Old friends are always the best friends. I’m thrilled to announce that I have two new sponsors: Cigar Page & Luxury Cigar Club.
Thanks to the benevolence and altruism of my new sponsors, there will be promotions and giveaways every month. You heard me…every month. You may genuflect in unison. If you can’t genuflect, dip your hemispheres in the Mad Dog 20/20 you keep on your nightstand in case the old lady ain’t in the mood.
And…a slew of Katman Specials are planned throughout the year. I know you are thinking I get a kickback. No, I don’t. I’ve never taken a dime from the katman samplers my sponsors graced upon you. True dat. Do I wish I was smarter? Yes, I do. In my next life, I will be financially shrewder and think like a cigar industry insider.
Cigar Page is the king of discount cigars. Luxury Cigar Club is the king of the boutique blends you crave. Starting today Luxury Cigar Club is providing a 15% discount promo code: KATMAN15.
On this glorious day you get to imbibe in a giveaway of colossal proportions. There are four packages to be dispersed to you, my hungry baby birds, and all you have to do is leave a comment. The rules are below.
The Brain Trust:
Alex Gougher at Cigar Page, Ben Rotem at Luxury Cigar Club, Dr. Rod Kurthy at Perfec Cigar Solutions, and the Katman will pick the winners based on mood swings, ketone imbalances, and what vellicates us. We will pick which packages go to each winner. You can beg and cry all you like, but in the end, it will be our decision as to what or which goes to whom.
PACKAGE #1 courtesy of the Katman and General Cigar:
5 – CAO Arcana Stokk 6.5 x 52 Belicoso $65.00 (General Cigar)
1 – Drew Estate Undercrown Dogma Sun Grown 2022 5 x 54 Box Pressed $11.00
1 – Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. 2 6 x 55 $18.00
1 – Casdagli Daughters of the Wind Pony 5 x 52 $11.00
1 – Padrón 1926 #47 Natural 5.5 x 50 Box Pressed $23.00
1 – Liga Privada T52 5 x 52 $17.00
TOTAL VALUE: $145.00
PACKAGE #2 Courtesy of Dr. Rod & Perfec Cigar Solutions:
1 – PerfecDraw Precision Cigar Draw Enhancer Tool & Nubber.
1 – PerfecPunch & Stand Triple Punch Cutter & Stand.
1 – PerfecRepair Cigar Repair Glue & Crack Sealer. Should your crack not need sealing, it can be used to seal your lips next time your wife asks where you got the money to buy cigars.
TOTAL VALUE: $90.00
PACKAGE #3 Courtesy of Cigar Page:
2-Pack: Cigar Page Chimpo Statue + Bobblehead $35.00
1 – Cigar Page Chimpo Deluxe Ceramic Ashtray $29.99
1 – Cigar Page Sticker Fest 100-ct Humidor $109.50
1 – 10,000 Cigar Points worth $100 This can be used to buy cigars, accessories, two hours with Alex in the backseat of your Plymouth, or humidors from the Cigar Page website.
TOTAL VALUE: $275.00
PACKAGE # 4 Courtesy of Luxury Cigar Club:
1 – Drew Estate Barn Smoker Backpack
1 – Drew Estate Snap Back Hat
1 – Drew Estate Undercrown Cigar Case
1 – Drew Estate Undercrown Lighter
1 – Luxury Cigar Club Xikar Cutter
1 – Luxury Cigar Club Sticker Pack
2 – Drew Estate Pappy Toro
2 – Drew Estate Deadwood Dominicano Toro
2 – Liga Privada H99 Flying Pig. As Ben is from Israel, the Pig may be substituted with a shiksa from Utah.
TOTAL VALUE: $400.00
TOTAL GIVEAWAY VALUE: $910.00
THE RULES:
1) You will post your first and last REAL NAME along with your comment. Should you forget to do this, your entry will not see daylight. Or if your real name does not check out, and you win, you will receive a visit from guys I know on the south side of Chicago named Guido and Herschel, and your winnings will be rescinded.
2) You will have a valid email address. It will not be shown in your comment.
3) You will live within the contiguous United States.
4) Only one entry/comment per person. If you try to slide an extra comment or three in, you will be canceled. I’m old, not blind.
5) If your comment is placed on any post other than the official giveaway contest page, you will not be entered. Pay attention please.
6) Winners will have 5 days to respond after I send you an email. If you do not respond in the accorded time, new winners will be chosen.
7) I moderate all comments so hold your horses if you don’t see your entry just seconds after you push submit. They don’t disappear, but I do, after dark.
