Podcast appearances and mentions of jon french

Another awesome show brought to you by ATX promo crew Howdy Gals, this week in support of the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project, and it’s all Austin artists. South American/African-influenced power trio Nemegata is on the line-up, with vocalist/guitarist Jon French and drummer Aaron Gilligan‘s pop-punk outfit Exotic Fruits, and acoustic artist Cosmic Chaos opens the […]

Jon French is passionate about hunting and the outdoors. He served in the Army National Guard. He helps out with the Wounded Warriors In Action Foundation. He founded and builds a product which helps visually impaired individuals shoot a rifle called the French-VISS (visually impaired sighting system). He also played hockey at Michigan Tech University.

VETERAN'S DAY SPECIAL EPISODE - If you haven't listened to one of our episodes yet, this is the one to start with. Army Specialist Jon French chronicles his playing days at Michigan Tech as well as his tragic experiences and Guardian Angel moments with the US Army in Afghanistan. Make sure you have tissues available when you listen. Jon French is a true American hero!LSM Chiropractic The largest chiropractic clinic group in Wisconsin helping hockey players at every level.Hertel Law The law firm you want on your side. Focusing on criminal defense and personal injury.

dadAWESOME We're on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We're passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God's awesomeness. Thanks for helping us reach more dads by passing along these resources: Subscribe to the dadAWESOME YouTube channel Text a few other dads and encourage them to check out www.dadawesome.org and subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts Share a post about @dadawesome on Facebook or Instagram #dadawesome Jon French After over 20 years of ministry in the local church, Jon now leads at Convoy of Hope as the Church Relations Director. He's been married for 15 years Dori and has 3 kids. Episode Notes 6:21 - A recent highlight moment. Kids being able to roll with the punches. 8:30 - 9:08 - “Frenches are Fighters.” We learn things in moments that affect us the rest of our lives. 9:40 - How to parent through a rare form of blood cancer. 1.5 yr cancer battle. 10:40 - Getting into the community through kids' sports. 11:25 - "One seed of doubt will give us 10-20x more fear and it can cripple us." 8 months of hardest known chemo treatment, full stem cell transplant, 21 day quarantine. 12:33 - We wanted to fight as a family. Sharing the levity of the situation but also not having them carry the full weight of the situation. 13:20 - “Frenches are Fighters. Frenches never quit.” The power of life and death is in the tongue. 13:53 - Kids need to know information. We try to shield or kids from the hurtful stuff but we need to pray and give discernment so we can let them in on the secrets [of our families.] 14:58 - Letting others and our kids into the process of pain makes it not just about us, allows our family and community to fight with us. 15:51 - The church came around and walked with them on this journey. 17:00 - God has seasons. It allows us to help others in the same fight. 18:20 - We all are walking through a situation out of our control. Are we choosing to be fighters? Who is fighting with us? 18:56 - How can dads be the head of our house? Set up connections ahead of time. 19:45 - Having foresight in lift to love others around us, then when crisis hits we can just continue what we're doing. 20:06 - Pastor of 6 kids - how did you get such incredible kids? Every day spending 15 min with each kid. 20:31 - Giving 15 min/day to each kid. "We need to be building those every day small choices, that then lead up so that when the crisis hits we are already prepared." 21:00 - Ask and pray for discernment - where is our family going? What's the core vision for our family and how do we get there? 21:25 - Listening to kids in crisis. They don't need us to fix anything. How are they feeling? 22:00 - "You don't just wake up one day and you're a great dad. You don't just wake up one day and you're living your dream. It's daily choices every day that get you there." 22:35 - "It's time to put my cape on, because these kids need Superman.” - kids need a dad to love them and have fun with them. 23:52 - Convoy of Hope - giving generously to the cause of Covid-19 response 24:21 - Feeding 300,000 kids in 14 different countries, empowering women and teaching agriculture. Goal is to give 10 million meals given. 