2014 Cigar Tasting

A little Taste goes a long way . . . 

 Our little Local Cigar Club decided to have a Cigar tasting Event to end the summer. It was originally going to be just a cigar event, but we changed it a few weeks before the date to “Cigars, Bratts and Beer”.

  Each member was asked to bring a 10 count of cigars that they have not tried before and we will divide them up and trade with the other members that are participating. As well as Bring a Beer they have not had, mostly Micro Brews and some kind of Bratwurst or Sausage.

 There was coffee and whiskey on hand as well as some cheese and crackers, pretzels and pumpernickel and onion sticks and assorted veggies and dips.

 Here is a list of what was on the tasting roster.

·        Black Crown’s Sons of Anarchy - Toro

·        Cu-Avana – Maduro - Toro

·        Carlos Torano’s Loyal Aged Ligero 52’s – Robusto

·        Puros Indios – Gordo

·        Gurkha – Black Dragon Solomons

Here is a few Photos of the members that were at the “Smoking Troll Bar and Grill” participating in the 2014 cigar tasting.

 This will be the last Official Dead Ringers Cigar Club event of the 2014 year, although as usual we have a couple of “meetings” Planed in the “Cigar Garage” before the end of the year.

On a side note, Due to weather and time constraints and location we only had 4 members of the Dead Ringers participating in the cigar tasting, but I can tell you they all tasted good, stay tuned for reviews on all the cigars in the next few months.

 See you next time.

B.T.O.L.

~CigarAsh~

Cigar Ash Looks at the Puros Indios Reserva’ Maxima ‘03

Puros Indios Reserva’ Maxima ‘03

What can I say about this brand besides, it is one of the most consistent brands I have had the pleasure of smoking. It may not me the highest on the Cigar Brand totem pole, but it is far from the bottom.

 The brand does have one blemish on their reputation with their Puros Indious Vejeo, but that is a review for another time.

 So here is the skinny on these sticks. This Blend of Puros Indios is the brain child of Rolando Reyes Jr. and his 70 years of experience. This specially aged puros is called “Anejado 2003” and has a blending of Brazilian, Nicaragua and Dominican longleaf tobaccos’ with a Ecuador wrapper that is just a great tasting smoke. 

 Five years the cigars aged in boxes and I have to say that I would buy these often and keep them in stock. They are inexpensive at $29.95 for the Rothschild, $34.95 for the Toro and $39.95 for the Churchill.

 The Maxima ’03 has good construction with very minute if any blemishes and veins in the leaf. There is an earthy and light woody taste to it and so far after smoking 5 to 8 of them at this point I have not had one canoe or unravel. The Head of the cigar is nice and tight as well, I have used a Cigar punch and a V-notch on the cigar and the head of it has stated pretty much in tacked and had a nice smooth draw to it throughout the whole smoke. This cigar gives you a light aroma with a solid light grey ash not flaky at all.

 I would give this cigar a rating of 6 ½ out of 10 for Price, Taste and Quality. This is a perfect everyday cigar choice.

See you next time

B.O.T.L.

~Cigar Ash~

CigarFest2:Clash of the Stogies - The Event of Smoke

So we are a mere week away from CigarFest2: Clash of the Stogies,

 I don’t mind telling you I was on edge a bit, running your own “HERF” is not easy, you have to have several back up plans in place incase participation is not up where is should, and doing one  that is 100% voluntary is tough, no venders to help you and you have to find yourself a hook. Lucky for me I have a solid cast of characters that all want to participate.

Last year was the first one I organized and it went well with a small group of 8, this year we have 10 men and 4 women so I am interested to see how things go. We will see how this one goes get some feedback and see what we can do to make next years as good as this one.

 The Cigar list for this year reads like a who’s who of cigars, as you can see by the list we have quite the array and variety of choices and every one of them is a new cigar for each of us. This year instead of all the members of the Dead Ringers Cigar Club getting together and picking cigars, we had each member purchase their own to share and with all the members in but one, it looks like a great success, so long as they don’t forget then at home the day of the event. So here is a revamped list of cigars sans one member who is operating on the fly. I will have more soon. Happy Ash to all you “B.O.T.L.” out there.

 Cigar Roster

Tabak Especial – Café’ con Leche - Belecoso

 Gurkha Park Avenue Maduro

 Arganese Maduro

 Black Ops Maduro

 Puros Indios Reserva Maxima 2003 - Maduro Toro...

 Carlos Torano Hogshead - Toro

 5 Vegas Gold Robusto - Natural

 Gurkha Master Selection Torpedo #2

 Baccarat Rothschild Natural

 5 Vegas Series 'A' Special Edition Animal

 CAO Lx2 Robusto