8) The contest ends on November 10 at 5:59 pm CT. The winner will be announced within 3 days of the contest ending.
9) Please subscribe to Cigar Reviews by the Katman. You will be alerted to new contests and giveaways every month before everyone else. Will it help you win the giveaway? I’m not sure, but it couldn’t hurt.
November 2, 2025: While everyone loves a compliment, there is no need to fellate me in public. I appreciate the kind words that have been left in the first entries but you’re scaring off the guys who don’t know who the hell I am. And I want them to enter too. Again, thank you but knock it off. Big smile.
November 10, 2025: The giveaway is now closed. Thank you for participating. And thanks to my sponsors for their generosity: Perfec Cigar Solutions, Luxury Cigar Club, & Cigar Page.
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wesley burdette
katman you glorious palate elite cigar loving master. Love the reviews , the stories and you’re vigilant quest for best sticks for the money. Love to win but your posts are a gift!
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Nicholas Martinez Congrats Katman as always love your reviews and humor you bring to them. I cant wait to see what you do with LCC and CP in the future. Cheers
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“Do I wish I was smarter? Yes, I do.” This would be a great title for my biography, a book no one would ever need or want to read. Congrats on the new sponsors Katman!!
*I do need to protest the above picture: It has provoked confusing and disturbing feelings. Maybe put a disclaimer or something up next time.
-Kim Hawkins
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Alan Wolfe—–I could use some new cigars and swag.
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katman taking over the cigar-rating world. A good thing. The best and most entertaining reviews out there…
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I love this! Been a loyal follower for a while now and enjoy the reviews. I have been a cigar page buyer for some time as well it’s a great partnership. I just was checking out the luxury cigar of the month club (are you watching me?). Anyway happy to be with part of the contest. Scott Faulkner.
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Frank Ciccitto
Love your posts man. Keep doing what you do!
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While I was going to make a joke about Katman being the Bob Barker of fine tobacco, the image of Janet Kohn put my brain into a hard reboot. Thank you for sparing us your nip slip.
Will Young
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Lou Keeley
I’m out! I’m out of the contest
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I found your site a couple of years ago and it’s been quite a ride with the ups and downs. Great to see you doing well with the big boys!
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Wil Austin
I’ve chosen to print out a blown up version of the Katman Jackson photo. Too bad the NSFW version isn’t available. 🙂
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Dear cigar Gods, I Justice Weingart, worship you with all of my heart. If you let me win this contest, I promise I won’t call bad drivers all those horrible names for two days And I won’t hoard my winnings but will share with my fellow man, woman, man/woman, woman/man…
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David Hackman
These new sponsors are fantastic! I already spend too much at all three, I guess it’ll be even more now, lol. Congrats and I look forward to your continuing reviews and stories from the road
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Congratulations on the new sponsorships. As always, thanks for the reviews
Ben Blanchette (not sure why wordpress added all the numbers and letters to my name??)
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Thank you for the opportunity. I was curious if you had any thoughts on Oysterhead. I had never heard of Curved Air before discovering this page and I gotta say it was pretty interesting. I was especially amused with Touch of Tequila. I definitely think that overall your content is far more amusing than anything Curved Air ever produced. Kind of ironic. Thank you very much for introducing me to some fantastic cigars.
Jeremy Jacobs
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Hey Katmandu, it’s Gary Lieberman here. Most of all I love the Spanky GIF throwing money out the window. Fond memories.
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picking up my favorite vendors for quality sticks. Long time Luxury club member, long time small batch member, long tim CP degenerate and constant user of Dr Rod products.
Joe Dayan
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Ben Johnston
I’m still genuflecting
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Keep the entertaining reviews coming and make me a winner
Steve Lukacs
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Congrats on the new sponsors!
Brian Lukinac
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Joseph Galvez
Great list of sponsors. Thank you for them and you for doing this.
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Love your content . Love your cigars !
But more than that, your humor is out of this world .
Thanks Buddy!!
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I have legally changed my name to match the name I’ve been using on the interwebs. Yes, Jacob Russell is in fact my real name NOW.
It was my real name last month, or so I believed. Apparently, my mother named me Cuuee. She was on some experimental stuff when she filled out all the paperwork so my name was just a scribble.
Thankfully, my father, obsessed with John Wayne, just started calling me Jake. Once the drugs wore off, my mom referred to me as sweetness, so I thought could’ve been my actual name and almost got it legally changed to that in ’96. I got a tattoo instead.
So, yes, my name is truly Jacob Russell and I’m turning 50 in the middle of this contest. Sorry, giveaway. It certainly isn’t a contest. Or, not much of one. Unless it’s more difficult to type out one’s name in the proper comment section than I think.
