Premium Cigars for St Patrick's and St Joseph's Days

This week marks holidays associated with two different Patron Saints. Monday the 17th is St Patrick's Day. St Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland. Wednesday the 19th is St Joseph's Day. St Joseph is the Patron Saint of Italy.

While St Patrick's Day is celebrated with raucous parties and green beer, St Joseph's Day is usually celebrated with a St Joseph Altar surrounded by Italan treats. There isn't a St Pattrick's Day parade in Acadiana, and the presence of St Joseph Altars is inconsistent. However, you can always celebrate either day with a premium cigar! Here are our suggestions.

St Patrick's Day calls for a green premium cigar. That means Candela! We are featuring the Jake Wyatt Lucid Interval. The exquisite Candela wrapper surrounds Dominican Binder and Fillers. Get 10% off a Jake Wyatt Lucid Interval Corona Gorda on St Patrick's Day! Arturo Fuente's Flor Fina 8-5-8 Claro also features a Candela wrapper. This mild-medium bodied premium cigar is part of Fuente's flagship line - the Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva. The Oscar 2012 Barber Pole balances Candela and San Andres wrappers! This premium cigar has a Nicaraguan Binder, with Nicaraguan and Honduran Fillers. We carry the Toro and Lancero sizes. If you are looking for a premium cigar with a bit of heat, try the Espinosa Wasabi! This is the most unique Candela we've found. It pairs very well with a Bloody Mary or boiled crawfish.

St Joseph's Day seems to call for a premium cigar with a Colorado or Rosado wrapper. We've got a few suggestions for you! Arturo Fuente's Magnum R Sungrown Rosado features a wrapper aged for a decade. The resulting smoke is flavorful, balanced, and medium-full bodied. The La Flor Dominicana Capitulo II is much more intense! A Nicaraguan Colorado Wrapper surrounds Dominican ligero tobacco for a premium cigar featuring power and flavor. CAO makes two cigars perfect for your St Joseph's Day smoke - the Italia and the Consigliere. The Italia includes some Habano filler from the Benevento region of Italy (along with Nicaraguan and Peruvian fillers). It is a medium-full bodied premium cigar with a Honduran Wrapper and Binder. The Consigliere should remind you of the old CAO Soprano line - similar blend and same color scheme on the band. The perfect cigar to enjoy with your paisans and pair with a canoli!