MN Cigar Events

[mahtofire14]

Originally Posted by FUEL

Two events in MN this week:

Viaje event Wednesday night at Fuegos in Minneapolis
Drew Estate / Liga Privada event Thursday at TobaccoGrove in Maple Grove, MN.

Fun week!

I've been wishing I could go to these for a month now. I work evening/nights so I can't ever make these events because they are always during the week. Sucks.

[FUEL]

Originally Posted by mahtofire14

I've been wishing I could go to these for a month now. I work evening/nights so I can't ever make these events because they are always during the week. Sucks.

Pete, no way you can get Thursday off as its a very rare not only Liga event at the only "authorized" LP B&M in the state (Smokedale by the U of MN and Oakdale plus Hudson has them very cheap and I can get you a 15% discount off $100 or more purchase in Hudson but have them as well but "unauthorized") but Faiben from DE will be there. Rad guy. We are going up at 1400 to camp out a spot for the 1700 start time lol.

Other stuff coming up this summer but I don't want to overstep my bounds by letting word out before the are officially announced. Several B&Ms gave nice summer events coming up.

[mahtofire14]

Originally Posted by FUEL

Pete, no way you can get Thursday off as its a very rare not only Liga event at the only "authorized" LP B&M in the state (Smokedale by the U of MN and Oakdale plus Hudson has them very cheap and I can get you a 15% discount off $100 or more purchase in Hudson but have them as well but "unauthorized") but Faiben from DE will be there. Rad guy. We are going up at 1400 to camp out a spot for the 1700 start time lol.

Other stuff coming up this summer but I don't want to overstep my bounds by letting word out before the are officially announced. Several B&Ms gave nice summer events coming up.

Yeah I know they are real tough to get into around here. I'd try but as I said, can't go anyway.

[mahtofire14]

Just saw this watching the Twins game tonight. Might be an option if you don't make it into the DE event on Thursday night. And money goes to youth baseball!

Cigars and baseball event to benefit Twin Cities Miracle Leagues. The group lead by Kirk Detlefson has done Cigar Herfs for the past 2 years that have benefitted the South Metro Miracle League at the Farmers Market Annex. This year they are going with one big blowout on June 13th. The Cigars and Baseball event will feature 7 cigar companies, 8 different restaurants food samplings, beer and some featured distilleries, and a Twins ticket all for $95! Get a gang together and come have a great time. http://cigarsbaseball.com/

[FUEL]

Originally Posted by mahtofire14

Just saw this watching the Twins game tonight. Might be an option if you don't make it into the DE event on Thursday night. And money goes to youth baseball!

Cigars and baseball event to benefit Twin Cities Miracle Leagues. The group lead by Kirk Detlefson has done Cigar Herfs for the past 2 years that have benefitted the South Metro Miracle League at the Farmers Market Annex. This year they are going with one big blowout on June 13th. The Cigars and Baseball event will feature 7 cigar companies, 8 different restaurants food samplings, beer and some featured distilleries, and a Twins ticket all for $95! Get a gang together and come have a great time. http://cigarsbaseball.com/

I'm skipping the Viaje event at Fuegos but come hell or high water I will be at the DE event as I only live 6 friggin miles from the place and have a gift awaiting me or so I have been told. Hopefully a coffin with a pair of "A's!"

[mahtofire14]

Well this isn't an event but I'm pretty pumped about it so I'm posting it anyway.....

After always talking about, and smoking MUWAT's, Undercrowns, and La Duenas while I'm in there, my local shop, Goodfellas is going to bring them in.

I brought Fritz (owner) a sample pack consisting of some of these cigars and it finally sold him. He did some digging and realized he could get each one of these lines except the Liga Privada. DE wanted him to buy more boxes than he would have room for so he didn't order them.

Anyway, I am super excited that I won't have to go to Maple Grove to get some of my favorite cigars anymore!

[FUEL]

Originally Posted by mahtofire14

Well this isn't an event but I'm pretty pumped about it so I'm posting it anyway.....

After always talking about, and smoking MUWAT's, Undercrowns, and La Duenas while I'm in there, my local shop, Goodfellas is going to bring them in.

I brought Fritz (owner) a sample pack consisting of some of these cigars and it finally sold him. He did some digging and realized he could get each one of these lines except the Liga Privada. DE wanted him to buy more boxes than he would have room for so he didn't order them.

Anyway, I am super excited that I won't have to go to Maple Grove to get some of my favorite cigars anymore!

Yeah the whole Liga Privada thing is complex. The owner of a particular B&M in the Twin Cities told me Saka explained it to him at TAA.

Don't worry, Liga Privadas will be hitting east of 35E by Q1 2014 ;-)

I'm very surprised however that Goodfellas does not carry Undercrown as that is a pretty common line for DE and although I have not been to Goodfellas most other B&Ms here either carry it or can carry it but chose not to.

A few of us are in the middle of launching a cigar related business that is not a B&M in the TC so I know every owner of nearly every B&M in MN and have usually monthly meetings with the owners about it the venture sans Cigar Jones (I will never step foot in that place again) and most are not very happy with DE at the moment due to the LP issue & process to gain access to LP.

Some have a non-offical provider out west that will be handling some inventory whether in the humi or to the regulars just not for public display.

I still say since you are in St. Paul to hope over the river to Hudson as you are going to save well beyond the gas money spent for the 40 mile round trip to Smokedale. The Oakdale has LPs as well and he gets in some of the more HTF like the Dirty Rat and L40 but will only sell them there vs. Hudson as he can price gouge. And I will be willing to be dollars to doughnuts the prices have not come down due to the tax law like they have at all the other B&Ms. $20 for a LP No.9 or T52 in Maple Grove at $19-$22 or Hudson for $10-$12. Choice is a no brainer for me. When I was in Woodbury I made usually two trips a week over there when the GM Nino would shoot me an eMail telling me what came in. They have a pretty steady supply of No9's, T52s, UF-13s and a bit more limited on the Feral Piggies but those are sold at cost and sticks like the Ashton VSG torpedo are $21 at SoG and $11 at SM. Still saving $8 over TG. Food for thought

Have a great Sunday!

J.

[mahtofire14]

Just saw this watching the Twins game tonight. Might be an option if you don't make it into the DE event on Thursday night. And money goes a great cause in the Miracle Baseball League which is a handicap baseball league!

Cigars and baseball event to benefit Twin Cities Miracle Leagues. The group lead by Kirk Detlefson has done Cigar Herfs for the past 2 years that have benefitted the South Metro Miracle League at the Farmers Market Annex. This year they are going with one big blowout on June 13th. The Cigars and Baseball event will feature 7 cigar companies, 8 different restaurants food samplings, beer and some featured distilleries, and a Twins ticket all for $95! Get a gang together and come have a great time. http://cigarsbaseball.com/