Friday, June 22, 2007

8 random facts about me

Okay, seems like Tom (ColbyPants) tagged me to do this thing. Hopefully I'm not boring.

1. My hair on the left part of my head grows faster than on the right.....i don't know why.

2. I'm a sucker for a pretty face, but then again which guy isn't.

3. I'm afraid of needles, I hate getting shots.

4. I make comedy tapes with some friends (not very good).

5. I have a big head...... 7 5/8 cap size

6. I speak fluent Spanish, most of the time :-P.

7. My first pet was a cat, it's name was "Kitty"

8. I was born 2 months pre-mature and here I am :-)

YOU HAVE BEEN TAGGED!

8 random facts about ColbyPants


the scottish chick made me do it, now it is your turn!

TomC

Monday, June 18, 2007

Partagas Serie D #4

Size: 4 7/8 x 50 Robusto

Appearance: A great looking cigar that screams with CUBAN GOODNESS!!! Great Looking wrapper, awesome construction and the triple cap looks perfect as always. Great clayish looking color, a typical cuban cigar.

Pre-light: Before I clipped this fine cigar, I ran my nose all around it. I had a sweet almost earthy smell to it and the foot had some spice to it. Clipping this stogie was easy and the pre-light draw was not at all tight, it was perfect.

Burn/Draw: The burn on this stogie was spot on!! I never had to do any major touch ups and the burn looked awesome (I smoked this one at night), seeing the burn at night was a real treat. The draw was outstanding all the way threw and the all the smoke that I exhaled just settled in one spot. VERY NICE!!!

Flavors: Right off the bat, I got some major spice and pepper, but nothing really all that over powering. It remain like that for about the first 5 puffs but soon after the cigar just amazed me!!!! The next inch and a half or so, the cigar took on a different flavor that almost shocked me. The cigar became smoother and a whole lot creamier, almost sweet as well. It also had a very distinct cedar flavor to it that I absolutely loved!!!!! It was pretty much the remainder of the cigar that was like this (smooth and woody almost nutty). I didn't want it to end, an excellent cigar overall that must be smoked if you have one!!!!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Friday, June 15, 2007

Casa Fuente Belicoso Fino


Size: 5.625 x 52 Belicoso

Appearance: Very nicely constructed cigar that has a kick ass band!! The wrapper was fairly smooth (alittle rough), the pointed end (torp shaped) wasn't off to the side like you would find on other cigars.

Pre-light: Since i like to moisten the tips of torpedo and belicoso sizes, i did the same to this one. It had an earthy goodness and was also accompanied by a little tangy spice. Clipping this cigar was easy thanks to the shape and the pre-light draw reveiled a great draw, the flavors consisted of spice, earth, and mixed in with some sweetness.

Burn/Draw: The burn was never a factor, it was great from the first couple of puffs, all the way till the last one. The draw was like nothing i've seen before, a BUNCH of smoke from this cigar helped me appreciate this stogie even more.

Flavors: Right off the bat, i got flavors of spice and of wood. But as the cigar progressed to about 2 inches in, I got some sweetness and the cigar became mellow to me. I even thought "Huh, this doesn't seem so tough". But as I got more and more deeper into the stogie, I started noticing the spice returning, now i thought "uh oh!!!". It became more spicy but i also got what seemed to me as sweetness with it.

Overall: A good cigar, but with a hefty price tag $25 give or take

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Hmmmm

"If we got to choose who we fell in love with, love would be so much simpler....but far less magical"


-Unknown

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Bolivar Royal Corona

Size: 4 7/8 x 50

Appearance: Looked like a classic cuban, beautiful wrapper and awesome color to it. No damages to it and it had no major issues. The triple cap was spot on and the foot looked like it was good enough to eat.

Pre-light: I ran my nose along the side of the wrapper and it was just heavenly. It had that sweet cuban earth aroma to it with faint hints spice. I cut this cigar with my cutter and it was fairly easy, left a nice, precise cut. The pre-light draw revealed a nice draw, alittle tight but nothing to off setting.

Draw/burn: In the first inch of this cigar the draw was manageable and the burn was pretty spot on. As the cigar progressed, the draw loosened up and the burn became alittle off but it never really bothered me.

Flavors: Right off the bat i got a load of creamy goodness with alittle of a spicy undertone. All the way through this stogie it was the same, creamy earthiness that now i can't get enough of!!!. Not to mention that it also a good supply of spiciness and it had that vegetal flavor too. A really really really good treat, anyone who loves cubans must smoke this cigar quickly!!!!

"We're talking Softball!"

ENJOY!!!!...:-P

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure #2




First and for most i would like to say thank you to Tom a.k.a. ColbyPants for sending me this fine stogie for me to try out. It was a long wait but i finally got the green light from him to smoke it and smoke it i did.

Size: 4 7/8 x 50 Robusto

Appearance: This cigar is most definitely a pretty one, a beautiful looking wrapper that had absolutely no blemishes or any really noticeable veins. The wrapper was very smooth and oily.

Pre-light: Before I clipped this cigar I ran my nose through out the cigar and it had and that sweet "cuban earth" that I have just grown to enjoy. When it came down to clipping the cigar i used my Xikar and it made quick work of the triple cap that was on top of the cigar. The pre-light draw revealed a nice sweet smooth flavor and it ad a bit of a drag to it but none the less it was great.

