“Smoked Up” No.69

Posted by Shawn

May 14, 2014

Up until today, the weather has been great. The birds are singing, bees are buzzing flowers areÂ blooming and I am smoking cigars! Today, has been pretty dreary with rain in the morning and 90+% humidity the rest of the day. It did put a hindering on my cigar plans as I was going to write up a review, but with the high humidity, I only did a taste test of another new cigar for later review. The review I had planned will most likely be out on Friday afternoon. Last week, I got out a review of the Ezra Zion Tantrum. Its not a new cigar, but a mighty fine one that I thought I’d give my thoughts on.

In other news:

Via Cigar Craig: “…Cigar Rights of America has published a response to the FDAâ€™s deeming document with excellent recommendations on how to respond, and we MUST respond in numbers, or life will change negatively for many thousands of people. Glynn Loope, the director of the CRA made a comment that no cigar related anything should be published without including a link to http://cigarrights.org/fda-response.php.Â ”

Cigar Views

Joya de Nicaragua Rosalones Machito: I had seenÂ few people on social media enjoying these a good bit and I figured i’d try it out myself. For $5.50, itsÂ pretty good smoke! I figured it to be a fuller smoke, but it was more ofÂ a solid medium bodied smoke. Very flavorful with notes of spice, chocolate, nuts and cedar. Great draw and burn with no construction issues. I would consider this a box worthy cigar or at least split with a friend.Â Â

AJ Fernandez Spectre Robusto: Another new cigar to have some fire cured tobacco in it. This cigar smelled like a dirty gym sock! It had a very pungent room note to it, so be warned if smoking it around non-smokers. Very full bodied with notes of peppered charred meat with some other musty notes I couldn’t put my finger on any one particular flavor. The finish was long and kind of wet & creamy. It wasn’t the best $8 I have ever spent, nor the worst. This cigar was like the ex-girlfriend that you work with. At first its odd and uncomfortable, but eventually you get used to it.

LA Unica #300 Maduro: Made by Arturo Fuente, this cigar is a Dominican puro which usually means a more mild to medium bodied cigar. The La Unica was a high mild at best. Not strong at all, with a bit lesser flavor than I had figured it would have. This was my first ever La Unica and it wasn’t a bad smoke, but I tend to like a more fuller smoke. There was lite chocolate, cocoa and aÂ slight nuttiness to it. For the $7 I paid for it, it was a bit disappointing. This is a cigar I would catch online as the prices are over half off for what I paid for it.

George Rico MiamiÂ American Puro Corona Gordo:Â I can’t recall many, if any, American Puro cigars. This is George Rico’s first American Puro cigar that’s made in his Miami factory. A blend of tobacco from Connecticut, Kentucky and Pennsylvania, this cigar was an interesting blend. Had a bit of a creaminess to it with hints of black pepper and a bit of a mustiness that more than likely comes from the Kentucky (fire cured maybe) tobacco.Â A decentÂ medium smoke that had a thicker draw. I think the thicker draw held back some of the potential in this cigar. Would like to try in a larger ring gauge to give the blend a better evaluation.

Cigar News

Ezra Zion TantrumÂ – NTA Review

â€œSmoked Upâ€ No.68Â – NTA Views & News

Refinishing a Stinky Cigar AshtrayÂ – Stogie Review

News: Senorial CigarsÂ – A Cigar Smoker

Altadis USA to Host Cigar Lecture & Tasting in MiamiÂ – Toasted Foot

Screwpop Plans Two New CuttersÂ – halfwheel

CAO Natural Disasters (Cigar Preview)Â – Cigar-Coop

CAOâ€™s Son of Uncle Sam Now Sinister SamÂ – halfwheel

Crowned Heads Headley Grange Laguito No. 6 (Cigar Preview)Â – Cigar-Coop

CAOâ€™s Area 9 Event Packs Dig Into the VaultsÂ – halfwheel

Camacho Ecuador (Cigar Preview)Â – Cigar-Coop