Comments for The Stogie Review

Comment on Room 101 Cigars Contest: We Have A Winner by Stephen Boyajian

Stephen Boyajian — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:57:49 +0000

Way to go Bob T!!!

Comment on Oliva Serie O Maduro (Twitter Review) by Tony Casas

Tony Casas — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:05:51 +0000

This was a great smoke, and I had a great time reviewing it with you guys. looking forward to the next SRTV!

Comment on Oliva Serie O Maduro (Twitter Review) by Mike - KnightRid

Mike - KnightRid — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:23:55 +0000

Damn that Mike guy is good – wonder he would follow me back if I hit him up on Twitter. Probably not *sigh*

Was fun as usual – it is neat to see if people are getting the same flavors or different from the same smoke – I really enjoy being part of it and am looking forward to the next one!!

Mike

Comment on You Answer Your Own Emails? by Mike - KnightRid

Mike - KnightRid — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:16:27 +0000

They DO however have “bitches” in the forums – right Clint =)

Mike

I still think it is cool that all you guys chat openly with people!

Comment on You Answer Your Own Emails? by Khyber

Khyber — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:23:56 +0000

I thought Brian was the secretary. That’s what Jerry said.

Comment on Liga Privada No. 9 (Guest Review) by Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:04:50 +0000

Thanks for putting this review up Walt. I asked for this review a while back cause it’s kind of rare on the web. I thing I’ll try one now even though it’s 10 bucks. It seems like every cigar is now though.

Thanks again

Comment on Ask The Readers: Constructing Your Top 10 List by Irish Mike

Irish Mike — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:14:50 +0000

But see what you are proposing is not a true Top 10 list. Why is that so hard to understand? The “Top 10 of 2009″ is to highlight THE BEST cigars that the guys have smoked THIS YEAR (not of all time).

Your logic is really lost here because how likely is it that Jerry, Brian, or Walt have smoked cigars that are THAT rare. They are not smoking “connoisseur corner” type cigars. But they did smoke the Boris and Drac. Neither are available anymore so should that be kept off the list? Many have not smoked or can’t get the Padron 45th, should that be kept off? What about the ECCJ. It’s not made anymore so should that be kept off? Should Cubans be kept off because we cannot get them? What about the Flying Pig, it’s hard to find? So I guess the question is what determines if a cigar is too rare to be on the list? There are too many variables in that so just eliminate it as a factor. The end result is that the lists may contain cigars that YOU cannot buy, but who cares? Maybe you can create your own list of top ten cigars. The list will only contain cigars that you can currently buy, but only if they are not too expensive. WOW, that would be some kind of list (that’s sarcasm BTW) but it certainly is not a TRUE top 10 which reflects the BEST cigars.

Like I said before, I don’t care what YOU have smoked, or what cigars are available to YOU, or if a cigar is too expensive for YOU. It’s not YOUR list. What I care about is out of all the cigars that the guys have smoked this year, whether they be hard/impossible to find, or expensive, or illegal to buy cigars, which ones were the best. PERIOD. As a TRUE cigar fan I care to hear about the best cigars smoked this year, regardless of whether I have smoked it or can buy it. The whole point of coming to a site like SR is that these guys smoke a lot of cigars. Some of which I will never smoke, but that’s the point. I want to hear about the great cigars THEY smoke. So I did not smoke the ECCJ, or Boris, or Drac, or Flying Pig, or too many Cubans but if they are the guys lists, I get it, it’s about they cigars they smoked and I want to see how they stacked up to other cigars this year. It’s really that simple. What you’re proposing is a shopping list not a Top 10.