If your man loves a good cigar or pipe, then why not treat him with a Valentine’s gift from M.A.’s Smokehouse this year?
“We have a number of ladies who come in every year and stock up on cigars for the men in their lives,” says Buddy Williams.
You can go with the popular gift of a travel humidor loaded with cigars or consider something out of the ordinary such as a tabletop torch lighter, a tin of English tobacco or a bag or two of fresh roasted specialty coffee.
Light It Up on the Table
“Tabletop torch lighters are big lighters that sit on a table and produce triple or quadruple flames,” says Buddy. “They fire a cigar up quick and make it easier to light. Plus they have a big tank on them that not only holds a lot of butane but is refillable.”
Go Sherlock
If you’d like something from across the pond for the man in your life, consider a tin of English pipe tobacco. Packaged in attractive metal tins, these feature English blends with such notable names as: Peterson, Ashton, Dunhill, Samuel Gawith and McClellans.
“Most of these English blends are Latakia a flake tobacco, which features a rich-tasting tobacco with smoky leathery notes,” says Buddy. “It’s the kind of pipe tobacco you’d imagine Sherlock Holmes enjoying.”
A Bag of Big Easy : Freshly Roasted
M.A.’s also offers eight flavors of a specialty coffee brand from New Orleans.
“What makes this coffee unique is that they don’t roast it until I order it,” says Buddy. “We get it two days from the time we order it, so if you buy early, you’re getting the freshest flavor you can get.”
Flavors include pralines and cream, hazelnut cream, Columbian espresso roasts, french roast, Columbian supreme, Hawaiian Macadamian, and the best-selling flavor – southern pecan.
The coffee is available in whole bean or M.A.’s can grind it for you.
Shopper Tips: M.A.’s Smokehouse offers two locations
In Shreveport at: Towne Oaks Shopping Center, 855 Pierremont Rd #140
In Bossier City at: 2917 Old Minden Rd, Suite E.
Store hours: 10:00 am-9:00 pm Monday-Saturday and 12:00 pm-6:00 pm Sundays.