25:25 - Empowering the local church to support their communities 26:00 - Social currency is valuable - sharing Convoy of Hope supports the cause 26:27 - Creating a night-time routine to sleep. Reading a book to help take the focus off himself. 27:10 - “Are you willing to be generous in your time of distress?” - Thinking of others - who can I minister to? 28:15 - Getting our kids to buy in to the process of giving. 29:45 - We don't need false humility. Humility is realizing how God made me and using it to the best of our ability. 30:30 - "Our awesomeness isn't because we're awesome, our awesomeness is because God created us to be awesome." 31:00 - There's no such thing as balance, we have tension. The tighter we have tension, then the more we can balance. Need to have tension to be the most incredible we can be while still giving God the glory. 31:40 - Teaching his daughter to use her artistic gifts to the best of her ability because God gave her those gifts. God created the art so he could point back to him. 31:54 - "Keeping humility is saying 'I know who I am and I know who gave it to me and I'm going to use it to the best of my ability." 32:32 - Pride - “a false view of oneself." 33:20 - False humility can also be pride... We're still not seeing God how he created us 33:25 - "Humility is seeing how God created us and living in that" 33:54 - "I need to be who God created me to be at 100%. Not for me, but so god can get the glory" 34:40 - "Listen, dads. You are awesome. You are their only dad and they think you are the man" 36:13 - Praying promises over our kids 36:25 - "Our prayers and our words are the raw materials that our children build their lives with" Steven Steven Furtick 37:35 - Sticky statements that capture the promises of God over their kids 38:50 - Praying promises before bedtime 39:30 - If you didn't pray promises over your kids when they were little, do it NOW. It's not too late 41:04 - Start today. We're all a work in progress. Don't wait. 41:35 - Book - Draw The Circle by Mark Batterson 42:00 - "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" Joshua 24:14 43:00 - "Is your house serving the Lord? If it's not, you probably need to go and look at whether you are serving the Lord as the dad" 43:35 - "As I go, so goes my house" 44:15 - "Sometimes we need to "heat check" our homes... Is my house stressful? Is my home arguing? Always yelling? Then back up and ask what I'm doing. How I'm leading, my house will follow" 45:00 - God has placed an incredible weight and responsibility on us as dads 47:27 - Jon's prayer Episode Links Convoy Of Hope

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Art collector and Forensic Psychologist Jon French Ph.D. shares his love of fine art and ethnographic art. Jon takes on his life's journey hanging out with the manager of the Grateful and writer Allen Ginsberg and the 1967 Summer of Love in San Francisco to become one the top forensic psychologist in California working with dangerous criminals helping to diagnose serious psychiatric disorders including working with psychopaths. How his love of tribal art has guided him and help him understand his clients better. A must listen to podcast for anyone wanting to understand the mind of the criminal.

This week Bob and Dale announce their plans for a DogWatch Cigar Radio Herf on July 27th and July 28th at Tranquilo Cigars in Melbourne Florida. Tickets are $35 and only 25 spots are available for this intimate gathering. Friday night will feature a live version of DWCR with everyone in the crowd experiencing the Cigar of the Week and the Unbanded cigar. Saturday we will have a Tasting seminar, meetings with manufacturers, lunch and door prizes. More is in the planning stage and additional details will be coming out shortly. Each registrant will receive a gift bag worth more than the $35 admission fee. We are still finalizing details but to reserve your spot now, email Liz@cigarmedia.tv. Also this week, Simone Bergese, Potomac Point's Winemaker/Vineyard Manager and Ron Barker of CigarVolante, distributor of Panacea Cigars, conduct a cigar and wine pairing featuring Potomac Point's new ruby port. Big Pete from Australia calls in on the herf line to review the Alec Bradley Tempus. Listener Rob Levine writes us with a review of the San Lotano Oval. You still have time to vote to get Cigarmony's patented Humidity Bead System® on the shelves of Walmart. Go to http://www.getontheshelf.com/product/2550/Humidity-Bead-System and vote daily (You can vote twice daily if you vote by text and facebook.) The Cigar of the Week is the Esencia Petite Corona. The Unbanded Cigar, the Black Patch Classic Robusto 4.75x48 