cigars?

[ScottT]

Say DeRoux, I got you a new dog:

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

hey, that kinda looks like Batist!
i could use some haggis or a full "Irish breakfast" this morning. on the "sauce" WAY too heavy last night......whew! a good cigar and several homebrew's w/ a brew bud......
paying today......

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

I'll be getting on the sauce tonight to steel myself for holidays with the family.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

i'm glad i have a day to recoup before the shin-dig. good luck BG!

 

[Cheesefood]

We have a bar called Curragh nearby that has authentic Irish breakfasts, (and I'm not just talking about a Jameson's and Guiness omelet).

OK, back to stogies... I bought several tonight. Let me know your thoughts:

Romeo Y Juliet Aniversario
Bauza
Acid One
Ashton
Helix

Any opinions?

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

i didn't care for the Acid's too much. Romeo's and Ashton's i like.......

 

[Beermaker]

I am a fan of the CAO gold anniversary, and the Arturo Fuentes'.

 

[Mindflux]

I picked up an Ashton VSG Robusto on recommendation from a friend.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Just made it home from 'vacation' and feel like I've earned a Saint Luis Rey Serie A. Probably crack a Carolina Brewery Old 392 barleywine to keep it lubricated.

 

[Dude]

Smoked my first Bolivar the other night--I was pretty wasted (played a Turkey Day game of *******) when I had it but it was pretty freaking awesome. I think a buddy of mine dipped the tip in kalua or something which was cool too.

Anyway....I'm hooked....

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

I'm on the deck now freezing my ass off enjoying a RyJ #2 (punted on the SLR Serie A). It's a lot better than being inside with the house guests of the night, but my beer did go dry and I'm not sure I want to risk the exposure of going back in. Furthermore, it's really hard to type with ice cubes for hands.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

orrelse, i had a Bolivar, maduro wrapper the other night.....sweeeet! glad you liked 'em....

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

If y'all like maduros as I do, try the Mayorga Gordita Torpedos. They're torp shaped, but about the size of a smallish robusto. Very smooth and earthy. They are box pressed if that turns you off. Usually ~$50/box, so even singles should be sub-$3, I guess. They also come in a natural wrapper, but I haven't tried those.

 

[eastwood44mag]

Cigars + alcohol = good times

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

anyone had a Drew Estate Java? PDG! has a chocolate/coffee thing going. almost like a smooth stout in a wrapper........

 

[Dude]

anyone had a Drew Estate Java? PDG! has a chocolate/coffee thing going. almost like a smooth stout in a wrapper........

Never had one....but it sounds AWESOME!!!

I'm wondering if I could find one at our local tabacca shop. I'm planning a poker party and I need somethign good. That sounds like a winner!

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

we found them by mistake. went to a big liquor wharehouse downtown houston, fart'n around in the humidor about to buy some more Bolivar's, and we saw these. they smelled so damn good, we figured we'd try 'em. damn glad we did!

 

[El Pistolero]

fart'n in the humidor

Isn't that considered to be bad form?

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Isn't that considered to be bad form?

Naw, it infuses non-Cubans that authentic Cuban horse manure aroma.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

oh yea ! it helps release the aroma from that tight wound cigar. try it sometime! :~)

 

[wild]

anyone had a Drew Estate Java? PDG! has a chocolate/coffee thing going. almost like a smooth stout in a wrapper........

This past weekend I had the opportunity to try a Blackroot which my LCS just received as a promotional trial. It's a torpedo with a much more robust flavor than the regular Root. When I go back I'll check on that Java for a try. Thanks for the heads up.

Wild

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

i found out yesterday that Drew Estate makes the Java and the Acid cigars. i didn't like the Acid one, but the Java's good. have another charity cigar night tonight, so i'm hoping to bring home something good.....
description on the Java:
Product Details
Introduced in 2004, and released in the 1st quarter of 2005, Java is an exceptionally unique handmade from two of today's hardest working cigar makers: Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate and Rocky Patel. Java is a subtly sweet Nicaraguan that features a dark, oily maduro wrapper stretched across an aged blend of Nicaraguan long-fillers. While aging, these cigars have been slowly infused with the delicious flavor of gourmet mocha, morphing a traditional Nicaraguan cigar into a incredibly rich cigar filled with hints of mocha that smokes smooth from start to finish, leaving an extremely pleasant aroma in your wake.

 

[Mindflux]

I've got a few Cohiba's, a Cusano 18 and CAO L'Anniversario Cameroon and a CAO MX2 Camaroon on deck....

I need to get a few VSG's back in the humi

 

[Beermaker]

I think I am going to order a box of the CAO gold torps for my birthday this month.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

go ahead and treat yourselves! we had a Sancho Panza maduro (one of my favorites), a DuPont traiangle (very mild, too mild), and a Flor De A. Allonas (very good too). had three others to choose from, but don't recall the name. then we proofed a Pusser Rum and a Haitian 15 year old rum. not my favorite, mainly because i don't care for rum.....

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

I'll be in Puerto Vallarta in a week where my wife's friend and her husband are authorized Habanos dealers. I usually get to treat myself to the "scratch & dents" box that they don't sell...