Gary Griffith's Cigar Blog

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

House of Emilio Retailers

"Best of the Boutiques"

Here's a state by state breakdown of where to find House of Emilio cigars, sorted by state and city, and how to connect with them. If they're in your area, give them a follow.

Alabama

Havana Dreamin' - Auburn, AL - Facebook Twitter Website

Z's Tobacco - Bessemer, AL - Facebook

Cigars & More - Birmingham, AL - Facebook Twitter Website

Patriot Cigars - Brownsboro, AL - Facebook Twitter Website

Bouch's Premium Cigars - Fairhope, AL - Facebook Website

Truly Cigars - Florence, AL - Facebook Twitter Website

The Cigar Room - Madison, AL - Facebook Twitter Website

Havana Dreamin' - Montgomery, AL - Facebook Twitter Website

Vitola Fine Cigars - Mountain Brook, AL - Facebook Website

Cigars & More - Trussville, AL - Facebook Twitter Website

Arkansas

Romeo's Uptown Pipes and Cigars - Bentonville, AR - Facebook

Maduro Cigar Lounge - Little Rock, AR - Facebook Twitter Website

Arizona

Fox Tobacco - Apache Junction, AZ - Facebook Twitter Website
Mojito Cigar Lounge - Cave Creek, AZ - Facebook Website
Fox Cigar Bar - Gilbert, AZ - Facebook Twitter Website
House of Cigars - Gilbert, AZ - Facebook Twitter

Big Sticks Fine Cigars - Mesa, AZ - Facebook Twitter Website
Churchill's Fine Cigars - Phoenix, AZ - Facebook Twitter Website
Don's Fine Cigars - Phoenix, AZ - Website
Fumar Cigars - Phoenix, AZ - Facebook Website
Goodfellas Cigars - Phoenix, AZ - Facebook Twitter Website
Ye Olde Pipe and Tobacco - Phoenix, AZ - Facebook Website
Ambassador Fine Cigars - Scottsdale, AZ - Facebook Twitter Website
Buddha Brothers Cigars - Scottsdale, AZ - Website
Scottsdale Cigars - Scottsdale, AZ - Website
MD Cigars - Yuma, AZ - Facebook Website

California

Boss Cigars and Lounge - Arroyo Grande, CA - Website
Art of Cigars - El Dorado Hills, CA - Twitter Website
Ohlone Cigar Lounge - Fremont, CA - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigars, Ltd. - Fresno, CA - Facebook Twitter Website
Open Skyy Cigar Lounge - Indian Wells, CA
Hoffer's Cigar Bar - La Mesa, CA - Facebook Website
Club Aficionado - Lake Forest, CA - Facebook Twitter Website
Los Gatos Cigar Club - Los Gatos, CA - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar Monkey - Merced, CA - Facebook Twitter
Modesto Cigar Club - Modesto, CA - Facebook Website
The Humidor Fine Cigars - Monterey, CA - Facebook Website
Morgan Hill Cigar - Morgan Hill, CA - Facebook Twitter Website
Maxamar Cigars - Orange, CA - Facebook
Fame Fine Tobacco - Palm Springs, CA - Facebook Website
Perfecto Cigar Lounge - Roseville, CA - Facebook Website
Tower Pipes & Cigars - Sacramento, CA - Facebook Twitter Website
Captain Hunt Tobacconist - San Diego, CA - Facebook Twitter
Mission Pipe Shop - San Jose, CA - Facebook Website
Sanctuary Tobacco Shop - San Luis Opispo, CA - Facebook Website
Lone Wolf Cigars - Santa Monica, CA - Facebook Twitter Website
Smoker's Castle - Ventura, CA - Facebook
NK Cigar Lounge - Westlake Village, CA - Facebook Twitter Website

Colorado

Smoking Cave Cigar Lounge - Highlands Ranch, CO - Facebook Website
Barlow's Premium Cigars & Pipes - Lafayette, CO - Facebook Twitter Website
Golden Leaf Pipes & Cigars - Westminster, CO - Facebook Website

Connecticut

Buttheads Tobacco Emporium - Danbury, CT - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar Store & More - Groton, CT - Facebook Website
Lighthouse Tobacco - Old Saybrook, CT - Facebook Twitter Website

Delaware

Dot Discount - Bethany Beach, DE - Facebook Twitter Website
Dot Discount - Dover, DE - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar-ette City - Glasgow, DE - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar-ette City - Hockessin, DE - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar-ette City - Newark, DE - Facebook Twitter Website

District of Columbia

Signature Cigars - Washington, DC - Facebook Twitter Website
W. Curtis Draper - Washington, DC - Facebook Twitter Website

