest of the way. Now for the good part.

On my last Illusione order Dion sent me a bundle of the new MK Ultra cigars to try and dam let me tell you these are a must have. I really like the regular cg4 blend and size but after getting in the store I poured a cup of personal roast coffee and fired up the Illusione MK Ultra. I could not put it down or stop smoking it. I am on my second cigar in less than 2 hours (yes they are that good), I hope this becomes a regular type release. If you have not tried a Illusione cigar you owe it to yourself to pick up a single.

Sorry for typos and spelling errors but I consider this a free form flowing blog and just type what I am thinking.

kp

Tatuaje Maravilla and Coffee

While sitting and smoking a Tatuaje Maravilla cigar from 2006 and drinking some fine locally roasted small batch coffee, Paul and I had a great idea!!! How cool would it be to take some of our favorite cigars and match them up with some killer locally roasted small batch coffee. Trying to determine the flavor profiles of coffee along with cigars and how they interact with the acidity and earth tones was very challenging and rewarding.

We went from one blend of coffee to the next all the while trying different cigars, but we always went back to a certain cigar and coffee roast. This is where it gets touchy, I could tell you what we have planned but then I would have to kill you (lol j/k). Our next project is going to set the coffee and cigar market a blaze :).

kp