The Bobalu Bullet Cigar is Coming!

The Bobalu Bullet Cigar is coming soon to celebrate our 15th year anniversary. Stay tuned for details  4.5 x 60…….. hmmmmm

They’re Back… Bobalu Cigar Grab Bags. Unbeatable Deal!

We only have these once in a while. These are all premium long fill cigars that have been re-wrapped, repacked, one of a kind, closeouts, etc.

No seconds

Limited to stock on hand

These will not last long, Order Now!

 

 

If you don’t have your own cigar…. What are you waiting for?

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The Bobalu Story
Bobalu Cigar Co. presents the fastest and easiest way to order factory direct custom labeled cigars. We are the factory and we offer the best value in custom cigars PERIOD! Never pay a art charge, setup fee or printers cost because at Bobalu’s the custom labels are always FREE!Thats right you buy the cigars and we customize them for FREE! Private label cigars are great for that special occasion, corporate event, birth announcement, golf tournament or just that perfect gift for your favorite cigar smoker. Personalized custom labels can be put on any of our award-winning cigars, including 20+ different blends from some of the finest tobacco growing regions in Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Ecuador, just to name a few. In addition to these popular blends, Bobalu Cigar Company also makes 15 different flavored cigars, as well as a wide variety of shapes and sizes from the huge 60 ring Gordo to the mini cigarillo. All custom label cigars are banded with your own private label, individually cellophaned and beautifully boxed. Don’t be fooled by competitors. low quality custom cigars made with low cost bundles or seconds.

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Why Bobalu Cigars?

Buy factory direct and save!
We are the factory, and we make cigars. Our prices are factory direct. (Don’t be fooled by competitors cheap bundled cigars at premium prices)

Free Custom Labels
Buy any box of cigars $75.00/up and we will customize your cigars FREE! You pay only for the cigars and save! (All of our competitors Charge between $50.00- $75.00 for setup, design, and printing.)

Cigars
Bobalu make 15 lines of cigars from finest aged tobaccos from around the world. Our cigars come in all shapes and sizes, mild to wild including our exotic sweet and flavored cigars. (Our competitors, one line with 3 sizes)

Cigar Labels
Bobalu does all labels in house. We send a digital proof for approval then print in full color.We can use your art, design or photo or design one for you. FREE! (Our competitors, well just look at their labels and they charge $75.00)

Cigar Boxes
Your Bobalu cigars will be beautifully presented in cedar boxes of 25. Each cigar is individually cellophoned and factory sealed for freshness.Your design will be on both the inside and outside of the box. (Our competitors, well again just look at their presentation, enough said)

Fastest Turnaround
Bobalu has the fastest service in the business, period. Our 1-2 day turnaround is unheard of in this industry. Don’t be surprised to receive your custom wedding cigars the same week you order them.Our service and quality are second to none.(Our competitors, well most take 2-3 weeks and rush orders cost extra $$$)

Service
Bobalu has the best customer service. Call us and we actually answer the phone. We have been manufacturing cigars for over 15 years. Need something special, chances are Bobalu can do it.(Our competitors, well see if they answer their phone… well you get the point)

100% Guarantee
Best of all is Bobalu Cigar Company.s 100% money back guarantee: if you are not satisfied with your custom banded cigars we will refund your money. (Try that with our competitors)

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Bobalu Cigar Company invites you to compare the quality, value and turn around time of our competitors before deciding on your custom wedding cigars. We look forward to sharing in your very special occasion!

