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Tattered Coat has a link to a new political ad for a campaign out in Minnesota.
Now, if you know me, you know it's an ad for a Democrat. But, even if you don't agree with the politics, I think you will agree that you've never seen an ad for a political campaign quite like it.
It's not generic, it's not cheesy. It's almost cool. Check it out.
| Country of Origin: | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| Length: | 6.5" |
| Ring: | 44 |
| Type: | |
| Flavor: | mild side of medium |
| Wrapper Type: | Natural |
| Wrapper Tobacco: | Connecticut Shade |
| Binder Tobacco: | Dominican |
| Filler Tobacco: | Dominican |
| Date Cigar Smoked: | August 27, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Cost for One: | $6.85 |
| Construction Rating: | 7 |
| Taste Rating: | 9 |
| Value Rating: | 7 |
| Overall: | 7.7 |
| Purchased At: | Holt's Cigar Company |
| Tastes: | cocca,coffee |
| Notes: | This is the first cigar I've ever got to bloom. Consequently I was eager to give it a try. I know Ashton's haven't been getting good reviews from me lately, but I figured I would give them another shot. This time the verdict was different in awhile. It tasted great, with that classic Ashton taste. It was propably intensified by the bloom and the fact that this is smaller gauge then I am used to. (Smaller gauge means the wrapper has a greater proportional effect on taste.) It was countered by the tightness of the draw, which was just a little tighter than I can excuse due to the thinness of the cigar. Maybe that's why I don't like smaller gauge cigars, or maybe I've been having bad thin gauge cigars, either way I don't like them. In the end, I did enjoy this cigar, but I won't be stocking my humidor with it. |
| Country of Origin: | Cuba |
|---|---|
| Length: | 5.5" |
| Ring: | 50 |
| Type: | |
| Flavor: | full |
| Wrapper Type: | Natural |
| Wrapper Tobacco: | Ecuadorian |
| Binder Tobacco: | Dominican |
| Filler Tobacco: | Dominican |
| Date Cigar Smoked: | August 26, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Cost for One: | $8.75 |
| Construction Rating: | 5 |
| Taste Rating: | 7 |
| Value Rating: | 5 |
| Overall: | 5.7 |
| Purchased At: | Holt's Cigar Company |
| Tastes: | leather,woody |
| Notes: | I figured I would give VSG another try. Again I was disappointed. It tunnelled, despite several attempts to keep it going. Couple all of this, with a taste that wasn't the best, and it's doesn't have a high value. It's a shame, but I feel like this cigar is overhyped. |
| Country of Origin: | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| Length: | 6.5" |
| Ring: | 54 |
| Type: | |
| Flavor: | fullest |
| Wrapper Type: | Natural |
| Wrapper Tobacco: | Ecuadorian |
| Binder Tobacco: | Dominican |
| Filler Tobacco: | Dominican |
| Date Cigar Smoked: | August 25, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Cost for One: | $7.90 |
| Construction Rating: | 9 |
| Taste Rating: | 6 |
| Value Rating: | 7 |
| Overall: | 7.3 |
| Purchased At: | Holt's Cigar Company |
| Tastes: | Tobacco,earthy,spicy |
| Notes: | I asked for a reccomendation for something full bodied. This was a Mack truck. It packed alot of flavor. It started spicy, and finished earthy, and made me say "whoa" more than a couple times. It was well built and didn't have any problems, except for a little inconsistency with the burn. It's a limited release cigar, available in limited numbers. Considering that, the quality, and the taste, a price of $7.90 isn't unreasonable. Probably won't pick it up again, but I'm glad I tried it. |
I recently discovered some white substance on some of my cigars. Unfortunately, I can't find definitive pictures of mold versus bloom, so I can't really be sure. I figured I would share with my readers and see if anyone out there knew.
The Facts:
There are a couple of sites that have discussion about this issue:
The Case for Mold:
The Case for Bloom
So I'm torn here. I really can't tell. If anyone knows the difference and can tell from the picture, please let me know.
