From Damsel and C4W - a Happy, Safe and Memorable Independence Day! |
| 7/3/2008 12:04:00 PM |
What a a great week, we've received some great press, strengthened a few friendships, and I finally found a Tatuaje West Coast!
I left a message with my friends at C4W, and it went a lil sumthin' like this....
Cigars 4Women is taking off, and as quoted by Colin Ganley of CigarResearch.com he says this...
"Several women’s cigar boards have been created in the past but this... Read More our biggest friend....you may have noticed the "Happy 4th of July Banner" - a gift from our very special friend - May we have a long, happy and beneficial friendship. Thanks Doorman! |
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Cigar Shopping - Ladies here's a great tip from Tinderbox! |
| 6/30/2008 11:11:41 AM |
Romeo Y Julieta, Macanudo Maduro, Cocinero Liga Especial, Torano, Oliva... Don't miss your chance to try this great selection of medium bodied beauties! The flavor of these 'Cuban cousins' will make your mouth water in anticipation of the next cigar in the sampler, each one better than the last. Only Smoke the BEST! Sampler includes 2 of each:
Romeo y Julieta Viejo 'E' - 6.00... Read More |
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What a Week = What a Weekend Review with the Cigar Woman! |
| 6/27/2008 9:57:02 PM |
So, naturally my woman’s instinct sends me over here to your crib, and I find a link to The Cigar Spy….so he musta found you...
Who is the Cigar Spy and what did he do with The Stogie Baby I asked....
Well after a little "Cigar Spying" myself, I unveiled the truth behind the mystery question....
[insert whimsical music here]
It all started pretty much like every other... Read More with Video |
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and who said Real Women don't smoke Cigars? |
| 6/24/2008 10:08:03 PM |
so ask her....Corojo or Criollo
"Once upon a time, legions of men were seduced by Maria Guerrero…the legendary cigar named after the celebrated Spanish actress who graced the stage a century ago."
and Once upon a time, it was a woman a cigar and seduction.....
Fast forward to June 2008, and ask one of the many Women who Smoke Cigars what characteristic of the cigar... Read More |
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Cigar Trivia - from this Woman to U! |
| 6/22/2008 9:54:36 PM |
Did U Know.....
Cigar Manufacturers can modify tobacco by cross-pollinating different strains. To do this they fertilize the flower of one strain with the pollen of another. These way, they are able to create new breeds known as hybrids....
If a Cigar Manufacturer likes some characteristics of one strain, and some from another, they will cross-pollinate them to create a new... Read More with Video |
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The Association for Women Cigar Smokers |
| 6/17/2008 10:46:00 AM |
A Non-Profit to Provide Services to Women Cigar Smokers 
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2008
Austin, TX (June 16, 2008) - The Association for Women Cigar Smokers celebrates its launch today. Non-profit status is pending. The Association provides resources for women cigar smokers and a professional organization for women cigar shop owners. The stated goals of the organization... Read More |
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Weekend Review with Damsel - the Cigar Woman! |
| 6/14/2008 10:18:16 AM |
"Happy Father's Day my Brothers!"
In honor of my brothers and Father's Day - I thought, how fitting it would be to feature the Women who Love THEM!
I know - kinda a** backwards, you would think their day, lets feature high profile BOTLs - but, I'm a woman who loves cigars, and I do what I want....lol...
Having said that, this weekend review features what the Women... Read More |
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Cigar Industry Snapshot - a new era for Men and Women! |
| 6/12/2008 9:48:17 AM |
INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT The cigar industry has experienced dramatic growth in recent years thanks to increasing acceptance of cigar smoking among the "Generation X" population, a resurgence in "cigar evenings," and the popularity of the Internet where cigars are being sold in record numbers. The magazine Cigar Aficionado, introduced in 1992, is generally credited... Read More |
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a name is a name - but a Woman and a Cigar hits the homerun! |
| 6/9/2008 6:26:11 PM |
"Smoke Housekeeper Cigars" shouts one 1885 ad.....
The housekeeper is a voluptuous woman in a low-cut dress who graces the center of the ad. Images to the right and left show her pinning a flower to a man's lapel and stooping provocatively to light his cigar. The message is unmistakably sexual; the buxom housekeeper, like the cigar by that name, caters to your... Read More |
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Cigars4 Women has a new Friend this Weekend!! |
| 6/7/2008 12:04:28 PM |
....the more the merrier I always say!
Its funny how U just bump into like minds.....