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I always search for the review by Katman when I try a new stick, and I always look for the best deals on Cigar Page. I’ve never heard of Luxury Cigar Club until now, but now I have. I’ve never never tried any of those cigars in package one, except for the Padrón, which I found to be good, but overrated. I’d love to have those fine sticks to stash in my tupperdore covered with Chimpo and Cigar Page stickers like a kid’s lunch box. (Mine had STP stickers from the gas station when I was a kid). I love beautiful marketing campaigns, and this one is beautiful.
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Christian Espejo
Thanks for the opportunity…
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John McAbee
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William Ogburn – You da best Katman!
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JHenry Porter
Amin Shalom
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Lon Hoover for the smooth manuver of exciting winnings.
Congrats Katman on the new sponsors. You deserve it.
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Wow! You have some seriously energetic sponsors now, Phil… you added some serious spice to the retro!!
I’m diggin it.
I propose we celebrate with a new cigar blend “1926: The Year of the Katman”. Reader participation required… a group effort.
And the final blend IS????
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Don Ammann
Stay healthy and keep those irreverent reviews coming!
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Don Carlos…1926; ABLP. That’s tasty!
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KAT!
I’ve been genuflecting for over a decade! Ain’t it hilarious that it took this long for the Big Sellers to recognize who the lead Dawg is when it comes to what we smoke? BTW, I keep my MD 20/20 on the night stand…..right next to my Night Train and Richard’s Wild Irish Rose!
Karry on Katman!
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Love your reviews and the stories of extracurricular activities is a wonderful pairing! Keep up the great work! David Laufman
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Daniel Byland
I’m very happy to see you partner with cigar Page and Luxury cigar club. My two favorite places to buy cigars combined with the best reviews in town.
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Phil, Rod, Alex, and Ben,
Thanks for putting this giveaway together. I have purchased cigars or tools from each of your sites through the years. I really don’t know of any blogger, podcaster, or YouTuber whose recommendation makes me fire up the old PayPal account like the Katman. If only Jonny Piette were part of this giveaway (with a priceless fiver of the OG Time Traveler), then this would be the tobacco version of a Pentafecta!
Now, as to the mood swings and vellications mentioned in Phil’s post. Youse guys should just quit chewin’ on tin foil and eat a big bowl of high fiber oatmeal and most of that should be behind you!
Have a good rest of your weekend,
Stephen Stancil
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Real nice seeing kohnhed.com getting more support/sponsors, and more free stuffings. Katman has arrived–again. I still will only buy what you’ve reviewed and score 92+.
Jim Manuel
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Congrats on the new sponsors. New sponsors, but same great reviews.
Mario Sapet
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Love the reviews and the hilarious side stories mixed in. I’ve bought several cigars based on your recommendations and they been spot on every time! Congrats on the new sponsorship. Keep up the good work. -Andrew Pickens
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My goodness, it’s about time this team assembled — congrats on the partnerships, Katman! They’ve got themselves quite the catch.
Would be absolutely thrilled to show off any of these prizes, and having just made my first purchase from LCC that beautiful lineup has my jaw in need of picking up off the floor.
Finally, it’s November 1.
Alec Piñero
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Christopher Reid
Sorry Katman it’s Chris your fellow bassist. Hope you are doing well. I try to post using the app but I guess my old dragging balls are too old to figure out how to do so and I
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Bill Woods
I can’t think what else to write other than my name…
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George Scott
Katman, nice Janet impression!!! The sponsors, are you sure you know what you’re getting into??? Heck yeah, I’m ready to win something for the first time in my life!!!
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all hail the Katman the Caesar of cigars !
Tony Scarfo
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Anthony Matson – Loving the reviews.
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Kartman, the king of cigar contest doers!
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Katman – good news on your new alliances; you have already introduced me to Dr Rod and SBC so I look forward to the new offerings. Btw, as a musician it’s nice to know I’m not the only one who enjoys cigars and playing music too!
thanks for doing what you do
Tim Rogers
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Richard Roberts
Katman, congrats on your new sponsors. You are the guy who introduced my to Casdagli DOTW and I will be forever grateful for that.
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Brian Curry
There’s something about how Katman writes that hits me every time. It’s not just cigar talk written between draws; he’s half philosopher, half madman, and somehow always dead honest.
You come for the flavors, or maybe the all-important score, but halfway through you’re thinking about your own life, the stuff you’ve burned through and the stuff still smoldering. That’s what keeps me reading.
I don’t always taste what he does, but I always feel it. Who cares about damn flavor notes anyway?
