Friday, July 11, 2025

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 ::: 

Monday, July 7, 2025

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 ::: 

Friday, July 4, 2025

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 ::: 

Monday, June 30, 2025

Kaplowitz Media. Top 5 Cigars Halfway Through 2025

Kaplowitz Media. 
Top Five Cigars 
Halfway Through 2025

People love lists. Let's pretend for a brief moment that people also love rules and disclaimers. The five (5) cigars listed below (in alphabetical order only) are in no way guaranteed an appearance in the 2025 Kaplowitz Media. best of list due out at the very end of this December. 

Back to lists. This one is not only alphabetized, but each on the list is a link to their full review. My hope is this serves as a brief yet worthwhile answer to 'what should I smoke?' or 'what have you liked recently?' Without any further ado, adon't or amaybe...

::: very ::: 
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