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For PCA 2025, La Gloria Cubana turned to an old friend for its signature release. For the past couple of years, we have seen La Gloria Cubana work with some experimental tobaccos and a crowd-sourced project. At the same time, La Gloria Cubana has been a brand looking to reconnect with its roots. First, there was the La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street, which saw La Gloria Cubana return to making a cigar in Little Havana for the first time since Ernesto Perez-Carrillo owned the brand. La Gloria Cubana now turns to Ernesto for an all-new regular production line called Los Gloriosos. This cigar was shown off at the Forged Cigar Company booth at PCA 2025. Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-wq0
For PCA 2025, La Gloria Cubana turned to an old friend for its signature release. For the past couple of years, we have seen La Gloria Cubana work with some experimental tobaccos and a crowd-sourced project. At the same time, La Gloria Cubana has been a brand looking to reconnect with its roots. First, there was the La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street, which saw La Gloria Cubana return to making a cigar in Little Havana for the first time since Ernesto Perez-Carrillo owned the brand. La Gloria Cubana now turns to Ernesto for an all-new regular production line called Los Gloriosos. This cigar was shown off at the Forged Cigar Company booth at PCA 2025. Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-wq0
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John and Aaron discuss their review experience with the La Gloria Cubana Gran Legado https://developingpalates.com/reviews/cigar-reviews/team-cigar-review-la-gloria-cubana-gran-legado/
During this Happy Hour, Tony and Fingers review the La Gloria Cubana Gran Legado Figurado. Other topics this hour include -- Nearly 10 million pounds of meat have been recalled for listeria risk. Shoppers are rushing to Costco to grab huge bargains after prices were slashed - as giant enters a price war with Walmart and Target. The guys go on a diet. The Trump assassination attempt probe finds the Secret Service needs ‘fundamental reform.' Listener questions are answered. All that and much more on this Happy Hour edition of Eat Drink Smoke. Follow Eat Drink Smoke on social media!X (Formerly Twitter): @GoEatDrinkSmokeFacebook: @eatdrinksmokeIG: @EatDrinkSmokePodcast The Podcast is Free! Click Below! Apple PodcastsAmazon MusicStitcher SpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENTED BY FABRICA 5 - Visit Fabrica005.com and use code LIZARDPOD at checkout for 10% off THE ENTIRE STORE! Free worldwide shipping from Miami on all orders over $125. See website for more information and terms.Recorded at Ten86 Cigars in Hawthorne, New Jersey the lizards pair the La Gloria Cubana Glorias LCDH with A. de Fussigny Cognac VSOP. The guys answer listener emails on: toasting cigars, New Zealand's tough tobacco laws and how to profile each lizards individual palate, plus they discuss Habanos S.A.'s 2024 Edición Limitadas. Plus: Can a pairing detract from a cigar smoking experience?Join the Lounge Lizards for a weekly discussion on all things cigars (both Cuban and non-Cuban), whiskey, food, travel, life and work. This is your formal invitation to join us in a relaxed discussion amongst friends and become a card-carrying Lounge Lizard yourself. This is not your typical cigar podcast. We're a group of friends who love sharing cigars, whiskey and a good laugh.website/merch/rating archive: loungelizardspod.comemail: hello@loungelizardspod.com to join the conversation and be featured on an upcoming episode!instagram: @loungelizardspod
The cigar review: La Gloria Cubana Spirit of the Lady. The drink review: Jefferson's Ocean Aged at Sea Rye. Topics this week include: 15 healthy light beers to drink this summer - Bonus review of Blue Moon Light. There is still time to enjoy some of the best Memorial Day restaurant deals of 2024. 50 great Memorial Day recipes for your holiday cookout. Amazon plans to give Alexa an AI overhaul — and a monthly subscription price. All that and much more on episode 291 of Eat Drink Smoke! More information on : Size - 7 x 50 Wrapper - Honduran Binder - Cameroon Filler - Mexico, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy (http://eatdrinksmokeshow.com) host Eat! Drink! Smoke! (http://facebook.com/eatdrinksmoke) recorded live at Blend Bar Cigar (http://blendbarcigar.com) in Indianapolis, IN. Follow Eat! Drink! Smoke! Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoEatDrinkSmoke | @GoEatDrinkSmoke Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eatdrinksmoke | @eatdrinksmoke IG: https://www.instagram.com/eatdrinksmokepodcast | @EatDrinkSmokePodcast The Podcast is Free! Click Below! On Apple Podcasts (http://bit.ly/eatdrinksmoke) On Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/09697f78-947d-4008-92f6-18f6b241774a/Eat-Drink-Smoke) On Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/show/eat-drink-smoke) On Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6Qf6qSmnpb5ctSMEtaB6lp)
En este episodio concluimos el Q&A donde Christian Sobrino contesta diversas preguntas de la audiencia para celebrar los cien episodios de #PodcastLaTrinchera con la ayuda y aportación de Guillermo Guasp. A todos los que han apoyado este proyecto durante los pasados dos años y pico, a nuestros invitados y a toda nuestra audiencia en y fuera de Puerto Rico: ¡Gracias totales!Este episodio de La Trinchera es presentado a ustedes por:- Vitola Caribe, auspiciadora del movimiento #ViernesGuayabera y donde pueden comprar guayaberas finas y elegante hechas con telas de alta calidad. Las guayaberas de Vitola Caribe son perfectas para portar el estandarte de la elegancia y potencia caribeña. Este próximo 25 de abril, Vitola Caribe tendrá su primer evento del año. En esta ocasión, Vitola se une con Entre Humos y el Restaurante Asere para celebrar una noche entera de guayaberas y cigarros. Tendrás la oportunidad de diseñar una pieza con tu estilo único, probar los deliciosos sabores de inspiración cubana de Asere y acompañarlos con los ricos aromas de La Gloria Cubana, gracias a los cigarros de Entre Humos. Es importante registrarse ya que los espacios son limitados. El enlace para registrarse y participar es el siguiente: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/880242197107?aff=oddtdtcreator- La Tigre, el primer destino en Puerto Rico para encontrar una progresiva selección de moda Italiana, orientada a una nueva generación de profesionales que reconocen el buen gusto y la calidad y que disfruta de vivir experiencias genuinas y únicas. Recientemente, La Tigre inauguró su primera colección para mujeres llamada Ciao Bella! Visiten la boutique de La Tigre ubicada en Ciudadela en Santurce o síganlos en Instagram en @shoplatigre.Por favor suscribirse a La Trinchera con Christian Sobrino en su plataforma favorita de podcasts y compartan este episodio con sus amistades.Para contactar a Christian Sobrino y #PodcastLaTrinchera, nada mejor que mediante las siguientes plataformas:Facebook: @PodcastLaTrincheraTwitter: @zobrinovichInstagram: zobrinovichThreads: @zobrinovichBluesky Social: zobrinovich.bsky.socialYouTube: @PodcastLaTrinchera “Pero aún sería un placer infinitamente más grande para mí pasar allí los días, interrogando y examinando a todos estos personajes, para distinguir los que son verdaderamente sabios de los que creen serlo y no lo son. ¿Hay alguno, jueces míos, que no diese todo lo que tiene en el mundo por examinar al que condujo un numeroso ejército contra Troya o Ulises o Sisifo y tantos otros, hombres y mujeres, cuya conversación y examen serían una felicidad inexplicable?.” - Sócrates en la Apología por Platón
En este octavo episodio del ¡Bipartidismo Strikes Back! (una producción del #PodcastLaTrinchera), Christian Sobrino y Luis Balbino discuten la entrega de Pedro Pierluisi al Señor en la convención de servidores públicos del PNP, las quejas del MVC sobre recusaciones de votantes, los votos adelantados en la primaria PNP, las querellas de Thomas Rivera Schtaz contra ciertos periodistas de inscripciones fatulas, las reacciones de la Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico (ASPPRO) y el Overseas Press Club (OPC), el primer debate primarista del PPD entre Jesús Manuel Ortíz y Juan Zaragoza, el Ruben-Sánchez-gate, la propuesta de sangre y tierra del alcalde Josian Santiago y le revuelta en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos por los proyectos de asistencia a Ucrania, Israel y Taiwan.Este episodio de La Trinchera es presentado a ustedes por:- Vitola Caribe, auspiciadora del movimiento #ViernesGuayabera y donde pueden comprar guayaberas finas y elegante hechas con telas de alta calidad. Las guayaberas de Vitola Caribe son perfectas para portar el estandarte de la elegancia y potencia caribeña. Este próximo 25 de abril, Vitola Caribe tendrá su primer evento del año. En esta ocasión, Vitola se une con Entre Humos y el Restaurante Asere para celebrar una noche entera de guayaberas y cigarros. Tendrás la oportunidad de diseñar una pieza con tu estilo único, probar los deliciosos sabores de inspiración cubana de Asere y acompañarlos con los ricos aromas de La Gloria Cubana, gracias a los cigarros de Entre Humos. Es importante registrarse ya que los espacios son limitados. El enlace para registrarse y participar es el siguiente: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/880242197107?aff=oddtdtcreator- La Tigre, el primer destino en Puerto Rico para encontrar una progresiva selección de moda Italiana, orientada a una nueva generación de profesionales que reconocen el buen gusto y la calidad y que disfruta de vivir experiencias genuinas y únicas. Recientemente, La Tigre inauguró su primera colección para mujeres llamada Ciao Bella! Visiten la boutique de La Tigre ubicada en Ciudadela en Santurce o síganlos en Instagram en @shoplatigre.Por favor suscribirse a La Trinchera con Christian Sobrino en su plataforma favorita de podcasts y compartan este episodio con sus amistades.Para contactar a Christian Sobrino y #PodcastLaTrinchera, nada mejor que mediante las siguientes plataformas:Facebook: @PodcastLaTrincheraTwitter: @zobrinovichInstagram: zobrinovichThreads: @zobrinovichBluesky Social: zobrinovich.bsky.socialYouTube: @PodcastLaTrinchera
