Update to the Paul Stulac Red Screaming Sun

Hey all! Look back at the Paul Stulac Red Screaming Sun Cigar review, as I have updated it with Meatloafs take on it. So take a second look if you haven't done so already. And if you haven't seen it at all, What are you waiting for?!?!?!? Take a look and if you like what you see, tell all your friends, forward the blog.

Till next post.................Peace!

Paul Stulac Red Screaming Sun Cigar Review

Hey all! Back again with a highly anticipated review! We couldn't wait to get our hands on these new cigars from Paul Stulac!

His Creed is "Regalo De Dios" which is Spanish for "Gift of God".

The Red Screaming Sun line was debuted at the 2012 IPCPR show last August. Although the cigar is for anyone, packaging and advertising is geared to appeal to the military and biker crowd.

First off I would like to say this cigar is a thing of beauty! At a Toro size of 6x56, it has a nice and chunky feel in the hand, it feels solid. The band  it sports, I am told by Paul, is a prototype band and a final official band will be ready soon. The cigar is tightly wrapped in a toothy, slightly veiny wrapper.

This cigar has a Connecticut Broadleaf  Wrapper, with a Sumatra binder, and Nicaraguan filler.

You can see the oily sheen glisten off this cigar because of the obvious well aged wrapper.

The body smells of sweet spice and the foot of sweet tobaccos and chocolate. It's a real nice aroma. Meatloaf says he thinks the body has a spicy aroma like an infused cigar and the foot reminds him of pipe tobacco. 

Like I said before, the body is firm. Meatloaf remarks that in his experience with larger ring gauges like this, they aren't as firm. You would think that a cigar this solid feel would have a very restricted draw from densely pack tobacco, but after clipping the generous cap, we were very pleased to get an effortless draw, which tastes slightly sweet to the air flowing through it. 

I like to take the band off right away, and it comes off with little effort and no damage to the cigar. That's a plus for me , as I can't tell you how many times I have had a good cigar, only to have a ruined wrapper from an over-glued band. 

Oh I forgot to mention that Turk has Joined me on this initial preview of this cigar. Due to conflicting schedules, I have added notes from Meatloaf and I, from a review of this cigar, about a week later. I have, as you can see, Color coded their responses.

Upon light we are greeted with spice and nuts. Not an overpowering spice, but a definite and very prominent presence. Right off the get go, nice volumes of smoke are being produced with every draw. Nice billowy dense creamy smoke, just the way I like it.

Turk comments that this cigar is a nice medium bodied cigar and not a gut-buster. I have to agree. So far this cigar seems very well balanced in spice. It's not over the top, just the right amount. 

Meatloaf has pointed out something I missed on my initial review.  Like the Opus X Lost City Cigar, this cigar gives a dryness to the mouth like a dry wine. Not as much as the Opus X but very present.  He also notes, that 1/2 inch in he is getting sweet nut tastes.

It's at this point we notice the comfortable buzz starting to creep up on us. Surprisingly it is early into the cigar, but who's complaining?  We are only 1/2 into the cigar! Meatloaf rarely feels the buzz from a cigar and he is impressed that this one is hitting him so soon.

I am not even an inch into the cigar and for some reason I get and aftertaste of hazelnuts on the smoke. That's a real nice surprise! The slight sweetness to the smoke is always present and sticks to the palette.

I was completely not using my head when I set my crystal ashtray on an unstable surface. I set my cigar down on it to run into the house for a minute, and when I returned, inadvertently bumped it and knocked it to the floor! Son of a.......!!!! With just over an inch in my ash has been knocked off. Luckily, Turk isn't so clumsy and as you can see has a nice ash going on. 

Turk says he is getting a charred meaty taste coming through. I start to notice it too, and it is the first definite time that I have ever experienced that kind of flavor profile. We find it quite enjoyable! We both keep getting an unidentifiable taste on the after-smoke as we exhale. It's very pleasant but we just cant pinpoint what the taste is. I am almost thinking it's cherry? Meatloaf says yes, definitely cherry.

Turk is at the halfway point and the ash just keeps hanging on!