Web 2.0 and its very best has presented this amazing opportunity, for me to advance and promote a passion that I had absolutely no idea would would evolve in such a way! Who knew that what I had to say about anything, would create such a wide range of friends who actually enjoy my... Read More |
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The Future of the Cigar is Bright Cigar Women! |
| 5/26/2008 8:36:10 PM |
The future according to the bible Perelman’s Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars
Cigar sales are up, perhaps as smokers from the Cigar Boom have come back in a more mature way, or perhaps as a segment of cigarette smokers change to cigars. The future is bright, with more and better tobacco available, but difficult legislative challenges are keeping smokers from enjoying cigars... Read MoreDon Pepin Garcia Black is the newest, and most affordable blend in the Don Pepin line. The full-bodied ‘Cuban Classic’ is crafted in Pepin’s recently opened factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. His famous Corojo ’99 wrapper surrounds an all-Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos to create a spicy, bold smoke. Its flavor has hints of cedar and coffee with a complex, rich aroma. The Master Blender Don Pepin Garcia once again exhibits his skill in producing some of the finest quality cigars off the ‘island’  |
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Dang its Weekend with the Cigar Woman already! |
| 5/23/2008 6:18:45 PM |
How the week flies when you're having this much fun!
What I haven't done in a while is surf around the web and really explore what my friends have been up to... I've just been so busy! So in light of my neglecting my buddies, I've decided to dedicate this entire post to my favorite haunts....
but before we begin....Look over to your right - thats it....shift those eyes,... Read More |
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ahh not a Cigar Woman - Sopranos Star and lover of the leaf! |
| 5/21/2008 12:22:21 PM |
Vince Curatola Paperboy to the Stars?
Celebrity and cigars seem to go hand in hand, which to me, is no wonder. I've always viewed my love of the cigar to have a link with luxury. In other words, cigars are directly associated as a love for the finer things in life. I also believe the reasons attributing to the individual's taste and purpose behind their love of the cigar,... Read More |
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Old meets New - an amazing concept! |
| 5/18/2008 7:28:29 PM |
Ever heard of "Tobacco Road"
College basketball fans know it as the heart of the Atlantic Coast Conference, with Duke (Durham), North Carolina (Chapel Hill), North Carolina State (Raleigh) and Wake Forest (Winston-Salem) competing against each other with all four schools within six miles of Interstate 40. But deep and rich within the cigar culture, historians... Read More By 1915 , Seidenberg & Co. was operating a five-story factory with 260 workers – almost all women. The biggest factory was the El-Rees-So, started by a former Southern Pacific Railroad worker named John Rees around 1915. By 1917, he had 300 employees and boasted that “all the cigars are made by girls . . . pretty girls.” A 1922 edition of the Greensboro Daily News noted that the city’s factories turned out about 300,000 cigars combined each day, or about 30 million per year, an impressive total for the time. But by 1955, the cigar boom in Greensboro had fallen to hard times. The El Moro company was the last of the cigarmakers to close, finally selling in 1955 to T.E. Brooks Co. of Red Lion, Pennsylvania. The El Moro factory site in Greensboro is, today, a parking lot.A well known historical with the cigar culture is up and down, boom cycles which promote exciting change. The most recent, "The Boom of the 90s", which began, among other things, the recognition of the Women who Smoke Cigars. It was then, that we first received acknowledgment that we existed in this community. The 90s was then, and this is now.Here we are, and some would agree, in the midst of another boom "The Boom of Web 2.0". Never in cigar culture history has so many enthusiasts had the opportunity to virtually meet to discuss, compare, review and share their love of the leaf. And from all over the nation, internationally, men or women, our commaraderie knows no boundaries. Our culture has taken on another face. Together with an innovative approach, a more youthful group of connoisseurs has joined this deep culture. Along with the Urban flair and swing of , and his entertaining audio review show, Stuart Carnes of caters to the youthful cigar lifestyle enthusiast. And then of course, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, there are Women, and lots of us. We're not simply the Girls of the Show, a novelty act meant to draw the attention of the male cigar lover, as part of an over-done marketing ploy, which dates back to the 1890 wholesale grocers, but we are, true aficionada, enthusionada, and sisters of the leaf. We are indeed witnessing a significant change in this culture. Its an exciting time, and it is "The Boom of Web 2.0". |
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a Cigar bash here and a Cigar bash there.... |
| 5/15/2008 10:45:20 PM |
Where will u herf? Famous Smoke Shop's BBQ Bash!"Come enjoy the festivities with a HUGE three day celebration! It all kicks off Friday, June 6th with a golf outing and pre-party, from 8am -8pm. Saturday, June 7th the BBQ begins at 12pm and continues on until 5pm! Sunday, June 8th the BBQ runs from 12pm - 5pm again! Don't miss this one of a kind event, complete with all... Read More |
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Cigar Women - Are we really ready for prime time? |
| 5/13/2008 1:40:06 PM |
its an Exciting time in which we live Ladies!
