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Silound 01-04-2009 04:36 PM

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Bwah-hahahahaha!

Your funeral from what I hear:)

Hardcz 01-04-2009 07:12 PM

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This cigar is a larger ring gauge maybe 48 and about 7 inches long. it has a smooth papery wrapper, looks to be a decent looking smoke, good draw and light aroma.

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/2-1.jpg

First thought is it's tobacco, it's not too bad, has a little bit of an untasty flavor on the middle back of my tongue, not too harsh, just barely there.

About an inch in, it's still semi harsh, though it tastes dry, and like something burning...no pun intended. No real flavors other than some tobacco and something I'm trying to figure out.

So making my way into the stick, about 1/4 way through, and the slight dry burn in the back of my throat is there, reminded of that smoking recipts again. I wish this cigar had flavor but all I get is a very subtle pepper with tobacco then it's gone, leaving a slight taste of what I imagine that tar would be.

Well something I just wanted to point out, this ash is sticking on quite well, I don't trust it past an inch, but hell this cigar seems to have some pretty good construction. Now only if the taste wasn't void of any real flavor it'd be great. At this point I'm going to suspect that there really won't be any flavor other than the dry burning tobacco with the hint of pepper. I'm sad, but I guess this is one of Silound's "Worst cigars ever"

Also for reference I'm letting the cigar rest about 2-3 minutes between puffs to try to keep it cool. At this point I can't just drink the water, so I ordered my old friend, meet Tall Guinness.

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/2-beer.jpg

So the Guinness might be helping... there's an ever subtle hint of a sweetness, like that if you've ever tasted flower petals, though it's quickly overshadowed with the burning tobacco and hints of pepper.

So I'm not hitting the Guinness hard, to keep the cigar profile alive, but really I have to from time to time because I get this slimey nastiness that needs to be washed away. One dimensional, I'm feeling... warm, and not so good....

Ok seriously this is starting to get bad. Has an almost sour taste to it, pepper is kicking up, though strangely enough there is little after taste, just that nasty sourness now.

Holy crap this must be a great cigar.....*cough* Because my mouth is burning and I have a pinch in the back of my throat, hurts just a little. For a brief moment it tasted almost like the toasted flavor in roasted nuts, but then was gone and I was overshadowed with hot burning swill from the battlefields of an ancient civilization.

Seriously I'm trying, but with every puff, this is getting worse. I have a disgusting tar, tobacco, burning *pepper* sour note in my mouth. I'm going to put this down. It's got maybe 1-2 inches I could smoke...but why go through that much suffering.... this is bad...

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/2-face.jpg

Downing some Guinness now.... ok that's a little better....

And as a chaser I brought along a RASS.

Getting a nice mellow well rounded flavor. it's not quite creamy...but almost there, has a good tobacco flavor, not harsh in the slightest, very smooth, slight toasty flavors with a hint of hazelnut.... oh yea wrong place...

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads...d/2-finish.jpg

Thanks bro for that dog rocket.... I'm cringing at the next one...now to go read the other review and what you thought of it...


And for your viewing pleasure, the progression of the smoke....

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/2-2.jpg

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http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/2-6.jpg

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/2-7.jpg

Hardcz 01-04-2009 07:12 PM

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ran out of picture space....

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/2-8.jpg

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/2-9.jpg



OR THE SUPER SECRET AWESOME!!!

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/userpic...rogression.jpg

Silound 01-07-2009 09:01 PM

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Hahaha, "burning hot swill of ancient civilization" eh?


Love the face though! Can't wait to see some more reviews!

borndead1 01-19-2009 01:00 PM

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Dog Rocket #5


From Silound's description: #5 Supposed Cuban knockoffs, these are about as Cuban as I am. Also, they smell like a leprous goat. Pity, because they honestly look decent. I haven’t a clue where these are from.


My take: Lonsdale sized cigar, very well rolled honestly. Solid stick, no soft spots, perfect draw. Pre-light draw is a very faint grassy flavor.