Congratulations on the new sponsors, Phil. I’ll light one up in your honor to celebrate.
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About time you get some love from the cigar sellers! Love the music stories of the past, throw my name in the hat!
Ray VanSteenkiste
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Stephen Lurie
I’ve gotten a lot of great cigars based on your reviews.
Thanks
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That pic of you as Janet Jackson is kinda growing on me!!! Glad you got all hooked up w your new gig. Hope it all goes well! Fingers and toes crossed! (Ow, now my feets are crampin’!)
HUGS AS ALWAYS,
Kellie Keenan Heatherly
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Chris Winne
Been a big fan of your reviews since I started on cigars a couple years ago. I always check your reviews before I decide on something. You’ve yet to steer me wrong, and better yet, turned me into an A.J. fanboy and given me a great appreciation for Southern Draw.
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Awesome reviews that I anxiously await in my email. BTW was that really you in the Cigar Page discord or an imposter? If it wasn’t head on over for an experience. Keep up the good work and just keep being you.
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Oh, what the hell why not
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Thanks Katman. I’m already a winner for following your excellent and entertaining reviews. Congratulations on the new sponsorships. I love shopping cigars with CP and SB already and will be searching Luxury for deals too using the Katman promo.
Daniel Lamont
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Hi Katman. I always look forward to your reviews. Hoping to win something today.
Jody Rankin
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Markus Stahli – I am here to win and only the best is good enough for me.
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Michael Ross
First and foremost, I know that you don’t dig everyone blowing you , so I will just state some facts. I know everyone’s palate is different and smoking cigars shows just that. I take all your recommendations to heart and then I do a little research on my own. I must say that in many cases we align on the same cigar. I’ve gotten a dud or two remembering that our pallets can differ. In simple terms you know your shit and I take all your recommendations seriously. When I came across something I might be interested in I go to your archives to see if you rated it or not. In a nutshell I’ve won more than I lost with your advice and recommendations. Win or lose this contest I will not take it personally and I will continue to follow you until either of us quits the game. BTW, I find your musical interludes interesting as being a child of the 70’s our interests in rock are the same. Thanks again Katman and stay cool.
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Rick Woods
Katman, congrats on the new sponsors! Perhaps CigarPage will be influenced by you to add more boutique brands to their line-up. Keep the reviews and stories coming – you are certainly the most entertaining and honest cigar reviewer out there!
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hey Katman!!! Keith Fry here. A six year veteran of the avid readers of Katmans kibbutz cigar review club. win or lose, I love the palette and stories of the legendary Katman reviews!!!!
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The Katman here…
November 2, 2025: While everyone loves a compliment, there is no need to fellate me in public. I appreciate the kind words that have been left in the first 61 entries but you’re scaring off the guys who don’t know who the hell I am. And I want them to enter too. Again, thank you but knock it off. Big smile.
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Katman: “…there is no need to fellate me in public.” Oh, thank heavens! Just enter me in the damn contest.
Daniel Grizzle
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Katman, just enter me into the contest. Nothing else is necessary, LOL!
Love the reviews. I’ve got the best ones archived in GMail under a special header.
Live long, prosper, and stay smokey!
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Sir, please allow me to inform you that your wig and nails picture above (and links on that picture) are pointing to https://www.cigarpage.com/ I was really hoping to purchase the same EXACT wig and assorted nail polishes for personal use. Please update the web links! TY. :-))
First time visitor, seeing pages/blogs/reviews. New subscriber as of today. Thank You for the honest reviews – good or bad – and side stories as well!
Antonio (Tony) Martinez
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Giorgi Gogelia
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Colin Conrad – Looks like a great team of sponsors, no bad prizes here.
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Congrats on the new sponsors! Chris Ingraldi
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Thanks Katman! Mark Kurtis
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Hey, Katman! Longtime reader, first time commenter. My name is Branden Kerr and I reside in the great state of Michigan. I often find myself reading your reviews while smoking in order to see if I can get the same tasting notes. I’ve found that our pallet is similar, but my budget is not as friendly (kids are expensive) I look forward to reading many more reviews for years to come!
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Tyler Malone
Your Reviews have helped me to learn my palate as I start to take this seriously. Thank you!
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I really hope to win package #3. The monkey’s grin matches my new teeth. I would stick it on my shoulder when I go out in public.
-Aaron Hamamoto
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Richard Eloi
I just want to know what kind of goodies you might have partaken during the Hound Dog video. WOW!
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Newton White
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Hi Phil,
Cigar page already gets 90% of my cigar “budget”, how much worse will it be with Katman specials and samplers and whatnot? my wife is going to put you on her hit list due you feeding my need for good cigars.
