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Epic. Yes, I said epic. That’s really about the best way I can describe the grand opening of the Camacho Club Lounge at Smoke Inn, PSL. We’re talking great smokes, superb beverages, beautiful women and of course the Attorney General of Smoke Inn, PSL Terry Wilson, so you know the party had to be nothing less than a monumental occasion. All humor aside, I must say that every single event at the shop that I’ve been to has out distanced the one before it.

So here’s what when down: For those that haven’t heard, the guys at Camacho Cigars graciously sponsored the lounge at Smoke Inn, PSL and did nothing less than an awesome job creating a classy, elegant and comfortable place for Irregular, first timer and everyone in between to enjoy a quality smoke. Decked out with three televisions, gorgeous chairs, a couch and Camacho logos adorning the walls, it is a definite improvement to the original lounge.

As far as the event itself, Christian Eiroa, CEO of Camacho, their marketing director Dylan Austin and sales rep Carlos “The Scorpion” Escalona came up to officially christen the new lounge. I of course got to the event early and had a chance to chat with Christian and Dylan before it got crowded and found that despite the fancy suites and being cigar industry titans, they are two of the most laid back people I have ever met. At one point I’m sitting on the couch in the new lounge talking to Christian like we’re good buddies and then after the fact thinking to myself “I just had a half hour conversation about football with one of the biggest names in the cigar industry! But without a doubt having met Christian and Dylan and having known Carlos for a while makes me like Camacho as a company even more.

As far as details, Chef Richard cooked up some delicious grub and had a killer Paella station. The On Target band came up from West Palm to pump out some killer old school rock jams. The dynamic divas Taylor Eubanks and Lady M of Kiss My Ash Radio tended bar (hey M, how was the after party?) and the lovely ladies from Body Talk Sports Bar dressed up the event beautifully. If that wasn’t enough, some of the Irregulars and I got a dominoes game going in the middle of the action. (Hey Longbranch, Chef and I will give you a rematch any time you want.)

Now what would be any good Smoke Inn, PSL event without some awesome deals on cigars? There’s the standard 25% off all Camacho box purchases and with that you got a gift bag containing a Camacho ashtray (HA! I have two!), a Camacho three finger carrying case, a Camacho match tube and a fitted Camacho hat. Also with a box purchase, raffle tickets were given out with the grand prize being a trip to Camp Camacho in Danli, Honduras, which was won by none other than Smoke Inn, PSL regular Mark Goldstein. Along with the trip, paintings by local abstract artist G.D. Hunter were raffled off along with various other prizes of substantial worth.

So in conclusion, I think that Smoke Inn should adopt a company-wide policy that all major events should be held at Smoke Inn, PSL (not that I’m biased or anything). In all seriousness, The Smoke Inn, PSL crew: Goose, Angry Steve, Trevor and Scooter, put on amazing events and should be praised like wise. The guys at Camacho deserve a big round of applause for decking out the lounge the way they did. Oh, and Scorpion, how was your evening buddy!?!

To spread some of the excitement to one of our readers, we’re giving away an eight pack of Camacho Corojo Monarca! All you have to do to enter is like The Gar Shop’s Facebook page. The contest is available to U.S. residents 18 years of age, except in Alabama, Alaska and Utah; you guys have to be 19. The contest ends at 12:00a.m. on November 30th.

Until Next time, Happy Smoking!

The Mayor