Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 5

With the holidays in full effect, I haven’t had the time time to prepare a proper review for this week. The good news is that I’ve had a Brian’s The Week In Smoke ready to go for a while now, so our readers will have a little something to browse in between parties and hangovers. Happy Holidays!

Back by at least one request, it’s time once again for Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week …

Ask The Readers: What are your 10 Favorite Cigars from 2010

It is that time of year again, time for us cigar bloggers to bombard you with best-of lists until you can’t take it anymore! From Stogie Review, you can probably expect to see four lists in the coming days/weeks. Before you get completely tired of seeing these lists, I’d like you to weigh in and give us your own personal list.

Of all of the cigars you have smoked in 2010
Which ten were your favorite?

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3rd Annual 12 Days of Christmas – Day 12 Winner

Prize Provided by Oliva Family of Cigars

Here we are at day number 12 and it is sad to see the end has arrived for our 3rd, 12 Days of Christmas contest . This time we asked you to create a cigar related decoration. I have to say, you people have an amazing creative side!

Today’s prize is a box of 2009 Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial and a box of 2010 Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial that were generously …

Nick’s Sticks Connecticut – Churchill

Wrapper : Nicaraguan
Binder : Nicaraguan
Filler : Nicaraguan
Source : local store with my wife’s money

Pre-Light

Welcome to this week’s review of the Nick’s Sticks Connecticut churchill. This cigar has some fun history and you should head over to Perdomo’s website to take a gander.

As some of you know, I have been fighting the flu since last Wednesday/Thursday. I was feeling like someone ran me over with a steamroller and then decided to throw me in a …

3rd Annual 12 Days of Christmas – Day 11 Winner

Prize Provided by EP Carrillo

Here we are at day number 11 with a huge number of great entries to choose from. This time we asked you to create a cigar related decoration. I have to say, you people have an amazing creative side!

Today’s prize is a box of EP Carrillo Edicion Especial 2010 that were generously donated by EP Carrillo.

Take a look at the winning decoration below.

Congratulations Michael Howe

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3rd Annual 12 Days of Christmas – Day 10 Winner

Prize Provided by Illusione Cigars

Here we are at day number 10 already and we had a lot of really good entries for the final days of our contest. This time we asked you to create a cigar related decoration. I have to say, you people have an amazing creative side!

Today’s prize is a box of Illusione Cigars that were generously donated by Dion Giolito. Take a look at the decoration below.

Congratulations Rick

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3rd Annual 12 Days of Christmas – Day 9 Winner

Prize Provided by United Tobacco

Day 9 of the 3rd Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas is upon us. In this string of days we ask that you submit to us a Christmas Card Style photo. The initial results of this contest were pretty grim but the Stogie Review readers/viewers rallied in the end and came through with a variety of photos to choose from.

The prize for sharing your photo with the cigar world is a box of …

Macanudo Cru Royale Robusto

Rumors spread on the floor of the IPCPR trade show much like they do the other 51 weeks of the year on twitter and the blogs. Only, when you’re there, word of mouth is really word of mouth. And with more press passes issued this year than in prior ones, there were a lot more mouths making words. And it was from one of these wordy mouths that I first remember hearing about the new Macanudo Cru Royale. The exchange …

3rd Annual 12 Days of Christmas – Day 8 Winner

Prize Provided by Studio Tobac

Day 8 of the 3rd Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas is upon us. In this string of days we ask that you submit to us a Christmas Card Style photo. The initial results of this contest were pretty grim but the Stogie Review readers/viewers rallied in the end and came through with a variety of photos to choose from.

The prize for sharing your photo with the cigar world is a box of …

3rd Annual 12 Days of Christmas – Day 7 Winner

Prize Provided by La Aurora Cigars

Day 7 of the 3rd Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas is upon us. In this string of days we ask that you submit to us a Christmas Card Style photo. The initial results of this contest were pretty grim but the Stogie Review readers/viewers rallied in the end and came through with a variety of photos to choose from.

The prize for sharing your photo with the cigar world is a box …