Benji Menendez Social by Partagas

Beautiful Las Vegas, where people come to try and win big at the casinos, or just want to get away. Nothing is ever just ordinary in this wonderful city and that is why many people come here. Chosen as only one of five destinations for the Benji Menendez Social, the others being Dallas, LA, Chicago and New York, you know to expect a fanstastic event. The Las Vegas event was held at the amazing Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay. This is a members only oasis set 52 stories high. With breathtaking views, ample seating and an interior that just screams luxury, this is a great place to enjoy a cigar. After taking the elevator up and checking in, you are handed two fantastic cigars, the Benji Menendez limited edition Partagas along with another Partagas cigar. These cigars are limited to 5000 boxes and each are numbered. The cigar was fantastic. My burned for almost 2 hours and never went out once, even during my 5 minute interview with the master himself.

What I really liked about Benji was his openness and modesty. During our interview, he made sure to point out it was a team effort to create this cigar and he was more like a coach. He credits this cigars success to surrounding himself with a great team. Normally I don’t call people I don’t know by their first name, and especially not a master like Benji. I feel that out of respect, he is Mr. Menendez, however he told that was his father and he is Benji. Remember that modesty thing I talked about.

The event was packed. I would guess there were at least 200 people there, probably more. I wish the night was less windy as I would have loved to sit outside on the fantastic balcony over looking the strip and enjoy my cigar. If you get a chance to try this cigar, do NOT pass it up.

As I was walking around, a gentlemen tapped me on the shoulder and introduced himself as Lawrence and he is a fan of our show. I really enjoy when people stop and tell me that. He is a Vegas local and I look forward to having a cigar with him soon.

Check out the video below and you can get a sample of what the event was like. Unfortunately people don’t understand to not walk in front of a camera when someone is doing an interview, so there are a few places in my interview where you will see that.