En este episodio de #PodcastLaTrinchera, Christian Sobrino entrevista a Christian Cortés, alcalde del Municipio de Aguada, sobre su trasfondo personal, su introducción a la política, su historial en el servicio público y en el Partido Popular Democrático, las diferencias entre ser alcalde de un Municipio fuera del área metropolitana, el tornado que impactó Aguada, los cuentos de la política en Aguada, el rol de los fondos federales, la relación entre el Municipio y el Gobierno Central / Federal y mucho más.Este episodio de La Trinchera es presentado a ustedes por:- Vitola Caribe, auspiciadora del movimiento #ViernesGuayabera y donde pueden comprar guayaberas finas y elegante hechas con telas de alta calidad. Las guayaberas de Vitola Caribe son perfectas para portar el estandarte de la elegancia y potencia caribeña. Este próximo 25 de abril, Vitola Caribe tendrá su primer evento del año. En esta ocasión, Vitola se une con Entre Humos y el Restaurante Asere para celebrar una noche entera de guayaberas y cigarros. Tendrás la oportunidad de diseñar una pieza con tu estilo único, probar los deliciosos sabores de inspiración cubana de Asere y acompañarlos con los ricos aromas de La Gloria Cubana, gracias a los cigarros de Entre Humos. Es importante registrarse ya que los espacios son limitados. El enlace para registrarse y participar es el siguiente: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/880242197107?aff=oddtdtcreator- La Tigre, el primer destino en Puerto Rico para encontrar una progresiva selección de moda Italiana, orientada a una nueva generación de profesionales que reconocen el buen gusto y la calidad y que disfruta de vivir experiencias genuinas y únicas. Recientemente, La Tigre inauguró su primera colección para mujeres llamada Ciao Bella! Visiten la boutique de La Tigre ubicada en Ciudadela en Santurce o síganlos en Instagram en @shoplatigre.Por favor suscribirse a La Trinchera con Christian Sobrino en su plataforma favorita de podcasts y compartan este episodio con sus amistades.Para contactar a Christian Sobrino y #PodcastLaTrinchera, nada mejor que mediante las siguientes plataformas:Facebook: @PodcastLaTrincheraTwitter: @zobrinovichInstagram: zobrinovichThreads: @zobrinovichBluesky Social: zobrinovich.bsky.socialYouTube: @PodcastLaTrinchera “El hombre que vive en una comunidad pequeña vive en un mundo más grande. Conoce mucho más de la variedad intensa y las diferencias inamovibles de las personas... En una comunidad grande, podemos escoger nuestros vecinos. En una comunidad pequeña, nuestros vecinos son escogidos para nosotros.” - G.K. Chesterton
En este séptimo episodio del ¡Bipartidismo Strikes Back! (una producción del #PodcastLaTrinchera), Christian Sobrino y Luis Balbino discuten los señalamientos entre las campañas a la gobernación en esta etapa tradicional de las primarias del Partido Nuevo Progresista, los asuntos del alcalde de Ponce y la convención del Partido Popular Democrático, la entrada contundente de nuevos actores en el caso de las descalificaciones de Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana y el tema de libertad económica en la columna ¿Menos gobierno o mejor gobierno? de Benjamín Torres Gotay. Este episodio de La Trinchera es presentado a ustedes por:- Vitola Caribe, auspiciadora del movimiento #ViernesGuayabera y donde pueden comprar guayaberas finas y elegante hechas con telas de alta calidad. Las guayaberas de Vitola Caribe son perfectas para portar el estandarte de la elegancia y potencia caribeña. Este próximo 25 de abril, Vitola Caribe tendrá su primer evento del año. En esta ocasión, Vitola se une con Entre Humos y el Restaurante Asere para celebrar una noche entera de guayaberas y cigarros. Tendrás la oportunidad de diseñar una pieza con tu estilo único, probar los deliciosos sabores de inspiración cubana de Asere y acompañarlos con los ricos aromas de La Gloria Cubana, gracias a los cigarros de Entre Humos. Es importante registrarse ya que los espacios son limitados. El enlace para registrarse y participar es el siguiente: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/880242197107?aff=oddtdtcreator- La Tigre, el primer destino en Puerto Rico para encontrar una progresiva selección de moda Italiana, orientada a una nueva generación de profesionales que reconocen el buen gusto y la calidad y que disfruta de vivir experiencias genuinas y únicas. Recientemente, La Tigre inauguró su primera colección para mujeres llamada Ciao Bella! Visiten la boutique de La Tigre ubicada en Ciudadela en Santurce o síganlos en Instagram en @shoplatigre.Por favor suscribirse a La Trinchera con Christian Sobrino en su plataforma favorita de podcasts y compartan este episodio con sus amistades.Para contactar a Christian Sobrino y #PodcastLaTrinchera, nada mejor que mediante las siguientes plataformas:Facebook: @PodcastLaTrincheraTwitter: @zobrinovichInstagram: zobrinovichThreads: @zobrinovichBluesky Social: zobrinovich.bsky.socialYouTube: @PodcastLaTrinchera
En este episodio celebramos los cien episodios de #PodcastLaTrinchera con un Q&A donde Christian Sobrino contesta diversas preguntas de la audiencia con la ayuda y aportación de Guillermo Guasp. Dado el volumen de preguntas que recibimos, estaremos grabando un segundo episodio bono para completar el Q&A. A todos los que han apoyado este proyecto durante los pasados dos años y pico, a nuestros invitados y a toda nuestra audiencia en y fuera de Puerto Rico: ¡Gracias totales! Este episodio de La Trinchera es presentado a ustedes por:- Vitola Caribe, auspiciadora del movimiento #ViernesGuayabera y donde pueden comprar guayaberas finas y elegante hechas con telas de alta calidad. Las guayaberas de Vitola Caribe son perfectas para portar el estandarte de la elegancia y potencia caribeña. Este próximo 25 de abril, Vitola Caribe tendrá su primer evento del año. En esta ocasión, Vitola se une con Entre Humos y el Restaurante Asere para celebrar una noche entera de guayaberas y cigarros. Tendrás la oportunidad de diseñar una pieza con tu estilo único, probar los deliciosos sabores de inspiración cubana de Asere y acompañarlos con los ricos aromas de La Gloria Cubana, gracias a los cigarros de Entre Humos. Es importante registrarse ya que los espacios son limitados. El enlace para registrarse y participar es el siguiente: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/880242197107?aff=oddtdtcreator- La Tigre, el primer destino en Puerto Rico para encontrar una progresiva selección de moda Italiana, orientada a una nueva generación de profesionales que reconocen el buen gusto y la calidad y que disfruta de vivir experiencias genuinas y únicas. Recientemente, La Tigre inauguró su primera colección para mujeres llamada Ciao Bella! Visiten la boutique de La Tigre ubicada en Ciudadela en Santurce o síganlos en Instagram en @shoplatigre.Por favor suscribirse a La Trinchera con Christian Sobrino en su plataforma favorita de podcasts y compartan este episodio con sus amistades.Para contactar a Christian Sobrino y #PodcastLaTrinchera, nada mejor que mediante las siguientes plataformas:Facebook: @PodcastLaTrincheraTwitter: @zobrinovichInstagram: zobrinovichThreads: @zobrinovichBluesky Social: zobrinovich.bsky.socialYouTube: @PodcastLaTrinchera “Una vida sin examen no merece la pena ser vivida.” - Sócrates en la Apología por de Platón
The #15 2023 Cigar of the Year is the E.P. Carrillo INCH Nicaragua No. 60. In 2012, E.P. Carrillo launched a line focused on large ring gauge cigars known as the INCH Series. Large ring gauge cigars are nothing new to Ernesto Perez-Carrillo as he was considered a pioneer in this area while he was with La Gloria Cubana. Released in a Maduro and a Natural (Sumatra), it quickly became one of E.P. Carrillo's most successful lines. In 2022, a new regular production addition to the INCH line, the INCH Nicaragua, was added. As the name indicates, INCH Nicaragua is not only a 100% Nicaraguan cigar, but it's a cigar that's made in Nicaragua - and it's made at the Plasencia factory in Nicaragua. This marked the first time E.P. Carrillo worked in a factory outside its Tabacalera La Alianza facility. Since then, E.P. Carrillo has done the Allegiance at the Oliva factory (which landed on the Countdown at #22) and Short Run 2023 out of Oscar Valladares' factory. Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-raO
The #15 2023 Cigar of the Year is the E.P. Carrillo INCH Nicaragua No. 60. In 2012, E.P. Carrillo launched a line focused on large ring gauge cigars known as the INCH Series. Large ring gauge cigars are nothing new to Ernesto Perez-Carrillo as he was considered a pioneer in this area while he was with La Gloria Cubana. Released in a Maduro and a Natural (Sumatra), it quickly became one of E.P. Carrillo's most successful lines. In 2022, a new regular production addition to the INCH line, the INCH Nicaragua, was added. As the name indicates, INCH Nicaragua is not only a 100% Nicaraguan cigar, but it's a cigar that's made in Nicaragua - and it's made at the Plasencia factory in Nicaragua. This marked the first time E.P. Carrillo worked in a factory outside its Tabacalera La Alianza facility. Since then, E.P. Carrillo has done the Allegiance at the Oliva factory (which landed on the Countdown at #22) and Short Run 2023 out of Oscar Valladares' factory. Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-raO