First few draws are very bitter and grassy, with a sour aftertaste. The aroma coming from the foot is pretty nice though, like baking cocoa. The flavor of the cigar is not good at all so far. :pu I will try to tough it out though.

About 1" in, same bitter grass flavor, with an aftertaste of rancid butter. Man this thing is nasty. Why, oh why did I sign up for this? :(

About 2" in, the flavor profile of this cigar is showing an amazing complexity. I can taste grass, hay, pencil lead, and rotten milk. I do not, however, taste the notes of leprous goat that Silound described. Obviously my palate is not as refined as his.

OK, I lasted as long as I could. Made it almost halfway. Dog Rocket #5 was truly a dog rocket.

Only 11 more dog rockets to go! Yay! :D

Hardcz 01-19-2009 03:29 PM

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Doh! Thought I posted this before, though after being sick all weekend, time to play catch up...here is number 3.

Lighting up tonight with with a guinness a nice lady by me and yea... a little fear.

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/3-beer.jpg

So it's got a smooth wrapper, somewhat tight draw... cigar looks to be about 7 inches, maybe 46 rg.

Prelight draw isn't much, just some tobacco flavor that is pleasant.

Very smooth cigar, in about half an inch, not bad, nothing great though, just kind of the tobacco flavor. Angelb says it smells like a bowling alley.

just over an inch now, this cigar is very smooth, it's hard to believe it's a "worst dog rocket ever" though you can tell it's probably a cheaper smoke because of the lack of flavor really. To me this screams that it was a mild cigar that has aged a little bit and mellows out, maybe dried out at one point. Reminds me a little of the Dominican Primeros. http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewcigar.asp?brand=490

I'm thinking....I should start doing this for a living, I could quit my job and smoke dog rockets all day..... yea that's a great idea!
So back to the cigar... I'm starting to develop a nasty taste in the back of my throat... still smooth, still void of much flavor. I taste tobacco, and have a lingering aftertaste of it, but that's all. I was hoping I might gain something. Where's the barnyard, where's the manure? I need to taste farm animal poo!

O M G!!!! FLAVOR!!!!

For an infinitesimal second there was a little spice on the right side of my tongue. Now this could of been a taste bud dieing because of the lack of flavor, but who really knows. I'm going to be on the cigars side in this case. YOU GO #3!

Ok, so I was correct, there is flavor. Now letting it rest 2-3 min between puffs... it stays mellow, if you puff slightly quicker the spice comes out. The other flavor that is developing is a dry earthy flavor. Imagine if you will dry grass, thin twigs that are dried out, it's something like that...earthy...yea... guess that's the right one.

Ok so it's starting to get gross... there is a slight hint of black pepper, the "earthy" flavor is bleh... the tobacco flavor isn't there really anymore, and the flavor that's over powering tastes like a wet tobacco tar flavor...BLEH! I'm told...it now smells like wet bowling alley carpet.... you heard it right here folks!

Seriously... that was a bad puff.... dunno how to describe it. It was foul.... a little bitter with sourness and ummmmm hints of rotten potatoes.

I'm getting a numbing feeling on my tongue... this sucks... my lips are fine, I have a nsatay taste, I have to down guinness to help, but it's not much... Not as bad as the previous two but still... it's not a good experience.

http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads...nking_beer.jpg

I'm sorry brother, I must put this down, my tongue feels like it's been pumped full of novicane! OK not quite numb, but all of my taste buds fail to respond to any flavor other than the nasty burning twigs and hints of black pepper, oh and that overwhelming nasty tar taste...BLEH!


http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/3-1.jpg

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http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/3-7.jpg

Silound 01-20-2009 09:29 PM

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Heh, you know I had to go sniff my goddamn gym bag now JUST to get that wet-sock smell for a comparison.


Yetch! I must have put the leprous goat in there and let it die :hn

Cigary 01-21-2009 07:33 AM

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This should be on TV,,,like Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Is there a producer out there that could turn this into a weekly series? Some of these have me rolling on the floor!

Hardcz 01-21-2009 07:43 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cigary (Post 182124)
Some of these have me rolling on the floor!

