February 2011
A Cure for "Cabin Fever"? Start Wining!
With Super Bowl action past, holiday magic behind us and snow holding up captive,
we can't help catch that winter malady called “Cabin Fever.” Well, we have a
suggestion - join us for a little wining and a good cigar with "the guys" in the shop.
"Happy" hour usually sounds great, but for now "Wining Hour" sounds more fitting
until we get a few days above freezing temps and we can move around town again.
What's great about "wining" with us is that we are one of the very few remaining
places anywhere in Colorado (or the nation, for that matter) where you can enjoy
a fine cigar... and a glass of outstanding wine... (wait for it...) while INDOORS!
You remember the indoors, right? - where humans enjoy comfortable temperatures
with friends... unless you want a smoke, that is!
Now you add in our other great passion (fly fishing and all the stories that go with
it), and I'm pretty sure Tewksbury and Company might be the only place on earth
with this much to wine about!
A few years ago the laws changed banning most establishments from smoking,
but tobacco retailers like us were exempted. While we don’t have a complete bar
and little waitresses running around, we do have several wines by the glass available
and we offer 2-for-1 wines by the glass from 4 PM to 6 PM daily.
And with Valentine’s Day just days away, you guys were going to get a bottle of
great wine to go with that card for your very special lady anyway, right? (You're
welcome.)
And, we haven’t forgotten that the ladies have their own gift giving dilemmas for
Valentine's Day, also. Ladies looking for a special "guy gift" will be happy to know
that you can't go wrong with a Montecristo cigar - AND they are on sale right now.
(You're welcome, too!) :)
~ Dave Tewksbury
Sale prices good from February 11th - 25th, 2011 unless otherwise listed.
Limited to product in stock. No other discounts apply.
Montecristo Classic No. 2 -AND/OR- Platinum Rothschild tubes
Just this month it was announced that the Montecristo brands will be taking
fairly healthy price increase so we are helping you beat the “price sticker.”
We brought in plenty of our two best selling Montecristo styles so give us
a call or drop by and stock up today using our sale prices below.
Montecristo Platinum Rothschild Tube (Rothschild robusto)
- Dominican Republic
An excellent addition to the Montecristo line back in 2007. Rather than the
very light original style, the Platinum series are medium-bodied with a pleasant
aroma and good draw. Nice notes of earth and grass with a touch of sweet
nuts on the finish. Well worth the price.
Filler: Dominican Republic, Peru, Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Mexico
Montecristo Classic No. 2 (torpedo)
- Dominican Republic
A tan, almost yellow cigar with straightforward wood and spice flavors that
precede a ginger finish. Mild to medium-bodied. Its flawless construction
produces smoke aplenty with each draw, and a supercharged version of
creamy, familiar Montecristo mellowness melts into notes of cocoa and spice.
Filler: Dominican Republic
Binder: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Connecticut USA Shade Grown
A GREAT DEAL - MIX-N-MATCH ON
Montecristo Classic No. 2 -AND/OR- Platinum Rothschild tubes
Buy 3+ 10% off
Buy 10+ 15% off
Buy 20+ 20% off
Fuente-Fuente Opus X - VERY LIMITED
For February we stashed away a limited number of the highly-rated
Opus X. Many of you have been asking us when we expect our next
shipment and we have to tell you that most years we won’t see them
again until close to Father’s Day.
If you are a fan of Opus X, don’t put it off another minute.
They always sell quickly.
BREAKING NEWS FLASH!!!
We have late word that our most popular cigars of the year will be
arriving in March. If you have loved the Punch Rare Corojos over
the years, it’s time to let us know what you want and have us reserve
it for you before they are gone. We also heard that there was a very
short crop of the true Corojo plants grown in Ecuador, so there will be
far fewer available this year than in years past.
We will give you an update in our March newsletter.
Diehard Fly Fishing
Although most of the rivers and lakes
are frozen at the moment, we have
heard of open water for good fishing
on the South Platte River between
Spinney and Eleven Mile Reservoirs
in South Park, below Reudi Dam on
the upper Frying Pan River, the
tail waters below Lake Dillon and
even sections of Bear Creek above
Morrison, Colorado. If you go,
don’t forget the cigars or pipe to
keep the hands warm.
Update at the Bar ZX Ranch:
We just talked to folks at the
ranch and to date (2/7/08), the
ranch has received over 17 feet
of snow. This is great news for
the Ranch’s 29 spring fed lakes
as they are all dependent on spring run off to keep the lakes clear and
healthy in the warmer months of the year. This should be a great year
of fishing at the ranch and we have booked more trips so far this year
than the past two years combined. Don’t wait! Give us a call and let’s
go fishing for some trophy trout.