Update: Clicking on the picture will take you to a full sized image.
| Country of Origin: | USA |
|---|---|
| Length: | 6.5" |
| Ring: | 52 |
| Type: | |
| Flavor: | full |
| Wrapper Type: | Natural |
| Wrapper Tobacco: | Nicaraguan |
| Binder Tobacco: | Nicaraguan |
| Filler Tobacco: | Nicaraguan |
| Date Cigar Smoked: | August 18, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Cost for One: | $13.00 |
| Construction Rating: | 9 |
| Taste Rating: | 7 |
| Value Rating: | 5 |
| Overall: | 7.0 |
| Purchased At: | Holt's Cigar Company |
| Tastes: | Tobacco,earthy,leather |
| Notes: | This is the first oppertunity I have gotten to have one of these. It's is a relatively new brand with a lot of marketing hype coming from a great rating in Cigar Aficianado. Considering all of that I expected to have to find them behind the counter at Holt's but they were right there on the shelves. I have to say, I usually don't like cigars with this blend of flavors. However for an earthy, leathery cigar, I'm finding it quite enjoyable. I have had some problems with it going out, but that may be due to my attention span and not the cigar. That being said, there are much better smokes that don't cost $15. If you like this type of flavor, then it is worth it. Otherwise, I say save your money. |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
|---|---|
| Length: | 5" |
| Ring: | |
| Type: | |
| Flavor: | mild side of medium |
| Wrapper Type: | Natural |
| Wrapper Tobacco: | Connecticut Shade |
| Binder Tobacco: | Nicaraguan |
| Filler Tobacco: | Dominican |
| Date Cigar Smoked: | July 22, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Cost for One: | $3.00 |
| Construction Rating: | 6 |
| Taste Rating: | 9 |
| Value Rating: | 8 |
| Overall: | 7.7 |
| Purchased At: | Tampa Cigar Inc |
| Tastes: | |
| Notes: | Mensch brought these babies back up from Tampa with him. They were fantasticly light with a perfect draw. There were some bits of tobacco that flaked out of the cigar, which is why I dung the construntion. However many non-smokers picked them up and loved them. Incredible a cigar that addicts and newbies both can enjoy. |
| Country of Origin: | Honduras |
|---|---|
| Length: | 6" |
| Ring: | 52 |
| Type: | |
| Flavor: | full |
| Wrapper Type: | Natural |
| Wrapper Tobacco: | Costa Rican |
| Binder Tobacco: | Nicaraguan |
| Filler Tobacco: | Nicaraguan |
| Date Cigar Smoked: | August 15, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Cost for One: | $3.53 |
| Construction Rating: | 8 |
| Taste Rating: | 9 |
| Value Rating: | 9 |
| Overall: | 8.7 |
| Purchased At: | Holt's Cigar Company |
| Tastes: | coffee,earthy |
| Notes: | This was a gift from my fiancee as part of an early wedding present. But that didn't influence me one bit. Because this cigar was amazing. It's a second because of blemishes, but you would never know it from the smoke. I smoked it in the dark and couldn't even tell. It did tunnel a bit, but it didn't detract from the experience. For those interested in trying a Rocky Patel, but put off by the demand driven price, this is a must smoke! |
This was forwarded to me from the developer, Cigar Register. It's a desktop application that will help you manage your inventory of cigars, and keep a journal of your smokes.
It's free, and definitely done as a labor of love. You should check it out.
I have to admit I was worried about it, as I've been working on an online application that is a little similar. However, the focus is a bit different so hopefully we won't tread on each other's toes.
I got a wedding gift early today. Janice wanted to get me something big for her wedding gift to me. She always wanted to show off how ridiculously cool she is.
Thus she got me humidorzilla. I think she hit her target.
It fits 200 cigars. It has 1o interconnected chambers of differing sizes, 2 humidification units, a glass enclosure and an externally readable hygrometer. In short... it rules.
It's currently sucking up some distilled water. I'm very excited. I'm buying some boxes to fill it tomorrow. It's a nice end to a crappy, crappy week.
And don't worry, I did something equally nice for Janice for her wedding gift.
I went looking for an easy already done for me CFC to create generic RSS feeds for a ColdFusion application. I couldn't find any, at least that were stand alone. (I imagine there's one in BlogCFC, but I didn't want to download it, fearing that I would see how cool it was and decide I have to convert.)
Therefore, I made a little RSS cfc file that takes generic input and converts it to a RSS feed. It's spits it out as a variable so a developer can decide to either display it to the user, or write it to a flat file themselves. It mostly conforms to the RSS 2.0 specification, but I omitted some obscure elements.
Hopefully someone out there can use it.
RSS 2.0 Creator for ColdFusion
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