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borndead1 · 02-10-2009, 07:32 AM

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.

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!

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.

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.

02-10-2009, 07:32 AM	#88
borndead1 Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 1,375 Trading: (7)	Re: Silound's Dog-Rocket Review Challenge! 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. 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! 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. 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.