You know, I was expecting a large turn out for yesterday’s contest, and, once again, Gurkha Nation exceeds my expectations! 336 entries, and almost 1500 page views yesterday alone. A new CigarCraig.com record! It was a stunning turnout and really made determining the winner difficult! A couple requests for the future: please don’t ‘reply’ to comments but leave a new comment as it interrupts the timeline. Also, there’s no need to proactively send me your address just in case you won. I want you to come back the next day to see if you won! Anyway, after hours of deliberation, the winning number was 177, which matches up with Angela Torres! Congrats! Send me your shipping info so I can get this out to you! I really enjoy reading all the comments, by the way, thank you all! Let’s see what goodies are offered in today’s giveaway…
Day 2
I’m very excited about today’s present. I’ve been a fan of Recluse Cigars from Iconic Leaf Cigar Co. from their beginning. I’ve had the pleasure of talking to JR Dominguez and Scott Weeks at the last two IPCPR shows and these guys make cigars the right way. Every cigar is constructed using the entubado method, and they ferment their tobacco differently from most, using at least eight fermentation cycles. They have generously provided a box of Recluse Draconian Robustos for today’s present. The Draconian is the second release from Iconic Leaf. This is a box pressed robusto with a Ecuadorian Maduro wrapper and a mix off fillers including a Brazilian hybrid leaf and an exclusive Ligero. I’ve smoked the “Sidewinder” in the Draconian line and it’s an exceptional cigar! These will be an awesome addition to someone’s humidor!
Thanks to Scott at Iconic Leaf for providing today’s present! You know what to do next!
Rules
Here’s how you enter: leave a comment. That’s it, plain and simple. Tweets don’t count, but feel free to spread the word, only comments on this page count as an entry. Each day there will be a different prize and the winner will be drawn from that day’s comments. The winner will be announced on the next day’s post. The contest is open to everyone, even if you’ve won one of my contests in the past six months, but once you’ve won, you are ineligible to win again in this series of contests. All prizes will be mailed as soon as I get a chance to go to the post office, or whenever the sponsor decides to ship, whichever is the case, so don’t make me chase down your address! Please e-mail your contact information to craig@cigarcraig.com as soon as possible!
That’s it, leave a comment to enter and good luck. Check back tomorrow to see if you won and enter tomorrow’s contest!
Until Tomorrow,
CigarCraig
Am I the first comment? YES!
/obligatory ASC mooch: “Gee, I never had one of those…”
WOO HOO #2
Draconian !!! What a great word !!! I would like to get a taste of these cigars. It would be a first for me. I have smoked “entubado”-rolled cigars and I find them to have an outstand draw. If there’s one thing I hate is a cigar that gives you a hernia while you are trying to get it to draw. Combine that with Brazilian wrappers and this cigar is custom made for me.
Glad the first day was a resounding success hopefully the momentum continues.
I would love to try these. Have a great Holiday.
Jingle all the way!
Gosh this is fun…happy holidays
Congratulations to Ms. Torres. I was excited thinking I had won at first! LOL
Recluse Draconian Robustos – sounds exotic! Making my me drool. Please enter me and thanks for the great contest
craig, put me in again!
Nice, I have actually never had a chance to smoke one of these before. Good luck everyone!
Sounds like a tasty cigar!
Outstanding Craig!
Just leave a comment? Easy enough!
Thanks again, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Been Looking at that Leaf since you first starting posting #14 on the 13th has to be lucky!
Great seeing you last week. Keep up the good work!
Recluse recluse where art thou recluse!
Count me in!
It’s cold in St Louis Missouri! I’d love to warm up with one of those Gurkhas! Thanks Cigar Craig
These sound great as well!!
Wow, hundreds of entries. Gotta love CigarCraig!
Fantastic. I’ve been dying to try these. Good luck, all!
I like these kind of spiders!
And wouldn’t you know it, I love maduros! Thanks guys.
Glad to be a part of this contest & this web site.
Thanks for the 12 Spectacular days of Christmas. I’m in it to win again today. Good luck everyone and congrats on a record breaking day Craig.
Awesome smoke! Thanks !
Thanks for the contest. The recluse are something I haven’t tried yet. Good luck all.
Those sound interesting, another great entry!
I love it!!! Thank You! (♥♥,)
These are interesting. Never seen any done eentubo in person. Congrats to the winner. Good luck everyone.