was suggested by Jon French. Check out the live show! Go to http://www.cigarmedia.tv/live/ where the show is broadcast live most Friday evenings at 9 PM EST. Be a part of the show while participating in the chatroom. Enter March's Palio contest to win a black Palio cutter by sending a photo of you or your friends enjoying a cigar to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. (Don't forget to include your mailing address and type "Palio" on the subject line.) To see the contest pictures, click on the Contest icon on the www.cigarmedia.tv home page. Remember you must re-enter each month to be eligible to win. Cigar of the Week - Esencia Petite Corona 5 1/8 x 42 Filler: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Nicaragua Origin: Honduras What else have you been smokin' Dale? Padilla La Terraza Capa Habano Serie 2010 - 6” x 52 - Nicarugua Puro with a beautiful Habano variety wrapper that is oily & toothy. Finished with a well done triple cap and dressed in a double band. Coffee, cream and leather are the core flavors, and they’re balanced with an exotic spice that builds from foot to head. As the cigar finishes, dark coffee and those cinnamon and nutmeg spices dominate. Full bodied and medium strength - a great late night cigar that pairs well with Highland Scotch. The La Terraza name comes from the Cuban restaurant made famous by visits from Hemingway. Leon Jimenes #4 - 5.625” x 42 - Dominican filler & binder covered in a delicate Connecticut shade wrapper. Made at La Auroro since 1987, this is an “old school” Dominican style cigar with mild levels of flavor intensity, medium bodied smoke and outstanding floral room aromas. Cedar, sweet grass and light coffee flavors with a touch of almond nuttiness. Augusto Reyes Nativo Toro - 6.2” x 54 - A complex blend of Dominican Piloto Cubano, Olor and Criollo wrapped in a Criollo ‘98 leaf that is beautifully fermented to a dark maduro and almost dripping with oils. Toasted breadiness, cedar and mocha flavors that are bold and balanced. Sweetness appears at the end of the first ⅓ that is like toffee. Quite full bodied and a long, deep finish. Oliva Serie G “special G” - 3.7” x 48 - A silky Cameroon wrapper over Nicaraguan tobaccos in a short & sweet size that is perfect for a mid-day break. A medium bodied cigar with light coffee & cedar flavors, topped with spice, nuts and some light sweetness from the Cameroon leaf. What else have you been smokin' Bob? Kristoff Sumatra, Churchill - medium bodied cigar with velvety floral notes, spice, cinnamon and a smooth sweet finish. Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Brazilian Filler: Cuban Seed Dominican, Cuban Seed Nicaraguan Kristoff Sumatra Robusto 5.5 x 54 Kristoff Sumatra Matador 6.5 x 56 Kristoff Sumatra Torpedo 6.25 x 52 Kristoff Sumatra Churchill 7 x 50 CAIN Straight Ligero Habano - Slight saltiness on the tongue distinguishes this blend from its brothers in the CAIN line up. Bitter almond on the retro-hale and full flavors of coffee and expresso in a smooth dark package. This really is one of my favorite CAIN cigars that goes especially well with coffee or raspberry tea. Twenty five percent Esteli Ligero Twenty seven percent Condega Ligero Thirty percent Jalapa Ligero Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, triple fermented filler Ortega Serie D No 6 What's My Band?- This week's unbanded, the Black Patch Classic Robusto 4.75x48 was suggested by Jon French. Bob's review: Sat down with a glass of Sans Soucy Vineyards Reserve Traminette, a white wine from Virginia. The cigar gave me a decided prelight aroma of chocolate. It was a slightly refined aroma of barnyard that reminded me more of chocolate. The wrapper is a light brown or dark natural color, slightly mottled. The cigar flavors seemed to dance in my mouth and really took the edge off the natural bitterness of the Traminette. The cigar could have been bolder to really exploit the wine. However, the cigar flavors were tannic with traces of leather and oak. The retrohale was nutty and only slightly sharp. Grassy flavor came in after the first third. Not my favorite flavor but because of the wine it was not the least bit obtrusive. Do you have a suggestion for the unbanded cigar of the week? Every week Bob and Dale include an “unbanded cigar” segment in their show in which they smoke a cigar without any markings and give their honest opinions. Bob then opens a sealed envelope and discovers the cigar’s name and manufacturer. If you have suggestions for the "What's My Band?" segment, please send them to liz@cigarmedia.tv. Do you have a Cigar Review or a comment about the show? If you call and leave a cigar review or comment on the herfline and it is played on the show, you will receive a DogWatch Cigar Radio patch! You can reach the Herfline at 321-594-4373 - or cigar.radio on Skype. You can also send email to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. Music provided by the Figurados and The Surfonics. Please visit our sponsors and let them know you heard about them from DogWatch! 