Monday, December 31, 2018

109. Kaplowitz Radio Monday

"Book-end yer week-end w/ Kaplowitz Radio."


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I spotlighted/smoked a Dapper Cigar Co. La Madrina & THE KAPPY AWARDS happened! #Kappys2018 Best in the Cigar Industry Award Show.


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Friday, December 28, 2018

108. Kaplowitz Radio Friday

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I smoke/spotlight a DAV Aristocrat whilst reading the cigar-related poetry of Rudyard Kipling & Thomas Hood. Plus a lil sumthin' 'bout the poets, themselves. Hey! Where'd everyone go???

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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

2. Kaplowitz Television

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TOPICS:
  • Introducing a Gentleperson to cigars
  • Real or fake? Cuban cigars
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Kaplowitz Media: Cigars of the Month (December 2018)

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"Sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit, these men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem. If no one else can help. And if you can find them -- maybe you can hire the A-Team."

Gentlepersons below is a list as shallow and pedantic as Lois Griffin's meatloaf. It is a list of recent (December 2018) cigar offerings I humbly found to be worthy of A (- to +) review ratings.


THE A-LIST


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107. Kaplowitz Radio Monday

DAV Cigars Mestizo in Corona - Cigar Review Redux by Kaplowitz

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DAV Mestizo
WRAPPER: San Andres
BINDER: Dominican
FILLER: Dominican

FORMAT: Corona
ORIGIN: Dominican
STRENGTH: Full

NOTES:  Persuasive notes that bend your palate's will. Too much? Not really. Hardwood with heavy pepper-spice additions. Dark chocolate shavings. Creme Brulee. A Red Eye or Shot in the Dark, whichever yer geographical linguistics demand. Salted molasses compacted compost under-belly. Straight-forward but not dull. Deeply nuanced. Strong but not abrasively-so. Performs sans complaint & offers a long smoke time for its format.

FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59


Original review: DAV Cigars Mestizo in Robusto (LINK)

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107. Kaplowitz Radio Monday 

Monday, December 24, 2018

107. Kaplowitz Radio Monday

"Book-end yer week-end w/ Kaplowitz Radio."


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I spotlighted/smoked a Felix Assouline Ringo.

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Friday, December 21, 2018

106. Kaplowitz Radio Friday

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Oh, I smoke/spotlight a Gran Habano Blue in Green whilst reading about the Cigar Aficionado Top Ten Cigars of 2018.

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Kaplowitz Media Needs Your Help!!!

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According to an article I just vaguely skimmed: "9 Words That Tap Into the Psychology of Giving" I should be emphasizing the above words in this fundraising effort. 

FUNDRAISING EFFORT?


Yes. I humbly ask that you Gentlepersons add to the crippling burden of your holiday shopping debt by helping me and Kaplowitz Media keep going & G R O W I N G. Don't hate, donate!

Why? Why would you worry about essentially 'paying' for a free to read blog and listen to/watch webcasts? Think of it as insurance that the K/M cigar-centric infotainment you do-so love will continue to be there as you require. Or, maybe it’s just nice to say to me, "thanks." Any amount is welcome and will be graciously employed to keep the bills from being sent to K/M HQ on the super-scary pink paper.

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Illusione Cigars Epernay Serie 2009 Le Grande - Cigar Review Redux by Kaplowitz

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Illusione Epernay
WRAPPER: Nicaraguan Cafe Rosado
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan Criollo & Corojo

FORMAT: Le Grande (Grand Corona-esque) 646
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
STRENGTH: Mild-Medium

NOTES: Epernay? More like Eper-yay! Front-loaded w/ a driving & buttery white pepper paving the way for a rich toasted cream w/ a slight citrus attachment. Truckstop coffee, white chocolate, nutmeg, car-a-mel, clover honey, nougat, ginger. Smooth as the once baby butt of the Baron Administrator of Cloud City. As complex as that imagery. Finish is long and sweet and leathery-oily. Draws evenly and cooly gate-to-wire. Burn-line is a razor. Ash clings to an admirably solid length.

FINAL GRADE: A
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59


Original review of the Epernay blend: La Ferme 5 1/4 x 48 Robusto (LINK)

"A blend of Nicaraguan Criollo '98 and Corojo '99, and finished with a AAA Grade Corojo Cafe Rosado wrapper. Mild bodied and very complex. A connoisseurs cigar." - www.IllusioneCigars.com

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1. Kaplowitz Television 

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

1. Kaplowitz Television "Pilot Episode"

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TOPICS:
  1. Sharing a cigar?
  2. How to retro-hale & why
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Felix Assouline Cigars Havana Sunrise Reserve Brilliance - Cigar Review by Kaplowitz

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Felix Assouline Havana Sunrise Reserve (HSR)
WRAPPER: Habano Criollo 98
BINDER: Indonesian
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Honduran

FORMAT: Box-press Belicoso "Brilliance" (6.5x54)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
STRENGTH: Mild-Medium

NOTES: Tobacco-forward and let out on a line of creamy hay & woods. Nutshells, some. Predominately sweet and mellow, much like myself. Much like myself. Pepper appears kindly, then a tick prickly on end of finish and via retro-hale. Leathery barnyard underbelly.

Combustion and construction operate sans flaw. You've heard of morning cigars which beg a cup of coffee accompaniment? Try this 'un with a hot cocoa & let yer inner child play -- you friggin emotionally crippled weirdo.

