Red, White & Wagyu: A Toast to America's 250th
In 1776, a nation was founded on the conviction that the good things in life are worth fighting for. In 1974, a tobacconist opened its doors in Greenwich on a quieter version of the same idea: that the best of anything — leaf, spirit, table — deserves to be sought out, understood, and shared. This summer, both have a birthday worth marking.
To celebrate America's 250th, The Tobacconist of Greenwich is giving away the most American thing we could think of for the first cookout of a milestone summer: A5 Japanese Wagyu — four boxes, four winners, the best beef in the world.
And because the number is too good to ignore, the way in is simple: spend $250 for the 250th.
The prize: A5 Japanese Wagyu
A5 is the highest designation under Japan's Beef Marbling Standard, awarded only to beef scoring BMS 10–12. At that grade the fat is so finely woven through the muscle that the cut reads almost white before it ever touches heat. It is the benchmark for flavor, tenderness, and richness in the beef world — the steak served at Michelin-starred tables, rarely seen at retail, and recognized on sight by anyone who knows what they're looking at.
Each A5 Japanese Wagyu Gift Box from WagyuShop.com — a $519 value — arrives with a ribeye, a striploin, and a sirloin, packed frozen and ready for the grill. We're giving away four of them: a total prize value of $2,076, and four separate winners drawn from the same pool.
It is, in other words, the cigar lounge's idea of a perfect Fourth: world-class beef on the grill, a world-class cigar in hand, and a reason to gather worth 250 years in the making.
How to enter
Every $250 you spend across any brand on tobacconistofgreenwich.com during the campaign window earns one raffle entry. One entry for every $250 — a deliberate nod to the nation's 250th.
Every brand on the site qualifies. No exclusions. Shop exactly as you normally would.
Spend doesn't have to happen in a single order, either. Entries accumulate across the entire window, so a box here and a few singles there all count toward your total.
| You spend | You earn |
|---|---|
| $250 | 1 entry |
| $500 | 2 entries |
| $750 | 3 entries |
| $1,000 or more | 4 or more entries |
The window
The giveaway runs Wednesday, July 1 through Tuesday, July 15, 2026, with entries closing at 11:59 PM ET on July 15. The Fourth lands right in the middle of it — which is exactly the point. Stock up for the holiday, keep going through the long celebration that follows, and let every $250 work twice: once for your humidor, once for your odds.
The draw
After entries close, four winners are pulled at random from all eligible entries. Winners will be notified by email no later than 11:59 PM ET on July 16, 2026. Each winner receives one A5 Japanese Wagyu Gift Box, shipped directly from WagyuShop.com.
That's the whole of it. Spend $250 for the 250th, and you're in.
Since 1974
For half a century, The Tobacconist of Greenwich has built its name on the same thing that makes an A5 ribeye worth talking about: refusing to settle for ordinary. The relationships, the rarities, the standards — they're why customers trust us with the moments that matter. America's 250th is one of those moments. We'd be honored to help you celebrate it well.