 Shortly after this picture was taken, Turks ash fell off. After grabbing the felled ash, he remarks how dense it is. "Feel this thing!" he says pointing to the ashtray. I pinch the large ash remnant to only be surprised at how right he is! I gave the ash a good pinch and it would not relent to my efforts only slightly! Like Turk remarked, it's like a hay-bail with the look of the material of a wasp nest! Dense whitish grey Ash-Zilla is what I am describing it as.......producing a fairly decent cone. 

We all would also like to note that the aroma of this cigar is really nice. It's not overbearing like some cigars and shouldn't offend bystanders.

Sweet woody tones are coming through with an underlying chocolate flavor. The complexity of this cigar is just amazing! Meatloaf likes the good taste that sticks to the mouth and says its not like some he has had ,where you want to lick a dogs ass to get the taste out of your mouth! Did I mention my Posse can be very creative and colorful?

A slight wind started blowing causing my cigar to burn a little uneven. Re-adjusting my position corrected it. Look at that cone though! 

This cigar starts off mild and quickly changes to medium. This medium body continues throughout the whole cigar. As I get down to the nub, (and I smoked all I could!), the cigar never burned hot at all, until the ash almost touched my fingers! Meatloaf remarks that it burns very cool. He says it burns very much like a 6x60 Rocky Patel 1990 he smoked that he had hidden in his humidor for 2 years, effortless cool smoke. 

The buzz is amazing on this cigar, giving me wave after wave of head swimming, feel good euphoria! 

Turk is happy with buzz too. He needs all that he can get as he is laying on his back, on my deck, due to an ache in his lower back. Wish I had taken a pic of my burly biker looking friend smoking his Red Screaming Sun on his back, dropping ash on his beard and chest as he smoked!

Buzz Rating I give this one is 9 out of 10. Man the buzz started early, rising to a real comfortably numb feeling! 

Turk gives it a Buzz Rating of 7 out of 10.

Meatloaf gives a Buzz Rating of 9 out of 10.

Overall I give it a 5 out of 5 !!! 

Turk gives an overall rating of 4 out of 5. His only complaint was that he got ash in his beard and shirt! User Error I say!

Meatloaf gives an Overall Rating of 5 out of 5! This is the first perfect score he has ever given!

My Favorite Cigar is the Camacho Triple Maduro. I have had the privilege to smoke the God of Fire and Opus X Lost City Cigar. I am not lying when I say that the Red Screaming Sun, in my opinion, ranks up equally with those cigars. I now have 2 equally favorite cigars. Paul Stulac has put a lot of time and effort into this blend and it shows. His hard work has paid off creating a cigar with perfect complexity, taste, spice and construction. Do yourself a favor, look up a retailer near you, find an online vendor, or beg your local tobacconist to get some of these cigars. you wont regret it!

These cigars cannot be found yet online. But check the Retailer list from his sight listed here:

Paul Stulac Cigars

From what I can see, other lines of his cigars start at $7.75 for singles and $152 a box of 20 from http://pipesandcigars.com/paul-stulac-classic-cigars.html

Do yourself a favor and buy a single. I guarantee you will be hooked on Red Screaming Sun. And if your not......... Go smoke a wood twig!

Like it?: Absolutely! I can't wait to smoke another!

Buy it again?: I will definitely buy a box to put in my humidor!

Recommend it?: Yes! Do you want to go smoke a twig??? I didn't think so! I highly recommend you try one of these. Just so many pluses to be the perfect smoke in my opinion.

A BIG Thanks to Paul Stulac, who is just an everyday guy we can all relate to, and has a great gift in making great cigars. 

Till next post..............Peace!

Pirates Gold Cigar Review

Hey all! Back again with another Cigar review! I know, I know! You are all saying FINALLY!

Before I get to the review I just want to say that this has been quite a busy summer, but not too busy to smoke and write down some reviews. Paul Stulac Cigars are here! Been in the humidor for a few days. Tomorrow Turk will be over to help start the review rolling on this great looking cigar. The one we will be reviewing will be his new line Red Screaming Sun!! These are so new that Paul has told me that even the bands on the cigar are prototypes! We are all excited and feel privileged  to bring this new cigar here to Cigar Moose. So the review with Turk will go up immediately within the next couple days, and as I get the rest of the Posse in board to review, I will update the review.