Some of these have made me want to roll on the floor...

Silound 01-21-2009 11:45 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardcz (Post 182133)
Some of these have made me want to roll on the floor...

With men probably! :)

Hardcz 01-21-2009 12:18 PM

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mmmhmmm... did number 4 today...got thrown out of the place I was smoking it.....

Silound 01-21-2009 03:16 PM

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Awww come on! What the hell happened? That story sounds as good as the review might be :P

totallytentative 01-21-2009 06:54 PM

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LOL thanks for the well written, entertaining reviews of your experiences (SO FAR! :r ) borndead1 and Hardcz.

MarkinAZ 01-25-2009 10:15 AM

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As of Sunday 01/25/2009 its:

Borndead1 - 5 dog rockets

Hardcz - 4 dog rockets

The big question is, will they both make it past "cigar #8?" Stay tuned folks:ss


Hardcz 01-25-2009 10:27 AM

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lol...I DUNNO!!!

Hardcz 01-25-2009 12:51 PM

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Here's number 4!

Overall Appearance and presentation 60%
Lighting and burning properties 60%
Construction properties 70%
Taste properties 68.6%


This cigar is giving a pepper flavor in my mouth, slightly sweet on the nose exhale, leaving your mouth full of pepper on the finish with a light tobacco *leather* flavor.
Describe any changes in body or flavor:
As the cigar progresses to the first third it's developing a bitter harsh flavor to it, reminds me of what a marker might taste like.
It continues to gain in strength, both in the spice and the bitter departments. At first this was going to be a good smoke, though I'm seeing why this has been labeled a rocket…
As the pepper builds this cigar develops a spicey tone that will burn the tip of your tongue off…. Not a pleasant experience.
Comments: The ash hangs on a while, though I don't trust it. The burn is somewhat even, though will tunnel slightly then correct itself, required no touch ups though wasn't even the whole smoke either.
I was thrown out of the Coney Island… called ahead asking if they still allowed cigar smoking..they said yes… that's why I went there…. Then found out after I finished my meal, drinking bad coffee and writing this review that it wasn't…..
So anyways I finished this cigar in my truck. It continued to become more bitter and spicy, making my tongue burn with each draw. I didn't nub this by any means, though smoked the whole thing… it was pretty bad.


http://hardcz.net/cpm/albums/uploads/silound/4-1.jpg

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Hardcz 01-25-2009 01:35 PM

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Lighting up number 5. Don't have the camera today. It's roughly 6.5 inches long, thinner rg, maybe 44? The cigar has a fresh and sweet tobacco smell to it. Predraw is giving a grass flavor. Drink today is a Powers Barstool Brand Rootbeer, made with Michigan Sugar!

Initial flavor sucks.... This can't be good. It tastes like how you'd imagine the black charred part of a stick in the camp fire would taste. My bitter sensors are going crazy.

Quarter inch in, my mouth is developing a burn on the roof and on a few parts of the tongue. Surprisingly this is smooth on the exhale, the flavors are of a sour and leather mix, with the spice burning the tip of my tongue and a few other parts of my mouth. It leaves an unpleasant flavor in your mouth that I'm trying to figure out.

Over an inch in, the burning is continuing to grow in my mouth, the bitter is powerful leaving sour afternotes, my mouth is watering and asking me what it ever did to me.

The cigar stays spicy, and bitter, it's leaving a slight pepper in the aftertaste.... at least the sour notes have faded away....

As the cigar finishes, it is very bitter, super spicy, just burning the hll out of my mouth. Better than the last few but not good in the slightest.

Hardcz 01-28-2009 03:28 PM

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#6...

This cigar has a cedar wrapper, looks pretty decent wrapper wise.... light tobacco smell to it.

When lighting it, it's decent, smooth, especially on the exhale. It has a strange flavor in your
mouth, something almost like a weak chemical flavor....

The cigar continues to grow in the chemical flavor... I have to take back my word... this cigar is terrible...
if you could smoke it through your nose it'd be great... nose exhale has a mild tobacco flavor, though the chemical
taste is just something I'm having a hard time getting over.