I'm very pleased to announce the evolution of my passion!
Women have been at the forefront of the cigar culture since the begining of time. She has toiled the tobocco fields, rolled the cigars, sold her goods vendor by vendor. Behind the scenes she has played a huge role in building the cigar community, her contribution... Read More |
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Weekend Review with the Cigar Woman - Happy Mother's Day! |
| 5/9/2008 11:15:17 AM |
What a week - what a week
Thank you God for creating the Ceegar!
Here's one of my many motto's - when given a Bunch of Lemon's, make Lemonade! And then there's When the going gets tough, the Tough get Going - Last but not least, and probably my favorite and most used, You can catch more bees with honey, then you can with vinegar! Just a little inspiration for the end of the... Read More |
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Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur 1066 - Superb Cigar! |
| 5/4/2008 9:54:13 PM |
Here's my Review of this Super Cigar!
I reviewed the Excalibur 1066 aka Hoyo de Monterrey Dark Knight....
 A full-bodied Honduran cigar with a Connecticut Broadleaf Madurowrapper, instead of the Cameroon that its counterparts have. Excalibur1066 is named after the legendary sword of King Arthur and the historicBattle of Hastings.
I paired the Dark Knight with my latest taste... Read More
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Weekend Review with the Cigar Woman! |
| 5/2/2008 10:58:45 PM |
Where do I start!
I never thought in a gazillion, trillion years that when he leaned over and passed me a lit Romeo y Julieta and said "this is yours" - my life would never be the same. Oh, he had me at hello alright, but he will never know just  how his introduction that weekend, sparked this love for the cigar, which sparked a passion and triggered a fate which... Read More |
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Simply Heaven and Cigar Women! |
| 5/1/2008 2:33:48 PM |
Simply Put....
a little piece of Heaven in the Old Boy's Club!
"Lovely ladies alone can't ensure market place success, notes Jim Vaughn, manager at Key West's Tropical Republic Fine Cigars. "Heavenly's consistently excellent product and customer support makes their cigars the  preferred brand here, outselling all others," he explains, noting that good product... Read More |
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The Woman Cigar Peddler - is she still around? |
| 4/14/2008 7:17:46 PM |
Back in the Day....
A Woman, beautiful and frail would travel for miles in order to peddle her cigars to the men in town....
a wink, a nod and a huge smile, she would summon the men and sell a stick or two. Satisfied with her bounty, she would disappear, returning the next day, and the ritual would repeat...
The Woman Cigar Peddler
Today the Woman Cigar Peddler no longer... Read More |
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Monday Morning Shopping Tip from the Cigar Woman! |
| 4/6/2008 9:16:11 AM |
What will you smoke this Week!
Another great sampler! In Honor of America’s Favorite Pastime, Tinderbox.com brings you……. CAO America 6 Cigar Sampler: When watching all the big games this spring, make sure you and your friends smoke nothing but the best, most exclusive cigars around! America is CAO’s newest edition to its super-premium cigar line. Announced on July 4th, 2007,... Read More |
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Weekend Review with the Cigar Woman is back! |
| 4/5/2008 8:56:51 AM |
Busy is as Busy Does - and I have been busy this week!
First order of business this weekend is to officially announce the Grand Opening of Cigars4Women, the sister site of Social Cigar and a forum created for the Sisters of the Leaf, aka Women who Smoke Cigars. A revolutionary place for women to discuss, quantify and lend manufacturers insight into this valuable but under... Read More |
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Women and Cigars - we're getting closer! |
| 4/4/2008 10:52:01 AM |
What happened to the good ole days of Cigarwoman.com and CigarBabes.org - what happened to the Cigar Events for Women only!
We haven't walked away from our love; nor have we given up on our community! It appears that we've been without any tender loving care for long enough. Often times when we're neglected a little, we scatter. Wandering around with no where to go.
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Female Bonding Over Cigars! |
| 4/1/2008 10:46:30 AM |
''If you want to play the boys' game,'' STAR JONES was saying, ''you've got to smoke their cigars, drink their Scotch and play their golf.''
