Leaf to Ash Cigar Lounge

06/12/2026

🔥 **Fireside Friday: What Makes an Anniversary Event Feel Special?**

Today, we celebrate another milestone at **Leaf to Ash Cigar Lounge** — and it got us thinking:

👉 **What actually makes an anniversary event feel special to you?**

Is it:
🎉 The excitement and energy?
🤝 Seeing familiar faces?
🔥 Rare or special ci**rs?
🎁 The swag and giveaways?
🍔 The food and atmosphere?
💬 The stories and conversations that happen throughout the night?

Because honestly… the longer we’re in this industry, the more we believe the best events aren’t just about ci**rs.

They’re about community.

They’re about the people who walk through the doors, pull up a chair, light a cigar, and become part of the story.

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📝 **Chet’s Note:**
For me, what makes an anniversary event special is looking around the lounge and realizing how many friendships, conversations, and memories have happened within these walls over the past year. The ci**rs may bring people together… but it’s the people who make the event meaningful.

And who knows… maybe tonight creates a few more memories.

06/11/2026

🚨 Anniversary Party Parking Update 🚨

We are incredibly thankful to Freedom City Church, located at the corner of Salem & Sutton, for graciously allowing us to use their parking lot as overflow parking during our 1-Year Anniversary Celebration tomorrow.

If our main lot fills up, please feel free to use the church parking lot.

There is also plenty of street parking available on the opposite side of Salem as well.

We truly appreciate everyone coming out to celebrate this milestone with us, and we can’t wait to see you tomorrow for ci**rs, food, raffles, special guests, and a fantastic day at Leaf to Ash Cigar Lounge.

06/11/2026

🔥 Spotlight Thursday: Anderson Township Senior Center 🔥

For this Spotlight Thursday, we’re honored to highlight an organization that has quietly and consistently served our community for decades — the Anderson Township Senior Center.

Located in the heart of Anderson Township, the Senior Center provides programs, activities, meals, social opportunities, wellness initiatives, transportation assistance, and community support for local seniors. More than just a building, it’s a place where friendships are formed, people stay connected, and the community continues to thrive across generations.

The Anderson Township Senior Center works hard to ensure that seniors remain active, engaged, supported, and valued — something we deeply respect at Leaf to Ash Cigar Lounge.

✨ What makes the Anderson Township Senior Center special:
• A longstanding pillar of the Anderson Township community
• Social programs, educational events, and wellness opportunities
• Support services that help seniors remain connected and independent
• A welcoming environment built around dignity, friendship, and community

💬 Chet’s Note:
One of the things we’ve learned at Leaf to Ash is that community matters. Conversations matter. Relationships matter.

That’s why we were proud to donate $709.70 to the Anderson Township Senior Center — funds raised entirely through the sale of empty cigar boxes and customer tips.

It may have started with empty cigar boxes… but it ended with our customers helping support something truly meaningful in our local community.

📍 Anderson Township Senior Center
7970 Beechmont Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45255

📞 (513) 474-3100

Thank you to everyone at the Senior Center for everything you do for Anderson Township.

06/10/2026

🔥 Leaf to Ash Staff Select – Chet’s Picks 🔥

This week’s Staff Select is built around one of my favorite summer rituals:

🔥 Grilling steaks.

From starting the day, to standing over the grill, to relaxing after dinner — this lineup was chosen to follow the full experience.

💨 This week’s lineup:

• Perdomo – Lot 23 Connecticut – Robusto (5 x 54)
• Room101 – FARCE Original (Habano) – Robusto (5 x 52)
• Dunbarton To***co & Trust – Red Meat Lovers “Filet Mignon” Prensado (5 x 54)

📝 Why these?

☀️ START THE DAY
The Perdomo Lot 23 Connecticut is the perfect cigar to begin the day with. Smooth, creamy, and approachable with notes of cedar, coffee, almonds, honey, and light spice.

🔥 AT THE GRILL
The Room101 FARCE Habano is the cigar to enjoy while you’re “busy” grilling steaks to the perfect temperature. For me? Medium Rare or bust. The richer Habano profile brings spice, earth, wood, and deeper to***co character that just feels right standing over the grill.

🥩 AFTER DINNER
And after a great steak dinner, there may not be a more fitting cigar than the DT&T Red Meat Lovers “Filet Mignon.” Designed with steak pairings in mind, it delivers bold notes of cocoa, oak, earth, leather, pepper, and savory richness.