Construction and Ash are average, flavor is disgusting...

It's a tangy zing on your tongue kind of flavor... I'm not going to nub this thing....

I will say it gives off a huge amount of smoke that is very smooth, I love this about the cigar.
The nose exhale is mild tobacco "leather" and pleasant, something that's about average flavor.

In the mouth however, it's like I'm licking a marker. Brother I don't know WTF this was but throw them away.


Pictures to be posted later...

Silound 01-29-2009 12:20 AM

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*snickers softly*

Hardcz 01-29-2009 05:13 AM

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Smoked number 7 yesterday too... why? Because I hate myself?


dare I say lancero?

stick smells good, like tobacco.

Taste is mild leather with light spice. This cigar is pretty good...doubt I'll change this view...

smooth smoke, lingering aftertaste of the spice that's tingling the tip of my tongue and lips, this is a pleasant smoke.

The flavor profile of a light leather / tobacco, with spice that gets stronger as the stick burns, leaving a smoldering burn. There is nothing special about this cigar that I enjoyed particularly. The nose exhale was excellent emphasizing the above flavors and hinting at a toasted something or another, did not burn my nose, just my lips and tongue. This was a pleasant burn, nothing too strong. Aftertaste was that of licking a cigar wrapper, not too good, not too bad.

Silound, honestly I wouldn't say this one is a dog rocket. I might be inclined to buy one from time to time if the price point was low, though would not have a problem smoking it again.

borndead1 01-29-2009 10:26 AM

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Aww man, Dan is ahead of me now? UGH...guess I better start smoking these damn things. :hn

Hardcz 01-29-2009 11:39 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by borndead1 (Post 201430)
Aww man, Dan is ahead of me now? UGH...guess I better start smoking these damn things. :hn

Whatever.... not like I smoke 3-4 cigars a day and choose not to do these because I'm being lazy :r

Less slack, more reviews!

teotides 01-29-2009 11:56 AM

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WOW!
I found this thread late last night and couldn't stop reading and laughing!
Thanks guys for torturing yourselves so we might all get a laugh:) Your new headlines should read "true masochists"

Hardcz 01-29-2009 12:14 PM

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you wanna try some teotides?

HK3- 01-29-2009 12:35 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardcz (Post 201760)
you wanna try some teotides?

Dan, sounds like he may want some cremosas in the mail. :r

Hardcz 01-29-2009 12:37 PM

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Yar I do have some... PM me your addy

Hardcz 01-29-2009 05:36 PM

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So I'm starting stick 8.. I brought a hoyo des dieux to compare flavors :hm

To start, this stick is rolled tight, has a veiny wrapper. Prelight draw is a sweet leather, something refreshing tasting.

Did I mention this thing was tighter than a vir*** on prom night?

Initial thoughts, it's got a little bit of non pleasant spice hitting between the tip and middle tongue. Also it's giving a flavor of spoiled tobacco. This smoke is very smooth though, no harshness to be found. Too bad it has no good flavors to it.

The band is starting to unravel from the foot, though the cigar is spongy and has been kept at 67% RH I feel like I'm trying to suck a triple thick shake through a straw... just not working...

I gave this cigar another 20 minutes till my jaw hurt. my tongue is burning from the spice and I have a rather unpleasant flavor in it. I'm actually interested in trying a second that hopefully wouldn't be plugged... interested in a trade Silound?

WAIT.... NEVER MIND!!!! I forgot I have 8 more of these to go.

Hardcz 02-03-2009 08:03 AM

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No. 9.

No pics, smoked in the truck while doing errands...

The wrapper is very smooth and looks well put together. Feels a little tight, no real smell to the cigar. It has a taste of hay on the prelight draw. The cut was good.

Upon lighting up the hay was gone. I received a blast of harsh spice and tobacco. The nose exhale surprisingly worked...or maybe I'm just burning my nose all with these dog rockets? Anyways as the cigar progressed it had a flavor change, it took on the taste of burnt grilled vegetables...