Florida

Bonita Smoke Shop - Bonita Springs, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Tinder Box - Daytona Beach, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Tobacco Exotica - Daytona Beach, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar Hunter - Deerfield Beach, FL -
Light Em Up Cigars - Delray Beach, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Harbor Cigars - Destin, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Havana Dreams - Destin, FL -
Waterwheel Cigar - Fernandina Beach, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Aroma's Cigars & Bar - Jacksonville, FL - Facebook Website
Mandarin Cigar Bar - Jacksonville, FL - Facebook
Churchill's Cigars - Jupiter, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Tinder Box - Lakeland, FL - Facebook Website
Tranquilo Cigars - Melbourne, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Companion's Cigars - Miami, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Sosa Cigars - Miami, FL - Facebook
Orlando Cigar Lounge - Orlando, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Stogies @ Dellagio - Orlando, FL - Facebook
MJM Fine Cigars - Palm Harbor, FL - Facebook Website
My Cousin Vinnie's - Palm Harbor, FL - Facebook
Cordova Cigars - Pensacola, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Tobacco Locker - Port Charlotte, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Grand Reserve Cigar Shop - Pensacola, FL - Website
Maduro's Cigar Bar - Sarasota, FL - Facebook Website
SRQ Cigars - Sarasota, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Isabela's Bar Cuba - St. Augustine, FL - Facebook Website
Cigars of Tally - Tallahassee, FL - Facebook Twitter
The Cigar Castle - Tampa, FL - Facebook Twitter Website
Maduro's Cigar Bar - University Park, FL - Facebook Website
Cave Inn - Winter Garden, FL - Facebook Twitter Website

Georgia

Blue Havana II - Alpharetta, GA - Facebook Twitter Website
Cutter's Cigar Emporium - Alpharetta, GA - Facebook Website
The Cigar Shop - Athens, GA - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar Village - Atlanta, GA - Facebook Twitter Website
Highland Cigars - Atlanta, GA - Facebook Twitter Website
Leaf Cigar Lounge - Atlanta, GA - Facebook Twitter Website
Scottish Tobacco - Atlanta, GA - Facebook Twitter Website
Havana Daydreaming - Blue Ridge, GA - Website
Puff N Stuff Cigars - Decatur, GA - Facebook Website
Tobacco World - Marietta, GA - Facebook Twitter
Truly Cigars - Marietta, GA - Facebook Twitter Website
Wise Ash Cigars - Smyrna, GA - Facebook Twitter Website
AG Cigars at Eagle's Landing - Stockbridge, GA - Facebook Website
Maxwell's Cigar Bar - Woodstock, GA - Facebook Twitter Website
Mr. G's Cigar & Tobacco - Woodstock, GA - Facebook Twitter Website

Hawaii

Urbane Cigars - Aiea, HI - Facebook Twitter
Mother's Antiques & Cigars - Hawi, HI - Facebook
Aloha Tobacco - Honolulu, HI - Facebook Twitter
Honolulu Cigar Co. - Honolulu, HI - Facebook Twitter

Iowa

I Spy Cigars - Iowa City, IA - Facebook Twitter Website

Illinois

Blue Havana - Chicago, IL - Facebook Website
Iwan Ries - Chicago, IL - Facebook Twitter Website
Casa de Montecristo - Countryside, IL - Facebook Twitter Website
Goodfellas Cigars - Decatur, IL - Facebook Website
Burning Leaf - Geneva, IL - Facebook Twitter Website
Kenny the King Tobacco - Lakemoor, IL - Facebook Website
Binny's Beverage - Lexington, IL -
Cigars, Etc. - Morris, IL - Facebook
Bull & Bear Cigars - Naperville, IL - Facebook Website
Cigar Lounge - Schaumberg, IL - Facebook Website
Cigar Werks - St. Charles, IL - Facebook
Ultimate Cigar Shop - Villa Park, IL - Facebook Website
Humidor of Westmont - Westmont, IL - Facebook Twitter Website

Indiana

Regimental Cigars - Crawfordsville, IN -
Cigar Cigar - Evansville, IN - Facebook Website
Cigar Haven - Fishers, IN - Facebook Twitter Website
Tobacco Stop & Cigar Lounge - Fort Wayne, IN - Facebook
Golden Leaf Cigar Store - Hobart, IN - Facebook
South Side Tobacco - Indianapolis, IN - Website
Tobacco Outlet - Indianapolis, IN - Facebook
Riverside Cigars - Jeffersonville, IN - Facebook Twitter Website
Crossroads Cigar - Lafayette, IN - Facebook Twitter Website
Karma Tobacco & Lounge - Merrillville, IN - Facebook Twitter Website
Billow Cigar Lounge - New Albany, IN - Facebook Twitter Website
Omni Tobacconist - Schererville, IN - Facebook Twitter Website
1101 Lounge - Schererville, IN - Facebook Twitter Website

