DogWatch Cigar Radio Podcast Episode # 342 - I got nothin' tonite

Colin Ganley, editor of Cigar Journal is back with Dale and Bob this week.  Cigar Research Updates the Mobile Stogie App with over 1000 new cigars bringing its inventory to over 10,000 cigars. The guys talk about Pete Daly's (aka BigPete's) email and how a cigar's label may affect how we perceive a cigar's flavor. Big Pete thanks Craig Schneider, DWCR's regular guest host, for his advice on how to taste a cigar's flavors.  The featured 'Cigar of the Week' is the NHC (New Havana Cigars) Tatuaje Capa Especial from Pete Johnson.   Liz talks to Bryan Newbury of Centro Cigars in Kansas on this week's What's hot? What's not? What's next?  segment.  The  'What's My Band?' cigar is the Macanudo Cru Royale suggested by Dan Crouch.

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Cigar of the Week  - NHC (New Havana Cigars) Tatuaje Capa Especial from Pete Johnson

In 2010, Pete Johnson produced the NHC Seleccion Limitada for us in both Natural (Habano) and Reserva (Broadleaf) wrappers.  This year, on a factory trip, Dan from New Havana Cigars was sampling the Tatuaje 7th Capa Especial and fell in love with the Sumatra wrapper.  "Wonder what the NHC SL would be like with this wrapper?" He asked  Pete.  "Let's find out" was the reply, and he had the rollers whip up some samples.  They both LOVED it.  "How many NHC bands you have left?"  So they checked the stock and there were enough to produce around 70 boxes of 20.  The factory made new boxes to house 20 cigars each and that was that.

If you are a fan of the Natural and Reserva, you will love this new one!

NHC Seleccion Limitada Capa Especial (Sumatra)  (6 3/4 x 42).

What else have you been smokin' Dale?  

Lou Rodriguez Edicion Premier Maduro - 5 x 50 Robusto - I’ve had two of these in the past week, the first given to me by Bill Featherston while visiting his home in Overland Park, and the 2nd given to me by Lou Rodriguez himself at the Rocky Mountain Cigar Fest. These are awesome smokes, available in 7 formats. The two I need to smoke next are the Bom-Bom (4.75 x 42) and the Lancero (7.5 x 38). The filler blend and binder are Nicaraguan, covered with a gorgeous San Andres wrapper. Lou only describes the blend as “proprietary”, meaning he won’t give up the exact varieties and growing regions. I’m always curious, but it really doesn’t matter. The cigars are marvelous! Full bodied and full flavored, the tobacco is supremely fermented & aged, the formats are many yet traditional and the experience is what cigar smoking should be.

CAO OSA Sol - 6 x 54 Toro - With an MSRP of about $6, this cigar will fit a lot of smoker’s budgets. Wrapped with a light colored Olancho San Agustin leaf (from the Honduran valley of the same name), the filler is Honduran & Nicaraguan. The binder is Connecticut Broadleaf. Medium bodied with a rustic character and smooth, creamy flavors. The wrapper imparts a unique earthy/spicy taste that I haven’t yet been able to pin down. The leather and light spice from the filler is what I expect from Honduran tobacco, and the Broadleaf binder gives the blend a subtle sweetness that balances well.

What else have you been smokin' Bob?

La Reloba Sumatra Torpedo - I have decided that the Sumatra is my favorite La Reloba; the flavors are smooth, with a little spice and a wonderful hint of sweetness.

Le Bijou 1922 Petite Robusto - a very sexy new size in a great cigar.

What's My Band? - Unbanded #980 the Macanudo Cru Royale 6.5x42, suggested by Dan Crouch

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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.

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

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