But first lets review the Pirates Gold cigar today!

We have all seen them advertised at Cigars International. We have all wondered whether it was worth the $30 price for what seems like a bargain boutique cigar. We are all looking for that inexpensive cigar that has that balance of  good construction, great taste, and a fair price that won't bust the wallet. Look no further. This cigar will appeal to a lot of us Brothers of the Leaf in all those requirements.

Cigars International describes this cigar as being a creation of Rolando Reyes Jr in the Puros Indios Factory. He pulled the blend off the market a few years ago and let it age to bring out a real mellowness. Other than that CI doesn't lend any info as to the blend or wrapper. After a search on the net, I found on The Cigar Hut,   (www.cigarsforlass.com), that this is a Honduran Cigar which is medium to full bodied. It has filler consisting of Dominican, Brazilian, and Nicaraguan tobaccos. It Comes in two choices of wrapper, an Ecuadorian Sumatra or Maduro.      

The cigar we are reviewing for today is the Maduro version. We have all seen these in the catalogs or online. We have all wondered if they are a good cigar for the paltry price they sell them for.

Right off the get go I instantly notice the brown tint to the Cello wrapper. That's from the oils of the cigar from the aging process. It's a good sign. As I look the cigar over I notice the oils on the toothy, veiny wrapper. The body smells like musty hay, the foot smells of sweet chocolate. It has a generous cap. 

Pre-light draw is effortless and oddly enough tastes of rum. Call me crazy but ironically it does! 

Upon light I get a big hit of spice and lots of toasted nuts. It's starting off mild to medium in body, more on the medium end. 

The burn is fairly even with a whitish layered ash. I notice a black mark forming on the body about 3/4 of an inch up from the burn line.

Closer inspection shows that the black mark is getting a little bigger, but in no way has it affected the draw.

After a few minutes pass, and the ash catches up, a hole appears where the black mark once was. This was just a slight void the rollers left in the process. I have to say that I have had a few of these cigars and this is the first one I have had that did this.

You can see the tunnel of space in the cigar here as it has burned down. Burn at this point was uneven understandably.

Tastes coming through are of wood, earth, and a predominant leather. Burn has evened out and is producing a decent cone. Smoke volume is starting to increase. Ash is starting to turn to a dirty grey color. 

Strength is starting to come through as I am starting to feel the buzz. The cigar is clean to the mouth and has a long finish with strong leather tastes. 

Buzz Rating on this one I give an 8 out of 10. It has a really nice buzz.

Overall I give it a 3.5 out of 5. I didn't really like the big leather finish. It was still a good cigar up till the end, just not my preference in a finish. But for those who like that leather tastes prevalent in their smoke, will greatly enjoy this. At the low price tag for this cigar at around $30 for Mazos of 20, you cant go wrong to have these, or at least a cheaper 5 pack from Cigarbid.com, in your humidor for an everyday smoke, or to pass around to the boys at the next card game night.

Like it?: Yes, but the finish was a bit much for me.

Buy it again?: Yes. It would be a good idea to keep a few of these in my humidor, maybe not a whole bundle though.

Recommend it?: Yes, This would be a good cigar for smokers who like medium body, with leather prevalent in the tastes.

 Well that's it! Paul Stulac Cigar review coming up for the Red Screaming Sun line! So stay tuned! Till next post..............Peace!

New Reviews Coming!

Hey all! Just giving you all a heads up that we will be posting some new reviews soon! Been a busy summer with lots of cigar sampling! Also I have been contacted by Paul Stulac of Paul Stulac Cigars to sample and review his new lines which were featured at the IPCPR show last month. They truly look like a promising brand. Have a look for yourself at www.paulstulaccigars.com/ .

Just got back from the New York State Fair. We got to see Theory of a Deadman in concert there and it was Awsome!

Like I said, we will have some new reviews up soon this week and we look forward to getting and reviewing Paul Stulacs cigars!

On a side note, is anyone interested in seeing Cigar Moose Video Reviews of cigars? If so take the poll to the right! 

Till next post...........................Peace!