Craig as always buddy great giveaways its a credit to you and your family that these Manuf. give you this product and swag to hand out to your readers!
Congrats to Angela! Good luck everyone!
I checked and I do have room for these.
Thanks, and Merry Christmas!
Congrats to Angela, thanks again for the chance!
Great Smoke!
Congratulations to Angela, maybe today is my turn!
These look good!
Looking forward to trying these
Thanks Craig. Very kind of you to be doing this. I look forward to seeing what each day brings!
Wow!!! Now this is a prize! I was luck enough to have a friend send me one of the Recluse in a bomb that I got to smoke in May. Sadly it was my only one. I have been looking for them locally with no success. Hopefully I could win and share these to spread the word.
Thank you for the contest Craig!!
You had me at maduro. 😉
Thanks!!!!
My first Iconic Leaf cigar was given to me by Craig last year when we met up in NJ – I think its only fitting that I win today’s contest! 😉
I have heard great things about these cigars! Thanks for doing this.
I vote that Matt wins, and send me some. Thanks
Thanks for doing this! Look forward to trying it 😉
Great Contest!
Love trying new cigars. What a great idea for a contest.
Some of the best cigars on the market today! Love Recluse–
Craig,
Once again you have a fantastic contest this year! Well done! I’ve never tried Recluse, so would love to win. And if I win I promise to share the wealth with some newer cigar smokers that I’ve been shepherding this year! 😀 Merry Christmas my friend!
I would love to try those
Nice……
I need to get these delivered before we get snowed in.
Draconian cigars …. MUCH better than Two turtle doves – whatever they are !
excellent choice!
Great Prize! Once again thanks for the contest
Lucky Friday the 13th. THIS is the one! 😉
Keep up the great posts, Craig — I LIKE them all!
Nice to see the popularity of your blog growing!
Great job as usual Craig! Can’t believe I forgot to comment on yesterdays. Oh well, plenty more chances! 🙂
These will fit well into my winter line-up of smoking in my garage!
Sweet.. Havent tried these yet…but hoping to do so now..
Awesome looking gift.
Love the blog.
I have not had these yet…Maybe I’ll win them…
Another very generous giveaway. Heard nothing but good things about Leaf!
i tried to leave a comment from my phone but it doesn’t seem to have gone through. so if you see 2, craig, feel free to delete 1. i NEED to win this one.
This one is interesting, haven’t actually tried anything from this line yet.
Santa, I’ve been good all year. Can I have these, please?
Another under-the-radar smoke. I’d love to try these.
Love to try Recluse. Haven’t had them yet.
Really appreciate the information and reviews you put forward. Very helpful to a cigar novice such as myself.
I would love to try these thanks for the contest!
On the second day of Christmas my dear friend Craig gave to me. 2×12 Draconian robustos and a Gurkah in a tree!!
You’re the man my friend. Another exciting 12 days of Cigar wonder!
Thanks again for doing this.
Another day another comment , lol
Interesting never had would like to try.
The box press is absolutely gorgeous, I’ve only smoked a few sticks that have been box pressed. Enjoyed every one!
Never tried them, but would love to!
I’ve never had one of those.
I’d be very happy if I won a box of Draconians.
Man, I want to win this one.
Would love a box of those sticks.
Trying out for day 2!!! These look darn good too!!
Thanks for considering me!!!
I would love to try these!
I would love to try this
Craig, thanks once again for another great round of giveaways to cap off the year. All the effort you put into the site is much appreciated.
11 days left.
“Good luck everyone else”
Another amazing gift! Thanks again to you, Craig, and to the fine people at Iconic Leaf.
never had a recluse, would love to try one
Heres hoping for day 2!!!
Thanks for a great contest, and for so many opportunities to won.
I wouldn’t mind having one of with a nice scotch
Awesome you got so many entries yesterday, thanks for the contest.
Would love to try them. thanks for making such a great contest.
Gurkhas have become my favorite cigars; I have’ll even gotten my wife to smoke ’em.
Never had these… going to have to check these out!
Curious to try these
Love me some Free Sticks! Thanks Craig.
On the second day of sweepstakes CigarCraig sent to me… A BOX OF DRACONIAAAAAAAAAA!!!! Happy Holidays!!!!