This contest is different, as you can accumulate entries in the following manner:

• Leave a comment for 1 entry.
• Submit a photo of the effects of Hurricane Irene either during of after for 1 entry each. (up to 3 photos).
• Submit a photo of you smoking a Graycliff for 1 entry.

Email photos to barry [at] acigarsmoker.com

That is a total of 5 possible entry points. This contest is only open to those on the East Coast. (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine).

The deadline to enter is Saturday, September 3rd,  2011 at 11:59pm. The winnings will come direct from Graycliff. At this point I am unsure of there will be 1 or 2 prizes. What I do know is the winner(s) will receive a 3 pack direct from the company.

Update: Contest Closed, Winners Contacted by Email

To all of you who got snow this weekend I am jealous. We had temperatures in the 20s all week but yesterday it decided to reach the 40s and today the 50s. So all that moisture is now coming down in the form of rain. There is enough of a wind out that had it stayed cold we would of had a blizzard.

This Sunday Links:

• Cigar Rants takes on the Davidoff C aka the Davidoff Culebras.
• Keepers of the Flame breaks down the EP Carrillo Core Line.
• Chief Hava gives us his top 10 of 2010.
• Casas Fumando has his top 10 list as well.
• Tiki Bar Online smokes the Guillermo Leon Signature.

And of course don’t forget you can win a $100.00 gift certificate by leaving a comment with your top 5 cigars of 2010. Leave the comment here!

acigarsmoker.com is at a cross-roads in terms of growth. Last month we had an all-time record with 36,000 page views. I thank all my loyal readers and newcomers for making my hobby and passion a success. I have a question for you now, What would you like see added to acigarsmoker.com ? Press Releases, A forum, or something else. Please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.

The Sunday Links:

• Cigar Jack has a review of the Gurkha Micro Batch VH-7.
• Cigar Reviews has a review of the Davidoff Millennium.
• Nice Tight Ash has a review of the Nosotros he obtained at IPCPR.
• Stogie Review has their take on the Cain Maduro which I have in contention for cigar of the year.
• Toms Cigars has a panel review of the Illusione CG:4

The Camacho Liberty 2008 is limited to 40,000 cigars and the Camacho website which is outdated gives zero information about this years bunch. In fact trying to find out the wrapper/binder/filler information has been very difficult to say the least. So for this review we will do without The Skinny section.

[Edit: I just found out the wrapper is a Corojo + Colorado Maduro wrapper]

Pre-Smoke: The cigar comes as pictured to the left. As you can see it is a gorgeous barber pole. Each cigar is wrapped in tissue paper in it’s own cedar coffin. The scent of the wrapper although faint has a sweetness to it. At the foot there are similar notes of sweet spices and although it too was faint I will call it cinnamon. The pre-light draw reveals notes of tea and hay. The cigar is slightly box pressed and has some soft spots on the side. It is tapered at both head and foot.

Smoke: The cigar itself came off as medium to full bodied and was much milder to me then Liberty cigars released in the past. To me it made it a more special smoke as it was a step outside what I have come to expect from Camacho. What makes that a good thing it is nothing like the 11/18 line of years past and this cigar has it’s own identity.  The ash was very light in color, and despite being a little flaky it held on tight. The first 1st 3rd had notes of pepper and earth. The remaining thirds had some notes of coffee, cinnamon, and pepper.

Overall: This cigar smoked a little fast for me at 17.00 a stick. I was done with my smoke in an hour when I was ready to devote 2+ hours to it based upon it’s size. So the overall value of the cigar will be reflected in the rating which knocks off 2 points. I also feel that this cigar needs some aging time, and my remaining stick I will save til sometime next year. There was something trying to come out in the notes, that just did not surface and with the proper aging this cigar will become something special.

My Local Price: $17.00
Rating: 90 (Out of 100)

{I just wanted to take the time out to add to this review a few words of thanks to Camacho Cigars who have added this review to their website under the press section. You can vist their website at www.camachocigars.com and click press to see the mention.. Once again, thank you Camacho!}