To put an idea on this flavor, get a green pepper, go out to your grill, and leave it on there till it turns black. Eat that black stuff. That is what this cigar tasted like. I set it down about half way to mail a few boxes, came back and it was still smoldering, I just did a little touch up and it was good to go. Roughly 1/3 left and I pitched it to the gutter gods. After this I smoked a partagas lonesdale and oliva o classic maduro. Really puts a perspective on what you're missing and gaining on purchasing quality smokes.

Silound 02-03-2009 01:14 PM

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Cumon Mark, you're slacking! Dan's gotten you beat by like 5 cigars!


Dan....only 7 more left to smoke!




Oh yeah guys, I forgot. I may have come across another nasty crap stick in my travels, and I think this one tastes worse than any of the others. You guys interested in a 17th stick? :ss

Hardcz 02-04-2009 05:05 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Silound (Post 212574)
Oh yeah guys, I forgot. I may have come across another nasty crap stick in my travels, and I think this one tastes worse than any of the others. You guys interested in a 17th stick? :ss

My stomach just turned and made a groaning sound...... I'll give it a go.... Have you smoked a cremosa?

leasingthisspace 02-04-2009 05:14 AM

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The cremosa wasn't that bad, I didn't say it was great or anything. It just wasn't as bad as I thought it would have been. I have tasted worse.

borndead1 02-04-2009 07:26 AM

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Quote:

Cumon Mark, you're slacking! Dan's gotten you beat by like 5 cigars!

UGH....ok, ok. Damn you.

Dog Rocket #6

Silound's description: Where did I die and end up in hell for buying these Nicaraguan crap sticks? I hand these out to people who beg for a cigar.


My take: A torpedo shaped cigar with a cedar sleeve, which was obviously used to cover up one of the butt ugliest wrappers I've ever seen. The cigar is heavy and feels solid though. Pre light draw is....aww man, not again! Moldy hay. :( Silound, do you keep your humidor in a barn?

First few draws are sour and grassy. The aroma coming from the foot is AWFUL. Like burning urine. Like if you peed on a grill or something.

About 1" in, and the flavor has changed to match the aroma. Scorched urine. Imagine peeing on a restaurant-style flat grill and breathing and tasting the smoke from your burning pee. This cigar is pure torture. Interrogators could make terrorists confess simply by lighting one of these cigars and blowing smoke in their faces.

2" in...oh my god this cigar tastes awful...but what a complex smoke! The aroma of scorched urine has been replaced by a stench sort of like an overheated car engine. Like burning oil or power steering fluid.

Gawd, man, the flavor of this "cigar" is unbearable. It tastes like a dead animal smells. Like picking up a dead rat, lighting its face, and puffing on its butthole.

I can't take any more. This is probably the worst cigar I've ever had.





Quote:

Oh yeah guys, I forgot. I may have come across another nasty crap stick in my travels, and I think this one tastes worse than any of the others. You guys interested in a 17th stick? :ss
Nah, keep that 17th stick. And shove it up your ass. :)

Hardcz 02-04-2009 07:31 AM

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lol you know you should stop peeing on your cigars before you smoke them....

Try the microwave for 15 seconds or so.... then store them for a month.... might get rid of that mustiness.

Hardcz 02-08-2009 11:09 AM

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So smoking number 11 today...no real aroma coming from it. Prelight taste is likea dried leaves in fall.

This is a light stick, tastes like burning wood. There is a spice coming though with a burning after taste.... Not pleasant, not completely horrible.... could be worse.. *I'll probably regret saying that.....*

ok, last few puffs make me eat my words.... I'm getting a sour nastiness in my mouth. I imagine if you licked a modly piece of wood sitting on the forest floor, it might taste better. It's an earthy disgusting flavorl.

The taste only is intensifying as I smoke it, picking up more sour and earth tones, tastes like black moist soil.... *don't ask* lol

Gonna go see wtf this thing was....

Hardcz 02-08-2009 11:50 AM

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OK I love to be in pain I guess... number 12....

