Stogie News: Stogie Year In Review
27 Dec 2006
StogieGuys.com will be taking a few days off for the holidays so we can relax, recharge, and have a few cigars. Our hiatus will conclude on January 3, 2007 when we will resume posting daily content.
But before our little break begins, we figured a quick look at the first year of StogieGuys.com was in order. Here are a few of our favorite posts from 2006:
– On May 15 we officially launched www.StogieGuys.com with this article.
– On May 16 we introduced our readers to La Rosa Cubana, which makes handmade cigars in the heart of New York City.
– On May 25 we told you about our experience smoking cigars with best selling author P.J. O’Rourke.
– On June 1, in one of many Stogie Tips, we described the proper way to cut a cigar.
– On June 5 we documented the first of many casualties of the Washington, DC smoking ban.
– On June 15 we told the sad story of how anti-smoking zealots managed to take the cigar our of Winston Churchill’s mouth.
– On June 30 we described how, despite thousands of empty seats, the Washington Nationals rebuffed our proposal (backed by JR Cigars) for a Cigar Night at RFK Stadium.
– On July 5 we gave you some tips for smoking cigars on the golf course.
– On July 14 we introduced the first of our many weekly Friday Samplers.
– On August 10 we reviewed our first Cuban cigar, the Cohiba Siglo V.
– On August 23 we gave some suggestions for selecting a drink to enjoy with your cigar.
– On September 7 we announced a contest to win two tickets to Cigar Artisans 2006. The winner, George Edmonson, later joined StogieGuys.com as the Tampa Bureau Chief.
– On September 20 we filed an exclusive report on what cigars the New York Mets chose to celebrate their National League East Title.
– On September 26 we gave some suggestions to cigar producers for displaying names and other vital information with their cigars.
– On October 2 George Edmonson filed his report on Cigar Artisans 2006.
– On October 5 we told you about some crazy guys that run marathons while smoking cigars.
– On October 11 we gave some advice on how to avoid the pitfalls that came from the mid-90s cigar boom.
– On October 26 we told you about the sad news that nearly half of Americans support tobacco prohibition.
– On Halloween we gave you some suggestions for cigar-friendly costumes.
– On Election Night we provided live results for the many anti-smoking initiatives on ballots around the country. The next day we wrapped up the results.
– On November 21 we explained that trying to restrict the freedom to smoke isn’t a liberal or conservative thing…It’s an anti-smoking thing.
– On November 28 we gave some tips for giving the gift of cigars.
– On December 4 we told you about the Stogie Guys’ adventures in Ybor City.
– On December 11 we gave just the third perfect five out of five rating to the Padrón Serie 1926 No. 6.
– On December 18 we unveiled the new look of the StogieGuys.com website.
– On December 21 we told you what we really want for Christmas this year.
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