Kansas

Centro Cigars - Lawrence, KS - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar & Tabac - Overland Park, KS - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigars, Etc. - Wichita, KS - Facebook Twitter
Air Capital Cigars - Wichita, KS - Facebook Website
Auburn Cigars - Wichita, KS - Facebook Twitter
Burnin' Stix - Wichita, KS - Facebook
Cigar Chateau - Wichita, KS - Facebook Website
Old Town Cigars - Wichita, KS - Facebook Twitter Website
The Humidor East - Wichita, KS - Facebook Website
Westside Humidor - Wichita, KS - Facebook Website

Kentucky

The Party Source - Bellevue, KY - Facebook Twitter Website
Straus Tobacconist - Florence, KY - Facebook Twitter Website
Fayette Cigar - Lexington, KY - Facebook
Martin's Cigar Shop - Lexington, KY - Facebook Website
J. Shepherd Cigars - Louisville, KY - Facebook Twitter Website
Tobacco Barn - Paducah, KY - Facebook
Bullion Cigar Lounge - Radcliff, KY - Facebook Twitter Website
Executive Cigar - Shelbyville, KY -
Bluegrass Cigar Suite - Williamstown, KY - Facebook Twitter

Louisiana

Burn of Covington - Covington, LA - Facebook Twitter Website
Jewel's Cigar & Briar Shop - Covington, LA - Facebook
Piper's Haven - Lafayette, LA - Facebook

Maryland

Davidus Cigars - Annapolis, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Main Street Cigar - Bel Air, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
W. Curtis Draper - Bethesda, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Humidour Cigar Shoppe - Cockeysville, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Aphelion Cigar Lounge - Crofton, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Chesapeake Cigar - Edgewater, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Davidus Cigars - Ellicott City, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Davidus Cigars - Frederick, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar Locker - Hagerstown, MD - Facebook
Tobacco Leaf - Jessup, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Davidus Cigars - Olney, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Davidus Cigars - Reisterstown, MD - Twitter Website
Davidus Cigars - Rockville, MD - Twitter Website
Dan's Cigar Lounge - Rosedale, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Smoke Shop at Etch Art - Salisbury, MD - Facebook Twitter Website
Davidus Cigars - Shady Grove, MD - Twitter Website
Davidus Cigars - Urbana, MD - Twitter Website
Davidus Cigars - Westminster, MD - Twitter Website

Massachusetts

Gloucester St. Cigars - Boston, MA - Facebook Twitter
Premium 70/70 - Westport, MA - Facebook Website

Michigan

The Corona Smoke Shop - Albion, MI - Website
The Corona Smoke Shop - Battle Creek, MI - Website
Timothy's Fine Cigars - Bay City, MI - Facebook Twitter Website
Sunrise Coast Tobacco - Flint, MI - Facebook Twitter
Wild Bill's Tobacco - Grand Rapids, MI - Facebook Website
The Corona Smoke Shop - Jackson, MI - Website
Red Arrow Cigars - Kalamazoo, MI - Facebook Website
South Street Cigars - Kalamazoo, MI - Facebook
The Corona Smoke Shop - Okemos, MI - Facebook Website

Minnesota

MGM Wine and Spirits - Golden Valley, MN - Facebook Twitter
Ramsey Smoke Shop - Ramsey, MN - Facebook Twitter Website

Mississippi

Godfather Cigars - Brandon, MS - Facebook Twitter
Cigar Shop Biloxi - Biloxi, MS - Facebook Twitter Website
Havana Smoke Shoppe - Jackson, MS - Facebook Twitter Website
PJ's Plus Cigars - Oxford, MS - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar Lounge of Starkville - Starkville, MS - Facebook Twitter Website
The Smokestack - West Point, MS - Facebook Twitter Website

Missouri

Branson Cigar Company - Branson, MO - Facebook Twitter Website
Fidel's Cigars - Kansas City, MO - Facebook Twitter Website
The Green Door - Kirksville, MO - Facebook
The Cigar Room - Lee's Summit, MO - Facebook Twitter
Osage Cigar Company - Osage Beach, MO - Facebook Website
Just For Him Cigars - Springfield, MO - Website
Gran Cru Cigars - St. Louis, MO - Facebook Twitter Website
The Hill Cigar Company - St. Louis, MO - Facebook Twitter Website
Weston Tobacco - Weston, MO - Facebook Twitter Website

