Warm weather is starting to infiltrate Northern NY, giving relief for my brothers of the leaf! No more scrambling for a place to enjoy our hobby in the icy cold North!
Turk and I had a great day hanging out in my garage sipping soda's and enjoying the great weather, while smoking up a really great cigar, courtesy of the Turk.
The write up on this cigar is as follows:
A complex, medium-bodied cigar that’s rich, silky-smooth, creamy, sweet, and booming with bold flavors. This toro, measuring 6" x 52, combines an exotic mixture of unique tobaccos with Brazilian and Nicaraguan long-fillers. Patiently aged and masterfully blended, these leaves are then coated by a dark and oily San Andres Negra wrapper from Mexico. The result is complex from the get-go and enjoyable to the nub.
The wrapper itself is a thing of beauty, veiny but very small veins. It is somewhat dark and an oily sheen can be seen on the wrapper. The cigar itself is firm with a flawless cap that is sweetened. Prelight draw is effortless.
Upon light, you get a good dose of pepper to the pallette which quickly mellows out. Definately sweet throughout the whole smoke with a prevalent taste of Irish whiskey. Reminds me of Erin Go Bragh cigars from CI. Both of which are very good smokes. Turk got a a taste of licorice part way through but did not linger.
Medium bodied, Ash was silvery white and hung on almost to the halfway point before falling off to reveal a decent cone. But about 1/3 left of the cigar the cone became blunt. Burn was fairly even throughout. And the best thing was it didn't have a long finish and left me with a clean pallete at the end.
Buzz Rating I give 8 out of 10. Nice buzz! Light on my feet feel good!
Overall I give 4 out of 5. Very good cigar! This is one of the best DE Naturals I have had. You can get a box of 6 for $28 from Cigars International. Thats less than $5 a stick for a good quality cigar. So if you are looking for a good quality flavored cigar to deviate from the norm, you can't go wrong with this Drew Estate treat!
Until next post..........Peace!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Ashton Heritage Puro Sol Review
Another good day in the Adirondacks! Temps almost to 50F ! So Mrs.CigarMoose and I decided to kick back outside and burn some leaf.
Today I smoked an Ashton Heritage Puro Sol which I got from Turk. It's really good to have friends who share the same hobby as you, so you can trade back and forth.
Well, the description of the smoke reads as Dominican fillers and binder are combined with a rare aged Cameroon wrapper that gives this medium to full-bodied cigar a robust, rich, and tangy taste. The cigar has a strong shot of flavor on the nose with a dry and medium finish.
The wrapper was a medium brown with small veins throughout. The cigar was firm throughout the whole smoke, a first for any cigar I have ever smoked. It had a very nice almost seemless cap that clipped off clean. Prelight draw was slightly firm which got stiffer as I smoked it, almost to being plugged. Then almost to the nub it opened up again. A little too late for my tastes.
Upon light I was greeted with a mouthful of nutty tastes and a bit of tangy citrus. As the cigar progressed coffee notes and nuts prevailed. Ash on this cigar was very firm hanging on tight almost to halfway point. I flicked it off for fear of it falling into my lap. After flicking, i was greeted with a very pointy cone. One word. Nice! the burn was perfect through the whole occasion. I now am noticing a lingering after taste, like you would with coffee. Not unpleasant, but I rather have a clean finish.
Buzz rating I give a 7 out of 10. Nice little high which lasted about a half hour after the smoke.
Overall I give a 3.5 out of 5. It was a good tasting smoke, but the tight draw and aftertaste kind of turned me off. But the flavors throughout and the construction warrented the better than average edge.
Till next post.........Peace.
Today I smoked an Ashton Heritage Puro Sol which I got from Turk. It's really good to have friends who share the same hobby as you, so you can trade back and forth.
Well, the description of the smoke reads as Dominican fillers and binder are combined with a rare aged Cameroon wrapper that gives this medium to full-bodied cigar a robust, rich, and tangy taste. The cigar has a strong shot of flavor on the nose with a dry and medium finish.
The wrapper was a medium brown with small veins throughout. The cigar was firm throughout the whole smoke, a first for any cigar I have ever smoked. It had a very nice almost seemless cap that clipped off clean. Prelight draw was slightly firm which got stiffer as I smoked it, almost to being plugged. Then almost to the nub it opened up again. A little too late for my tastes.
Upon light I was greeted with a mouthful of nutty tastes and a bit of tangy citrus. As the cigar progressed coffee notes and nuts prevailed. Ash on this cigar was very firm hanging on tight almost to halfway point. I flicked it off for fear of it falling into my lap. After flicking, i was greeted with a very pointy cone. One word. Nice! the burn was perfect through the whole occasion. I now am noticing a lingering after taste, like you would with coffee. Not unpleasant, but I rather have a clean finish.
