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by CigarCraig | August 25, 2013 · 2:00 pm

IPCRP 2013 – Guayacan Cigars, and Other Cigars That Start With G

As we were working our way through the House of Emilio booth at the IPCPR show we were introduced to Noel Rojas, the man behind Guayacan Cigars. Noel has an amazing story, which he shares in the video below. His cigars are top notch, I smoked a torpedo this week that I’ve had in the humidor since last December and it was fantastic. I found it to be complex, medium bodied, and had a really nice hint of citrus that I liked. I really look forward to trying his maduro when it becomes available. Don’t miss this short video interview with Noel. Fascinating story!

http://youtu.be/Fonjk9rKtz8

Friday evening I grabbed a Gurkha Ghost from the humidor and took a walk. I’ve smoked a few of these since hey came out and as much as I wanted to like them, they didn’t WOW me. Maybe it’s a few more months of age (mine or the cigar?), but this one hit me right. It was what I expected from the others but didn’t get. Nice, sweet, lush flavors that I expect from a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapped cigar. The band and packaging are pretty cool too. I’m glad I have finally come to like these, and I have no idea why I felt the desire to enjoy this particular cigar.

Yesterday I was thinking about what to smoke, and working on today’s post in my head, and the CDO (that’s OCD in alphabetical order, as it should be) in me decided I needed another cigar with a name that started with G. It turns out there’s not a lot of them! Fortunately I found a Gran Habano Gran Reserva No. 3 2008 Churchill that I had bought well over a year ago. The wrapper is a beautiful milk chocolate brown, and is from Columbia, which you don’t see very often. The cigar burned perfectly and was smooth and delicious. I actually haven’t smoked more than a handful of Gran Habano products, but the couple cigars in this line have really impressed me. Another medium bodied smooth and flavorful smoke to round out my week.

That’s it for today, after doing some yard work this morning it’s time to grab a cigar or two and relax in the pool. Until the next time,

CigarCraig

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by CigarCraig | February 3, 2013 · 9:11 am

A La Palina, a Guayacan, Some Upcoming Events and a Contest!

Those of us who live in the colder climates may look forward to cigar events to enjoy cigars and the camaraderie that goes along with them. While I have been to many events over the years, from Buffalo to North Carolina, and from New York City to Las Vegas, these events have evolved from intimate gatherings to events with thousands of attendees and all of the great cigar makers attending. I’ve recently run across a couple that were announced that I won’t be attending, but are worth looking into if you want to attend a cigar event. Of course, keep an eye on CigarEvents.com to find things going on in your area. The first event to keep an eye on is a charity event in Washington DC, the DC Tweet-up 2013 on March 13 and 14. This event has a meet-up Friday night and a bus crawl Saturday. In May is the New Jersey Cigar Festival at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, NJ. Next, JR Cigars is having a cigar event in North Carolina on June 8th with cigars and Barbecue and other fun. Of course, Smoke Inn has their Great Smoke on February 16 in Florida, Cigars International’s CigarFest is no doubt sold out as tickets went on sale yesterday, and the Delaware Cigar Festival is generally held in September. Add these events to the many cigar store events and there should be no shortage of opportunities to hang out with like minded folks and smoke cigars!

A while ago I smoked a La Palina Classic and was underwhelmed. It was a nice cigar, but didn’t really seem all that special. The one I smoked was a sampled from the IPCPR show. Friday night I picked out another Classic Robusto to give it a second chance. This one came from La Palina as well, but had rested in my humidor for the last four or five months. I really enjoyed this robusto quite a bit, it was well balanced and had a little bit of savory sweetness that was very nice. It was perfectly built and a nice medium bodied smoke. I think if this came wrapped in the San Andreas Maduro wrapper they used on the Maduro I’d be in heaven!

Saturday afternoon I selected a Guayacan Torpedo for my afternoon walk. This is a cigar that is distributed by Gary Griffith and was included with a bunch of brands in his stable. So far I’ve been pretty impressed with the cigars he’s distributing, they all have a little bit something special, and this Guayacan was no different. What a nice smoke! I love a cigar that burns perfectly, and this one did, as well as having a great draw with only a small bit of the tip cut off. I’m impressed with this and most of the cigars that Gary has been distributing, every one seems to have something that appeals to my taste buds with few exceptions.

Contest!

I think it’s time for another contest, it’s been a month. A couple of weeks ago I told you about the ScrewPop punch. I’ve been using this punch quite a bit lately and it works very well so I have one of those to give away. The size of this punch very nice for a corona or petite corona so I think it would work well on something like a My Uzi Weighs a Ton Bait Fish. So how about we also throw in a 5 pack of the My Uzi Weighs a Ton Bait Fish and a cool hat to go with it. Not a bad little prize! So you know the rules, leave a comment and I’ll pick a winner on Wednesday. The six month time-out for previous winners is in effect, so if you won something in the last 14 contests you aren’t eligible to win. Thanks to Brett at ScrewPop and Drew Estate for the goodies!