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xrundog · 08-10-2018, 09:19 AM

Last Call by A.J. Fernandez CG. Well constructed cigar with a medium brown wrapper. Pleasant flavor, medium body, good strength with a nice flavor. Good cigar!

xrundog · 08-11-2018, 09:49 AM

Nestor Miranda Special Selection Danno 2012 Churchill. This is a 7 x 50 size cigar with a matte brown San Andres wrapper. It's toothy and a bit lumpy. The bands are kind of flashy making the cigar appear better than it otherwise might. The fillers are Nicaraguan and Costa Rican.
The burn was pretty good. The ash was whitish and loose.
The flavor is full bodied and one note. Nothing special about this one.
Gonna smoke the remaining cigars I have when the weather gets colder and I don't want to smoke the better stuff.

xrundog · 08-13-2018, 09:37 AM

Smoked a Hiram Solomon Gran Toro this morning. Not sure which version. Probably an older one. The foot band had what looked like an MM on it. Medium brown wrapper, 6 x 52, really a great looking cigar.
But I was disappointed. The cigar tunneled, canoed and burned into the wrapper the whole way. The flavor was good at times, but the burn problems ruined it. I have a few more of these. Hopefully I just had a bad one.

xrundog · 08-14-2018, 09:52 AM

Ortega M3 Toro this morning. 6 x 50 with a nice smooth medium brown wrapper. The burn was pretty straight. The flavor is good with a hint of Nicaraguan sweetness. It's not a fancy cigar, but it's a good one. I enjoyed this cigar!

xrundog · 08-15-2018, 06:58 AM

Nirvana Cameroon Selection by Drew Estate Torpedo. Well made cigar with a smooth light brown wrapper. The Cameroon wrappers can be thin and fragile, but this one held up just fine. After a one match light, the burn was straight with a firm gray ash. The flavor was of sweet Nicaraguan tobacco with lots of smoke. Nothing flashy, but an overall good cigar and an enjoyable smoking experience.

beevod · 08-15-2018, 02:40 PM

JR Limited Edition Montecristo Alt. Strong, reasonably flavorful but not within hailing distance of the real thing.

xrundog · 08-16-2018, 08:54 AM

It looked like rain today so I grabbed a Nicaraguan Factory Overrun Churchill to smoke. I finished under an umbrella.
This cigar has a rough medium brown wrapper. It ain't pretty. But it's otherwise pretty well made. The burn was a little sideways. After two match corrections it evened out and stayed straight.
The flavor was okay. A slight bitterness persisted throughout, but it was not off putting. Worth the $1.50 I paid for it.
The robustos under the same heading are quite a bit better.

xrundog · 08-17-2018, 09:13 AM

Toro Y Leon today. 7.5" x 52, I guess that's a Presidente. The wrapper was light brown and thin. It had a small split after smoking a bit. Looked like a Cameroon to me.
The burn was fairly straight with a firm gray ash. The flavor was mild and slightly sweet. This was a pretty good cigar the whole way.

xrundog · 08-18-2018, 09:27 AM

Room 101 Series HN Honduras Churchill. this 7 x 48 cigar has a good looking medium brown smooth slightly mottled wrapper. The burn was pretty good. The flavor is rich. The strength increased throughout the smoke. I like this cigar.

xrundog · 08-20-2018, 10:35 AM

Quesada Oktoberfest 2015 Toro. Dark matte wrapper with a good burn and a tight ash. Strong flavor with a salty aftertaste. This was the best of these yet.

08-15-2018, 02:40 PM	#76
beevod Herf God Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 20,927	JR Limited Edition Montecristo Alt. Strong, reasonably flavorful but not within hailing distance of the real thing. __________________ "Moderation in all things. Excess in everything else."

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08-10-2018, 09:19 AM	#71
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Last Call by A.J. Fernandez CG. Well constructed cigar with a medium brown wrapper. Pleasant flavor, medium body, good strength with a nice flavor. Good cigar!

08-11-2018, 09:49 AM	#72
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Nestor Miranda Special Selection Danno 2012 Churchill. This is a 7 x 50 size cigar with a matte brown San Andres wrapper. It's toothy and a bit lumpy. The bands are kind of flashy making the cigar appear better than it otherwise might. The fillers are Nicaraguan and Costa Rican. The burn was pretty good. The ash was whitish and loose. The flavor is full bodied and one note. Nothing special about this one. Gonna smoke the remaining cigars I have when the weather gets colder and I don't want to smoke the better stuff.

08-13-2018, 09:37 AM	#73
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Smoked a Hiram Solomon Gran Toro this morning. Not sure which version. Probably an older one. The foot band had what looked like an MM on it. Medium brown wrapper, 6 x 52, really a great looking cigar. But I was disappointed. The cigar tunneled, canoed and burned into the wrapper the whole way. The flavor was good at times, but the burn problems ruined it. I have a few more of these. Hopefully I just had a bad one.

08-14-2018, 09:52 AM	#74
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Ortega M3 Toro this morning. 6 x 50 with a nice smooth medium brown wrapper. The burn was pretty straight. The flavor is good with a hint of Nicaraguan sweetness. It's not a fancy cigar, but it's a good one. I enjoyed this cigar!

08-15-2018, 06:58 AM	#75
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Nirvana Cameroon Selection by Drew Estate Torpedo. Well made cigar with a smooth light brown wrapper. The Cameroon wrappers can be thin and fragile, but this one held up just fine. After a one match light, the burn was straight with a firm gray ash. The flavor was of sweet Nicaraguan tobacco with lots of smoke. Nothing flashy, but an overall good cigar and an enjoyable smoking experience.

08-16-2018, 08:54 AM	#77
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	It looked like rain today so I grabbed a Nicaraguan Factory Overrun Churchill to smoke. I finished under an umbrella. This cigar has a rough medium brown wrapper. It ain't pretty. But it's otherwise pretty well made. The burn was a little sideways. After two match corrections it evened out and stayed straight. The flavor was okay. A slight bitterness persisted throughout, but it was not off putting. Worth the $1.50 I paid for it. The robustos under the same heading are quite a bit better.

08-17-2018, 09:13 AM	#78
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Toro Y Leon today. 7.5" x 52, I guess that's a Presidente. The wrapper was light brown and thin. It had a small split after smoking a bit. Looked like a Cameroon to me. The burn was fairly straight with a firm gray ash. The flavor was mild and slightly sweet. This was a pretty good cigar the whole way.

08-18-2018, 09:27 AM	#79
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Room 101 Series HN Honduras Churchill. this 7 x 48 cigar has a good looking medium brown smooth slightly mottled wrapper. The burn was pretty good. The flavor is rich. The strength increased throughout the smoke. I like this cigar.

08-20-2018, 10:35 AM	#80
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Quesada Oktoberfest 2015 Toro. Dark matte wrapper with a good burn and a tight ash. Strong flavor with a salty aftertaste. This was the best of these yet.