Sunday, January 27, 2008
Cigar Review Janurary: Cool Cat LSD and 5 Vegas Miami
1 comments Posted by Eyeluv Seagars at 10:53 PM
My two choices for the first month of the year are a Ligero Sumatran Dominican from Cool Cat and a 5 Miami from Pepin Garcia. I have already spoken on the Cool Cat cigar (see below), so I will now just focus on the 5 Miami. This cigar is advertised as a full bodied smoke. I don't know if my passion for La Flor Dominicanas skewed my pallate, but I found 5 Miami to be mild. This being said I wish not to take any credit away from this amazing cigar built in the El Rey de los Habanos factory in Nicaragua. At first light one can tell that this is a Nicaraguan. It's seeds are taken from Cuba and carefully grown in Nicaragua. Pepin oversees these puros to be expertly balanced with long ligero fillers with a dark corojo wrapper. All this combined to make it a slight spicy, and somewhat peppery, but absolutely smooth and memorable experience. The longer you enjoy this cigar, the more smooth it will get. Discerning aficionados will not be disappointed with this cigar. If you find a box of these, buy them before I do.
The last smoke of the year was an absolute winner. A Gurkha Black Beauty! At 25 bucks a stick this cigars features a Honduran filler aged at least 5 years and a creamy Connecticut wrapper aged 7 years. This 6 and a half inch cigar with a 58 ring gauge was smooth and silky. The aroma was just mouth watering. I am salivating as I write this. I cannot say enough about Gurkhas. I had originally stayed away from this brand as it was beyond my budget and I was always weary about high price equalling high quality. However, I got a sampler of Gurkhas as a birthday gift and now I am a believer!!! I will save the rest of the sampler for another day. Only 2 a month the wifey says. Forgot to take a pic of the cigar before i lit it up so here's a pic I found on the web.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
http://www.cigargeeks.com/community/random-quotes/view-random-quotes.asp
Really cool quotes from famous people. Good to know we rub elbows with some pretty good company in our cigar hobby.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
I took an early lunch at 10am and returned to work the next day. This is one way to beat the Monday blues. It was a friends birthday so I picked him up some Honduran pinars. Of course I got some LSD (Ligero Sumatran Domenico) cigars for myself.
Review: LSD cigars are full bodied smokes. It starts off a bit spicy, but it quickly smoothes out. Burns a bit uneven, but gives a nice white ash. Not much after taste. They are similar to Gurkhas, Rockey Patels and La Flors. Of course seasoned smokers can tell the difference, but at 6-8 bucks for a double robusto with a ring gauge of 58, that was worth my 150 mile drive for lunch. That and the weather was almost 70 degrees in the afternoon!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
In San Diego I stumbled onto the Cuban Cigar Factory. I just want to publicly thank the owners there for suggesting I try La Flor Dominicana, Double Ligero Chisel. Ever since I smoked that, I fell in love with all that Litto Gomez makes and I always make sure that I have La Flors in the humidor. Coincidentally, I went to SD for business, and just wanted a way to spend a 45 minute lunch. Needless to say after a 6.5 inch cigar with a 50 ring gauge, I was 2.5 hours late from lunch. Well worth it!!!
If you ever find yourself in Monterey California. It would behoove you to stop by Cool Cat Cigars. They only sell their brands but you will find they rival some of the best popular cigars in the market today. I enjoy a strong cigar, yet it much smoke very smoothly without leaving an after taste. My tastes always makes me come back to La Flor Dominicana, Gurkha, and Rocky Patel Sun Grown. Cool Cat has a similar cigar called LSD. Try it and tell me what you think. Plus at half the price of the others I named, it was a good change for me and my wallet.
Cigars + Drinks + Balcony overlooking pool and ocean = Vacation
0 comments Posted by Eyeluv Seagars at 3:44 PM
Me enjoying a Mexican cigar (Te Amo) in Mazatlan, Mexico. Memorable vacation, not cigar. I enjoyed the cuban Cuaba, Cohibas and Romeo and Julietta much more. Wish I took pics of me enjoying those. Guess I'll have to go back and make sure I do that.
If you ever find yourself there. Grab one of these...
and go to one of these.
BUT WATCH OUT FOR KNOCK OFFS. The best thing to do is buy a box or pack that has not been opened yet and then try one in the store before you leave. If you don't you will fall prey to fake cubans. Not a very pleasant smoke at all. You can always tell a cuban because of the triple seam cap, cool burn, white even ash, and most importantly, very smooth. I am no expert but I believe what makes a cigar cuban is that not just because the tobacco was grown in Cuba, but also because it was also rolled by an expert Cuban roller. If I am wrong, I just had the best fake cubans I ever had in my life!!! May I never get the real ones.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