How to make Cigars

Ever wonder how the cigar you are smoking was made? Well at Bobalu Cigar Co. you can watch our cigar rollers “live” on our super fast webcam every day. All of our rollers you will see on our webcam hail from Cuba and are masters of their craft. watch “live” how to make cigars

Watch our videos How to make cigars

 

 

Fillers

The majority of a cigar is made up of fillers, wrapped-up bunches of leaves inside the wrapper. Fillers of various strengths are usually blended to produce desired cigar flavors. In the cigar industry this is referred to as a “blend”. Many cigar manufacturers pride themselves in constructing the perfect blend(s) that will give the smoker the most enjoyment. The more oils present in the tobacco leaf, the stronger (less dry) the filler. Types range from the minimally flavored Volado taken from the bottom of the plant, through the light-flavored Seco (dry) taken from the middle of the plant, to the strong Ligero from the upper leaves exposed to the most sunlight. Fatter cigars of larger gauge hold more filler, with greater potential to provide a full body and complex flavor. However, this effect can be diminished because of the generally poorer burn characteristics of thicker cigars (greater than 50 ring gauge), and the fact that these cigars burn cooler. This can prevent the full spectrum of flavors from being easily detectable. When used, Ligero is always folded into the middle of the filler because it burns slowly.

Fillers can be either long or short; long filler uses whole leaves and is of a better quality, while short filler, also called “mixed”, uses chopped leaves, stems, and other bits. Recently some manufacturers have created what they term “medium filler” cigars. They use larger pieces of leaf than short filler without stems, and are of better quality than short filler cigars. Short filler cigars are easy to identify when smoked since they often burn hotter and tend to release bits of leaf into the smoker’s mouth. Long filled cigars of high quality should burn evenly and consistently. Also available is a filler called “sandwich” (sometimes “Cuban sandwich”) which is a cigar made by rolling short leaf inside long outer leaf. If a cigar is completely constructed (filler, binder and wrapper) of tobacco from only one country, it is referred to in the cigar industry as a “puro” which in Spanish means “pure.”

Binders

Binders are elastic leaves used to hold together the bunches of fillers. Essentially, binders are wrappers that are rejected because of holes, blemishes, discoloration, or excess veins.

Wrappers

A cigar’s outermost leaves, or wrapper, come from the widest part of the plant. The wrapper determines much of the cigar’s character and flavor, and as such its color is often used to describe the cigar as a whole. Over 100 wrapper shades are identified by manufacturers, but the seven most common classifications are as follows, from lightest to darkest:

In general, dark wrappers add a touch of sweetness, while light ones add a hint of dryness to the taste

source: http://en.wikipedia.org

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New Graphics for Bobalu Vehicle

Thanks to many suggestions from our friends, this is our latest version. Hopefully this will be done within the next 2 weeks. Hope to see many of you on the road.

Contest to pick the next Bobalu Girl

We’re having a contest to pick the next Bobalu Girl and we wanted you to be the first one to know about it. Launching on January 2nd is a contest to name the first ever Bobalu Girl. We are looking for a member of our community to represent us at various events around town and be the face of Bobalu, in person and online.

If you love Austin, smoke and would be interested in entering to win, simply…
1.     -Visit our Facebook page at: click here
2.     -Post a picture of yourself holding a cigar telling us what you love most about Austin
3.     -Tell your friends to go and like your picture
The photo with the most LIKES under it, on January 30th, is the winner.

1.     -The Bobalu Girl title for the first 6 months of 2012
2.     -Access to Bobalu Cigars (and other merchandise) for free
3.     -Invites to exclusive parties in Austin to support the Bobalu Brand
4.     -Hostess to the Bobalu 15th Anniversary Party in February.
5.     -$50 cash per photo shoot (roughly one shoot/month)
6.     -Photos to add to your modeling portfolio/resume
7.     -You will be the Bobalu Online Avatar
8.     …and more!

I really hope this is something you are interested in trying out for. I’ve looked at your portfolio and I would love to see your face as the first ever Bobalu Girl.  Remember, the contest will be officially announced on our Facebook Page next week. Get an early start by posting your picture today. Click here

 

Box Pressed Cigars Explained

“Box-pressed” or “square-pressed” cigars are cigars are literally “pressed” into their factory box, whereby the pressure from the box creates a square shape. Originating in Cuba, this was done to save shipping space. As a result, the process causes the cigars to burn longer and with a more consistent flavor, giving the smoker a more enjoyable smoke.

Square-pressed and “factory pressed” cigars are also made by using molds.

Click here to see Bobalu’s box press cigars

Some cool custom labels we did in December. Did we do one for you?

