Silound's Dog-Rocket Review Challenge!

[MarkinAZ]

The big question is, will they both make it past "cigar #7?" Stay tuned folks

[borndead1]

Originally Posted by MarkinCA

The big question is, will they both make it past "cigar #7?" Stay tuned folks

Are you doubting me, sucka?


Dog Rocket #4


From Silound's description: God only knows where these came from, I’ve had them so long I think they’re multiplying. I got a box of 100 at one time as give-away cigars. They came looking like hell. Marketed as Honduran, these may at best be what was scraped up from a dead Honduran dog.


My take: A perfecto shape cigar, similar to a Hemingway...that has been dropped, run over, and kicked across the road. Man, this thing is beat up. The head is split, the foot is split, there is a big gaping tear in the wrapper...but surprisingly it draws perfectly and burns well too.




Honestly, this cigar was not bad at all. Mild, nice amount of smoke, flavor was one-dimensional but not bad at all. If I had to guess, I would say it was a JR Alternative to a Hemingway.

So far, the first 2 have been dog rockets, #3 was a fantastic smoke and I truly believe Silound made a mistake ...and dog rocket #4 was not a premium smoke but in my opinion not what I would consider a dog rocket.



I met KenS, Lee, and HK3 for a smoke today. Ken was nice enough to snap a pic:

EDIT: Man, I gotta figure out how to post full sized pics. I tried it a few times and apparently I am a moron. Sorry for the tiny pic!

Originally Posted by borndead1

Are you doubting me, sucka?


Dog Rocket #4


From Silound's description: God only knows where these came from, I’ve had them so long I think they’re multiplying. I got a box of 100 at one time as give-away cigars. They came looking like hell. Marketed as Honduran, these may at best be what was scraped up from a dead Honduran dog.


My take: A perfecto shape cigar, similar to a Hemingway...that has been dropped, run over, and kicked across the road. Man, this thing is beat up. The head is split, the foot is split, there is a big gaping tear in the wrapper...but surprisingly it draws perfectly and burns well too.




Honestly, this cigar was not bad at all. Mild, nice amount of smoke, flavor was one-dimensional but not bad at all. If I had to guess, I would say it was a JR Alternative to a Hemingway.

So far, the first 2 have been dog rockets, #3 was a fantastic smoke and I truly believe Silound made a mistake ...and dog rocket #4 was not a premium smoke but in my opinion not what I would consider a dog rocket.



I met KenS, Lee, and HK3 for a smoke today. Ken was nice enough to snap a pic:

EDIT: Man, I gotta figure out how to post full sized pics. I tried it a few times and apparently I am a moron. Sorry for the tiny pic!

Was laughing at the start and thought this cigar was going to circle the drain for you,,,but guess it turned out pretty decent. I like surprises like that. As far as being to post full sized pics,,,,,download the pic to your User file where you have pictures and albums and then click on your pic and get the www. link and copy and paste into the thread,,,PM me if you need more help. When I first tried to do this I got all worked up and had to have someone babystep me thru the process.

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by borndead1

Are you doubting me, sucka?
Dog Rocket #4

When I see review #8, I'll be impressed

Regarding your photo's, you can use photobucket.com and like cigary states, upload your photo's to your My Pictures file, then you can use photobucket to upload from your My Pictures to photobucket. Then when you post your next review on Dog Rocket #5 (if you make it), just use the "insert image" icon in the post area and copy the link from photobucket to it. Its pretty simple once you get the hang of it and everyone will go ga ga over your photo talents too

[borndead1]

Yay!!!! I've always wondered why my dad calls me sun--it's cuz I'm so bright!








Pic is still small, but it was a cellphone pic and looks terrible when blown up.

ran out of picture space....







OR THE SUPER SECRET AWESOME!!!

[Silound]

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


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

[borndead1]

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. 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!

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.



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.



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!

[Silound]

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

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!

Originally Posted by Cigary

Some of these have me rolling on the floor!

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

[Silound]

Originally Posted by Hardcz

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

With men probably!

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

[Silound]

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

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

[MarkinAZ]

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

lol...I DUNNO!!!

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.

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.