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This week Bob and Dale discuss the finer points of large ring gauge cigars. Bob interviews Tom Person from CommonWealth Cedar Spills. Commonwealth Cedar Spills are specifically designed for cigar smokers to get the most out of their cigars by enabling the ignition process to start slowly. During the live show, Tom gives away a personalized box of Commonwealth Cedar Spills to Kip Fisher in the chatroom. Bob and Dale also give another Cigar Rights of America legislative update. Executive Producer Liz asks listeners to help get Cigarmony's patented Humidity Bead System® on the shelves of Walmart. Go to http://www.getontheshelf.com/product/2550/Humidity-Bead-System and vote daily (You can vote twice daily if you vote by text and facebook.) The Cigar of the Week is the My Father Cigars Le Bijou Box Pressed Torpedo, another great cigar that was rated as one of the 25 finest cigars of 2011 by Cigar Journal. The Unbanded Cigar, JML (Jose M. Losa) 1902 Gran Reserva was provided by D.J. Shalifoe. Check out the live show! Go to http://www.cigarmedia.tv/live/ where the show is broadcast live most Friday evenings at 9 PM EST. Be a part of the show while participating in the chatroom. Enter March's Palio contest by sending a photo of you or your friends enjoying a cigar to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. (Don't forget to include your mailing address and type "Palio" on the subject line.) To see the contest pictures, click on the Contest icon on the www.cigarmedia.tv home page. Remember you must re-enter each month to be eligible to win. This month's prize is a carbon fiber Palio Cutter. The February contest winner was Jon French. Cigar of the Week - My Father Cigars Le Bijou Box Pressed Torpedo Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro (Pelo De Oro), with Nicaraguan binder and filler released in late 2011 Torpedo (Box Press) – 6 1/8 x 52 MSRP: $11.75 (Boxes of 23, $270.25) Date Released: July 2011 Number of Cigars Released: Regular Production The name “Le Bijou” translates to “The Jewel” and the date 1922 refers to the birthdate of José Pepín García’s father. It’s Don Pepín’ García’s homage to his own father in a similar way that Jaime did for José with the original My Father line. What else have you been smokin' Dale? Quesada Q D’etat Howitzer - 6” x 60 - this is a pre-release sample from (I assume) the Pro Cigar festival. A great blend with boldness and balance. Great spice, full body and wonderful room aromas! I have nothing against big ring gauge cigars and I understand how lots of flavor and complexity can result from plenty of tobacco, but has everyone forgot there’s a way to get a big smoke and still have it fit in one’s mouth! It’s called a torpedo, a perfecto, or a belicoso for crying out loud. As much as I love the flavors, body and character of this cigar, I won’t buy one in this format. Rocky Patel Sungrown Torpedo - 6.25” x 52 - After smoking a small ring size of this line a couple weeks ago and thinking I liked it best, I had to try a larger ring size again just to be sure. I was right. This torpedo was ok, but the Petite Corona delivered more flavor and more complexity.. What else have you been smokin' Bob? Perdomo Exhibicion - a fine smoke and one of the most expensive of the Perdomo line. Not listed on the web site, I smoked the maduro torpedo and quite enjoyed it. What's My Band?- This week's unbanded, JML (Jose M. Losa) 1902 Gran Reserva was provided by D.J. Shalifoe. Do you have a suggestion for the unbanded cigar of the week? Every week Bob and Dale include an “unbanded cigar” segment in their show in which they smoke a cigar without any markings and give their honest opinions. Bob then opens a sealed envelope and discovers the cigar’s name and manufacturer. If you have suggestions for the "What's My Band?" segment, please send them to liz@cigarmedia.tv. Do you have a Cigar Review or a comment about the show? If you call and leave a cigar review or comment on the herfline and it is played on the show, you will receive a DogWatch Cigar Radio patch! You can reach the Herfline at 321-594-4373 - or cigar.radio on Skype. You can also send email to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. Music provided by the Figurados and The Surfonics. Please visit our sponsors and let them know you heard about them from DogWatch! 