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Premium Rum and Premium Cigars
Read about Karl Malone's connection to premium rum and premium cigars. Then come try both!
Gary Cruice
Oct 8, 20231 min read
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Pairing Premium Cigars with Coffee
The prime regions for growing tobacco and coffee are the same. This may be why coffee and premium cigars make such a great pairing.
Gary Cruice
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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Premium Cigars and the FDA
Judge Amit P. Mehta issued his decision that premium cigars are NOT covered by the FD!
Gary Cruice
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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The Dog Days of Summer Include Premium Cigars
The Dog Days of Summer are a good time to honor our namesake, Bailey.
Gary Cruice
Jul 30, 20232 min read
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Summertime and Premium Cigars
Summertime - the time for baseball, cars, and premium cigars!
Gary Cruice
Jul 23, 20231 min read
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Premium Cigar Events
There are plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow premium cigar smokers or learn more about premium cigars.
Gary Cruice
Jul 16, 20232 min read
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The Premium Cigar Shows
Tobacco trade shows don't just feature premium cigar products! In fact, there's more than trade shows out there.
Gary Cruice
Jul 9, 20232 min read
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Tercio Aged Premium Cigars
Reminiscent of the Alec Bradley Arcana series and the JC Newman Yagua, this premium cigar is aged using Royal Palm bark wrapped bales.
Gary Cruice
Jun 25, 20231 min read
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Happy Father's Day
Father's Day is a great day for all of us to relax with a nice drink and a good cigar. Happy Dad's Day!
Gary Cruice
Jun 18, 20231 min read
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One More Interesting Premium Cigar
JC Newman's Yagua is a premium cigar ussing bark from the Royal Palm or yagua.
Gary Cruice
Jun 11, 20231 min read
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Next Up, Andullo Tobacco
La Aurora Cigars in the Dominican Republic uses a technique similar to that used for perique to produce Andullo tobacco.
Gary Cruice
Jun 4, 20231 min read
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Perique Tobacco: from Pierre Chenet to Pappy van Winkle
Follow the trail of perique tobacco from Kentucky to St James Parish to Esteli, from Pierre to Pappy.
Gary Cruice
May 28, 20232 min read
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Prick, Plug, or Perique Tobacco?
Perique tobacco has a long history in the United States - really multiple histories around the world!
Gary Cruice
May 21, 20232 min read
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One Time, at a Barn Smoker...
I was asked about the beautifully hand-carved Drew Estate Pappy Van Winkle standup ashtray that's been in Bailey's Cigar Room since day one.
Gary Cruice
May 7, 20232 min read
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Perique Tobacco, Cigars for Warriors, and Uncle Brody
What do Storm Boen, Perique Tobacco, Drew Estate, Mark Ryan, Brody Fontenot, and Bailey's Cigar Room have in common? Read on!
Gary Cruice
Apr 30, 20232 min read
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Casa de Suenos Premium Cigars
A Marine, a Cop, a Tree Surgeon, and a Puerto Rican walk into a cigar shop - and out come some fantastic premium cigars!
Gary Cruice
Apr 23, 20231 min read
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Premium Cigars and the Cigar Store Indian
A customer recently gifted Bailey's our own Cigar Store Indian complete with a totem pole! Stop by and get a selfie with our Chief.
Gary Cruice
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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Easter Sunday
Today is Easter Sunday and Bailey's CIgar Room is closed. We hope you and your family have a great day. We'll be back open at 10AM Monday!
Gary Cruice
Apr 9, 20231 min read
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A Farewell to Bailey
Our shop namesake. Bailey, has passed. She was over 15 years old. We'll stay Bailey's, but things will be different.
Gary Cruice
Apr 2, 20231 min read
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Contemplating Premium Cigars and the Local Cigar Shop
According to the Light 'em Up World Blog, our little shop in Carencro, LA seems to be doing the right things!
Gary Cruice
Mar 26, 20232 min read
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