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by | November 13, 2022 · 12:33 pm

Big Fundraiser Giveaway Winner Announcement!

I usually recap a few cigars I smoked during the week on Sundays, but I only really smoked one new cigar this week, the Mi Querida Black “SakaKahn”, and it was pretty good. I had smoked one at the PCA show with Steve, and have been looking forward to smoking more. So far, it’s really good, but doesn’t hit me like the Triqui Traca and the “Blue”. It comes across as milder to me.  Obviously more research is in order.  In the spirit of this particular giveaway, I had a Liga Privada T52 last night that was pretty good.

 

Speaking of Saka, I have to give him a big thank you for kickstarting the K9s for Warriors fundraiser with his donation of a über-rare box of Liga Privada Pequeńos.  This is believed to be the only box (first of four ever made) in existence. Steve scribbled on the bottom, but otherwise it’s pristine! When he provided this and announced it, I decided that I was going to offer the first name drawn their choice of prizes: The Pequeńos, the Drew Estate Barnsmoker pre-party pack, the Barnsmoker pack, and the NewAir Humidor generously provided by Kevin Shahan, the addition of which definitely pushed us over the $5000 mark!  Many thanks to Kevin for this and his promotion of the event!  Wouldn’t it be funny if he won the humidor? Thank you to everyone who donated to this worthy cause.  

 

Here’s the way this is going to work: I’m drawing the first winner and asking him what prize he wants. When I get a response, I’ll draw the second, third and fourth winners and, starting with the second, give them their choice of the remaining prizes.  My wife and I spent the morning reviewing the entries, double and triple checking, and I have a spreadsheet with everyone’s info.  I am happy to share that upon request.  SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO! 

The first winner is Marvin Roberts!  I’ll be contacting you to get your prize preference!  Watch for the next post tomorrow or Tuesday with the next winners!

 

Thanks again for everyone’s generous donations!  I’m especially thankful to whoever it was that made the donation to round the total to the nearest $5, my CDO thanks you!  Until the next time, 

 

CigarCraig

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by | October 28, 2022 · 9:32 pm

Contest! Win Some Drew Estate Goodies with a Twist! – Updated –

Back in August we attended the Drew Estate Connecticut Barnsmoker, and came home with a boatload of cool goodies!  Normally I would have a simple contest, but with this amount of great Drew Estate gear and cigars, I wanted to try to do some good.  It’s tricky, but I’ve decided to put a fundraiser on Facebook, and ask people to donate to what I consider a worthy charity. We’ll compile a list of entries and pick winners of two prize packages from the entrants.  In an effort to avoid any problems, I’ll just add an entry for every five dollars donated and chose winners at random.  Since I don’t think Facebook is keen on tobacco products, the description in the fundraiser will be limited. It won’t be easy on my end, but two people will win these two prize packages.

 

Package number 1, the pre-party package:

There’s a backpack, sunglasses case, lighter, cigar stand, travel humidor, lighter, battery pack, wallet and toiletries case.  There’s also some cigars (from my personal humidor, for legal reasons), including the DE 25 collection of nine cigars, and event only two packs of Liga 10, Undercrown Tuani, and Herrera Esteli Caja China. This is a very nice collection.

 

Package number two, the Barnsmoker package:

 

Included in this package is a Barnsmoker sling bag, cutter, lighter, cigar stand, cap, travel humidor, pocket knife, bandana, banner and challenge coin.  The cigars are the ten cigars we got at the door, and nine cigars collected at the event.  I’m not sure which collection is better, they are both pretty great! 

 

UPDATE!  

Pack number three, the Liga Privada Pequeńos:

 

Steve Saka is providing a rare box of Liga Privada cigars from 2012. The box has some writing on the bottom, but is the first of four boxes ever created.  These Pequeńos are about the same size as the Dirty Rat, if memory serves.  Steve has posted a video about the box here. Since it seems like this has become the premier item in this giveaway, so here’s how I’m going to do it.  I’ll pick one winner, and ask what prize they prefer.  I’ll do that with the second also, and the third, well, that person will get what’s left (which will still be spectacular!).  Here’s Will Cooper’s take on this great cigar, one of which he shared with me and it was exceptional.  https://cigar-coop.com/2012/09/cigar-pre-review-liga-privada-no-9.html This is a real unicorn, I doubt there are any in the wild.  I can’t thank Steve enough for helping out!  

 

UPDATE #2!

Pack number four, a NewAir Humidor:

 

Kevin at CigarProp/I’d Tap That/TrashPanda is providing this Newair® Smoker’s Club Electric Cigar Humidor 250 Count Electric Humidor. From NewAir: This Electric Cigar Humidor comes with Opti-Temp™: a heating and cooling system designed to preserve the full flavor of your cigar collection. Inside the stylish stainless-steel design, you’ll find removable Spanish cedar shelves, a cedar drawer, and an easy-touch digital thermostat that gives you full temperature control from 52-74F degrees Fahrenheit.  I have a larger NewAir that works wonderfully.  This is a $675 value!  We are down to the last few days, so get in for a chance to win one of these four packages! Thanks Kevin! 