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Dale congratulates Bob on becoming a Tobacconist University Certified Master Tobacconist. Dale and Bob are joined by guest host Craig Schneider. DogWatch is pleased to welcome another new sponsor this week: CommonWealth Cedar Spills. Listener Stan Wojculewski writes in with a question on cigar flavor. Three chatroom participants win prizes during the live show. Adam Zilinski wins a five-pack of La Tradicion Cubana cigars. Warren Kearney wins a box of CommonWealth Cedar Spills and Alan Oakley wins a Vega Fina hat. Bob, Dale and Craig give a Cigar Rights of America legislative update. DogWatch asks its listeners to help get Cigarmony's patented Humidity Bead System® on the shelves of Walmart. Go to http://www.getontheshelf.com/product/2550/Humidity-Bead-System and vote daily (You can vote twice daily if you vote by text and facebook.) Big Pete from Down Under reviews the Cigar of the Week, the CAO OSA SOL, rated as one of the 25 finest cigars of 2011 by Cigar Journal. The Unbanded Cigar, the John Bull Bulldog 5.5x52, was provided by Dan Crouch. Liz interviews Elissa Noyes, proprietor of Charmed Leaf for the What's hot? What's not? What's next? segment. Check out the live show! Go to http://www.cigarmedia.tv/live/ where the show is broadcast live most Friday evenings at 9 PM EST. Be a part of the show while participating in the chatroom. Enter March's Palio contest by sending a photo of you or your friends enjoying a cigar to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. (Don't forget to include your mailing address and type "Palio" on the subject line.) To see the contest pictures, click on the Contest icon on the www.cigarmedia.tv home page. Remember you must re-enter each month to be eligible to win. This month's prize is a carbon fiber Palio Cutter. The February contest winner was Jon French. Cigar of the Week - CAO OSA SOL Lot 50 Wrapper: Olancho San Agustin Sun Grown Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan Lot 50, 5 x 50 Lot 54, 6 x 54 Lot 58, 6 1/2 x 58 What else have you been smokin' Dale? A. Fuente Fuente Forbidden X Quesada Oktoberfest What else have you been smokin' Bob? San Lotano Oval - Currently my go-to cigar; great construction and flavors that are complex yet well layered to give an overall effect of coffee, dark chocolate and toasted bread. Panacea Black Label - Coffee flavor is delicious; retrohale exhibits a black tea essence. One Shot One Kill from Room 101 - Love the figurado shape; much smoother than I expected but seriously one note so far. Orange spice and smooth retrohale. Slight acidic/tannin flavor that comes on once you get to the full barrel. Deep savory coffee flavors. What else have you been smokin' Craig? Padron Anniversary Corona - See, I told you this was one of my favorites. Faux Partagas Salamon - From a new client. What a gesture :) What's My Band?- This week's unbanded, the John Bull Bulldog 5.5x52, was provided by Dan Crouch. Craig: Sweet nut & grassy sweet hay; great light-smoked wonderfully right away. Slightly crisp; perhaps a granny smith apple. Transitions to grapefruit crispness. Slight leather flavor progresses and a slight cocoa finish completes the smoke. I think this is a Nicaraguan blend with a slightly Dominican note. There is a sweet spicyness that I think may be from the Dominican influence. There are also wonderful nutty/beany flavors that progress throughout. Love the smoke. Reminds me of a Punch After Dinner. Do you have a suggestion for the unbanded cigar of the week? Every week Bob and Dale include an “unbanded cigar” segment in their show in which they smoke a cigar without any markings and give their honest opinions. Bob then opens a sealed envelope and discovers the cigar’s name and manufacturer. If you have suggestions for the "What's My Band?" segment, please send them to liz@cigarmedia.tv. Do you have a Cigar Review or a comment about the show? If you call and leave a cigar review or comment on the herfline and it is played on the show, you will receive a DogWatch Cigar Radio patch! You can reach the Herfline at 321-594-4373 - or cigar.radio on Skype. You can also send email to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. Music provided by the Figurados and The Surfonics. Please visit our sponsors and let them know you heard about them from DogWatch! 