Kaplowitz Media. Cigars of the Month for February & March 2025

Kaplowitz Media.
Cigars of the Month for
February & March 2025

(listed in alphabetical order)
(names are links to full reviews)

FEB

Powstanie San Andres

MARCH

AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial

Happy Spring!

PS: Short list. It always takes a bit for KM. to get moving again coming off hiatus. Stay tuned!

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My Father Cigars Vegas Cubanas Generosos in Review

BRAND: My Father
BLEND: Vegas Cubanas

WRAPPER: Nicaraguan (Corojo Rosado)
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Toro (650) Generosos
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 3/5

NOTES:
Sweet spices | Cream | Cedar

Snappy cedar structures stoically. Sweet-creamy not cloyingly-so. Cinnamon and sugar lead excellent dessert spice array. Herbal bits swirly around wood. Chicory in places. The typical black pepper MF up-front blast happens later, as white pepper. Draws damply-snug. Seams start loose but end no looser.

TASTE: A-
DRAW: B+
BURN: B+
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

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1st & 15th Podcast "Episode 99 of 100" NEW EPISODE

1st & 15th Podcast "Episode 99 of 100" NEW EPISODE

In this episode of 1st & 15th, Kap grabs the bull by the scones and offers up some next step possibilities for himself. Meanwhile, Phil experiences a half-baked vision.

To listen to this NEW EPISODE and to find out more about other exciting Kaplowitz Media. listening and/or watching opportunities, please visit this link: Audio/Video.

About the 1st & 15th Podcast: Twice a month (see show name for dates), Phil Kurut and I chat too long about nothing of consequence. A pure waste of time. Cool.

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Dapper Cigar Co. 10th Anniversary (Pre-Release) in Review

BRAND: Dapper
BLEND: 10th Anniversary

WRAPPER: ?
BINDER: ?
FILLER: ?

FORMAT: 4.5x54
(official release will be 654)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 2/5

NOTES:
Caramel (salted) | Lemon (sugary) | Cocoa butter

Nifty neat-O dessert spices + white pepper play around in the Cocoa butter. Skews a hair toward sour nearing the band. Interesting saline quality that lends to clean finish. You just read a "compliment sandwich." Terracotta base. Sunny and bright.

TASTE: B+ imbalanced a tick
DRAW: A- tautly smooth
BURN: B+ flaky ash
BUILD: A no complaints

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

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