Nebraska

Cliff's Smoke Shop - Lincoln, NE - Facebook Website
Sherm's Smoke Shop - South Sioux City, NE - Facebook Twitter Website

Nevada

Man Cave Cigar Lounge - Henderson, NV - Facebook Website
En Fuego Cigars - Las Vegas, NV - Facebook Twitter Website
Fumare Cigars and Lounge - Reno, NV - Twitter Website

New Hampshire

Blowin' Smoke - Bedford, NH - Facebook Website
Castro's Back Room - Concord, NH - Facebook Twitter Website
Smokin' Joes Cigars - Hudson, NH - Website
Twins Smoke Shop - Londonderry, NH - Facebook Twitter Website
Castro's Back Room - Manchester, NH - Facebook Twitter Website
Holy Smokes - Manchester, NH - Facebook Website
Tasty Tobacco Shop - Milford, NH - Facebook Website
Castro's Back Room - Nashua, NH - Facebook Twitter Website

New Mexico

Monte's Cigar Shop - Albuquerque, NM - Facebook Twitter Website

New Jersey

Ruben's Smoke Stack - Hackensack, NJ - Facebook   Twitter Website
The Smoking Dog - Maple Shade, NJ - Facebook Twitter Website
Hemingway's Cigar Shop - Marlton, NJ - Facebook Website
Fume' Cigar Shop - Montclair, NJ - Facebook Website
Southbound Cigar Shop - Newfoundland, NJ - Facebook Website
L&B Cigars - Ocean, NJ - Facebook Website
Cigar World of Ramsey - Ramsey, NJ - Facebook Twitter   Website
Ashes N Embers - Somerville, NJ - Facebook Twitter Website

New York

Edleez Cigars - Albany, NY - Website
Austin's Tobacco - Minetto, NY
Jim's Smoke Shop - Mount Sinai, NY - Website
Cup O Joes Cigars and Pipes - Queensbury, NY - Facebook Website
Adirondack Cigar Shoppe - Saratoga Springs, NY - Facebook Twitter Website
That's A Great Cigar Shoppe - Schenectady, NY - Facebook Website
Badger's Cigar Den - Schuylerville, NY - Facebook Twitter Website
Bellezia Tobacco Shop - Williamsville, NY - Facebook Twitter Website
Cigar Emporium - Yonkers, NY - Facebook Westchester

North Carolina

B & B Tobacconists - Asheville, NC - Facebook Website
K&S Cigars - Cary, NC - Facebook Website
Tobacconist of Cary - Cary, NC -
Outland Cigars Ballantyne - Charlotte, NC - Facebook Twitter Website
Outland Cigars Piedmont - Charlotte, NC - Facebook Twitter Website
Anstead's Tobacco - Fayetteville, NC - Facebook Twitter Website
The Pipe & Pint - Greensboro, NC - Facebook Twitter Website
Burner's Cigar Company - Huntersville, NC - Facebook Twitter Website
Union Cigar Company - Monroe, NC - Facebook
The Cigar Exchange - Wilmington, NC - Facebook Website
Twin City Cigars - Winston-Salem, NC - Facebook Twitter Website

Ohio

Smoker's Den - Akron, OH - Website

The Wharf Cigars - Beavercreek, OH - Facebook

Tinder Box - Columbus, OH - Facebook Twitter

Monte Cigars - Independence, OH -

Aficionado's Cigars - Lewis Center, OH - Facebook Website

Medina Cigar & Tobacco - Medina, OH - Facebook Website

Old Mentor Cigar Shop - Mentor, OH - Facebook Twitter Website

Havana House - Niles, OH - Facebook Twitter Website

Smokers Etc. Cigar Shop - Stow, OH - Facebook Website

Cigar Merchant - Toledo, OH - Website

Governor's Smoke Shop - Westerville, OH - Facebook

Oklahoma

ZT Cigars - Oklahoma City, OK - Facebook Twitter Website

Fogue & Bates Cigars - Tulsa, OK - Facebook Twitter

The Cigar Box Tulsa - Tulsa, OK - Facebook Website

Oregon

Cigar Cave - Grant's Pass, OR - Facebook Twitter Website

Broadway Cigar Company - Lake Oswego, OR - Facebook Twitter Website

Broadway Cigar Company - Portland, OR - Facebook Twitter Website

Pennsylvania

Leaning House Fine Cigars - Belle Vernon, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Allegheny Smokeworks - Blawnox, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Smoke Cigar Shop - Bridgeville, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Genuine Tobacco - Columbia, PA - Facebook Twitter

