Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!
I just wanted to take the time to wish you all a very happy Halloween. After all those tricks-or-treaters have come and gone light up a cigar and enjoy the night.
Outlaw Padilla Miami 8&11 – Cigar Review from Cigar Jack
Cigar Stats:
Length: 6″
Ring Gauge: 54
Approximate Price: $11.00
Wrapper: Corojo
Here is a great review from a cigar blog called Cigar Jack. Jack, I’m guessing that’s his name, gives a great description of this Cigar from Padilla. Makes me want to light one up myself!
Flavor: The initial flavors are of wood, leather, a little spice, and a nuttiness in the background. There is a creamy taste that comes and goes in the first half that I really wish would hang around a little longer. It ends on a nice smooth and creamy chocolate note. The end stays with you for a while, but it isn’t at all unpleasant. Verdict: I really enjoyed this cigar. It had enough complexity to keep me interested throughout the entire smoke. Not to mention the flavors are right in the flavor profile I look for in an alone time cigar. This is definitely a cigar that will ask for your complete attention. The one thing that gets me is the price. It is a bit out of my price range, but if I could find them on auction for a couple of bucks less, I would probably buy more. I see this cigar in that no man’s land where it isn’t really a special occasion smoke, but it’s better than any everyday cigar. I highly recommend this smoke if it is within your price range. Cigar Review: Outlaw Padilla Miami 8&11 | Cigar Reviews and News at Cigar Jack’s Cigar Blog.
Ashton VSG Robusto – Cigar Review
Cigar Stats:
Length: 5.5′
Ring Gauge: 50
Approximate Price: $11.75
Wrapper: Dominican, Sumatra
Ever since I started smoking cigars I have heard great things about Ashton. These are supposed to be some of the strongest, most robust cigars on the market. They aren’t for children. OK, no cigars are for children, spoil sports.
Ashton cigars are made by the Fuentes, so they probably are very good cigars. The VSG, in this case, means “virgin sun grown.”
The look of this cigar is just wonderful. Very dark robusto, perfectly constructed, absolutely no problems with the look or feel of the cigar. Tons of oil to the touch. Should be a good cigar – I hope.
Nuevo Flame!
Silky smooth cigar. Wow! There is some spice supporting the dominant cream flavor. I saw someone else say there was a peat taste to this cigar, can’t substantiate that claim here. There is a hickory taste to it though. And I’ve got to say that this is just an exquisite cigar.
Man, it seems like the cigar is just getting darker. The draw is great but it isn’t burning perfectly evenly. About an inch in it gets a little harsh but that quickly disappears. Maybe I was puffing on it too much. Bad Travis!
Even though everyone says this is an explosive, full bodied cigar I just don’t see it. It’s medium-full bodied with a slant to being full bodied, maybe. But it’s not blowing the brains out of my head. But the lack of strength doesn’t bother me all that much because this is a very complex and well balanced cigar.
An example of this complexity is how the cream has morphed into vanilla at this point. The spice has mostly left the cigar and has been replaced by an immense earthiness.
It is a very interesting cigar. Some of you will love it while others will think it is just a decent, good cigar. What do I think? That’s a tough one. There are some problems with it that cannot be denied.
If this had been a stronger cigar that would have been better for all of us. Likewise, if there had been more spice, the type of spice that punches you in the gut, that would have been great. Even with all that it is still an enjoyable, albeit somewhat mundane, smoke. This wasn’t a great cigar, but it was very good.
89 points
Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Maduro – Cigar Review
The Stats:
Length: 4.5′
Ring Gauge: 50
Approximate Price: $5.50
Wrapper: Dominican maduro
Arturo Fuente cigars hold a special place for me since the first cigar I smoked was a Fuente. But that’s another story for another day, let’s focus on this cigar!
The top half of the cigar is wrapped in a thin sheet of cedar. I don’t think there’s any purpose to this other than that they think it looks good and maybe some people do think it looks good. I think it looks ridiculous. The only reason I say this is because the cedar obscures a perfectly constructed cigar underneath. It’s a very dark and oily cigar and I cannot wait to light this baby up.
The Light!
It’s unlike any cigar I have ever smoked before! Loads of spice with a very deep earthiness to it. There is also a bit of sweetness with this one, which is normal for maduro cigars. There isn’t much sweetness to it but it is there, just barely – thank God.
Even though I don’t like sweet cigars, a little bit can add to the complexity of the cigar and it can actually accentuate the good flavors of the cigar.
One minor problem with this cigar is that the burn isn’t perfect. The draw is absolutely great, the flavors are wonderful, and there is tons of smoke coming out of it so a little burning problem with the cigar isn’t that big of a deal. Seriously, this cigar does have an absolutely perfect draw.
To top it all off, the spiciness is sticking around and maybe even becoming a bit stronger. It’s a little bombshell of a cigar!
Even though this definitely is a full bodied cigar, it is also a very smooth cigar. Unfortunately, the burn is just getting worse. I can no longer ignore it. Every few minutes I have to touch it up… but this cigar is just so good. Maybe I can look past that uneven burn problem.
The deep, smoky spice and the rich earthiness never dissipates. It is a jewel of a cigar even with the uneven burn. Yeah, it’s a small cigar but it is very mighty.
It’s an absolutely wonderful cigar. Without the uneven burn I would have definitely given it a 95, maybe even a 96. But since the burn was uneven…
94 points
Rays Down Three Games to One in World Series
They Rays are down, but are they out? We’ll find out shortly as tonight is game 5 of the ’08 World Series between the Rays and Phillies.