 

I’ve chosen K9s for Warriors as my charity. This covers two areas of interest for me, dogs and veterans.  From their website:

Determined to end veteran suicide, K9s For Warriors provides highly-trained Service Dogs to military veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury and/or military sexual trauma. With the majority of dogs coming from high-kill rescue shelters, this innovative program allows the K9/Warrior team to build an unwavering bond that facilitates their collective healing and recovery.

Please visit this link:https://www.facebook.com/donate/676320833848466/6876379542374088/ and make a donation.  Facebook handles the money, and gives it all to K9s for Warriors. I’ll track the donations and keep a spreadsheet, assigning numbers to each donation. The donation period will end on November 11th (Veterans Day) and I’ll post the winners on November 13th.

 

Thank you to Drew Estate for having us at the Barnsmoker and for providing amazing products!! If you haven’t been to one of these, go!  Thanks also to Steve Saka and Kevin Shahan for their contributionsThat’s all for today, until the next time, 

 

CigarCraig

 

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by | April 17, 2019 · 8:40 am

NewAir CC-300H Climate Controlled Cigar Humidor Review

Back in July of 2015 I became the proud owner of a Newair CC-100 Thermoelectric Humidor, and it’s been functioning wonderfully ever since. It quickly reached capacity, becoming the home for many of my most prized cigars. I stored all of the various coffins, odd boxes and whatnot in it that get lost in the large cabinet, and don’t really fit in a desktop humidor. It also was decorated by Wineadorart.com with some great looking decals. Recently, the folks at NewAir offered me an upgrade to their CC-300H model, not only an upgrade in size but in features as well.  Let’s take a look at the list of features that the CC-300 has before I tell you what I think of it!

KEY FEATURES

  • Opti-Temp™ heats and cools to maintain consistent temperature year-round
  • Holds up to 400 individually wrapped or boxed cigars for serious collectors
  • Pin-point accurate thermostat lets you adjust the temperature in 1 degree increments
  • Removable, adjustable Spanish Cedar shelves and drawers enhance flavors and aromas
  • Lock and key helps you protect your collection

 

It’s quite a bit larger than the CC-100, has heating as well as cooling, where the CC-100 only cools. It has a lock and key, which the CC-100 doesn’t. It also has two drawers, and they skipped the dial hygrometer mounted in the drawer which is in the CC-100. Like many dial hygrometers, it isn’t worth a darned anyway, it’s strictly decorative. I had taken a shelf out of the CC-100 to accommodate an additional box, which I won’t have to do with the CC-300H for some time, as it will easily accommodate ten dress boxes if needed. Cabinet boxes will prove to be a challenge and would require removing shelves to make room. I allowed a week or so at elevated humidity for the shelves and drawers to absorb moisture so they wouldn’t be drawing humidity out of my cigars when I moved them in. There’s not a lot of wood, so this isn’t as important a step as it is with a wood humidor. Wineadors aren’t too much more than a fancy coolerdor anyway, it’s just a sealed plastic box with added electronics. I have the same Cigar Oasis Excel that I used in the smaller unit that I rarely ever had to refill and it seems to be settling in right where I want it to be, and I have one of my Govee remote sensors in there so I can monitor things. The room I have this in is the one room in the house that has the wildest temperature swings, so the heating part will be handy in the winter, although my cigars getting chilly is less of a concern than them getting too warm. With all of these units there’s a limit to how far below the ambient temperature it will cool, if the room is 80, it’s not going to get much below 75, but it’s better than 80! Those are the upsides as I see them.

 

 

Downsides, minor as they are, would be the placement of the lock. The way is engineered, it’s the most logical way to do it, I get it. It’s on the bottom, and it’s pretty simple, but if you need to keep small children out it’s effective. It isn’t going to keep anyone older than the age of 4 out,  but by then you should have taught your child about what are adult things and what are child things. There’s no handle, which looks good and doesn’t really affect anything at all. I like that they no longer highlight the fact that they include a “moisture container”, which they still do, as using that as the source of humidity is just asking for trouble. Of course, as with any humidor, time will tell, but first impressions of the Newair CC-300H are very favorable, and, based on the last 3+ years experience with the smaller predecessor, I have no cause to believe this isn’t a sound investment.

 

NewAir has provided my readers with a 20% discount off the purchase of a CC-300H!  Use code 20CRAIG for 20% off at https://www.newair.com/products/newair-400-cigar-humidor-climate-controlled-heating-and-cooling-with-lock?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=CraigVanderslice&utm_campaign=CC300H .Thanks to NewAir for the oportunity to test drive their humidors! 

 

That’s all for today, until the next time, 

CigarCraig

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