Township Line Beer & Cigars - Drexel Hill, PA - Facebook Website

Ace Tobacco Town - Elkins Park, PA - Facebook

Union Cigar Club - Gettysburg, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Wooden Indian Tobacco Shop - Havertown, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Cigar Box PA - Hazleton, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Widmer's Tobacco Shop - Holmes, PA - Facebook

Bulldog Cigars - Indiana, PA -

Cigar Mojo - King of Prussia, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

KTL Cigars - Kutztown, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

D&S Cigar Lounge - Lancaster, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Smoke Manayunk Cigar Lounge - Manayunk, PA - Facebook Twitter

Dirty Dog Cigar Shoppe - McKeesport, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Leaf & Bean - McMurray, PA - Facebook Website

King Beaver Cigars - Monaca, PA - Facebook Twitter

The Smoke Stack - Moon Township, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Tightwad Tobacco - New Castle, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Ned's Cigar Store - Newtown, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Total Tobacco - Newtown Square, PA - Facebook Twitter

BNB Cigars - Philadelphia, PA - Facebook Twitter Website

Liberty Smokes - Philadelphia, PA - Facebook Website

Twin Smoke Shoppe - Philadelphia, PA - Facebook Website

Leaf and Bean Strip - Pittsburgh, PA - Facebook Twitter

The Cigar Den - Pittsburgh, PA - Facebook Website

Slippery Rock Cigars - Slippery Rock, PA - Twitter Website

Cigars Unlimited - Spring House, PA - Facebook Website

Nice Ash Cigars - Warren, PA - Website

Cigar Plus - Wyomissing, PA - Facebook Website

Rhode Island

Cigar World - Cranston, RI - Facebook

South Carolina

Peaceful Henry's - Bluffton, SC - Facebook Website

Charlestowne Tobacco & Wine - Charleston, SC - Facebook Website

The Smoking Lamp King St. - Charleston, SC - Facebook Website

The Cigar Box Main St. - Columbia, SC - Facebook Twitter

The Cigar Box Rosewood - Columbia, SC - Facebook Twitter

Outman Cigars & Martini Bar - Greenville, SC - Facebook Twitter Website

Bucksnorts Cigar Lounge - North Augusta, SC - Facebook Twitter Website

Havana Cabana - Pawley's Island, SC - Facebook Website

Havana Cigars $ Gifts - Summerville, SC - Facebook Website

South Dakota

Deadwood Tobacco - Deadwood, SD - Facebook Website

Tennessee

Smokin' Joes Cigars - Alcoa, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Stogie's Ales and Fine Cigars - Brentwood, TN - Facebook Twitter Facebook

Burns Tobacconist Downtown - Chattanooga, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Burns Tobacconist East - Chattanooga, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Cigar Man of Chattanooga - Chattanooga, TN - Facebook Twitter

Up In Smoke - Clarksville, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Franklin Cigar - Franklin, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Woody's Smokes & Brews - Franklin, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

The Smokey Cigar - Hendersonville, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Ye Olde Pipe Shoppe - Jackson, TN - Facebook

Libation Station - Johnson City, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Silo Cigars - Knoxville, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Havana Mix Cigars - Memphis, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Tinder Box of Tennessee - Memphis, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Big Star Cigar - Mt. Juliet, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Lipman Brothers - Nashville, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Smoker's Abbey - Nashville, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Tobacco Road - Nashville, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Uptown's Smoke Shop - Nashville, TN - Facebook Website

Cigar Bar & Bistro - Nolensville, TN - Facebook Twitter Website

Cigar Station - Spring Hill, TN - Facebook Twitter

Texas

Elite Cigar Cafe - Addison, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Havana Jim Cigars - Allen, TX - Facebook Twitter

Good Karma Cigar - Amarillo, TX - Facebook Website

Habana House - Austin, TX - Facebook Website

Tobacco World - Corpus Christi, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Blue Smoke of Dallas - Dallas, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Cigar Art Oak Cliff - Dallas, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

The Living Room Cigar Lounge - Dallas, TX - Facebook Twitter
Tobacco Gallery - Dallas, TX - Facebook Website

Town & Country Cigars - Euless, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Lake Worth Cigars - Fort Worth, TX - Facebook Website

En Fuego Cigars - Frisco, TX - Facebook Website

Briar Shoppe Cigars - Houston, TX - Facebook Website

Cigar Towne - Houston, TX - Facebook Twitter Website
Serious Cigars - Houston, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Stogies of Houston - Houston, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

That Cigar Place - Houston, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Tobacco Junction - Longview, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Smoker's Haven, Lubbock, TX - Facebook Website