Jeff Ray
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C. Nakai McAddis
I have really appreciate your reviews as someone breaking into the cigar world. In fact, I’m bidding on some Flor de San Andreas right now thanks to your review thereof. Cheers!
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Ken Bodek
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Chad Jenkins – Have enjoyed your reviews for a couple of years. Thanks for helping a newbie to cigars get a handle on all the different options out there. Congrats on the new sponsorships!
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I think I may be as excited as you are about the new sponsors! I love your reviews, keep them coming!
Drew Mahaffey
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Christoph HollensteinI truly enjoy your reviews! Thank you!
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Dear Uncle Phil:
I believe I have just fallen victim to a communist plot on your website. I was only getting a little warmed up on my hopefully brief contest entry when the whole thing froze up.
So please know that in all honesty and fairness I am not trying to post twice because that would be breaking the rules. Also, my previous post must be discarded as I was not able to sign it since the website locked up.
Well I hope we got that out of the way.
As I was attempting to say before my post was taken over by Rocky Patel in an attempt to ruin anything beautiful or good, especially cigars and cigar culture-what I was attempting to say was that I love you like a brother, but even brothers fight occasionally and throw hands. So I will not genuflect or pander, I’m not even gonna really try to be that clever. Perhaps I haven’t had enough coffee or I know that between reading your reviews and Dr. Rod’s post on one of the previous contests-I’m not in your league.
But I am grateful for you and Dr, Rod, and all of my brothers and sisters of the leaf. has always ever been your faithful Padawan. Best regards and shalom,
your Boise boy, Kevin Carlson
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Katman,
There are people who say a lot of words, and then there are people whose words say a lot, but usually not both. You are one of the few who have mastered it. I worked for Uncle Sam for 40 years and had to read reams of mundane crap and listen to too many diarrhea-of-the-mouth briefings and speeches that stole my youth. Reading your reviews has restored my faith in humanity and brought me to tears on many occasions as I’ve laughed so hard. Stay healthy!
Mark Samisch
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Craig Schubert
Love Cigarpage. Haven’t had the chance to buy from Luxury Cigar Club.
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Johnathon Kell
Always enjoy your reviews, hope to keep reading them for years to come.
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James Summers
Herf engaged!
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What a great giveaway
Octavio Diaz Brown
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Thanks, and congrats on the new sponsors!
Darin Tsujioka
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Steven French love the reviews. Hell, I’m alive, so I’m a winner no matter what!
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Keep up the good work and the stories. They keep us entertained.
Jerry Bell
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I never get anything for nothing, I am an old man who can’t afford the cigars you review, but I read them for the chuckles. Prove me wrong, send me the swag & I too will send ass kissing comments
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Kevin Esser here… hope I’m not put on a watch list as I’m in hiding, don’t need Guido or Herschel finding where I’m at. Great giveaway Katman! Getting back into the wonderful world of smoke because of your reviews.
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Luke Madigan
Let’s go – awesome giveaway! Thanks!
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Andy Klueber
Thanks for your time and effort…
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Benjamin Pace
good luck to all
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Eric Chester admits he spends more at CigarPage than he does on contraceptives.
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Thank you for hosting this! A welcome dose of charity in 2025, cheers.
Tim Dineen
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Al Torres
I love your writing. Especially the naughty bits about your “conquests” while playing in swing bands in the 40’s. I never thought you could do those positions while wearing your Zoot suit.
That and I had no idea Copeland was…
…never mind.
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Glad to see your sponsorships and partnerships continue to grow! Another great giveaway. Congrats in advance to all the winners. There’s not a bad package in the bunch! – Karl “Bud” Guilbeau
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Name is Troy Tice.Second time entering one of your competitions/draws – here’s to hoping.
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I keep trying to enter. Am I too old for the new tech? I hope this one works!!
Keith fry
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Warren Miller
i enjoy reading your reviews when deciding what to smoke, very helpful.
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This is Steve Grossbauer and I’ve been enjoying your reviews for several years and appreciate your stories and incredibly descriptive reviews. I’d be honored to be chosen for any of the swag!
keep the reviews coming!
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No way man, Nestle Quick rules!
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Jason Isselmann here, been reading Katman’s reviews/stories for about 15 years. Thanks for all of the great cigar reviews, stories and laughs over the years Katman!
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Colton Bumpas
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The Giveaway is closed. Stay tuned for announcement of winners.
Thanks to everyone for participating.
And thanks to my sponsors for being so generous: Perfec Cigar Solutions, Luxury Cigar Club, & Cigar Page.
Phil
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