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DogWatch welcomes a new sponsor this week: CigarVolante and Flatbed Cigars (makers of Panacea cigars). Listener Dan Crouch writes in with feedback on the Cigar Rights of America (CRA) cigar sampler that he just received. Bob and Dale discuss some of the great things that CRA is doing for smokers. The Cigar of the Week is the Rocky Patel Sungrown. The Unbanded Cigar, the Famous Nicaraguan Selection 5000, was provided by Jay LeDou. Jon French is the winner of a silver Palio Cutter in February's contest. Check out the live show! Go to http://www.cigarmedia.tv/live/ where the show is broadcast live most Friday evenings at 9 PM EST. Enter March's Palio contest by sending a photo of you or your friends enjoying a cigar to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. (Don't forget to include your mailing address and type "Palio" on the subject line.) To see the contest pictures, click on the Contest icon on the www.cigarmedia.tv home page. Remember you must re-enter each month to be eligible to win. The February contest winner is Jon French. Cigar of the Week - Rocky Patel Sungrown The Rocky Patel Sun grown features a five-year-old Ecuadorian Sumatra sun grown wrapper, and seven year Dominican and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. Petite Corona 4 1/2 x 44 Robusto 5 1/2 x 50 Toro 6 1/2 x 52 Torpedo 6 1/4 x 52 Sixty 6 x 60 Tubo 6 x 50 Junior 4 x 38 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Nicaraguan Fillers: Dominican, Nicaraguan What else have you been smokin' Dale? Smoker Friendly Corojo Toro - 6” x 50 - Made for SF by Rocky Patel in Honduras, this is one of 3 versions of the SF line of cigars. The other two are a dark Maduro and a light Connecticut wrapper. The Corojo is nice enough, with nuts, coffee and light spice over a cedar core. A good value cigar that I could smoke often. EP Carrillo Elencos Don Rubino - 5.25” x 50 - Made in the DR with a filler bend of Nicaragua tobacco, a Dominican binder and a Brazillian Wrapper, the Elencos series highlights the richness of well fermented DR tobacco blended the exotic spices from the Nica tobacco. An excellent, superbly constructed cigar! G.A.R. Opium S.T.K. - 6” x 52, limited run of 1,000 boxes - Wrapped with a Nicaraguan grown Habano/Corojo hybrid leaf over Nicaraguan binder, the super secret filler blend seems well bunched and firmly rolled. Full bodied, full flavored and bold, but not overly strong - the cigar is well balanced. Leather, wood and spice come to the fore, and the smoke has a bit of a dry character. Like Bob a few weeks ago, this might be my favorite G.A.R. cigar. What else have you been smokin' Bob? Davidoff 6000 Robusto Natural cigars are distinguished by their perfectly balanced taste, which is milder in flavor than the full-bodied Davidoff Grand Cru series, yet more pronounced than the subtle Davidoff Classic Series. Every cigar contains the same perfectly balanced blend of Dominican tobaccos and flawless, even-toned Connecticut wrappers. Their understated aroma and flavor is what has contributed to the Davidoff 6000 Robusto everlasting allure. Leon Jimenez Desde 1903 - Smooth, well aged flavors of leather and sweet spice. Flavors coat your mouth with just the right amount of salt and acidity. Nice aroma; excellent cigar. What's My Band?- This week's unbanded, the Famous Nicaraguan Selection 5000, was provided by Jay LeDou. Bob: I sat down with a cold glass of water and the second episode of Oz and the James Wine show thanks to Pete Daly and his wife, Lyn, who sent me a copy. The cigar is distinctly dark with a great aroma of barnyard. Provided surprisingly little flavor at the start. Then I noticed a hollow bitter flavor that was emphasized by a stinging retrohale. Very heavy on the ligero flavors of bitter strength and a slap to your upper rear palate. Cigar is top heavy although it does have some coffee/espresso flavor. Disappointing for a maduro. Lots of acidity. Needs more balance and age as it did develop a slight tangy burn on my tongue. Has a dirty flavor to it. - Midway through, the cigar mellowed somewhat but that just meant that it went BLAHHHHHH. Do you have a suggestion for the unbanded cigar of the week? Every week Bob and Dale include an “unbanded cigar” segment in their show in which they smoke a cigar without any markings and give their honest opinions. Bob then opens a sealed envelope and discovers the cigar’s name and manufacturer. If you have suggestions for the "What's My Band?" segment, please send them to liz@cigarmedia.tv. Do you have a Cigar Review or a comment about the show? 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