A "Get a LIFEstyle" Getaway... Take the Wine Train
Have you ever taken the Wine Train? The popular trip includes transportation
via Amtrak from Denver’s Union Station to Grand Junction leaving on a Friday
morning. After leaving the station, the group hears the history of Colorado’s
wine and grape growing industry while enjoying light breakfast fare while the
train moves slowly toward the famous Moffat Tunnel that runs under the
Continental Divide. Then, following the backcountry along the upper Colorado
River where there is virtually no traffic, you’ll see a variety of wildlife and scenic
beauty of Colorado’s early summer. Lunch is served in the train’s dining car
as the train begins its breathtaking trip through Glenwood Canyon with its
incredible 1,500-foot vertical cliffs above. Once the train arrives in
Glenwood Springs in mid-afternoon, two winemakers join us with an assortment
of their wines for a wine tasting at 60 – 80 MPH while the group is headed
toward the final destination in Grand Junction. Your host for this part of the
trip is Dave Tewksbury from here at the store.
The next two days are spent visiting a number of Grand Valley area wineries
tasting a wide variety of Colorado wines. Finally on Sunday afternoon, a
luxury motor coach travels back to Denver with a few extra bottles of wines
and a lifetime full of memories.
2011 AAA Train to Colorado's Wine Country
Upcoming train tours are scheduled for June 10-12, 2011 with two other
dates to be added and announced later. Please start planning now, because
these tickets sell out fast. The AAA Colorado Group Tour staff is looking
forward to welcoming you aboard. For more information, call
(877) 244-9790 and speak with an AAA agent today.
Discrimination
for the Public Good?
Times change, and acceptable prejudices may change
with them, but to the guys being pushed around, it sure
seems like the same old beating by the playground bully
who doesn't think of his little victim as anything more than
a punching bag to make himself feel powerful. Certainly he doesn't consider the
little twerp a valuable human being.
Only now it’s the big (government) bully who continually pummel the little guys
(smokers and the small businesses who provide the very barely legal products
smokers enjoy). And now it’s quite a bit more than our lunch money they take.
It’s hardly debatable that smokers are subject to a rising social intolerance
from the standard sneering and negativity, to employment discrimination
and even refusing service. It’s all perfectly legal to exclude smokers from
jobs, void their computer warranties, ticket them for smoking in their own
car with other passengers, and ban them from almost every square inch of
"public" space (not really so public when you think about it).
Now, honestly, I don't want to exaggerate the severity of what seems like
harassment to some while others would call the trend "reasonable restrictions."
But I wonder how many people would consider some of these restrictions
"reasonable" when they are all totaled against the now shamed and powerless
individuals who choose to smoke.
I'm not arguing that any limitation is unfair. I just want someone to consider
the totality of where we are now. More important than the double taxation,
Nanny State laws, penalties, fines, political correctness, refusal of service,
refusing some rental housing, and employment discrimination (just to name
the few off the top of my head) is the worst part of all this action - the
dehumanizing of people. An entire group of people are reduced to a negative
label for political or economic purposes or just to control actions they disagree
with. Not all recent restrictions have to do with second-hand smoke, but
rather they discriminate against people who smoke anywhere, at any time
in their personal life whether others are present or not.
So what sparked this latest frustration? Once again New York city’s mayor
Michael Bloomberg and the city council have acted on their prejudice against
smokers with their newest “Nanny Law” prohibiting smoking in ANY public
place even including Time Square on New Year’s Eve. The New York Times
said in a February 4 article, “Starting in early summer, after the mayor signs
the bill into law, they (smokers) will not be able to stray onto the 14 miles of
city beaches or into the city’s 1,700 parks, not even Central Park or windswept
Battery Park. Instead of smoking on Brighton Beach, what does a smoker
do — take a boat out 12 nautical miles into international waters?”
"They" (smokers) will not be permitted. Even journalists who are supposed
to be careful of the words they choose and can edit and re-edit their words
before sending them out into the market say "smokers" - an entire group
of people - will not be permitted in certain public areas. The whole group of
people is reduced from human beings, tax paying citizens, mothers, sons,
fathers, best friends to a lower class of person - a smoker. There is a big
difference between saying "smoking is not be permitted" and "smokers" are
not permitted.
When the phrase turns from an action that people love to hate into a label
that removes the humanity of a group of living people, it is egregious
discrimination, not a public health issue that is the greater danger.
For the last 12 years, Tewksbury and Company
has been sending thousands of cigars across the
country to members of our Cigar of the Month Clubs.
There are several different clubs to choose from,
but each club is designed to inform as well as for
the simple enjoyment to the cigar smoker. This
has long been our most popular gift all year long.
On Sale in February
NANTUCKET
2oz - 10% OFF
4oz - 15% OFF
8oz - 20% OFF
A ribbon-cut Golden Cavendish blend with a hint of fire-cured Cavendish
blended in. A slightly sweet vanilla blend is added to a base of light red
berry flavors. A superb taste and aroma that’s reminiscent of cool,
wind-swept evenings.
Wishing each of you the
very best for a great winter time
From all of us,
Dave, Bryan, Dave’O, Gwen,
Karyn and Brandon
Tewksbury & Company
1512 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80202
(303) 825-1880
www.TewksburyCompany.com