Welcome to Episode 3 of Straight Talking Smokes! This week we are back in Cuba for the Bulgarian Exclusive La Gloria Cubana ------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram: @StraightTalkingSmokes Thanks for Watching!! #cigarsmokeruk #cigaraficionado #botl #sotl #dram #cigaruk #whisky #whiskey #ukwhiskeydrinker #cuban #cubancigar #cubancigars #ukcigarsmokers #ukcigars #cubanoftheday #cigar #habanos #havana #mancave #cigarlounge #churchill #cigarsmoker #cigarlife #cigars #cigarlifestyle #cigaroftheday
This seemingly strong cigar surprised our old Co-Host Hambone and I as it paired well with a diverse group of pairings! Hambone's top 5 is sure to surprise you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dreamercigarspodcast/support
We have something new in the garage this week to smoke from La Gloria Cubana with the Serie S Maduro. We are also cracking a bottle of Bardstown Bourbon that is one of their first bottles not sourced elsewhere. Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part of the conversation! Pour one more...light up another...we'll figure it out together. Please Drink Responsibly byjack.com/bourbonandbs to buy some shirts! Thanks to our sponsors: All of you that have been supporting us! Join our patrons at patreon.com/bourbonandbspodcast to help support the continuing growth of the show and the community. Tinder Box at Easton for the weekly featured cigar and check them out for their current featured cigar at eastontinderbox@gmail.com Altadis USA for the weekly second cigar and the continued support BS Cigar Company for the continued support! Check them out at bscigarcompany@gmail.com for ordering the BS Gold and BS Silver
The La Gloria Cubana brand was back at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show for the first time since 2019. At that time, La Gloria Cubana was focused on innovation. Over the past few years, La Gloria Cubana has shifted some of its attention to returning somewhat to its roots in terms of its packaging and its associated cigars. This year, as a part of Forged Cigar Company, La Gloria Cubana brought three new releases into PCA - including a regular production cigar, a limited edition cigar, and a sampler. Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-q63
The La Gloria Cubana brand was back at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show for the first time since 2019. At that time, La Gloria Cubana was focused on innovation. Over the past few years, La Gloria Cubana has shifted some of its attention to returning somewhat to its roots in terms of its packaging and its associated cigars. This year, as a part of Forged Cigar Company, La Gloria Cubana brought three new releases into PCA - including a regular production cigar, a limited edition cigar, and a sampler. Full PCA Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-q63
We're back! You know, it's hard to leave a lasting impression if you never actually leave. So we've been doing a few less shows this year but when we do show up HOT F'N DAMN are the end results something special. Starting with our year-end visit from Steve Saka these latest episodes are all right up there with our most entertaining ever and we're grateful that you keep watching, listening, and partying along with us. Let's do it!!! CIGAR #1 – LA GLORIA CUBANA SERIE R NO. 8 MADURO by FORGED CIGAR COMPANY Size: 7 x 70 Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua & Dominican Republic Price: $12.29 (and while these were submitted to us for review by General […] The post Episode 162 – Cocaine Bear, La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 8 & Shady Moose cigars, Beers appeared first on Tuesday Night Cigar Club.
Recorded at Ten86 Lounge in Hawthorne, New Jersey the lizards pair the La Gloria Cubana Turquinos with Tequila Ocho Anejo. The lizards smoke a brand new Habanos regular production release, they talk La Gloria Cubana and its shared history with Partagás, and they do a deep dive on the tequila pairing.Join the Lounge Lizards for a weekly discussion on all things cigars (both Cuban and non-Cuban), whiskey, food, travel, life and work. This is your formal invitation to join us in a relaxed discussion amongst friends and become a card-carrying Lounge Lizard yourself. This is not your typical cigar podcast. We're a group of friends who love sharing cigars, whiskey and a good laugh.website/merch/rating archive: loungelizardspod.comemail: hello@loungelizardspod.com to join the conversation and be featured on an upcoming episode!instagram: @loungelizardspod
They discuss a modified virus that attacked and killed a patients cancer. Appears to be complete cure. They smoke the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Black Maduro with Whistle Pig Piggy Back 6YO Bourbon whiskey. They also talk about the 2 mash bills they have at Lone Elm and they will be sampling them soon. https://futurism.com/neoscope/virus-modified-kill-cancer-cells
This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire... Lissette Perez-Carillo is the daughter of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. She has been in the Cigar industry Her Whole Life! Lissette joins us, to talk about how she started and where EP Carillo is going. We will fire up a cigar from EPC in the first hour while in the second out we turn to The Cigar Authority Care Package and light up a Timeless Prestige from Ferio Tego. Join us for all of this and the usual suspects including the VS Question of the Week, Offer of the Day, Ask the Don, the Email of the Week and a peek into the Asylum. The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
On their path to NFL season preparedness, Cornelius and Magee have found themselves discussing the AFC West on this episode of Bet Your Ash. Who you like? Tell us at @betyourashpod on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
We are joined by a longtime friend, Duncan Oughton, in the garage to smoke a limited addition La Gloria Cubana. The Criollo de Oro is a hybrid wrapper cigar that is limited production and we are pairing up with Peerless Rye. It will interesting to see how these two match up and what we can learn about them. Ask questions on the feed during the show or after if you want to be part of the conversation! Pour one more...light up another...we'll figure it out together. Please Drink Responsibly byjack.com/bourbonandbs to buy some shirts! Thanks to our sponsors: All of you that have been supporting us! Join our patrons at patreon.com/bourbonandbspodcast to help support the continuing growth of the show and the community. Tinder Box at Easton for the weekly featured cigar and check them out for their current weekly sampler at eastontinderbox@gmail.com Altadis USA for the weekly second cigar and the continued support BS Cigar Company for the continued support! Check them out at bscigarcompany@gmail.com for ordering the BS Gold and BS Silver
Dominican La Gloria Cubana Classic paired with Jameson Cold brew Coffee vs Koloa Rum Coffee finish
Welcome to Episode 53 of The Burning Bush Podcast, where we share the message of the Bible while enjoying a good cigar. This week we continue reading through Dr. Justin Bass' book, “The Bedrock of Christianity: The Unalterable Facts of Jesus' Death and Resurrection”, and I'm smoking a La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro No. 5 5.5x54.Dr. Justin Bass' website: https://justinwbass.comGroundworks Ministries: https://www.groundworksministries.com/La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro No. 5 5.5x54: https://www.lagloriacubana.com/our-tobacco/serie-rListen and subscribe at: www.theburningbushpodcast.com YouTube: https://bit.ly/3enwuCiRumble: https://rumble.com/user/SteveMcHenryEmail: steve@theburningbushpodcast.com#TheBurningBush #Podcast #Scripture #Theology #Jesus #Bible #Christian #GroundworksMinistries #Cigars #BOTL #SOTL #HolySmokes #JustinBass #LaGloriaCubanaSUPPORT THE SHOWCash App - http://cash.app/$StevenJMcHenryVenmo: https://www.venmo.com/u/Steve-McHenry-3Paypal: http://paypal.me/SteveMcHenryThe Burning Bush Merchandise Store Get your Burning Bush Podcast swag here!Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Welcome to Episode 53 of The Burning Bush Podcast, where we share the message of the Bible while enjoying a good cigar. This week we continue reading through Dr. Justin Bass'... Visit my website at http://stevemchenry.blogspot.com/
We have a regular member of the community and returning guest, Shannon Chapman, back in the garage. He has brought us a treat from Montana, Big Horn Bourbon Whiskey, out of Willie's Distillery in Ennis, Montana. We are also lighting up a more recent addition to La Gloria Cubana, Spanish Press. Pour one more...light up another...we'll figure it out together. Please Drink Responsibly byjack.com/bourbonandbs to buy some shirts! Thanks to our sponsors: All of you that have been supporting us! Join our patrons at patreon.com/bourbonandbspodcast to help support the continuing growth of the show and the community. Tinder Box at Easton for the weekly featured cigar and check them out for their current weekly sampler at eastontinderbox@gmail.com Altadis USA for the weekly second cigar and the continued support BS Cigar Company for the continued support! Check them out at bscigarcompany@gmail.com for ordering the BS Gold and BS Silver
Inflation is going up, up, up despite what the Fed will tell you, the Salt BAE had visitors from a communist country who had loads of cash while their people starve and part 2 of my conversation with Steve Abbott from General Cigar in charge of the Macanudo and La Gloria Cubana cigar lines.
The 'Red Wave' is here as evidenced in Tuesday's election results, Al Gore and Greta Thunberg beating the drum of the Climate Change Hoax once again, Meghan Markle still using a title she gave up and part 1 of our Cigar Masters Series interview with Steve Abbott, Senior Brand Ambassador for General Cigar overseeing the Macanudo and La Gloria Cubana cigar lines.
