Long Ash....

Kenny gets my kudos for his long ash in this pic, which I had to share.  He's smoking a Perdomo P2 with a natural wrapper.  I told ya you'd like that smoke!  It says a lot about the build and integrity of a cigar when you can smoke it (and tilt it horizontally.... yes, I saw him do it) to where it is 80% ash.  

As Cigar Dave might say... "Long ashes to ya brother".

Update...

Sorry for not updating in the last couple weeks...  Please continue to join us on Cigar Nights on Monday nights.  We are going to continue to run the Rocky Patel deal listed below until we run out of Sungrown Torpedos.... and this time you can buy ANY 3 Rocky Patels.  Once you've met that requirement, you will get a Rocky Patel Sungrown Torpedo (almost a $9 value) for free. 

Keep checking the site.  Hopefully we will get some reps in this summer to offer deals through us and be on site to answer questions and smoke cigars with us.  It will be a great opportunity to get great cigars at a great price, and you're pretty much guaranteed a good turn out.  New to the humidor this week are two new sizes of the Savinelli 2005 Special Selection.  If you haven't tried this cigar yet you're missing out.  The AVERAGE score for every size of this cigar is in the 90's (Cigar Aficionado).  We are still waiting on the Casa Magna's and our backordered Torano Reserva Decandencias.  When the Casa Magnas arrive we will offer a one week deal on them to make sure everybody gets a taste of the 2008 #1 cigar of the year.  We're not worried about how well they'll sell, they sell themselves.  We're worried more about keeping them in stock!

I've had tons of requests for the Oliva Bundles. so please be patient.  I will have some coming to us this week and will stock as by the time the weekend is here depending on how quick Oliva decides to ship.  Thanks for your continued loyalty to the shop, and please contact us if there is anything we can do for you at all!  If you have requests for product that we do not currently have stocked, do not hesitate to let me know at matt@goodfellaspipeandcigar.com. 

Free Rocky Patels through May 30th

Come to Goodfellas between now and May 30th and purchase a box of Rocky Patel Sungrowns or Rocky Patel Renaissance cigars and you will receive 5 free Sungrown Torpedos for free, over a $40 value!!  If we do not have the box you are looking for in stock, please place your order with the cashier by May 30th and we will honor this deal.  Hope to see you soon!!

Don't forget about our Cigar Night, every Monday night beginning at 6:30.  We always have a ballgame on and guys playing cards and drinking coffee.  Come join us for even sweeter deals on cigars and tobacco, good friends, and good conversation.

This might interest you...

I figured a cool post depicting the actual rolling of a cigar would be a good addition to the site today. In this particular video, the cigar roller (or "Torcedor" as they are called) is rolling a CAO America. In case you have not seen or smoked this cigar, it is a pretty good stick with a barber pole wrapper that includes Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro outside of Connecticut Shade. The filler, as you can see, is already rolled and pressed inside the binder. The roller in this video is only applying the outer wrapper, which is 70% of the taste of the cigar. How they grow, blend and pair the tobaccos from different regions and where the tobacco is used in the cigar determines what the outcome will be as far as taste. Keep in mind, this is a very tough thing to do, and it takes a very experienced roller to roll a torpedo. It gets tougher as the size of the cigar gets larger and longer, and when shapes are implemented such as on a figurado. The fact that this lady rolls this one in 2 minutes is impressive to me... and she probably slowed it down because of the video!

Annual Spring Outdoor Tasting and Tent Sale

Saturday, April 18th from 1:00pm to 5:30pm, we will be joining "Tastings Wine and Beer" for their annual "Spring Outdoor Tasting and Tent Sale". We set up at this event and the fall equivalent twice a year, and we always have fun!! It's a lot of work to set up an outdoor smoking lounge, taste wine, and listen to blues all day.

Of course we'll have a table with a decent selection of cigars set up... and as always we'll have the team there to put you on the right stick! Unfortunately, due to the transportation space, we will not be providing much pipe tobacco this year, but don't worry, we'll keep a couple ounces on hand for those of you that need to fill a bowl. Traditionally, tasters wander over and pick out cigars anyways... so we're not worried about a good turnout! PLEASE come join us tomorrow! We will set up a bit early, and we'll be there for the whole event. Tastings is THE place to find wines, both rare and common. Everything inside the store there will be 10% off and there will be great door prizes every hour, on the hour. You can check out the details here....

Tastings is located at 312 E. Center Street in Lexington and is super easy to get to... Come enjoy the 75 degree weather with us, some amazing beverages, and a good smoke!! (not to mention, we usually crank up some good blues too....)

Championship Smoke...

Choose a good cigar, especially if you're a UNC fan. Tonight might be huge! Come join us from 6:30pm until the end of the NCAA Championship game as we meet at Monkeez Brew and set fire to some premium tobacco...

Don't forget that we've usually have some card games going on and free WIFI if you actually manage to get bored. We have added cigars to the humidor including Habano and Connecticut NUBS, the Casa Torano Maduro, and Perdomo 2's. We have more on the way as we try to get our orders in before the different manufacturers raise their prices due to SCHIP.

We hope to see you at Monkeez Brew TONIGHT!! Bring your friends.... we really want to fill up the shop tonight with basketball fans!!

CHANGES.....

Hope all is well. Don't forget about our cigar night tonight, it has become quite a popular event! Not to mention, if you want cigars... try to buy the ones that are already stocked. Anything I order after April 1st will involve new pricing because of the SCHIP (about .35 cents per stick higher).

This post is to inform you all that we are 99% sure that we will change cigar night to Monday nights, starting next week, March 31st. I have asked customers the last two weeks, and everyone doesn't seem to mind the change. It seems as though we'll actually have more once the change is made.

Come grab you a smoke and join us.... we have a lot of fun!