Three ci**rs.
One grilling experience.

🎟 Only 12 available
💲 15% off as a trio
⏳ Available until sold out or the weekend ends

06/10/2026

🧠💨 Wisdom & Wit Wednesday
A midweek mix of sharp humor, timeless truths, and a puff of perspective.

06/09/2026

🔥 OUR 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IS THIS FRIDAY 🔥

Join us at **Leaf to Ash Cigar Lounge** as we celebrate one incredible year with two special guests from My Father Ci**rs:

Jose Ortega
and
Joseph Garcia

We’re honored to have them with us as we celebrate the first year of Leaf to Ash with great ci**rs, great people, food off the grill, raffles, and an incredible night in the lounge.

🔥 Starting at 3pm we’ll have burgers and hot dogs on the grill while supplies last.

🎁 Plus — Father’s Day is next weekend, making this the perfect opportunity to stock up on gifts for dad.

We now have official **Leaf to Ash Cigar Lounge merchandise** available, including:

🧢 Hats
🥤 20 oz Tumblers
🔥 3-Finger Cigar Holders
💨 4-Burner Lighters

📦 ALL My Father cigar boxes will receive a special **15% OFF** anniversary discount during the event.

📧 And don’t forget to check your email for another fabulous offer available during the celebration.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us through our first year. We truly appreciate every single one of you and cannot wait to celebrate together this Friday.

**rs

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

🔥 NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT 🔥

You’ve asked for it… and now it’s here.

Official **Leaf to Ash Cigar Lounge** merchandise is now available in the shop!

🧢 Hats
Available in multiple color combinations so you can represent your favorite lounge in your own style.

🥤 20 oz Tumblers
Perfect for keeping your drinks cold while enjoying a great cigar.

🔥 3-Finger Cigar Carriers
Available in Black, Brown, and Red.
Includes a built-in cigar cutter for convenience on the go.

💨 4-Burner Lighters
Available in Black and Red.
Features:
• Powerful 4-torch flame
• Two different sized cigar punches
• Built-in cigar rest

Whether you’re relaxing in the lounge, traveling, golfing, or sitting on the patio, we now have gear to help complete the experience.

Stop by and check them out before your favorite color combination disappears.

06/09/2026

🔥 Leaf to Ash Staff Select – Chet’s Picks 🔥

Next week’s Staff Select is built around one of the best parts of summer:

🔥 Grilling Season 🔥

This lineup was chosen to follow the entire experience:

☀️ The cigar to start your day
🔥 The cigar to enjoy while “busy” at the grill
🥩 The cigar to close out a steak dinner perfectly

Expect a progression from:
➡️ smooth and creamy
➡️ to richer spice and earth
➡️ to bold savory depth

And yes… for the record:

Medium Rare or bust.

👀 Check back tomorrow when we officially reveal this week’s ci**rs.

💨 Available Wednesday starting at 11:00am
🎟 Only 12 available
⏳ Available until sold out

06/09/2026

• Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Rosado
• Binder: Honduran
• Filler: Honduran & Nicaraguan
• Profile: Medium-Full with layered complexity

Flavor Journey:
🔥 First Third: Cedar, black pepper, and earthy richness open the experience.
🔥 Middle: Cocoa, roasted nuts, and subtle sweetness begin to emerge.
🔥 Final Third: Espresso, leather, and warm baking spice carry into a smooth, satisfying finish.

Vitola Notes:
• Robusto: Rich and concentrated with pronounced spice
• Toro: Balanced and layered with excellent progression
• Toro Gordo: Cooler smoke emphasizing sweetness and earth
• Box Pressed Torpedo: Focused draw with intensified wrapper expression and refined transitions

Perfect Pairings:
🥃 Bourbon or aged rum
☕ Espresso or dark roast coffee
🍺 Brown ale or porter

🎉 ANNIVERSARY EVENT REMINDER 🎉
This upcoming Friday, we celebrate 1 Year of Leaf to Ash Cigar Lounge, and we’ll be joined by some incredible guests:
• Joseph Garcia — grandson of Don Pepín Garcia
• Jose Ortega — VP of Sales for My Father Ci**rs
• And the cigar world’s equivalent of the “Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla” — Joe Wilson

Great ci**rs. Great people. One incredible night.

**rs