Friday, February 7, 2025

Villiger Cigars Cuellar Caribe Robusto in Review

BRAND: Villiger
BLEND: Cuellar Caribe

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Habano
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Dominican

FORMAT: Robusto (548)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Mild-medium
SPICE: 1.5/5

NOTES:
1st. Tang | Pale honey | Nilla Wafers
2nd. Flinty | Citrus/white pepper | Saccharin
3rd. Lemonade | Eggy bread | White pepper

TASTE: B (imbalanced toward sour/sweet)
DRAW: B+ (uneven, not wildly)
BURN: B (wavy/jagged, not un-wildly)
BUILD: B (fly-away seam)

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

PS: I'll be reviewing the Toro iteration of this blend shortly. Stay tuned!

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Powstanie Cigars San Andres in Review

BRAND: Powstanie
BLEND: San Andres

WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres
BINDER: Ecuadorian Habano
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Dominican

FORMAT: Robusto
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-full
SPICE: 4.5/5

NOTES:
Cayenne pepper | Mocha | Leather (oiled)

Cinnamon and sugar, and Cayenne. Chocolate covered coffee beans, and Cayenne. Cayenne and leathery-anise, with a hint of earthen-molasses and Cayenne. Lots of depth, delineation.

An old vine red wine with cast iron notes intros at the half with a neat-o funk attachment. A rare sparkling water encounter fills the un-played notes throughout.

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

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

Powstanie has been offering up some quite-impressive blends as of late, of which this is my favorite. See below for more.

FURTHER KM. READING:

Powstanie Cigars Catastrophic Failure in Review (my #9 cigar of 2024)

Powstanie Cigars Justice Connecticut in Review

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Monday, February 3, 2025

1st & 15th Podcast "Episode 96 of 100" NEW EPISODE

1st & 15th Podcast "Episode 96 of 100" NEW EPISODE

"In this episode of the 1st & 15th Podcast, Kap and Phil talk about what might be next. What the hell is Substack?" - Phil, show co-host, producer, and future freelance guru.

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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Friday, January 31, 2025

Ten (10) Things to Expect in 2025 Here at Kaplowitz Media.

Ten (10) Things to Expect in 2025 Here at Kaplowitz Media.

1. Cigar reviews
2. Cigarticles (opinion)
3. Cigarticles (instruction)
4. No podcasts after April 1 (100th/final 1st & 15th)
5. Stolen Throne Live from the Throne Room
6. Office Hours (occasionally)
7. New posts Monday Wednesday Friday
8. Maybe I'll move to Monday Friday
9. A book or two?
10. Fun.

FURTHER NOTES

1-3 samples can be found at Recommended Posts.
4-6 more info can be found via Audio/Video.
9 BUY MY BOOK.

Let's go.

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