Double B Cigar Co. - Marble Falls, TX - Website

McKinney Cigar Lounge - McKinney, TX - Facebook Twitter

Cigar Time - Missouri City, TX - Facebook Website

Lone Star State Cigar Co. - Plano, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Two Brothers Cigars - Plano, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Calypso Cigar Shop & Lounge - Richardson, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

En Fuego Tobacco Shop - Rockwall, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Club Humidor - San Antonio, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Finck Cigar Company - San Antonio, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Cigar Cigar! - Sugar Land, TX - Facebook

The Smoke Ring - Webster, TX - Facebook Twitter Website

Virginia

Cigar Connection - Arlington, VA - Facebook Twitter

Burke Cigar - Burke, VA - Facebook Twitter Website

City Place Cigars - Lynchburg, VA - Facebook Twitter Website

Tobaccology - Manassas, VA - Facebook Twitter

Milan Tobacconists - Roanoke, VA - Facebook Twitter Website

Bond's Fine Cigar Shoppe - Suffolk, VA - Facebook Website

Washington

Fairhaven Smoke Shop - Bellingham, WA - Facebook Website

Cigar Daddies - Lacey, WA - Facebook Twitter Website

Cigar Box - Lynnwood, WA - Facebook

Brown & Sons Premium Cigars - Olympia, WA - Facebook Website

J & J Cigars - Seattle, WA - Facebook Twitter Website

Union Cigar Society - Seattle, WA - Facebook Twitter Website

Cigar Train - Spokane, WA - Facebook Twitter

Sticks House of Cigars - Wenatchee, WA - Facebook Twitter Website

West Virginia

The Squire Tobacconist - Charleston, WV - Facebook Twitter Website

Wisconsin

Appleton Cigars - Appleton, WI - Facebook Twitter

Prime Cigar Company - Brookfield, WI - Facebook Website

St. Croix Cigar Company - Hudson, WI - Facebook Twitter Website

Wyoming

Tobacco Row - Jackson, WY - Facebook Website

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Show Them a Little Love

There's no question that cigar blogs and podcasts have been an invaluable tool for consumers when it comes to discovering information about cigar brands and blends, especially for smaller and beginning brands. They're a rich resource just waiting to be tapped. Some are large, well-funded, and highly followed and read. Others are small and often go unnoticed.

The one thing they have in common is that they began from a love of cigars. They begin from the heart, from a dream, from a passion. Just as Emilio Cigars and the House of Emilio grew out of my love and passion for cigars, the industry, and the people within it.

So today I'm going to keep it simple. Thanks folks for all the love and support you've shown us. What follows is by no means a definitive list, and if I've omitted someone, or a link, just let me know and I'll add them in. It's just my way of showing a little love and support in return.

I've tried to include as many links as possible to the various platforms on which you can read and follow them, since I'm well aware people prefer to get their information from different resources.

Give them a follow. Disclaimer: I've been at this 12 hours, and I'll add the rest later.

2 Gentlemen Review: Website Twitter
A Cigar Smoker's Journal: Website Twitter
Beard Cigar Beer: Twitter YouTube
Ben's Cigars: Website
Blind Man's Puff: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
Blowin' Smoke Podcast: Website Twitter Facebook
Bourbon & Broadleaf: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
Casas Fumando: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
Cigar Basics 101: Website Facebook Google+
Cigar Coop: Website Twitter Facebook Google+ YouTube
Cigar Craig: Website Twitter Facebook Google+ Instagram YouTube
Cigar Crook: Website Twitter
Cigar Dojo: Website Twitter Facebook
Cigar Fan: Website
Cigar Fellas: Website Twitter Facebook YouTube
Cigar Memoir: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
Cigar Nubs: Website Twitter Facebook
Cigar Obsession: Website Twitter Facebook YouTube
Cigar Review TV: Website Twitter Facebook Google+ YouTube
Cigars & Scripture: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
Cigar Tipsters: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
Cigar Vita: Website Twitter
Cigar Vixen: Website Twitter Facebook Google+ YouTube
Covering Your Ash: Website Twitter Facebook
Dan Gumm: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
Dr. Joe Show: Website Twitter YouTube
Fine Cigar AZ: Website Twitter Facebook
Halfwheel: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
Honest Cigar Reviews: Website Twitter Facebook
Keeping Your Man Card: Website Twitter Facebook
Kyle's Cigar Reviews: Twitter Facebook YouTube
Nice Tight Ash: Website Twitter Facebook Google+ YouTube
Robusto Cigar Babe: Website Twitter
Seth's Humidor: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
Stick Review: Website Twitter Facebook Google+ YouTube
Sticks 2 Ash: Website Twitter Google+
Stogie 411: Website Twitter Facebook Google+ YouTube
Stogie Addict: Website Twitter Facebook
Stogie Geeks: Website Twitter Facebook Google+ YouTube
Stogie Guys: Website Twitter Facebook Google+ YouTube
Stogie Net: Website
Stogie Review: Website Facebook
Stogies on the Rocks: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
The Average Joe's Cigar: Website Twitter Facebook Google+
The Cigar Collection: Website
The Smoking Greek: Website Twitter Facebook
Tiki Bar Online: Website
Tiny Tim Cigar Blog: Website Twitter
Toasted Foot: Website Twitter Facebook
Tobacco Events: Website Twitter

