Date:
August
25
, 20
2
2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Liza M Santana/Gabriel Pineres
305.968.2384 /786.541.7411
[email protected]
[email protected]
EMPIRE SOCIAL LOUNGE TO HOST
“THE GREAT AMERICAN SLOW SMOKE COMPETITION
”
SANCTIONED BY
THE CIGAR SMOKING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
(Miami, FL) August
25
, 2022
–
Empire Social Lounge
Downtown Dadeland
to host
a slow smoke competition on
Saturday
September 17,
4
:00
PM
.
Naming it “
The Great American
Slow
Smoke Competition
”
it
is being
officially sanctioned
by
the
Cigar Smoking World Championship
a
s a
stand
–
alone
event.
The official cigar for the competition is the newly
announced
Sangre Nueva
by
Casa Cuevas Cigars
.
Winner of
the
competition takes home $300 first place prize
and
bragging rights
!
S
econd
earns
$200, and third
earns
$100
prize.
(See complete rules below).
Empire Social Lounge
Downtown Dadeland is located at
8955 Dadeland Blvd D107, Miami, FL 33156
.
The Great American Slow Smoke Rules & Regulations
:
E
ntry fee of
$75
. Each participant will receive a Casa Cuevas Sangre Nueva cigar and 2 cocktails by Bulleit
bourbon
.
Rules
:
?
To
s
tart each person will get only 2 matches. If matches go out and you have not lit the cigar you
will
be
disqualified
.
?
Everyone gets 2
minutes to light and cut their cigar. Make sure you got the perfect balanced burn on that
cigar if you want to stand a chance to win!
?
Once the 2 minutes is up the competition clock starts.
?
For the first 20 minutes
smoker
cannot ash
their
cigar. During this
time period if
the smoker ashes the cigar
,
they will be disqualified.
After the 20 minutes is up
,
the smoker is
free to keep the long ash on
the
cigar or ash
it as you see fit.
?
The goal is to see who can keep their cigar lit/smoking the longest.
?
If
the sm
okes
ash reaches the band of the cigar and there are any burn
marks
the smoker is disqualified
.
?
If
the
smoker can
keep
the cigar
lit under the cigar band with zero burn marks (This has and can happen)
then
the judges will closely watch the smoker
. T
he fir
st sign of any burns on the cigar band
means that the
smoker will be disqualified.
?
We will supply the same matches,
cutter,
and cigar to each participant.
?
The winner will be determined by who is the last smoker standing with the largest amount of time on
the
clock.
?
May the best Man or Woman win!
?
Each participant will get a cigar to smoke and 2
Bulleit bourbon
drinks
.
For tickets and information contact
M
att
F
usinato at
[email protected]
or Call
/
Text
305
.
763
.
4843
ABOUT
EMPIRE
SOCIAL
LOUNGE
Featuring
two
locations
in
Miami,
Empire Social Lounge
ushered in a new way to
engage
those who enjoy
sophisticated experiences.
Empire Social Lounge feature
s
premium cigars, top
–
shelf spirits, fine wines
, and
world
class entertainment
while
boast
ing
a state
–
of
–
the
–
art air control system, ensuring a comfortable smoke
–
friendly
environment.
For more information
about Empire Social Lounge,
please
visit
www.empiresociallounge.com
Follow on social via @
EmpireSocialLounge
_miami
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