Shane and Trae both smoke the new Society by La Gloria Cubana, and the boys talk substantial equivalence, beruit exclusives, and ghost stories
Jiunn, Seth, John and Aaron discuss their review experience with the La Gloria Cubana Spirit of the Lady Toro https://developingpalates.com/reviews/cigar-reviews/team-cigar-review-la-gloria-cubana-spirit-of-the-lady-toro/
The boys both smoke the Medio Tiempo from La Gloria Cubana and they talk about new tobaccos from NC and Cuba, and Father's Day gift ideas.
It's officially summertime and school is out suckas! So tonight your favorite crew of lovable numbnuts are going to experience Senior Week the way it was intended… by talking about the 80's flick Senior Week and drinking a bunch of beer. And, yes, believe it or not we all graduated from high school. Eventually. THE CIGAR – LA GLORIA CUBANA SPIRIT OF THE LADY by THE FORGED CIGAR COMPANY Size: 6 x 50 (box-pressed toro) Wrapper: a seven-year-aged wrapper from the Olancho San Agustín region of Honduras Binder: Cameroon Filler: Mexican, Nicaraguan, and Dominican Price: $12.99 (and please remember when purchasing some fine La Gloria Cubana cigars or other brands from FamousSmokeShop.com to use your new favorite promo code TNCC20 […] The post Episode 138 – Senior Week (1987), La Gloria Cubana Spirit Of The Lady cigar, Beers appeared first on Tuesday Night Cigar Club.
For today's International Cigar Lightation Ceremony I'm smoking the brand new La Gloria Cubana Spirit of the Lady which was released in March and is very limited. This cigar features a 7-year old Honduran wrapper with binder and filler tobacco from the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Nicaragua.
Wir rauchen die La Gloria Cubana Exclusivo 5th Avenue, die bereits im Jahr 2015 erschienen ist und seinerzeit exklusiv in Deutschland, Österreich und Polen erschienen ist. Die großformatige Zigarre (Ringmaß 54, Länge 7 Inch) hatte nun ein paar Jahre im Humidor und kann hoffentlich überzeugen. Wir reden außerdem über diverse Sondereditionen von Davidoff und anderen Kubanern.
2017 wurde in Spanien die Regional Exclusive veröffentlicht, welche in diesem Fall eine La Gloria Cubana war, die in einem handlichen Short Robusto Format daher kam. Mit einer lockeren Rauchdauer von ca. 30 Minuten, haben wir gerade genug Zeit, um ein wenig über kubanische Zigarren zu philosophieren, den Unterschied zwischen weißen und schwarzen Pfefferaromen auszuloten und was eigentlich der Unterschied zwischen unterhaltsamen und informativen YouTube Videos ist. Daneben unternehmen wir einen kleinen Ausflug in die Psychologie und reden über Langeweile und warum sie durchaus nutzbringend sein kann.
Today's cigar for the International Lightation Ceremony is the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro, a favorite of Colonel Ange who joins me today on our new Bold Alpha podcast. This cigar medium-to-full bodied cigar has notes of chocolate, coffee and spice from the Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and Nicaragauna and Dominican fillers.
This week, thanks to Andy Sanchez, the guys smoke the La Gloria Cubana Serie RF. Also, they are joined by Jojo Mo and all discuss Jojo's trip with the Hacks to Lakeapoloza, police encounters, ice cream treats, cigars, and much more. Tell a friend, tell a hobo... As always, send your questions and comments to theretrohale@gmail.com Thanks for listening, ENJOY IT!
Tonight we continue our look at the people behind General Cigar Company as we welcome Steve Abbot, Senior Brand Manager. Steve has responsibilities for both the Macanudo and La Gloria Cubana brands and we will dive into each of these with Steve, plus get to know a little more about Steve and his role in the industry. Steve also has some interests outside the cigar industry and we will touch on that as well. In our Deliberation Segment, we will do some post-game on last week’s Virtual Trade Show and give you our scorecard on how the various companies are doing this summer.
Tonight we continue our look at the people behind General Cigar Company as we welcome Steve Abbot, Senior Brand Manager. Steve has responsibilities for both the Macanudo and La Gloria Cubana brands and we will dive into each of these with Steve, plus get to know a little more about Steve and his role in the industry. Steve also has some interests outside the cigar industry and we will touch on that as well. In our Deliberation Segment, we will do some post-game on last week’s Virtual Trade Show and give you our scorecard on how the various companies are doing this summer.
2:37:10 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Nylon memory, day 89 of the crisis, New Jersey innovation, La Gloria Cubana, The Doors mystery, temporal disruption, Shock Treatment (1981), rest room, wandering the parks and streets, gated community, storage units, Stuff I Sold on eBay in 2003, the books, comic books, around the [&hellip
People in America are divided about lockdowns. Some want to stay ultra-safe from coronavirus, and some want to lick all the doorknobs! Well, not really. It's that some think opening is dangerous and others think staying locked down is dangerous. But even more people are questioning why politicos and media types are so heavily invested in lockdowns: Is there a political win in staying at home? Tony Katz (http://facebook.com/tonykatzradio) hosts the Eat! Drink! Smoke! (http://facebook.com/eatdrinksmoke) podcast, presented by Fanimation.com (http://fanimation.com). The podcast was recorded live at Smoker's Choice (http://smokerschoicecigarbar.com) in Brownsburg, IN. It's a review of Jefferson's Very Small Batch bourbon and the La Gloria Cubana Coleccion Reserva Presidente cigar. Over one million Americans identify as ants. Or, at least their Facebook activity says so. How Tony's Rabbi has learned to love cheeseburgers, and how the "New Normal" isn't a real thing.
Jiunn, John and Aaron discuss their review experience with the La Gloria Cubana Spanish Press Robusto https://developingpalates.com/reviews/cigar-reviews/team-cigar-review-la-gloria-cubana-spanish-press-robusto/
A wonderfully rich cigar and a discussion about taking advantage of the mandatory quarantine as well as what it means to be a family man. Enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast and our youtube channel as well as follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
The team (Erik Calviño, Ivan Ocampo, Nicolás Jiménez) smokes La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Obelisco cigars while talking March Madness basketball, FDA regulation, Rocky Patel's new lounge in Pittsburgh, and fake meat! Mentioned in this episode: Captain Andrew Luck: https://twitter.com/captandrewluck?lang=en Jimmy P's Butcher Shop: https://www.jimmypsbutchershop.com/ Meet the guy cleaning up a nature preserve on his own: http://www.dademag.com/features/cleaning-bear-cut-preserve-mangrove-swamp-miami Take Your Pills trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Xebo1pngM Rand Paul reads the omnibus bill (Twitter thread): https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/976909053870911488 Music in this episode: "BossaBossa" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Join Tripp and Denis to smoke the Colección Reserva from La Gloria Cubana. Learn the story behind the cigar, and find out how it pairs!
The Alpha PleasureFest on the Water in Buffalo is SOLD OUT, should we host one in Charlotte? Also Ann Coulter was right in calling out Delta Airlines, and more intel on new cigars from Macanudo, Torano, CAO, Partagas, La Gloria Cubana, JC Newman, Pardon, and more.
I heard the quote above from iconic musician Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas) on a BBC interview this morning and it reminded me SO MUCH of our attitude here at the TNCC. Here we are 30 episodes into this crazy thing and we are still so fucking different than anything else out there and we’re still confidently diving off cliffs blindfolded every night we turn on the mics. That’s not to say we don’t prepare, that we don’t hustle our asses off, and that we don’t care if our work finds an audience. Nothing could be farther from the truth. What it does mean is that we are not concerned with fitting into any molds or templates […] The post Episode 30 – No Holds Barred / La Gloria Cubana Serie RF No. 21 / Arrogant Bastard Bourbon-Barrel Aged Ale appeared first on Tuesday Night Cigar Club.