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

House of Emilio January Newsletter

"The Best of the Boutiques"

A recap of news and reviews from around the web in January, 2014

It seems as though this winter has been especially harsh in many areas of the country, but despite that folks have still managed to get in a bit of time to smoke. I've decided to create this monthly summary of all the good news from around the web about the House of Emilio rather than continue my annual summary, which has gotten quite cumbersome. I hope you enjoy this.

I'll give credit to all sources, but if I happen to miss giving proper credit please just let me know, and I'll correct it promptly. All photos are from the original blog sites.

All the best,

Gary

In his review of the Nomad S 307 Ben's Cigars says: "This Nomad S-307, is by far one of my favorite cigars to date. I enjoyed this down till I thought I would melt my nail polish. If you haven’t tried this cigar, you’re really missing out! Fred Rewey is one of the best in the business and his marketing strategy of “just being a regular dude” instead of the “pre-Madonna rockstar” type really works. It’s a good feeling when you buy cigars from a friend."

House of Emilio Year in Reviews

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

House of Emilio Cigars and Cigar Federation

11/25/13

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Gary Griffith of Delaware Cigars and House of Emilio, announces an official online cigar store for the House of Emilio brands.

“Cigar Federation already serves as the online store for our 27 Delaware Cigars retail locations. If we were going to have an “officially endorsed” online home for these special brands, this was the place.” noted Griffith.

House of Emilio currently distributes 9 boutique brands: Ezra Zion, Rodrigo Cigars, Nomad Cigars, 1502 Cigars, Guayacan, Epicurean Cigars, Herederos de Robaina, Bodega Cigars, and Griffith’s own Emilio Cigars.

Cigar Federation is owned by Kyle Hoover and Chris Kelly of Ezra Zion Cigar Company. The site is managed by Logan Lawler and Rob Rasmussen.

“Being in the House of Emilio family as one of the distributed brands, we are honored to serve our brothers and represent their cigars well.” said Kelly.

“The notoriety around these cigars has caused a groundswell of demand around the country. We are inundated everyday with calls, emails and Twitter DMs from folks who want to get their hands on them but may not have a retailer that has them within a 5 state radius.” noted Hoover.

“I don’t want any of our brick and mortar retailers to worry about competition. I’m a B&M retailer just like them. These cigars are price protected just like they were sitting on a shelf in any of my 27 retail locations. Our goal is to make these available to those who don’t have shop close by that carries them just yet.” added Griffith.

To purchase all the House of Emilio cigars online, please visit the Cigar Federation Store.

Friday, March 22, 2013

The Miracle of Ascoli

There is a small town in the Marches province of Italy called Ascoli Piceno. It is a beautiful, historic little city, graced with a central square in the middle of which is a fountain.

In 1909 Ferdinando Paoletti, his wife and daughter made the trip from Italy to the United States. As family lore has it, when they arrived either his wife Mariantonia or his daughter Carolina had developed a severe cough, and was denied entry. Mariantonia and Carolina returned to Italy, presumably to await Ferdinando raising enough money to send for them again. They returned in 1912 through Philadelphia, and reunited at last the couple went on to build a life for themselves in Wilmington, Delaware.

It was here that their son Nicholas was born. Stationed in Georgia during his service in the Army Air Corps he met and married his wife, and this is where the story, for me, really begins.

I have always believed everything happens for a reason, that somehow there are few things in life that are unordained, and that the patient soul is always rewarded.

I grew up about 20 miles from Wilmington, attended High School in Elkton, Maryland, and had a pretty ordinary experience there. Of all the 220 people in my graduating class there were few I interacted with. I was shy, studious, and more inclined to sit at home and read a book or paint than date, or attend parties.

Move ahead 4 decades. As our 40th class reunion approached a few classmates made a concerted effort to reconnect many of us through Facebook. I happily accepted friend requests, but since our reunion fell on the weekend of our annual cigar festival it was certain I would not attend. The weekend before, however, I was scheduled to make an appearance at a small wine and food festival.

