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Drew Estates Cigar event at Up/Down Cigar in Chicago last night .

JCinPA

The Lather Maestro
Fun time! :w00t:

Found this nice humidor in a display case right inside the front door. Any Pirate fans out there? Arrrrrrrgh!

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Cigar smoke in my eye, it was getting a little short! I'm on the left. My buddy, Trent, is on the right.

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My new favorite cigar, wowthis was deelish!

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There was free food! Some awesome locally made kielbasa.

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The booze samplin' aisle, single malt scotches, artisan bourbons and gin ...

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My other new favorite cigar. Dayum, Drew Estates makes some great cigars! Every one I stick in my mouth is a new, favorite experience. I still like the Kentucky Fire Cured Fat Molly (above) a little better. The fire cured tobacco gives a hint of traditional English pipe tobacco, very interesting, I got 4 of those to do an in-depth evaluation. This is Trent's current favorite cigar.

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The delightful and lovely Sarah from Goose Island Brewery drawing me my third (free) Green Line pale ale.

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And my new Partagas humidor, courtesy of my buddiy in the photo above. They were promotions, apparently, and he's collected 4 of them over the years somehow. Thanks Trent!

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Great evening. Got way more than $30 value out of this gig! For the $30 admission, you got 4 Drew Estate cigars (right there worth more than $30 given Chicago taxes!), and all food, beer and booze was free. Other than a 15-minute downpour of biblical proportions in the middle of it, it was a perfect evening.

For Chicagoans, the shop is https://www.updowncigar.com/
 
John, that's the one in Old Town, right? I was there a few years ago, great place. Did not know about this event, ugh!
 

JCinPA

The Lather Maestro
John, that's the one in Old Town, right? I was there a few years ago, great place. Did not know about this event, ugh!

Yes, exactly. 1550 N Wells, I think. I don't go to a lot, but since Jonathan Drew was there himself, and I like their cigars, I did this one.

I apologize for being a knucklehead, I should have posted about this last week, we seem to have several cigar folks in the greater Chicago area. :sad:
 
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