Brandon & Randy review the La Gloria Cubana Esteli while chatting about life, booze and Karaoke? Yes..Karaoke. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out Randy's Movie Star Debut in "The Shade": http://youtu.be/trNb7w7FgsU ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out all my Podcasts and videos for Calypso Cigar Review and Cigar Bombs on YouTube and subscribe! Audio and Video versions of our Podcasts "Calypso Cigar Review" can be found here: http://calypsocigar.podomatic.com http://www.spreaker.com/show/calypso_cigar_reviews http://www.youtube.com/user/meatcake1 https://www.facebook.com/CalypsoCigarShopAndLounge http://www.stogiefriends.com/brandonluna/video/ or on I-tunes, to subscribe search for Calypso Cigar and subscribe! If you would like to purchase fine tobacco products and you happen to be in the DFW area, check out the Calypso Cigar shop in Richardson Texas or call them at: 972.761.9903 Or visit them at Face Book at: http://www.facebook.com/CalypsoCigarShopAndLounge Join a cigar forum! It is a great way to learn, trade and have fun with other Cigar hobbyist. I highly recommend the following Cigar Forums: http://www.stogiefriends.com http://www.botl.org http://www.cigarfederation.com A great Cigar Review Website: http://www.blindmanspuff.com Donate Cigars to the Troops! They fight for your rights to smoke and so much more. There are several great organizations you can donate cigars too, why not donate here: http://cigarsforwarriors.org You can also donate here, another great organization: http://www.stogiefriends.com/cigarsfortroops/ East Coast Donations can be sent to: Ray Peterson 128 Delaware St Staten Island, NY 10304 Troop Donations PO Box 79292 Corona, CA 92877 If you happen to donate, please let them know you heard about them through our show! Would appreciate it and it help us keep track of if we are reaching anyone out in the interwebs! Both of these groups donate to different sets of troops so donate what you can, as often as you can! +++++++++++++++
This week we welcome Craig Schneider back for the biggest smoke ever on DogWatch Cigar Radio. The three of us exchanged cigars this week so we each have three cigars to review making for a total of nine reviews of 6 different cigars (do the math yourself, this one confused me). We also have mail from Palio contest winners, a request from a listener and a question for our team of experts. Cigars of the Week - Cigar of the Week: Bob – E.P Carillo Golosos Cigars Ring Gauge: 60 Length: 6.5 inches Shape: Toro Gordo Strength: Medium E.P Carillo Golosos Cigars - The creator and the man behind the famous cigar brand La Gloria Cubana has launch a new personal project and another fabulous cigar The E.P. Carillo. The filler in the EP Carillo cigar is a well aged 5 year old Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers that is bound and wrapped with a 3 year old Ecuadorian-grown Habano wrapper. This cigar is a medium bodied cigar that is characterized creamy flavors, and rich notes of pepper. Cigar of the Week: Dale - Mi Tierra Habano Ring Gauge: 60 Length:4.5” Shape/Name:Parejo - Grand Mi Tierra cigars are Dominican Puros, made from tobaccos grown on a single farm. Michael Munoz is the brand face of the line, but the cigars were developed in a joint venture with Jose Blanco. All the blend tobacco has been aged for 3 years and is covered in a silky Habano variety wrapper. A complex cigar with more spice then one might expect, especially right from the start. Rich and bold full flavors that keep the cigar very interesting throughout the experience. The body of the smoke is medium, and the strength level is above the typical Dominican profile. Cigar of the Week: Craig - Anonymous Ring Gauge:56 Length:6.375” Shape/Name:Parejo - Sublimes (roughly - Little short, little wide) This large cigar has a rustic Mexican San Andreas Seco skin on a body of tobacco coming from all one country. It brings a slightly sweet demeanor to the table with an interesting spicy core. It was released to slightly negative fanfare and never received the due I feel it deserved. In my opinion, it did not take off as a cigar enjoyed by the masses. That explains why I may like it, as my tastes tend to lean away from the trends of today. Strength, but with balance; the only way I’ll take it. Rearranging show dates! We are moving the the Nov 4 show to November 5 as Liz and I will be traveling that evening. _______________________________________________ We get Mail: Sometimes it takes a while.... Liz, Below is a copy of an email I tried to send on 15 JUL 11. I continued to listen to the podcast wondering if you ever received it. Bob & Dale, Thank you! Thank you for the selecting me as the May contest winner of the magnificent Palio cutter. I received it in the mail about two weeks ago and have used it for every cut on my cigars since. I was just getting ready to buy one when I listened to your podcast and heard I was selected; now I’ll have to buy a carbon fiber cutter. You mentioned on the podcast that you believed I was military and you was absolutely correct. I am a sergeant First Class in the Army stationed in Germany and recently returned home from Afghanistan. I am very new the good life of cigar smoking but thanks to your podcast (and the power of the internet), I have become educated quickly. Once again thank you for selecting me, for an incredible radio show, and for your support of the uniformed services. Keep up the great work! v/r SFC Tim Delaney More Mail: a call to our listeners DJ Shalifoe is looking for any retailers that still have pre-General Cigar CAO La Traviatas in stock. DJ writes: The old pre-GC Traviatas come with the CAO branded Boveda pack in the box whereas the post-GC CAOs do not. I'm partial to the Divino and Animados vitolas in either natural or maduro. The reason I want the older ones is that I find CAO cigars under General's ownership to have fallen off the cliff, so to speak. If any listener knows of a retailer with pre-GC Traviatas, send the info to theshow@cigarmedia.tv and we will pass it along. More Mail: Listener feedback John Magrisso to Liz after she followed up to see how he liked the Palio cutter he won in June Liz, I received the Palio cutter sometime at the very end of June and shot Bob an e-mail when upon its receipt. I've been very happy with it- it has lived up to all the accolades given on the show each week! As to the show, I've been listening for a number of years now, and though I'm not the most vocal listener, I look forward to it every week and thoroughly enjoy the sense of community it provides us cigar smokers (especially living here in Massachusetts, where I'll get dirty looks just for smoking on my own front steps)! So thank you all! John Legislative Update Venezuela has annulled by decree an anti-smoking law, which prohibits tobacco use in public places and offices a day after enforcement. Venezuela's Ministry of Health announced its new decision just a day after the anti-smoking law was printed in the Official Gazette. According to the new legislation, smoking was banned in public spaces, cafes, public toilets, dining halls and joined buildings. The new law was planned to be implemented after three months, said a Press TV correspondent. Get the full story Craig: Funny how Venezuela’s ban comes right on the heals of their dictator’s struggle with cancer. Wait... I’ve read this again. So they’re annulling the legislation? Craig’s Esencia Contest #1 - Adam Zed Esencia Canonazo Cut - took off just the cap to produce a good draw. Not tight, but almost perfect. Pre-light aroma - I don't do this anymore as the smells might get mixed when I have a lot of singles in the same area. Apperance - Nice color, firm but not hard body. The cap was almost invisible, it was so well placed and pressed into the crown. Smoke time - 2 hours on the nose Drink - Pepsi and ice. Also a bottle of water if I want to cleanse well. Light - Toasted end with triple torch until an ember appears then draw a couple times with a little bit of heat to the end of the cigar. I decided to break this stick into quarters instead of the typical thirds...no reason, just thought it would work, and it did. First few puffs ( I don't use these to determine the whole first quarter ) - Big kick to the back of the throat. A lot of black pepper that I get from Nica tobacco. Very heavy. First quarter - After the first 4-6 pulls, the cigar settled down. I immidiately thought of Illusione MK. Smooth ! The back of throat raspiness went away immidiately. Black pepper lingers for a minute after expelling smoke. Pallet filling, great. The burn is great, straight and not pulling inside at all. The smoke at this point is drying my mouth with every puff, but making me salivate at the same time...I almost equate this to the experience of an almond when you first put it in your mouth, it is drying your mouth, but making you salivate at the same time. There is an underlying peaty/ earthiness that comes in only after smoke is expelled and taste lingers. At this point, it reminds me the only H. Upmann Mag 50 I have had, wonderful ! Second quarter - Started developing a white pepper flavor that I absolutely love, I only get this in T52 Toros and it is the flavor I always search for. Still a drying effect with the smoke in my mouth at the sides, almost like red wine tannins when you first take a drink and it gives you that "bite" at the back sides of your mouth. Still smooth. There is a mineral, almost metallic, taste that comes in now that works well with cigars on the finish. Third quarter - Settled out now to a lush white pepper flavor predominantly filling the pallet. Still a mineral feeling/taste that works. The body now goes from a steady medium, to medium-full as the smoke seems to get richer and thicker. Now I am getting a roasted deep tobacco flavor at the end of this quarter that fills out my missing piece for what I look for in a great cigar. MMMM ! White pepper and roasted tobacco complement each other so well because they don't bombard your pallet, but complement the experience. Last quarter - Same tastes at the beginning, but as I get deeper in, the roasted flavor starts to dominate. The flavor and smoke completely coat the mouth. I know when I blow smoke out and it becomes a giant white/grey cloud that floats in the air outside like a cloud, that it has now transcended into full bodied. The white pepper subsided and became a creamy roasted tobacco ending ... oh wow ! Great finish. I don't usually smoke cigars until I littlerally burn my fingers, most of the time I smoke them down to about an inch, but if the smoke is still cool enough and has flavors other than tar, I tend to incure short term pain for long term gain. I have only done this once, with a Padron Maduro. I highly recommend these cigars, and would buy more to lay them away for a little bit to see if that mineral taste would subside a little bit, as it was the only thing that wasn't helping earlier, but that mineral taste was not bad in any way. Now for the non-technical of this email; I love these cigars, and recommend them to as many people as I can. I have given them away to people, even though it is very hard for me to find them as the retailers are not willing to ship up here, and also turned people onto smoking these wonderful beauties. I have had the Lancero, Canonazo, Robusto, and Corona Extra's. My preferance is the robusto's as the blend just "fits". It is funny that when I ordered some cigars the last time, my friend who goes down across the border to pick them up for me and bring them back across to ship here informed me of how he had been looking for Esencias for a while as well. He was so happy to know where to get them after we discussed my source; Fullers Pullers. He was even happier when he was gifted a 5 pack of cigars heh. As far as my "experience" with