Buzz rating I give a 7 out of 10. Nice little high which lasted about a half hour after the smoke.
Overall I give a 3.5 out of 5. It was a good tasting smoke, but the tight draw and aftertaste kind of turned me off. But the flavors throughout and the construction warrented the better than average edge.
Till next post.........Peace.
Rocky Patel 1961 Cigar Review
Sorry people for the long delay in getting more reviews out to you. No excuses, just haven't made it a priority to do it. Also I would like to say that I can understand why you seee alot of reviews for the more high end cigars. It's because there are alot of great samplers out there with a variety of high end smokes for a fraction of the cost of what a box or singles would cost you. Thats why again today I ame reviewing another premium.
Rocky Patel 1961
The description of the cigar is described as "a flavorful, medium to full-bodied handmade consisting of a dark, reddish-hued Habano-seed wrapper grown under the natural valley mists of Ecuador and an aged mixture of Nicaraguan long-fillers secured within a zesty Honduran binder. Complex and interesting, 1961 unleashes a full-flavored display of deep, hearty flavors including notes of spice, coffee, richness and a smooth, semi-sweet finish."
Another afternoon in Meatloaf's enclosed porch, with a warm sunny day in March, had us lighting up these robustos I aquired in a sampler pack, just before Xmas.
The cigar itself was firm throughout, with a really nice cap. The wrapper was quite veiny. It took us a few minutes to decide on the color of the wrapper, with us being conflicted as to whether it was maduro or habano. Like the description it was dark but also reddish. Prelight tastes had a perfect draw of sweet tobacco. An oily sheen on the wrapper was a welcomed addition, giving us the impression that this cigar was loaded up with flavor. And were we right!
Upon the light we were met with a nice peppery blast which mellowed out quickly, yet still maintaining its medium body. It produced a firm whitish ash and a decent cone. Lots of toasty notes throughout with coffee, producing nice volumesw of billowy smoke. One thing we did notice is thaat on the end of the smoke we got a bit of a harsh taste to the pallette. We decided that maybe the cigar should be stopped being smoked when you get to where the band is supposed to be.
Buzz Rating on this one we give 6.5 out of 10. A bit of a buzz but not what we expected from a cigar with asuch a medium body throughout.
Over all we gave it a 3.5 out of 5. Not a bad cigar at all. Better than average but not as good as we expected for a Rocky Patel. Of course we have had some really good cigars from RP. That is why it's a good idea to try the samplers instead of flying blind buying a $200 box of cigars!
Summer is coming, and warmer weather is starting to filter in our area. We are looking forward to good times with friends at outside get togethers and backyard bon fires! Hope all is well with all our Brothers (and sisters!) of the Leaf . Till next post..........Peace.
Rocky Patel 1961
The description of the cigar is described as "a flavorful, medium to full-bodied handmade consisting of a dark, reddish-hued Habano-seed wrapper grown under the natural valley mists of Ecuador and an aged mixture of Nicaraguan long-fillers secured within a zesty Honduran binder. Complex and interesting, 1961 unleashes a full-flavored display of deep, hearty flavors including notes of spice, coffee, richness and a smooth, semi-sweet finish."
Another afternoon in Meatloaf's enclosed porch, with a warm sunny day in March, had us lighting up these robustos I aquired in a sampler pack, just before Xmas.
The cigar itself was firm throughout, with a really nice cap. The wrapper was quite veiny. It took us a few minutes to decide on the color of the wrapper, with us being conflicted as to whether it was maduro or habano. Like the description it was dark but also reddish. Prelight tastes had a perfect draw of sweet tobacco. An oily sheen on the wrapper was a welcomed addition, giving us the impression that this cigar was loaded up with flavor. And were we right!
Upon the light we were met with a nice peppery blast which mellowed out quickly, yet still maintaining its medium body. It produced a firm whitish ash and a decent cone. Lots of toasty notes throughout with coffee, producing nice volumesw of billowy smoke. One thing we did notice is thaat on the end of the smoke we got a bit of a harsh taste to the pallette. We decided that maybe the cigar should be stopped being smoked when you get to where the band is supposed to be.
Buzz Rating on this one we give 6.5 out of 10. A bit of a buzz but not what we expected from a cigar with asuch a medium body throughout.
Over all we gave it a 3.5 out of 5. Not a bad cigar at all. Better than average but not as good as we expected for a Rocky Patel. Of course we have had some really good cigars from RP. That is why it's a good idea to try the samplers instead of flying blind buying a $200 box of cigars!
Summer is coming, and warmer weather is starting to filter in our area. We are looking forward to good times with friends at outside get togethers and backyard bon fires! Hope all is well with all our Brothers (and sisters!) of the Leaf . Till next post..........Peace.
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