Odyssey Cigars Connecticut Robusto in Review

BRAND: Odyssey
BLEND: Connecticut

WRAPPER: Honduran Connecticut Shade
BINDER: Indonesian
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Robusto (550)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Mild-medium/Medium
SPICE: 0.5/5

NOTES:

Biscuits and gravy, no meat, on a cedar platter. You can't expect meat in this economy. Budget friendly, smokes fine, stays well-away from sour/bitter. Pinch of salt of the chicken coop earth. Best of the bottom humidor shelf, likely.

A square deal smoke.

TASTE: B
DRAW: B+
BURN: B+
BUILD: B

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

::: very ::: 

My Father Cigars La Duena No. 13 Toro Gordo in Review

BRAND: My Father
BLEND: La Duena

WRAPPER: Connecticut Broadleaf
BINDER: CT Broadleaf, Nicaraguan
FILLER: CT Broadleaf, Nicaraguan

FORMAT: No. 13 Toro Gordo (656) Box-press
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-full
SPICE: 3/5

NOTES:
Black pepper | Cappuccino | Biscotti (chocolate) | Leather

A well-dressed pedestrian, sharp-witted, flippantly-so. Spicy in a grey suit. Tired feet, expensive shoes. Silver hair, slicked back, slightest pomp in front. Stops for a cappuccino, biscotti. Sidewalk cafe. The busier scurry by; he stares. Since retiring, this is the daily routine. Their tight suits, loose bodies. He'd have had them for lunch, eating out of his hand. Did. Can.

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

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

::: very ::: 

Maxwell House Coffee Original Roast | Kap Reviews Everything Else, Pt. 4

Maxwell House
Original Roast
Medium

[Prepared as per manufacturer's instructions in drip machine, yielding 6oz sample serving. Served with one tablespoon whole milk, one packet Sweet'N Low. Served in a two-finger (8oz) mug.]

NOTES:
Smoky. Not creosote... chicory-molasses. Dark chocolate. Lingering. A tire fire far off, downwind. Balanced-towards bitter. Racy a bit. Taut feels, spinning wheels, cash deals vibes.

Aqua Velva men are Maxwell House men. I knew this, now know it. Similarly, I feel Folgers drinkers are Old Spice wearers; but we'll get there in a bit via upcoming post. The caffeine is lead-footed on a gravel road. Have somewhere to be before drinking.

Don't let it burn on the warmer.

FURTHER READING:
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue After Shave | Kap Reviews Everything Else, Pt.1

::: very ::: 

Outcast Cigars Robusto in Review

BRAND: Outcast
(Miami Cigar & Co.)
BLEND: Outcast

WRAPPER: Brazilian Cubra
BINDER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
FILLER: Dominican

FORMAT: Robusto
INTENSITY: Mild-medium
SPICE: 0.5/5

NOTES:

French vanilla instant coffee. Cocoa butter lotion. Smoothly-tamed, well-instructed mild-ish tobacco underneath decent not brutally-large amounts of those pre-stated adornments, especially as they dial-back into what I always wish a pipe would taste like. Balanced, easy-fun. A sweet(capped) taste in my mouth, a smile on my face.

Might just become the summer smoke of 2025.

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

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

::: very :::