Esencias, I cannot say that I have smoked them with anyone else at the same time, or done anything wild with them anywhere as I have just been smoking them for a few months now, but what I can say is that my "experience" with Marc of Brothers of the Leaf LLC has been fantastic ! He has treated me well, answered a few questions I have asked in a timely manor, sent me a couple cigars to start me off in down the road of ever-expanding credit card debt, and seems to be doing well at maintaining a great standard on his cigars. As a consumer, I cannot ask for much more from a brand owner....well I guess I could ask him to come up here to the frozen north for a shop event .......... but somehow I highly doubt that :/ Thanks Craig for reading this long-ass email, I am just so happy that I finally found a way to get these cigars up here, even though there are a bunch of hoops to jump through. #2 Ralph from Connecticut (Ralph Purificato) On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Ralph Purificato wrote: Hey guys. Long time podcast listener who went to the CRA website to support the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act. Unfortunately the support in CT seem to fall on deaf ears as you can see below. My response from Senator Blumenthal was the same as from Mr. Leiberman. Just wanted to pass this on and see if we could make a little more noise in Connecticut to let our "representatives" know that consenting adults would like to make their own choices on how we spend our time and money. I also wanted to take the last half of this email to talk about Esencia cigars for Craig's contest. I still consider myself a "new" cigar smoker though I have been enjoying cigars for close to 10 years. It started when I was 18 and a friend and I were given cigars by an older relative. From that point on we've always frequented our local smoke shop, The Owl Shop in New Haven CT. Up until about 2 years ago I never bothered to try and pick out flavors and a cigar simply being smooth was my main criteria. Now since paying more attention and listening to podcasts and reviews I am enjoying cigars more than ever. With that being said, I finally picked up an Esencia cigar last week and enjoyed it on my porch with a glass of water. The first thing that hit me on the first few puffs was gingerbread. As I smoked the cigar more and tried to pick out the individual flavors, I found that the spice and cedar woody flavors I picked out combined to make that initial "gingerbread" that hit me initially. I really enjoyed this cigar and it seemed to fit the fall season that's starting here. The burn was also terrific and the cigar smoked great down to the nub. I will definitely be picking up more of these and really enjoyed it. -- Ralph from Connecticut #3 Dan Crouch WINNER - He shared the experience with another. I gotta say I never thought I would have an Esencia cigar in my life (or any super premium for that matter). There are no Brick and Mortars in the area and to be honest they are really not in my price bracket. However, due to the kindness of Marc Aub I received a few samples and now I am hooked. The cigar smells as good as it smokes and that is amazing. All have been smooth and had a nice touch of sweetness along with hints of pepper in the retro. I even gave one of the few to my dad and he just could not believe how smooth it was. Now I am saving my change in hopes of buying a box should I ever get up to the city (Chicago). #4 Charlie Platt from Springdale AR Some of the best NCCs in my man cave! I tried these on recommendation of Bob and Dale. Completely satisfied! A rich and complex smoke. Great work BOTL. Charlie Platt What's My Band? - This week we have three unbanded cigars, one from each of the hosts.. Bob: Dales unbanded (Famous Nicaraguan 7000): Great leather with a slight sweet spice, I enjoyed this cigar tremendously. Now I guess I have to buy some. Craig (Craigs own blend): unbanded was the best constructed lancero I had had for some time. But the tste did not quite live up to the construction all the way through. Craig: From Dale (Famous Nicaraguan 7000): 5x50 Prelight - No tingle,slight sweet spice; cinnamon? Slight Barn funk. Round, like it was from a cabinet or SBN cedar box packed loosely. Curious if it was put in cellophane to fool us or just an older cigar that has lost some shape. Oil lines where the cigar was touched by somethign else for an extended period. 1st 3rd - Immediate Earth & citrus sweetness. made me think of a royal Corona then, naturally of a Monte pascal. Little tangy sweetness similar to the Montecristo fruity tang. Overall, despite having the sweet Cuban flavors, the sweetness was more Nicaraguan in how it came across. More zing than Twang. Med Body (3/5) - Med/Strong Strength (3.5/5) Reminds me of the RP 15th at this point but stronger 2nd 3rd - Deepenign up in Flavors & continuing w/ med/high strength (4/5) Slight bready component - Good. Think this might be a blend instead of a Puro. Turning sugary sweet with less deep/dark flavors. The bread, sugar, and accompanying 1942 Tequila make a wonderful cookie flavor. Starts dropping strength back down to ⅗. Estelian sweetness, like Pepin gets out of his balsy Nic flavors. Like a JJ or a Black label 3rd 3rd - Sweet tang; more Esteli-an flavors. Less strength than 1st third, (who did we meet that positions leaves “backward”? Stalk than tip? They mentioned consistant flavor & strength.) This is so different from that idea. But, it behaves as if it was opposite traditional flavor/strength progression. Odd. It should be getting stronger if it was normal & staying the same if it was backward... Overall - Good, too much nicotine for an anytime smoke for me. Finished more to my preferred strength but started w/ more complexity & depth of flavor. Serie JJ? No real idea. From Bob (blended dring a Cigar Tourism trip in 2011): 6-1/8”x51 Parejo Prelight: Barely any wrapper aroma; loads of Saffron & paprika like smoke off of the filler. Very, very unique for a cigar to have this distinct savory spice flavor. Pretty wrapper with a funky cap. I didn’t cut this cigar, I peeled the simple cap off & separated the binder leaf below. Looks a lot like an Equadorian wrapper from the stuff La Aurora puts out but the sizes don’t match their production. 1st Third: Deep, rich flavors; cedary, caramel. Tastes immediately of both Jalapa Nicaraguan tobacco & Olor (?) Dominican. Nice mix of flavors 2nd Third: Sweet creamy depth that has evolved from the Nicaraguan base of initial flavors. Tastes like the sweetness off of a Habano wrapper. Could this be a La Reloba Habano? What happened to the Dominican notes? The appearance continues to shine with oils coming to the surface of this thick wrapper. Almost corojo leathery feel without the appearance. Beautiful veining, color consistency & oils. More sweet flavor now turning tart & tangy like sorbet Final Third: Buttery sweetness from the Creamy 2nd third with a wonderful grain. Still woody but a bit softer in how it comes across. Not as much body as initially and the flavors have gotten a little “easier” on the palate. Full flavored & still complex. I really enjoy this stick. Could it be all Nicaraguan or is there more to it? I would say no stronger than 3 /5 with an equivalent body. Great smoke. La Reloba? No real idea. Palio Cutter Contest: The September winner of a silver Palio cutter is Dan Lawson from Louisana. For October's contest, we are looking for photos of you and your friends enjoying cigars. Send your entry to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. Please include your mailing address with your entry and type "Palio" on the subject line. 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? If you call and leave a cigar review on the herf line 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 from their new album, "Lesson Two," and The Surfonics. Please visit our sponsors and let them know you heard about them from DogWatch! Black Dog Coffee: http://www.blackdogcoffee.net/ Cigar Tourism: http://cigartourism.com/ Esencia Cigars: http://www.esenciacigar.com/ La Palina: http://www.lapalinacigars.com/ La Tradicion Cubana: http://www.tradicion.com/ Miami Cigar and Company: http://www.miamicigarandcompany.com/ Monte Pascoal Cigars: http://www.montepascoalcigars.com/ Palio Cigar Cutters:http://paliocutters.com/ Primer Mundo Cigars: http://www.primermundocigars.com Vanderburgh Humidors: www.vanderburghhumidors.com
This week Bob and Dale discuss the latest in the cigar industry, including Michael Herklots moving from Davidoff to Nat Sherman, Sam Leccia returning to the premium cigar business, Guillermo León Herbert becoming the independent owner of La Aurora, and Vanderburgh Humidors being selected by the Indianapolis Speedway to build its limited edition cigar humidor. The Cigar of the Week is the Punch Upper Cut. The cigar featured on the "What's My Band?" blind smoke test is the Licenciados Toro. 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. Do you have a Herf Line Review? Call and leave a cigar review on the herf line and receive a DogWatch Cigar Radio patch! You can reach the Herfline at 321-594-4373 - or cigar.radio on Skype. You can also send written reviews to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. Cigar of the Week - Punch Upper Cut by General Cigar. The history of General Cigar began in 1848 when Ferdinand Cullman immigrated to the US from Germany. His grandson made one of the greatest contributions to the cigar world: the Connecticut Shade wrapper. In 1960, Cullman Brothers bought General Cigar Company and became the largest manufacturer and marketer of premium cigars with impressive brands. In 1997, General Cigar acquired Villazon, the maker of such iconic brands as Punch, Hoyo de Monterrey, and Excalibur. Later, General Cigar assumed responsibility for marketing and selling El Credito, whose brands include La Gloria Cubana and El Rico Habano. In 1999, General Cigar sold its mass market business to Swedish Match in order to concentrate strictly on premium brands. In 2000, Swedish Match assumed majority control of General through a stock purchase from Edgar Cullman and family members. Other important brands have been acquired recently, including Helix, Don Tomas and Astral in 2004. Their factory in Santiago, Dominican Republic is run by General Cigar Dominicana, a subsidiary of General Cigar Co., which began processing tobacco in 1975, and started producing cigars in 1978. The Punch Upper Cut was released in October 2009. Handmade in Honduras with its filler and binder tobaccos grown in Ometepe, Nicaragua, this cigar is perfectly finished with an attractive dark and oily Ecuador Sumatra wrapper. Each cigar has a footband complete with the image of Ometepe and its twin volcanoes Toro | Length: 6.62 | Ring: 54 Grand Corona | Length: 6 | Ring: 45 Robusto | Length: 5.25 | Ring: 50 Dark Side - - No Dark Side this week. What else have you been smokin' Dale? Man o’ War Salomone El Credito Perridos Bolivar Belicoso Fino Cohiba Siglo VI What else have you been smokin' Bob? PDR 1878 Cubano Especial Seleccion RL 2000 - Wrapper is Lancaster, Pa leaf; binder is the Criollo 98 from the Dominican Republic; and the filler is Nicaraguan and Dominican Republic. Medium bodied but full of great flavors of aged tobacco; slightly sweet with a salty sensation on the tip of the tongue. A mind melting experience that will cleanse the body of stress and free the mind. Tatuaje Especiale - Great opening pepper that mellows into a sweet spicy joy punctuated with leather and mocha. Size: 7.5 x 38 (Especiales/Lancero) Wrapper: Nicaragua Corojo 99 Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Strength: Medium Black Pearl Morada - Doug Woods has survived more ups and downs and pure crashes than perhaps anyone in the cigar business. In 2008 the Morado Torpedo was named Best Cigar of the Year, although the title came with an asterisk, “That you can't find and never heard of.” We first interviewed Doug way back at the 2006 IPCPR, before he was famous. Doug has one of the most extensive and beautiful collections of cigar art to be found anywhere and he uses that art on his cigars. The Robusto that I smoked had sweet chocolate, coffee and fruity elements in the flavor that finished with a distinctly herbal twist. A well constructed cigar with outstanding draw and flavor. A keeper and yes I would buy one again IF I could find someplace that carries them. Doug Wood states: "We wish we had enough of this tobacco to produce several years' worth of our new Black Pearl Morado (Purple) premium cigar but, its featured Cameroon wrapper is in shorter supply than we expected, so we can only offer limited supplies of Morado in three shapes: Robusto (4.75" x 52) Toro (6" x 50), and Torpedo (6.25" x 52)." What's My Band? - this week's Unbanded Cigar is the Licenciados Toro 6 1/2 x 50. May Palio Cutter Contest Winner: Tim Delaney, a proud member of our military, won the Classic Black Palio Cutter. Enter the June contest now to win a Carbon Fiber Palio Cutter. Check out the show at http://www.cigarmedia.tv/live/ where the show is broadcast live most Friday evenings at 9 PM EST. Do you have a Herf Line Review? If you call and leave a cigar review on the herf line 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. Origin of the term HERF: From Cigar Craig, http://cigarcraig.