So I’m back from Indianapolis, where I had the honor of attending Jaws’ Indianapolis Cigar Party, an event benefiting the Jaws Youth Playbook and Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana’s BackSack Program.  For any of you who might not know, the Jaws Youth Playbook was founded by ESPN Monday Night Football Analyst Ron “Jaws” Jaworski.

It was an awesome night – Johnnie Walker was a fellow sponsor, and I got to spend time with my bro, Ricky Rodriguez from CAO (miss ya, Bro!) and my fellow innovators over at Macanudo.  Celebrities, scotch, and a couple of Retros – now that’s a Super Bowl Party!

We  joined Bacardi, fellow innovators and artisans, as sponsors of Rolling Stone’s Super Bowl party.  Held at the brand new Crane Bay venue in Indianapolis, the party hosted pro-athletes, rock stars like the Gym Class Heros and actors who sampled our hand-rolled cigars (rolled by Leo himself) while sipping on rum cocktails and, of course, preparing for the big game.  Head over to the Rolling Stone site to check out an awesome video of the event!

The Cigar Captain recently reviewed the Artesanos Retro Especiale and gave it flying colors. Said Marty Klausmeier, the reviewer “…the La Gloria Cubana Artesanos Retro Especiale Club is a reasonably priced grand corona. At this price point, I can’t think of too many other cigars that I would place above the LGC.”

Read the full review here.

Want to win some FREE cigars?

If you have a yearly pre-game ritual, host a neighborhood bash, or have a cigar game line up like us, we want to know about it! Take a photo of your game day ritual and tag La Gloria Cubana on Facebook or mention us on Twitter and you will automatically be entered to win some FREE La Gloria Cubana cigars!

We’ll announce three randomly selected winners next week.

Good luck and don’t forget to enter the team of your choice. We’re all about friendly competition here.

Enjoy!
Team La Gloria Cubana

Said the review “The cigar provides the smoker everything you would want. Its flavor is fairly complex and the burn was near perfect, requiring little maintenance. Though generally full flavored, it was far from harsh and fairly smooth in its finish.” Read the full review here

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

So, it’s 2012 and I’m back on the road bringing the Artesanos Retro Especialé to new towns and shops.  But really, where else would I be, bros?

We’ve got two scheduled this month but more will be coming in February and March so keep checking our events page here to be sure you don’t miss the Retro train.

Hope to see you in the new year!