"More than 30 women had paid $75 to smoke cigars and eat a three-course dinner, and all but a handful began the evening by smoking and drinking not Scotch but champagne. Standing between Club Macanudo's overstuffed leather couches... Read More |
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Cigar Smoking Women of the World - what do you think? |
| 3/30/2008 10:21:28 AM |
Social Cigar's Cigaraholic 1st Annual Weekend GetaWay in Punta Cana 2009!
The world is changing ladies - we are so welcome among the membership at Social Cigar - wouldn't it be nice if Damsel could offer a home of our own! Anyways, we're planning a huge bash over at the main board Social Cigar - a weekend in February, 2009  ![]() It's going to be so much fun, and I promise to keep you... Read More |
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Is it the Monday morning blahs, or did I have too much sugar yesterday - Will they ever take us seriously? |
| 3/23/2008 1:13:42 PM |
How do I fight the good fight -
When players on my own team won't get with the program?
"So what does that mean Damsel...you won't give up" she asks....
This past weekend was a little challenging - my purpose, and I think I've been incredibly clear, open and honest about my intention, and that being to draw the industry's attention to our under served sector - Women who Smoke Cigars - and assist in the creation of a real market for us, or at the least, include us in the cigar companies campaigns in a unique way - as we are the same cigar smokers and we are sisters of the lovers of the leaf! A vital force within our community.
I've been active on a variety of Cigar forums - spreading the word and being faithful to my blog, as it is here, we are central to the cause. My actions and the fruit of my labor are begining to take form - recently "Damsel's Blog" has been provided a link on Cigar Inspector, made the top 3 on Cigar Top Sites, Life in Transition will be moving over to SearchMarketing, LLC, bringing it home, because thats where it all started. And last but surely not least, and very important and dear to me, is my passion in the success for the Women of Social Cigar.
So when I feel my efforts to assist in developing this market, are being thwarted, perhaps without knowing, or perhaps knowingly by individuals with certain personal agendas created to fulfill their own egos and their need for validation from the men they surround themselves with - I become disallusioned, disappointed and frustrated. Their actions remind me that we have such an uphill battle, and more disappointing is that they are women. I'm not generalizing nor am I an ice queen, but women have historically in this culture been portrayed at times in an offensive manner. Sexuality, beauty and class, professionalism and the wonders of womanhood should be celebrated not the need to be one of "the boys" - We need no validation, we are confident - a unique group, Women who Smoke Cigars.... and I would love to meet the Women in this industry who aren't in the industry for the male market, but in the industry for the SOTLs...
Here is where I clearly define my mandate, and set myself apart and distinquish myself outside of the women who are in the cigar community for the men - I'm not for you, but I'm not against you - my purpose is for my sisters!
I would love to reach out to my brothers and to their intelligence - to say that playing into the sterotypical role established for women in the cigar culture, only portrays you in a negative fashion... and you my friends, are far better than that...
don't worry, I won't give up the fight... onward and upward. My mantra will be - There's no holding us back, and what's comforting is, with a little help from my friends, we are the majority!
Luv you lots, Damsel.... thank you for letting me vent..
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Weekend Review with the Cigar Woman - Happy Easter! |
| 3/20/2008 10:04:38 AM |
Ms. E - she may be the last of our series.....
definitely not the last on
Social Cigar!
"My first recollection of a good sweet aroma of piped tobacco and cigars came from my Grandfather in Puerto Rico. He frequently said “if it’s not good it’s not worth the effort” and “whatever you do, do it right the first time”. My Grandfather is long gone but his wisdom carries... Read More ObviouslyI 'd love to see the membership grow larger and larger. But what is most important to me is that the quality of the experience and the information on Social Cigar grows just as the membership does! We arealso in the process of co-sponsoring Social Cigar events nationwide and soon to be international hoping to grow the visibility of this powerful brand. Well that's just a bit of the interview with Dylan - My question is, WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THIS - Maybe I should ask Dylan a few questions on behalf of the Women of Social Cigar? Great Interview Matt! Matt reviewed the this week - in his words "Did I have a bit of sticker shock when they told me it was $46.50 forone -- of course. Did I think that this was going to be a knockout cigar -- absolutely. Was it? HARDLY." Well, thats all in the Blogoshpere for this weekend. I'll leave you with my review..... |
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my smoking Ladies - are u ready for Cigars 4 Women, I mean really ready! |
| 3/16/2008 5:27:30 PM |
There's no doubt women have come a long way....
and some of today's women are choosing to celebrate their expanded economic horizons by lighting a cigar!
So in asking the question - Are we really ready for women to assume their role as the hidden viable market in which the growing number of women smoking and purchasing cigars demonstrate - and are we really ready to come out... Read More |
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