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/the-origin-of-the-word-herf/ 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. Thanks to Michael Howe for bumpers and special effects in this show. Music provided by the Figurados from their new album, "Lesson Two," and The Surfonics. 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This week Bryan Newbury, Manager of Centro Cigars in Lawrence, Kansas and regular contributor on "What's hot? What's not? What's next?" is a guest on the show. Bob interviews Christopher Fernandez and Julio Quinones, owners of Cigar Bros. The Encendido from Cigar Brothers is the Cigar of the Week. Carl Holtman provides this week's unbanded cigar, the La Flor Dominicana Cameroon Cabinet Lancero. David Dennis from Toledo suggests this week's show topic: branded cigar lounges. Don't forget to check out the show while it is being recorded at www.livestream.com/cigar_radio where the show is broadcast live most Friday evenings at 9 PM EST. Cigar of the Week - Encendido from Cigar Bros. This is a 100% Costa Rican Puro. It is a medium- to full-bodied cigar and packed full of flavor! Cigar Brothers specially selected each and every leaf that has gone into this cigar to make sure that it is not only up to their standards but also up to the cigar connoisseur's standards. Dark Side - - No Dark Side this week. What else have you been smokin' Dale? CAO America Robusto - First one of these I ever had did not suit me at all, but this one this week really satisfied! Deep flavors with a wonderful sweetness. Gotta love that fine natural stripe on the maduro background too. A beautiful cigar. Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary Toro - New blend in this line for 2011, with a Conny Broadleaf binder over Hond, Dom & Nica fillers. The wrapper is a Connecticut grown Corojo leaf, where the regular Rare Corojo line uses an Ecuadorian grown Sumatra wrapper. Banding for the 10th Anny edition is also different, more white than red. Not a bad smoke, but I far prefer the regular blend. The 10th Anny is a tad harsher and not as rich. J. Fuego 777 Maduro Robusto - Having revisited all the 777 line up in the last few weeks, the maduro still comes out as my favorite. Although the Brazilian grown Corojo wrapped version is very good, I think the Maduro wrapper and the blend gives more complexity and richer flavors. The whole line is nice, but given my druthers, make mine a Maduro! What else have you been smokin' Bob? Miami Cigar Art Deco - A collaboration of Nestor Miranda nad Don Pepin Garcia, the blend consists of 60% Nicaraguan and 40% Dominican San Vicente, dual Dominican Criollo ’98/Nicaraguan Habano ’00 binder, and a dark, oily and aromatic Nicaraguan Corojo ’06 wrapper leaf affixed with a triple cap. A metallic band gives the cigars a finishing touch with a striking contrast. Don Jose ‘Pepin’ Garcia, renowned for his creativity with Nicaraguan tobacco, has also chosen a Dominican San Vicente leaf, which comprises more than a third of the blend’s core leaves. An amazing blend using 40% Dominican tobacco. In lieu of the traditional wood boxes, Nestor Miranda Art Deco is presented in a handsome, metallic art-deco designed tins of 21 cigars, in three popular sizes: Coffee Break - 4.5 x 50 Robusto Grande - 5.5 x 54 Gran Toro - 6 x 60 EPC White Album errr....E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut - Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Brand Name: E.P. Carrillo Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Wrapper: Ecuador 777 One - Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, Nicaraguan Corojo Binder, 2/3 Nicaraguan Corojo and ⅓ Nica Criollo filler 777 Corojo wrapper is Brazilian Corojo, the binder is Nicaraguan Corojo and the filler is 2/3 Nicaraguan Corojo and ⅓ Nica Criollo EPC Elencos - From the creator of the original La Gloria Cubana comes the Elencos Series. Following the outstanding success of the Elenco (2010 LE rated 94 by Cigar Aficionado and their No.8 cigar of 2010), Ernesto decided to launch an entire line based on the blend. The cigar features a beautiful Brazil Habano wrapper, with a Dominican binder and a Nicaraguan blend of filler. Medium to full bodied, complex and full flavored. What's My Band? - this week's Unbanded Cigar, the La Flor Dominicana Careroon Cabinet Lancero (a non-production cigar), was provided by Carl Holtman. March Palio Cutter Contest Winner: Darren Powell from Urbana, Illinois, won the black carbon fiber Palio Cutter. Enter the April contest now to win a Burl Palio Cutter. Check out the show at www.livestream.com/cigar_radio where the show is broadcast live most Friday evenings at 9 PM EST. Do you have a Herf Line Review? If you call and leave a cigar review on the herf line 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. Origin of the term HERF: From Cigar Craig, http://cigarcraig.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/the-origin-of-the-word-herf/ 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. Thanks to Michael Howe for bumpers and special effects in this show. Music provided by the Figurados from their new album, "Lesson Two," and The Surfonics. 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Correction to last week's show: La Caridad del Cobre is made for Frank Herrera by Luis Sanchez of La Tradicion Cubana. Bob incorrectly stated its manufacturer in last week's show. Frank Herrera forgives Bob when they run into each other at the Ybor City Heritage & Cigar Festival on 11/20/10. Cigar of the Week - LA GLORIA CUBANA ARTESANOS de OBELISCO Created as a tribute to the virtuoso cigar makers at El Credito’s® “fabrica” in Santiago, Dominican Republic, La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Obelisco is the third installment in the Artesanos trilogy. Inspired by the iconic “Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration” situated high atop the center of Santiago, La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Obelisco heightens the innovation that has become a trademark of the Artesanos series. Handcrafted of a blend of Dominican and double Nicaraguan ligero, this ground breaking figurado is a feat of cigar-making artistry, for it replicates the shape of the monument that inspired its creation. Novel construction evident at the first blush is bolstered by a triumph of superior blending by Benji Menendez, Michael Giannini and Rick Rodriguez, aka Team La Gloria Cubana. When the blend combines with the Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper and is exalted by its obelisk shape, this firecracker of a cigar “pops” with balanced, full-bodied flavor. According to Debo Mukherjee, vice president of cigars for General Cigar, parent company of La Gloria Cubana, “Creating Artesanos de Obelisco was an artistic exercise. After much experimentation, we arrived at an exciting blend with the proper staying power to remain intriguing throughout the smoking experience. It is with great pride that we debut Artesanos de Obelisco in celebration of the artisan cigar rollers who worked tirelessly to create this standout new product.” A cigar of such ingenuity demands an equally alluring package. In this, Team La Gloria Cubana developed a wooden demilune box, a first for the premium cigar category. This visually stunning presentation spotlights 25 of the 5” x 44 x 57 Obelisco cigars. Perhaps as surprising as the cigar and packaging is the suggested retail price of $9.00 per cigar. Dark Side - Saint Luis Rey Churchill 7x47 The Saint Luis Rey Churchill's factory name is Julieta 2. Production during the 60's and 70's was very small, but increased slowly through the 80's and is now a very popular brand. Made primarily in the Briones Montoto (Romeo y Julieta) factory, all models are handmade except the cigarillos and mini cigars. It has a unique aroma that is not quite straw or barnyard. Cocoa, coffee and vanilla are the most easily recognized flavors. The cigar begins quite mild with subtle flavors that allows you to slowly maneuver into a mood of relaxation as you get more comfortable with the length of the cigar and its unique flavor profile. As with all good relationships, as you become more comfortable the cigar begins to increase in strength and its presence in your consciousness. By the final third of the cigar, the flavors are no longer subtle but stand right in your face with flavors of roasted beans. Savory and inviting this is a very good cigar. What else have you been smokin' Bob? La Aurora 107 Lancero Maduro - what a wonderful flavorful cigar. Lancero's can often be tricky to manufacture as the small ring gauge and extra length make plugging common. But not in this finely crafted special from La Aurora. Made as a result of repeated requests via Twitter, this may be the first social networking cigar. With only a hint of dark flavors, the cigar is well balanced and cool to smoke. A slight spice really embraces the darkness and the flavors of roasted grains really comes through for me. LGC Serie N - Finally got my official box with the N in the wrapper. A very good cigar with dark flavors of cocoa and toasted grains. Heavy smoke and lots of it with a molasses-like mouth feel. Wonderful after dinner smoke yet works well with a dark coffee in the morning. Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Robusto - Deep flavor of chocolate and roasted grains, produces nice medium body smoke and the mouth feel was relatively clean. However, Liz complained that the room aroma was that of rubber so no more of these! Diamond Crown Maximus - One of the CRA Holiday pack cigars. Great flavor, great construction. A special cigar What's My Band? - #937 suggested by Jeff Curtis; Cubao lancero October Palio Cutter Contest Winner: Carl Holtman from Amarillo, Texas won the gold Palio Cutter. Enter the November contest now to win a carbon fiber Palio Cutter. Do you have a Herf Line Review? If you call and leave a cigar review on the herf line 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. Origin of the term HERF: From Cigar Craig, http://cigarcraig.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/the-origin-of-the-word-herf/ 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. Thanks to Michael Howe for bumpers and special effects in this show. Music provided by the Figurados from their new album, "Lesson Two," and The Surfonics.