On a hot and sunny Sunday afternoon, as I sat on a dock along the Susquehanna River, I was approached by a beautiful woman who looked vaguely familiar. As it turned out, we had gone to the same High School, had no classes together, and as far as I can recall if we had ever even spoken it was only a few times. On September 9th that all changed in a wonderful way.

We spoke for perhaps a half hour, and I found her deeply intriguing. She had noticed the announcement of the event, and though she initially had decided to make the hour drive there threatening weather almost changed her mind. Cajoled by her sister to just go ahead and make the trip, there before me she was.

As she moved to head home, in an uncharacteristiclly brash way, I asked her to dinner. A few days later we met at a restaurant near her home, near the city if her birth, and the place she had returned to after graduation. Were it not for her taking that drive on that particular day chances are we would never have encountered each other again.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Today I am pleased to announce the forthcoming release of "Mia Dora" by Emilio Cigars, dedicated to the beautiful woman I love. Manufactured in Esteli, Nicaragua by my dear friend Abdel Fernandez, the cigars, featuring a Habano Rosado wrapper and Nicaraguan filler, will be released in July, 2013 at IPCPR in Las Vegas.

The decorative art for the bands and boxes will feature themes and colors from the flag of Ascoli Piceno, the city in which a young family made the bold decision over 100 years ago to ultimately deliver an angel to me.

I love you Dora Paoletti Lilly . This is my gift to you, in my own way, in the art form I know best.

Friday, March 15, 2013

A Bit of Our Story

A wonderful piece written by Nathan McIntyre:

Over the past three years, our project that was Emilio Cigars has grown exponentially. This largely due to our passionate community of cigar enthusiasts finding out about us and sharing their discovery with friends. For this, we thank you.

One thing we have realized also is that while we have grown very quickly, we haven't stopped to actually share the story of how Emilio Cigars came to be. So, it is here that we'd like to take a moment and just give you the story of what Emilio Cigars, and our imagery, is about.

What you may know...

Gary Griffith for many years has managed a chain of tobacco stores in Delaware. While doing so, he received a call to come to Central America on a blending trip. While there doing the work that he was called to do, he blended what came to be our Series H Sumatra and Maduro...at the time, content just to sell them in his shops. While there, he struck up a friendship with AJ Fernandez, and on a return trip blended what is now our AF1 and AF2. Still, content to sell them to a small number of shops...whomever was interested. Alongside those came the Grimalkin, inspired by a friend who had haunting eyes....

No delusions of grandeur or stardom. Just interesting cigars that his passion for tobacco and friendships helped create.

2011 came along, and with it, a number of the right people. Most by accident, but we're learning there are no accidents. With the right people came an astounding level of attention from internet media. Emilio Cigars, having no advertising budget made top-10 after top-10 toward the end of the year.

2012 brought AF Suave... our Connecticut made on a dare. Then Draig K Limitado, and the rebranding of Grimalkin to La Musa. La Musa, we felt was more appropriately branded in honor of a dear friend who inspired us that Gary called his Muse. In fact, every line has a unique story and purpose behind it.

We also realized that in the same way that friends had helped us early on, we had the capacity to help new friends come to market. Enter "House of Emilio." It is our honor to provide great retailers with great cigars, and help our friends along the way. Once again, it wasn't in our "Five Year Plan", but always doing what seemed right when presented with the opportunity.

Doing right by people, every time. However, there's more to it.

What you probably do not know...

The deeper story behind Emilio Cigars can be seen in our logo. Most companies start with a logo and go from there. For our first two years, we didn't bother to have one because nothing was perfect. We just made great cigars.

Until on a car ride the subject of Metasequoia glyptostroboides came up. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is the "Dawn Redwood."

Considered extinct for millions of years, a few Dawn Redwoods were discovered living in China in 1944. American scientists brought them back to the US, and slowly started working to repopulate them. The Dawn Redwood is a deciduous conifer. While growing cones, it turns bright orange every Fall and loses it's fern-like, prehistoric leaves, only to come back in Spring. Truly unique...a tree that should not exist, yet despite all the odds it lives and grows. Much like Emilio Cigars.

The leaf in the Emilio Cigars logo is that of a Dawn Redwood, handpicked. The sword is Gary's family sword, which he owns to this day. Together, these images form a message that tells you the meaning behind Emilio Cigars. We are fiercely dedicated to honoring our loved ones, and thankful for that which should not exist. There are no accidents.

So, when you smoke an Emilio Cigar now, perhaps you'll feel a little bit more of our story. We'd like to start telling it more. Some details we'll keep for ourselves, but now, when you smoke Emilio, maybe you'll appreciate things which should not be, and give thanks that they are.

...as we do everyday.

Smoke well friends.