Custom label cigars are our most popular promotion and a huge part of Bobalu’s. Get your name, company name, logo, event name, picture or whatever else you may want on the cigar band. Here are a few we did last month. As always buy any BOX OF CIGARS and custom labels are FREE!!!!! click here to see how we do it (great video) Questions please call me Jeff 512-469-5877   Wholesale and Retail

 

 

 

 

LIGHTERS 101: BUTANE LIGHTER MAINTENANCE

BUTANE LIGHTER MAINTENANCE

 

Butane lighters can be tricky to operate properly.  Lighter mechanics and the challenges of dealing with pressurized gas require a little extra care and attention.  The most important part of maintaining a reliable butane lighter is to fill it properly and keep the flame head (or burner) clean.

 

First, adjust the flame dial to the lowest possible setting.

 

The next and most important step to properly refilling a butane lighter is to PURGE it.  Purging gets rid of excess oxygen which remains in the gas tank.  All refillable butane lighters have a valve on the bottom that works like a tire valve.  Before refilling the lighter, you must push the ”tire” like valve IN to purge/evacuate the excess gas and oxygen.  The excess oxygen and residual gas left inside will seep out and make a “hissing” sound.  By using a match stick or small screwdriver, you can repeatedly push the valve in until you cannot hear any more air escaping. PURGING will empty the lighter’s reservoir tank and ensure a clean and undiluted refill.

 

To FILL your lighter with butane, first turn the lighter and butane upside down.  Then gently mate the butane can with the lighter valve.  Push the butane can down for approximately 5 seconds or until the lighter will not accept any more gas.

 

In addition to proper filling, it is imperative to keep the flame head/burner CLEANand free of ash and debris.  Regular cleaning can be accomplished with an air burst from your mouth or a compressed air duster.  When using a compressed air duster, make sure you don’t ignite the lighter as the contents of the air duster may be flammable and dangerous.

BUTANE

DO NOT USE CHEAP BUTANE!!!

Butane is a natural gas product, made from petroleum, that is flavorless and ideal for lighting luxury tobacco products.  The best butane is filtered several times for optimal purity.  Inferior butane will clog or corrupt a quality lighter; so buying the best is requisite.  butane is sold pressurized in various sizes and containers, so it is best to match the brand of butane with the lighter you need to refill.

Maduro 101…. Everthing you need to know about Maduro Cigars

MADURO

Maduro is the Spanish term for ripe; meaning fully developed.  A maduro cigar is characterized by its dark wrapper, typically black or close to it. 

 In its most limited sense, the term maduro can refer to the color of a wrapper leaf, where the darker shade is oscuro.  A leaf can end up darker if it comes from a late priming or a stalk-cut plant which is intentionally harvested to produce darker leaves: (see broadleaf)  

 A true maduro cigar will have a wrapper which has undergone a longer and/or more intense (higher temperature) fermentation. The specific times and temperatures will vary from one cigar maker to another.  This ‘enhanced’ fermentation releases the natural sugars of the leaf, which produces a “sweeter” flavor.  In addition, the extra fermentation will round out the spices in the leaf and make it richer in flavor.

 

Until recently, maduros have not been produced in Cuba.  The extra care taken to transform the leaf produces a style of cigar that is popular in the United States.  Usually, maduro cigars cost more due to the extra time and care needed to create them.  Some cigar makers may try to speed up the fermentation process by adding heat, extra moisture, or pressure to the tobacco.   In addition, less honorable cigar manufacturers will artificially color their leaves with dyes to create a visual appeal.   Obviously this is disingenuous since premium cigar smokers expect a natural product produced through traditional methods.  Fermentation is a natural process which should not be expedited.  Any method of speeding up production may produce an attractive dark cigar, but it will not have the flavor profile of a legitimate maduro.  Ultimately, the darkest, blackest maduro will probably not be the best.

 

Check out Bobalu’s Dominican Maduro Cigars

Check out Bobalu’s Honduran Maduro Cigars

Check out Bobalu’s Nicaraguan Maduro Cigars

 

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