This week, Liz sits in for Dale as co-host of the show. John Richardson of A Little Taste of Cuba is the guest on "What's Hot? What's Not? What's Next?" Next week's show will be broadcast LIVE on November 12th in honor of DogWatch Cigar Radio's 300th show. Go to www.stickam.com/cigar_radio at 9 pm (EST) to watch the show. Don't forget to enter the 300th Show Contest! Send a short written, audio or video statement describing what the show means to you to theshowATcigarmedia.tv. You can also record on the herfline at 321-594-4373 or at cigar.radio on Skype. All submissions must be received by 5 PM (EST), November 11th to be considered for prizes. Bob and Dale want to thank New Havana Cigars, La Aurora Cigars and Brother of the Leaf, LLC for providing the following contest prizes: * A 12-pack of New Havana Cigars Seleccion Limitada by Tatuaje (6 natural and 6 Reserva) * A box of La Aurora 107 Coronas * A gift package from Brothers of the Leaf LLC including a box of Esencia Corona Gordas and an Esencia logo Palio cutter Cigar of the Week - La Gloria Cubana Serie N A sister brand to the critically-acclaimed La Gloria Cubana Serie R® collection, La Gloria Cubana Serie N debuts into a lofty position. This new, four-cigar collection delivers in spades by marrying proprietary Nicaraguan tobacco with the brand’s signature Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper. Through artisanal blending and by employing specific frontmarks to maximize the unique flavor, this stimulating, full-bodied offering is punctuated by spicy notes and balanced to reveal a refined smoke. La Gloria Cubana Serie N is the brainchild of Yuri Guillen (General Cigar Dominicana’s production manager of manufacturing) who developed this new collection in concert with Benji Menendez, Michael Giannini and Rick Rodriguez, collectively known as Team La Gloria Cubana. According to Debo Mukherjee, vice president of cigars for General Cigar, parent company of La Gloria Cubana, “In creating La Gloria Cubana Serie N, our intent was to provide tenured smokers with a flavorful powerhouse of a cigar, one worthy of its pedigree, and I believe we have delivered that in spades. We are confident that consumers will respond to the new taste dimension brought forth by the proprietary Nicaraguan tobacco.” La Gloria Cubana Serie N is sure to capture the attention of tenured smokers, for its fire-engine red, hexagonal wooden box, replete with a gold Serie N logo opens to reveal an eye-catching angular configuration of 24 of the handcrafted cigars. This striking new collection debuted in October with four exciting new frontmarks. The JSB (5 ½” x 54) will be available for a suggested retail price of $6.35 per cigar, while the Rojo frontmark (6 ½” x 46) will sell for $6.20 per cigar. Generoso (5 ¾” x 49) will carry an SRP of $5.95 per cigar, and Glorioso (6 ½” x 58) will sell for $7.00 per cigar. Dark Side - Cohiba Esplendido What else have you been smokin' Bob? Chateau Real - very smooth, medium bodied and a worthy smoke with hints of cedar. NHC Limited Edition Natural - These are classy smokes produced by Pete Johnson and Pepin Garcia. Truly limited to about 500 boxes they are only available at New Havana Cigars. Suggested to me by our own Angry Bill, I finally got a chance to try this outstanding smoke. Comes in a Broadleaf wrapper version as well. Based on the original Tatuaje blend, the Natural sports a Habano wrapper and makes this a perfect match for my Black Dog Coffee. WB Cigars - Produced in Nicaragua for former NFL star and ESPN broadcaster Walter Briggs, this cigar was presented in New Orleans but I did not get my first taste until very recently. It is a smooth blend with sophisticated flavors, so good that I have scheduled a full review during an upcoming episode. Punch Champion - Unusual shaped cigar that has stood up well since it was introduced in 2001 with a blend of Nicaraguan, Dominican and Honduran tobaccos wrapped in a beautiful Sumatra leaf. Considering the price, the unique perfecto shape and bouquet of flavors, this is an outstanding value cigar that competes with any of the higher priced cigars in the market. E.P. Carillo Core Line Encantos - 4 7/8 x 50 - It seems that since completing his contractual obligations to General Cigar (which has practically erased him from the history of La Gloria Cubana), EPC has gained a new excitement for cigars and the art of blending them. Now working with his children (who are successful adults in their own fields) Ernesto and family have produced a line of fine cigars that are not like anything he ever did at LGC. A decidedly modern looking cigar, Core Line features a beautiful Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper with a Nicaraguan binder and a blend of Nicaraguan and Dominican filler. Find 'em, try 'em. El Titan de Bronze Maduro Redemption - Toro - 6 x 52 - Handmade in Miami, Fl with an Ecuadorian wrapper and binder and filler from Nicaragua, this cigar offers consistent quality and wonderful dark flavors of coffee and bitter cocoa in a smooth package that was meant for pleasure. Not sure if this smoke redeems the maker or the smoker but it is a staple in my humidor. Esencia 2008 Corona Gorda - 5 3/8 x 46 - A nicaraguan puro that transports you back in time when cigars came from Cuba, men wore ties to work and women could be wooed. The 2008 LTD is a rare treat that never fails to please. What's My Band? - #936 from Liz; Cabaiguan Corona Extra (from Pete Johnson's line) October Palio Cutter Contest Winner: Carl Holtman from Amarillo, Texas won the gold Palio Cutter. Enter the November contest now to win a carbon fiber Palio Cutter. Do you have a Herf Line Review? If you call and leave a cigar review on the herf line 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. Origin of the term HERF: From Cigar Craig, http://cigarcraig.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/the-origin-of-the-word-herf/ 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. Thanks to Michael Howe for bumpers and special effects in this show. Music provided by the Figurados from their new album, "Lesson Two," and The Surfonics.
The Men, The Myths, The Cigars The Cigar of the Week is the E. Zarzuela Premium Toro Fuerte. The Premium line from E. Zarzuela is a boutique brand blended by Master Cigar Maker Felix Rodriguez and Eddy Fontana Zarzuela based in Miami. Between them, they have 25 years of cigar manufacturing experience with more well known names such as A. Fuente and La Gloria Cubana. This is the same Dominican Republic manufacturing team producing such DogWatch famous brands as Kristoff and Vengeance 98. This well constructed vitola features a dark Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, a Piloto Cubano binder and a filler blend of Nicaraguan Ligero and Piloto Cubano tobaccos. Cigar passionados and everyday smokers will find the E. Zaezuela Premium to be an outstanding example of the deep flavors available in boutique brands. The cigars are manufactured and aged in the Dominican Republic and presented in boxes of 24 cigars. We run a portion of an interview with Luis Molina of Molina Cigars, the man behind Devil's Weed cigars, this month's Bonus Cigar! Some cigar myths discussed...... What's my band? Bob smokes a Montisino Maduro Robusto, Dale smokes an American Stogies Cuban Corojo Toro. Herfline submissions from Big Slim and Angry Bill! On the Dark Side - Marca - Romeo y Julieta, Frontmark - Exhibicion No. 3, Vitola - Corona Gorda, Box code UAS Mar 06, 143 mm (5.7") x 46 ring gauge - This cigar is one with a reputation for needing only a short aging period to reach it's peak, and at 3 years old now, we're hoping this one fulfills that expectation. The tobaccos in RyJ are from the Pinar del Rio region, and are purported to be some of Cuba's finest cigar leaf. As one of the major brands that Habanos SA markets, it is one of the most widely recognized Cuban brands. The Exhibicion No. 3 was introduced in the mid 1980's and is usually a great cigar to introduce cigar smokers to the Cuban style - pleasing, easy to smoke and flavorful. What Else have the DWCR guys been smokin'? Oliva Series V Maduro, A. Fuente Chateau Fuente, Drew Estate Java Corona. This week's winner of the one year subscription to the European Cigar Cult Journal is Steve Washburn. Next week is National Police Week - take the time to thank those who go to work every day not really knowing if they'll go home to their families. Opening theme music provided by 25 Smokin' Figurados from their album Divine Spirits, Holy Smoke. Closing theme Longboard Cowboy provided by The Surfonics.
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