DogWatch Cigar Radio Podcast Episode #336

This week's special guest, Doug Fiore, fills in Bob and Dale on the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailer (IPCPR) show in Las Vegas.  (For the first time in five years, neither Bob nor Dale were able to attend the IPCPR event, but have big plans for next year when the show will be held in Orlando.)  Congratulations to Monte Pascoal, winner of Cigar Journal's 2011 award for best cigar brand from Brazil.  Check out Professor Fiore's column to read more about this year's IPCPR, including a list of all Cigar Journal awards. Bob talks with Mark Brownlee of Cigar Rights of America (CRA) about CRA's newly created Consumer Advisory Board.  Bob is proud to be one of the eight new board members.   Dale talks about his plans to attend the 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival on Aug 28th in Boulder, Colorado.  Stan Wojculewski  from New Jersey pushes Bob to explain his  previous comments on internet retailing practices.  The Cigar of the Week is the 777 Zero by J. Fuego.  The cigar featured on the "What's My Band?" blind smoke test is the Siglo IV Limited Reserve.

Check out the live show!  Go to http://www.cigarmedia.tv/live/ where the show is broadcast live most Friday evenings at 9 PM EST. 

Cigar of the Week  - 777 Zero by J.Fuego.

A Nicaraguan binder and filler to compliment the Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper.  Offered in 4 sizes: 5.5x46 Corona, 5.5x54 Belicoso, 5x50 Robusto, and 6x52 Toro.

What else have you been smokin' Dale?  

La Reloba Habano Robusto - 5 x 50  One of the most affordable cigars from the My Father factory in Nicaragua, the La Reloba line is all Nicaraguan longfillers and binder. The Habano line is wrapped with a beautiful, toothy Nicaragua Habano leaf that has a reddish hue, and is aromatic, with scents of deeply fermented tobacco. Medium bodied at the start, growing to a fuller bodied smoke by the halfway point. Tons of great savory flavors - oak, grains, spices and a mild sweetness. The finish brings out some pepper and some nuttiness. Available in 3 other sizes, all priced from $4.50 to $6.50. The line also is available with a Sumatra wrapper for those who prefer a spicier, slightly sweeter character.  Highly recommended!

Saint Luis Rey Serie G Maduro - 5 x 54   Another value cigar that was brought back to my humidor from the unbanded segment a few weeks ago. This cigar features a thick, oily Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper over a Connecticut Broadleaf binder. The filler is all Nicaraguan tobaccos. A bold, full flavored cigar with full body, good construction and great balance. The core flavors are earthy, with cocoa, coffee, cedar, and exotic spices. There is a solid natural sweetness that supports and enriches the other flavors. In boxes of 25 cigars for around $100 - truly lots of bang for your buck.

What else have you been smokin' Bob?

Viaje Satori - One of those rare limited production cigars from Viaje the Satori (japanese for enlightenment, more on that later).  This cigar boasts a dark Oscuro wrapper and pure Nicaraguan innards that at first may not seem to be anything different than a number of other Nicaraguan puro cigars.  But when smoking the Satori, you are truly blessed with enlightenment as the flavor envelopes your brain and your palate begins to float amongst the woody, spice flavors of this distinct cigar.  I had mine in my humidor for a year waiting for the right moment but I must say, any moment is right for enlightenment.

Elogio LSV Robusto - Certainly one of my favorite smokes and one of Liz’s as well.The LSV is a Nicaraguan puro sporting a sungrown Oscuro wrapper fermented by the blender himself, Carlos Pereda.  A complex cigar with great soft spices and a subtle sweetness that is entirely unique.

What's My Band? - this week's Unbanded Cigar is the Siglo IV Limited Reserve.

Bob: Very pleasant pre-light aroma of fresh cut straw.  But what a bland cigar; best flavor was the aftertaste that was slightly cedar.  Boring.

Dale: Ugly mottled wrapper, good draw, messy ash. Dry and bitter. Flavors of cardboard with a touch of oatmeal being the only savory component

Do you have a suggestion for the unbanded cigar of the week?  Every week Bob and Dale include an “unbanded cigar” segment in their show in which they smoke a cigar without any markings and give their honest opinions.  Bob then opens a sealed envelope and discovers the cigar’s name and manufacturer.  If you have suggestions for the "What's My Band?" segment, please send them to liz@cigarmedia.tv.

Do you have a Cigar Review?  If you call and leave a cigar review on the herf line and it is played on the show, you will receive a DogWatch Cigar Radio patch! You can reach the Herfline at 321-594-4373 - or cigar.radio on Skype. You can also send email to theshow@cigarmedia.tv.

Music provided by the Figurados from their new album, "Lesson Two," and The Surfonics. 

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