We can’t be open ALL the time, so what do you do when you want great cigars after hours? Gregg has put a humidor in Tremont Bar and Grill, 311 N. Tremont Street in Oceanside for your enjoyment. They are open long after we close and even have a patio for you to smoke on. The food and company are fabulous, they have karaoke a few nights a week and TV’s for sporting events. For more info about the restaurant or to view their menu and specials, visit their website at http://www.tremontstbarandgrill.com/

Hang out with Chucky from Perdomo
at Cigar Grotto

Saturday, July 24, 2010

11:00-6:00

There will be promotional discounts on all Perdomo cigars, and of course a ton of fun.

Join us at the shop on Wednesday, June 9th, for this awesome in-store event from 3-7pm. Alex from Drew Estate will be coming with some crazy specials on awesome cigars and fantastic raffle prizes. Make plans to come down and take advantage of the promotional deals. You don’t want to miss this!!

Hey everybody the T-shirts are in at Cigar Grotto. Gregg has hoodies, and t-shirts in 5 different colors and a variety of sizes. Come and get ‘em folks!

Drew Estate Cigar Safari, Wow! Gregg and I just returned from a four day, three night stay with Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate in Estelle Nicaragua. Again, WOW!  What a beautiful place to learn even more about cigars and the success of “The Rebirth of the Cigar.” We were honored to spend time with Jonathan a very humble man and meet the people behind the scenes. You all know and love Fabien and how much he has done to bring us to this brand of cigar, but there are so many more; Jesse the artist, a big teddy bear is amazing, a master of creativity,  (love the pink shirt Jesse,)  our tour guide and Nicaraguan resident, Pedro, who taught himself English to do this because he believed in Drew Estate. It’s encouraging to see what Drew Estate and so many other cigar manufacturers do for their country. But a couple, like Drew Estate, seem to go above and beyond and you can feel the love.

Jonathan took us through the 2nd largest plant (by two square feet)  plantation, where they do everything from beginning to end, other than grow the tobacco themselves, that coming soon (can you say group trip?) . We were also able to visit the man himself, Orlando Padron at the Padron plant, where we witnessed Orlando rave about “the man,” Jonathan Drew. Remember people, he’s not one of their own,  but because of the way he has embraced their country, their needs, beliefs and the dedication to the history of the cigar, he has been embraced by one of the all-time great families in this business.  Check out the pictures in the gallery. I hope you enjoy them!