Episode 008: Unbanded Number 002

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Welcome to Half Ashed Episode 008, everyone! Below is a quick summary of this week’s show, but be sure to download or watch/listen through any of the means in the final paragraph of this post! [NOTE: I apologize for the audio snafu this week. I made some changes that created an echo in Craig’s voice for much of the show. This was not noticeable while recording, but bothersome in the final cut. I filtered the recording through a noise gate, but it is still largely present. Please bear with us while we get these glitches sorted out, and be sure to come back next week when we should be back to normal!] Half Ashed Cigar of the Week: Unbanded #002 This week’s featured cigar is our second Unbanded (blind) tasting on Half Ashed, and was recommended by Jeff Curtis. The grand unveiling is detailed below. If you would like to make a suggestion for future unbanded cigars, send an email to [email protected]. This address is monitored by my wife, who will have one of my local cohorts source the cigars. If you have cigars you would like to submit, send me an email to: [email protected] and I will provide you with an address to send them. Industry News this week * Legislative Items The Florida Outdoor Smoking Ban bill is still alive. The Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee, by a unanimous 10-0 vote, advanced SB 258 that will allow Florida local governments to enact their own outdoor smoking restrictions. If you’re in Florida – you NEED to take action here. It only takes about ONE minute, and can be done online while sitting at home with a good cigar. You can submit messages to your representatives at the CRA page set up for that. Simply follow the instructions for the automated process. One listener (Dan Crouch) proposed an idea that we have kicked around and will likely feature on a future show. We will have one of our fellow cigar smokers from a less tobacco-friendly locale come on the show and talk about life on the other side of the prohibitions and stringent legislation we are seeing put forth in the US today. We all need to take this quite seriously if you value your freedom to enjoy a fine cigar. * New Cigar Availability * News from KC Johnson about the upcoming L’Atelier LAT44 Maduro release * The Crowned Heads Headley Grange has begun shipping in five vitolas . According to EPC’s Facebook page, 2013 Short Runs start shipping next week. Only 5,000 boxes made. The AVO Dominant 13 we talked about a few weeks ago, and featured here on The Cigarmy is landing….if you plan on picking some of these up, they usually go fairly quickly. As reported by Halfwheel and has lit up Twitter, the popular CyB from Joya de Nicaragua will be available in a lancero format to TAA member retailers. General Cigar has once again won a battle for US Trademarks on Cuban cigar marques vs. Cubatabaco Butthead’s Tobacco – where we sourced the Serie V Sampler we’ll be b...

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