Burn/Draw: Right off the bat the draw was great, and burn was alittle off but that was because of my poor lighting. As the cigar progressed the draw remained the same and the burn corrected it self of my wrong doing. The ash was firm, I only tapped off the ash once because it held on pretty well through out. The burn was also great, I never had to so any touch ups.

Flavors: After lighting this cigar, the first couple of puffs were incredible!!! It had a smooth, creaminess to it, almost a mushroomy flavor. It had some notes of sweet spice to it, cinnamon and nutmeg. As I got deeper into the cigar (about an inch and a half in), it had more of a spice factor to it and the cool thing was that the spice didn't linger in my mouth like other cigars. Toward then end of the cigar, it had got more spicy and it still had alittle of the mushroom flavor in it, a real great treat.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!.....WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!!!...GO SMOKE THEM!!!!




Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Dang

I smoked a Cuban Crafters Cameroon today but the cigar was horrible to say the least. The draw was too tight, the wrapper split in two and the burn was downright UGLY. Though i haven't given up on this cigar, i will try it again, maybe mine was a dud

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Ashton VSG Wizard




Size: 6 x 56


Appearance/Pre-Light: It was by far a really really beautiful looking cigar, and i couldn't wait to light this one up. The wrapper had a nice dark look to it and it had absolutely no blemishes on it. At first I thought i was going to have a hard time cutting this cigar because of it's large ring gauge but my Xikar handled the challenge. The pre-light aroma reveled a nice sweet spice smell with a bit of a woodsy after tone.


Flavors: The first inch or so of this stogie was a bit of a let down, i was getting ready to say "This thing is weak!!!". But when i got to about two inches in to it, it absolutely hit me!!. It had just a great combination of spice, wood and a nice sweet/nutmeg to it, the burn was a major problem to me mainly because it burnt a little funny in the beginning. As i got into the final third of the cigar, the spice seemed to cool down abit for about two or three puffs. Then it quickly got back to it's normal spicy goodness, and the flavors intensified. The spice became more and more rich and i knew if i smoked more of it i would be paying the price for it, so i stop with about an inch and a half left.


Overall: A great cigar but it is not for beginners, also look for a smaller ring gauge to prevent burn issues.


HIGHLY RECOMMENDED


















Thursday, May 31, 2007

Beach Reunion

Since it's been about one year since my completion of High School, alot of my friends have organized a get together at a local beach.....BUT I HATE THE BEACH!!!!!! Needless to say i have to attend because it is my friend Angie's Birthday and she'll KILL me if i don't go. Wish me luck....=)

Friday, May 25, 2007

CAO Italia

Size: 6 1/4 x 54



Appearance/Pre-light: At first glance this stogie kinda scared me, being alittle more then 6 inches it seemed that i might take atleast 2 hours to smoke it. But on the other hand, it was more cigar to love, the wrapper had almost a sweet smell to it and it had very few imperfections. Clipping the stogie was easy and the the draw was great; very smooth and it didn't have a drag to it. The pre-light draw presented abit of a sweetness with some tang mixed in as well.

Lighting/Flavors: Lighting the cigar was very easy and it never went out, but more importantly the burn was very nice. The burn surprised me because since it was a bigger ring gauge i thought that the cigar would burn too quickly on one side then the other...but i was wrong. The first 2 inches of the cigar were simply great, with an abundant amount of sweetness and earthy flavors; also with those flavors the presence of alittle spice entered into the picture. As the cigar progressed, the flavors intensified!....and the presence of spice became a bit more and more greater. I ended up stop smoking it because i had to go meet up with some friends but not until i smoked about 4 1/2 inches of it. =)

Overall: An excellent cigar that leaves you wanting more and more of it.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Lovo Figurado Rosado

Size: 6 x 60


Appearance: This cigar is truly one of a kind, it has a red wrapper and this is important because anyone who smokes cigars knows that wrappers don't NORMALLY come red. Anyway, the shape of this stogie is called Figurado, it has kind of a weird look to it almost cartoonish. The wrapper it self had no real damage to it, the veins on it were minimal and it had a very smooth feel to it.


Lighting/Flavors: After i clipped this cigar i quickly light it with my BIC lighter... ;). Having only a small foot to light (about half an inch or so), it was really easy to fire up this one. Although at first the draw was EXTREMELY hard for the first inch and a half, it quickly let up and the draw became manageable. The flavors from this cigar are really simple....SPICE!!!! But the spice wasn't over powering and the cigar also had hints of leather and earthiness to it. In the second half for the cigar it was pretty much more of the same with some tangyness to it.....(Colbypants).


Overall: This cigar is a real treat and anyone who gets there hands on one should smoke it NOW!!!!!!......the only down side of it, my lips looked red because of the wrapper.....small price to pay for a really good smoke.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!

WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?

I was writing a review on a cigar that i smoked today but thanks to my damn computer i lost the page and all my hard work was lost.... :(
*sigh*

Monday, May 14, 2007

Blind Tasting Cigar

Okay here it goes.....Overall a pretty good cigar, it had an easy lighting to it and the draw was a bit too tight for my liking which leads me to believe that it might be cuban, also because of the triple cap. In the beginning of the cigar i got flavors of creamy almost smooth and with a bit of spice to it but nothing over powering......i have an okay guess to what it is