Well, the king of cigar social media is at it again. Last week, Craig and I talked a little about this year’s Draig Cayuquero from Emilio Cigars on Episode 006 of Half Ashed. This was gleaned from a picture that Gary Griffith posted to his Facebook account detailing its scheduled release this summer. Subsequently, he also published the photo (below, right) as a teaser about its wrapper – Arapiraca. I’m personally very excited about this, as I thoroughly enjoyed last year’s run of the Draig K, and I’m a dyed-in-the-wool Arapiraca fan. I’ll be anxiously awaiting the Draig arrival it my local shop…
Another bit of news on the table this week was Gary’s announcement of an entirely new blend, also due out at IPCPR this July – the Emilio Mia Dora. He published a new blog entry detailing the whole backstory for the line on his blog – “From Seed to Smoke.” I can see already that this is another project near and dear to Gary’s heart (as most are – everything means something in the realm of Emilio). Just this morning, he also tweeted a sneak peek at a prototype for the band artwork (below). Details on the blend are somewhat scarce at the moment, but knowing my penchant for most of what Gary puts his hands on – both his own cigars, and those for whom he distributes – gives me no small amount of anticipation.
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