First, congratulations to Jason W, Garron F, and Timothy W for winning the May hoopla!
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The other day, which actually was the other day and not three or ten months ago like usual... This is A LIE. I started this blog post a month ago.
Dammit. Lost control of the sentence.
Anyway, while Valentino travelled throughout the wilds of
Tennessee, catching fish and smoking cigars, he left me with one task: Go to
the Ashton event at Habanos in Pawtucket, RI and ask our pal Jon Murphy to pony up some La Aroma de Cuba EEs (Edicion Especial). (I would pay, of course, and Valentino had asked him to bring
them, but I like the way that sounds--like I'm a badass.*)
Attending the event meant I received a La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor
and Mi Amor Reserva--a gift for gracing them with my presence! (Okay, maybe
everyone else got them too. ::sulks::) Sitting amongst my cigar-smokin' pals, I
second-hand sampled these beauties in all their glorious glory. If you haven't
tried them, you totally should. If you
have, you should get more.
Here are the deets about these beauties (the cigars, not the pesky owl):
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor:
Strength: Medium to Full
Wrapper: San Andreas Maduro
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Tasting Notes: Crisp spices, rich cocoa, creamy almonds, and sweet espresso
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva:
Strength: Full
Wrapper: San Andreas Oscuro
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Tasting notes: Peppery caramel, hickory, dark chocolate, and succulent spices
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| As an aside, you have GOT to know which La Aroma de Cuba is my favorite. See that? The name? Right there? Yeah... |
From the Ashton website: "An old Cuban brand from the late 1800s, La Aroma de Cuba was abandoned and off the market for more than 100 years. In 2002, courtesy of Ashton, La Aroma de Cuba is reborn into the modern era of cigars. The original artwork was recovered and salvaged to preserve the brand's rich history and vintage Cuban motif."
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| Exactly this. |
Now if you've ever met us in person, you know that I'm the Radar
O'Reilly of this partnership and he is Colonel Blake.
Or Colonel Potter, if you prefer those seasons of M*A*S*H. There's a reason he's the
face of the blog. His social abilities know no bounds. At events, while I sit
behind the laptop, pounding out whatever feels like spilling from my mind at
that moment, I thrust Will into his hand and say "Picture!" Or if I'm
in dire need of details or other bits of info, I say, "Go ask [whoever]
about [whatever]." And he totally
does. He's quite awesome. I am the most socially awkward person to ever roam
the earth. We're a great team.
But! While he was off fishing with Caballero #2, I actually
sauntered into the Ashton event on my own.** I coaxed Will*** to take a couple
of pictures with Jon Murphy. I picked up T's EEs. And...
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| Will and Jon |
ANYWAY! This was the point of the whole story:
I asked Jon if Ashton would be willing to sponsor this month's
giveaway. Yes! I asked all by myself!****
And he said yes. And then
shared this loot with me--and by association, with one of you! (But you'll have
to wait until May 25th-ish. Make that JUNE 25th because someone has a deadline issue. So...)
The minimum loot:*****
Of course we have some hoops for you to jump through. Yeah, we
make you work for it. And by work, we mean clicking some keys. We swear you
won't even muster up a sweat. SO! Look for the Rafflecopter entry thingamabob
below and cross your fingers!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
And in the meantime, go get some of these babies. Let us know
what you think about these La Aroma de Cuba cigars in the comments for a chance
to win a super extra prize. Yes, you
must be specific. (I am a writing professor, after all.) What's that? You want
to know what this extra prize is?
Me too. Stay tuned.
*Anyone who has ever met me will tell you I am about as far away
from being a badass as a person can be, while still living on planet earth.
Unless you bother someone I love--then all bets are off, and I'm thisclose to
getting a tattoo that says "badass."
Temporary tattoo, of course.
**I'm making this sound like it was a tragic, horrible
undertaking. It wasn't. But I'm going for the drama.
***By way of purchasing shots of Patron...little bastard.
****Only took close to 50 years. Shut up, you.
*****You know by now how we roll, always adding extra stuff...