It's a huge cigar, looks like a cuaba salamone in size...just HUGE!!

not much smell or flavor other than a faint tobacco.

First impression is a musty flavor with a lot of smoke.

Flavor..... you get a moldy musty flavor... something you smell when going into a house that has been uninhabited for a few years put into flavor... .then after that you get a burning dry leave wafting through your senses. From the start, you KNOW this cigar will suck.

A few inches in now... Mold is gone, musty is still there, a hint of spice, and an aftertaste of literally wet leather that's been soaking for hours.

It's getting pretty bad. Aftertaste is like the smoke coming from a camp fire, just dries out your throat and makes you hate life.

Musty is gone.... replaced by the overwhelming wet leather taste, that is sour and bland......

I don't know how anything from this brand could be good.

Hardcz 02-08-2009 11:55 AM

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Bartender just told me those last two cigars smelled terrible.... that's after I explained what I was doing... lol way to go man, making me look bad.

Silound 02-08-2009 08:52 PM

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I think that large figurado was a Cuvee Blanc...I think

borndead1 02-10-2009 07:32 AM

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UGH...


What a way to start out the day. I gotta be honest, after dog rocket #6 I wanted to tap out, admit defeat, wave the white flag and throw the rest of these..."Cigars" into the toilet where they came from. But I will finish what I started, for Silound and the members of CA. Yeah yeah, I'm a helluva guy, I know. :D


Dog Rocket #7

From Silound's description: They smell Honduran, but I don’t know what the frick they are, or where the frick I got them. I think that sums these up nicely.

My take: A lancero-sized cigar, not a bad looking stick honestly. The wrapper has a faint floral smell. It has some weight for such a thin cigar, and I soon found out why. This cigar is rolled tighter than a _________(insert witty comparison).

I stuck the DrawPoker about halfway through, being careful not to burst the cigar. It worked pretty well. Pre-light draw is a tangy, grassy flavor but surprisingly not unpleasant.

First few draws are bland but not bad. The aroma coming from the foot is kinda like a cigarette smell though. Silound says he think these are Honduran, but they have a distinct Mexican flavor to me, especially in the nose exhale. So far, at about 1", this cigar is not bad at all. Not something I would buy, but not what I would call a dog rocket either.

Dammit...I knew I spoke too soon and jinxed myself. Around 2" in and this cigar is getting a very strange flavor, like burning paper. The aroma coming from the foot is still very cigarette-like.

WOW...just out of curiousity I flame purged this cigar, and I swear I was blowing fire out the end of the stick for 10 seconds! :r

It didn't help the flavor. :(

Still has that weird burning paper flavor, with an aftertaste of bleach. Like when you do your laundry at a laundromat and you can smell/taste the bleach in the air. Blech.

The draw is still tight, so it's hard to get a good amount of smoke. But that's quite OK, I don't really want a good amount of smoke.

MAN this thing tastes like paper. Like taking a sheet of notebook paper and rolling up cigarette tobacco in it and smoking it. And the bleach aftertaste is getting stronger.

OK...about halfway. Now this thing is tasting like burning plastic. I stick the DrawPoker through as far as I can so I can get at least 1 really big draw off this nasty thing.

OMG that was a bad idea. :pu

I was really gonna try to nub this thing, but I can't do it. Pitched it with about 3" left. It wasn't quite as bad as dog rocket #6, but pretty close.

This was one of those weird "trick" cigars. The first bit isn't bad, and tricks you into continuing to smoke it. Then BAM!!! Pure yuck.

Silound...I think that by the end of this gruesome experiment, I am probably going to end up disliking you.

Hardcz 02-10-2009 08:43 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by borndead1 (Post 226674)
UGH...




Dog Rocket #7

This was one of those weird "trick" cigars. The first bit isn't bad, and tricks you into continuing to smoke it. Then BAM!!! Pure yuck.

Silound...I think that by the end of this gruesome experiment, I am probably going to end up disliking you.

I think you probably got a bad one and should try again...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardcz (Post 200788)
Smoked number 7 yesterday too... why? Because I hate myself?


dare I say lancero?

stick smells good, like tobacco.