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59


"A creamy, medium bodied cigar full of warmth. Havana Sunrise Reserve is our nod to the old traditions of yesterday. Havana Sunrise Reserve Cigars is a medium to full body line introduced in 5 vitolas. HSR are produced with carefully blended tobaccos from Honduras, Nicaragua and Indonesia." - www.FelixAssouline.com

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105. Kaplowitz Radio Monday 

Monday, December 17, 2018

105. Kaplowitz Radio Monday

"Book-end yer week-end w/ Kaplowitz Radio."


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ty for yer attns., Gentlepersons.

I spotlighted an Illusione Cigars f9 Finesse.

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

La Aurora Corojo 1962 Gran Toro - Cigar Review by Kaplowitz

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La Aurora Corojo
WRAPPER: Dominican Corojo (Cibao Valley)
BINDER: Ecuadorian
FILLER: Dominican (Cibao Valley), Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Gran Toro (Gordo) 658
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
STRENGTH: Medium

NOTES: Creamy nuttiness, diner cup of joe -- cream & sugar.  Pale toasted oak on earthen undertones. Muted delivery to the point of being somewhat bland. Lacking complexities tho offering some warm depth of note. "Attainable." Seems understuffed and exhibits a bit of a hollow draw. Burns on a fast wobble. Ash cracks near mid-point, tunneling is narrowly averted.

FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59


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103. Kaplowitz Radio Monday

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

41. Kaplowitz Radio w/ Special Guest Tommy "ZMan" Zarzecki (Rebroadcast)

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Originally aired 3/12/18.

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SCHEDULE

MON & FRI: Kaplowitz Radio
TUES & THURS: cigar review/redux
WED: ???
SAT: Kaplowitz Media Weekly Recapitulation
SUN: Kaplowitz Media Cigar News Weekly Report.
13th: [dis]Illusione Podcast
25th: Kaplowitz Media Cigars of the Month.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

#KM Official Merch Store Last Chance for Xmas Sale!!!

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"Don't forget tomorrow, December 11th @ 11:59 PM EST, is the cutoff date for Christmas delivery with standard shipping! Afterwards, buyers will need to select rush or super rush shipping to get their orders in time for December 25th. Try creating a special promotion or message your buyers to purchase before the cutoff dates." - TeeSpring

Last chance to order in time for xmas, huh? Special promo, huh? Okie. Visit the Official KAPLOWITZ MEDIA store before the aforementioned December 11th @ 11:59 PM EST & use the code KMXMAS for 20% off.


Shopping #KM is a great way to help support this whole shebang. 


Why would you worry about essentially paying for a free to read blog and ingest webcasts? Think of it as insurance that the KM cigar-centric infotainment you so love will continue to be there as you require. Or hey, maybe it’s just nice to say to me, "Hey Thanks." Any amount is welcome and will be graciously employed to keep the bills from being sent to K/M on the scary pink paper. Seriously Gentlepersons, your help keeps K/M going & G R O W I N G.


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103. Kaplowitz Radio Monday 

Monday, December 10, 2018

103. Kaplowitz Radio Monday

"Book-end yer week-end w/ Kaplowitz Radio."

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ty for yer attns., Gentlepersons.

I smoked/redux reviewed a Caldwell Cigars Eastern Standard Maduro Midnight Express. My original review of which is HERE.

This episode was alphabetically brought to you by:
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Friday, December 7, 2018

102. Kaplowitz Radio Friday

"Book-end yer week-end w/ Kaplowitz Radio."


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TOPICS:
This episode was alphabetically brought to you by:
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www.GHcigars.com
www.IllusioneCigars.com

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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Kaplowitz Media Programming Note: The 2018 Kappy Awards

"Why not Kaplowitz?"


The 2nd Annual Kappys, Best of the Cigar Industry Awards, will be presented right here at www.Kaplowitz.xyz -- the internet home of KAPLOWITZ MEDIA -- on December 31st.

This year's Kappy Awards are being co-produced by the Cigar Media Federation. You can find out more about the CMF and what they can do for you, (here).

The K/M Cigar of the Year, Factory of the Year, Blender of the Year, Gentleperson of the Year, & MORE will be announced and celebrated. You do not want to miss this EXTRAVAGANZA. 

We'll see ya then.


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Simply put, Kaplowitz Media has become somewhat of a trusted source w/ a growing cult following. K/M is steak. K/M is sizzle. Yet strangely, K/M is raw. #DIY & yet again & strangely too, quite beautiful and technically sound.

Me? I was once a chef and another time a professional wrestler. I am a published writer, both on-line and on-paper, of genres ranging from Pulp to Pome. My family's roots in podcasting go back to 1901. Blogging, 1898. This, back in the Old Country of The Nicanduras Republic. Feel free to look all this up.

101. Kaplowitz Radio Monday 

76. Kaplowitz Radio Friday w/ Tom Lazuka, Asylum Cigars (Rebroadcast)

"Have you Kaplowitz'd to-day?


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Originally aired 8/31/18.

About ---> KAPLOWITZ MEDIA PODCASTS <--- thx


SCHEDULE

MON & FRI: Kaplowitz Radio
TUES & THURS: cigar review/redux
WED: ???
SAT: Kaplowitz Media Weekly Recapitulation
SUN: Kaplowitz Media Cigar News Weekly Report.
13th: [dis]Illusione Podcast
25th: Kaplowitz Media Cigars of the Month.

+ Occasional midday bonus et cetera posts.


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