Taste is mild leather with light spice. This cigar is pretty good...doubt I'll change this view...

smooth smoke, lingering aftertaste of the spice that's tingling the tip of my tongue and lips, this is a pleasant smoke.

The flavor profile of a light leather / tobacco, with spice that gets stronger as the stick burns, leaving a smoldering burn. There is nothing special about this cigar that I enjoyed particularly. The nose exhale was excellent emphasizing the above flavors and hinting at a toasted something or another, did not burn my nose, just my lips and tongue. This was a pleasant burn, nothing too strong. Aftertaste was that of licking a cigar wrapper, not too good, not too bad.

Silound, honestly I wouldn't say this one is a dog rocket. I might be inclined to buy one from time to time if the price point was low, though would not have a problem smoking it again.


MarkinAZ 02-10-2009 10:26 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardcz (Post 202564)
So I'm starting stick 8..

Your the man Hardcz and made it past numero ocho. You have health coverage;):ss


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Originally Posted by borndead1 (Post 226674)
Dog Rocket #7 Silound...I think that by the end of this gruesome experiment, I am probably going to end up disliking you.

And its borndead1 bringing up the rear. You gonna make it buddy?;):ss



Silound 02-11-2009 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by borndead1 (Post 226674)
Silound...I think that by the end of this gruesome experiment, I am probably going to end up disliking you.


If you didn't hate me by cigar #1, you're gonna really go ape after cigar number 13 or so. I put the worst ones last.


On the plus side, at least the reward should be worth it :)

borndead1 02-11-2009 07:22 AM

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DOG ROCKET #8



From Silound's description: Unknown in brand and origin, these were a “gift” from a well meaning friend who brought them back from Mexico. I refused to smoke any after his last gift, and I still do.


My take: A corona sized cigar, lots of prominent veins in the wrapper. Wrapper has a baby powder sort of smell. Pre-light draw tastes like hay. The cigar was obviously rolled pretty well. That's what has tripped me out so much about all these dog rockets -- how well they are rolled. I am reminded of that old saying, "You can't polish a turd."

First few draws are plain tobacco with a buttery finish. The aroma coming from the foot is a strong CIGAR smell, not unpleasant. After the first few draws, a floral flavor is creeping in. The nose exhale is strong but not too harsh. So far this cigar is not bad at all. <---With that sentence, I am sure I just jinxed myself. :(

About 1" in...I knew it, dammit. Another one of those "trick" cigars! :mad: Tastes like wet burning cardboard now. It still smells OK, but the flavor took a nosedive.

UGH.....BLECH!!!!!!! :pu Just took a really big draw and was smacked in the face with a disgusting flavor that I can only describe as burning cardboard that was soaked in spoiled milk.

This cigar leaves a NASTY bitter aftertaste on my tongue.

Dammit man...I can't smoke any more of this thing. I am bound and determined to nub at least ONE of these dog rockets, but #8 is not gonna be the one.

Made it about halfway through before waving the white flag.

Hardcz 02-11-2009 07:35 AM

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Way to be a trooper! Something about that cigar was spoiled...we can agree on that.

borndead1 02-11-2009 09:41 AM

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I just realized that I'm only HALFWAY DONE with these cursed things. :(

Hardcz 02-11-2009 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by borndead1 (Post 229206)
I just realized that I'm only HALFWAY DONE with these cursed things. :(

haha just get it over with.

borndead1 02-11-2009 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardcz (Post 229212)
haha just get it over with.

You should get your ass over to this side of the state. We could both smoke #16 at the B&M. :ss

Hardcz 02-11-2009 11:37 AM

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some day I will

Hardcz 02-15-2009 02:26 PM

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lol just realized I skipped number 10..... I'll be lighting that up today along with no 13.

Silound 02-15-2009 09:55 PM

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Hmmm, this Davi 6000 I'm smoking tastes pretty good. How's that dog stick you're working on again? :ss

Hardcz 02-15-2009 10:02 PM

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both sucked.. reviews tomorrow...


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