November OCCS Meeting

Date: Friday, November 19th, 2010
Place: Jeffro's
Cigar: Rocky Patel Edge

I will be bringing pizza and wings.

Looking forward to seeing you there!!

Adam

REVIEW: CAMACHO COROJO FIGURADO

Cigar Name: Camacho Corojo
Wrapper: Honduran Jamastran Corojo
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Honduran
Size: Figurado (6.1x54)
Strength: Full
Body: Full
Price: $5.xx to $8.00.xx depending on website or store. I bought mine at Alcorns Cigars for roughly $6.00 each after the box discount.

Smoking Time: About 1 hour and 30 minutes

Billed as one of the strongest cigars in the world, the Camacho Corojo is made with what is also billed as the only true authentic Corojo. Camacho cigars are known for the strength and full flavor. The Eiroas family took the Corojo seed from Cuba after the embargo and started growing, then later rolling in Honduras. Let’s see how the Camacho stood up to the hype.

Appearance: I have always loved the appearance of Corojo cigars. They have a very earthy, leathery look to them and this Figurado was no exception. Kind of a bad-ass looking cigar if you ask me. 10/10

Construction: I don’t know why, but Camacho cigars always seem very light for their size. I am always afraid of the burn because they are soft (more on that later). I really enjoy a densely packed cigar. To me, they just FEEL better. The Corojo did seem soft all over but the torpedo shape was perfect. 7/10

Burn: While I was afraid of the burn on this, I should not have been. True to form, this burned flawlessly with no touch ups. 10/10!

Aroma: Almost a sweet aroma but with very earthy notes. Lots of leather and spice. 9/10

Draw: Like the burn, I was aftaid this would be a real hot box but it was not. Just a great draw. I don’t know how they do it with such a soft cigar, but they do, every time. 10/10!

Flavor: I really liked the flavor of this cigar. It was very subtle. 9/10

Availability: While you can find most of the line almost anywhere, it is fairly hard to find the figurados. 7/10

Personal Overall Experience: I have liked every Camacho cigar I have ever had. This one is probably my favorite. It is just very balanced and consistent. I could enjoy these almost any time of day and still want more. I would not agree that this is one of the strongest cigars in the world (not by far), however it is a very enjoyable one. 28/30.

Total: 90/100

Matt

OCCS featured in October 2010 Xikar newsletter

Here is a link to Xikar's October newsletter that features our review of the Connecticut Shade Grande.

http://www.xikar.com/email/2010_10.html

Hopefully we will get more opportunities to have our site featured as time goes on.

Matt

Review: Nording by Rocky Patel 94/100

Brand: Nording by Rocky Patel
Blend: Mexican Binder, Nicaraguan Filler, Costa Rican Maduro Wrapper
Size: 6 x 56
Origin: Honduras
Source: Alcorn Cigars
Body: Medium
Strength: Medium

Matt picked up a box of these from Alcorn Cigars for me. I’ve been wanting a box of these for quite some time—and I now wonder why I waited so long.

Appearance: 10/10
Very dark and oily. This is one of the best looking cigars I have ever had in my humidor.
Construction: 10/10
Nearly perfect. Fairly heavy for its size. Very small, almost invisible, veins (if any at all on some of them). Well made, for sure.
Burn: 9/10
I had a few relight issues with a couple of these cigars, however, these relights were while I was smoking on the golf course (fairly windy).
Aroma: 9/10
The prominent aroma for me (and flavor, for that matter) is toast.
Draw: 10/10
I had no draw issues with any of these cigars. The draw on the Nording is exactly what I want from any other cigar I smoke.
Flavor: 8/10
Again, the most prominent flavor throughout to me is toast, with hints of sweetness towards the middle to finish. Given this cigar's appearance, though, I almost expect a little more spice.
Availability/Cost: 8/10
In stock at Alcorn’s (decent online availability, too). $6-$7 a stick.
Personal Experience: 30/30
This is one of my favorite Rocky Patel cigars. They are well made, taste great, burn well, have a great draw, and I think they are priced right. Can’t ask for much more.

What have you been smoking?

I enjoyed a Padilla Miami last night, which is a pretty good cigar. I've also had a Brickhouse and Rocky Patel 1961 this week...all very good cigars. While the weather is nice like this, it is tough not go outside and indulge.

Take care-
Joe

What the hell is wrong with people?

With any number of bigger troubles in the world, people complain about cigars after a baseball game.

Cincinnati fans averaged terrible attendance this year (ranking 21st out of 30 teams) despite winning the National League Central Division...and then their fans or staff called the authorities on them for celebrating their first division title, in 15 years, with cigars...in the locker room.

This is plain ridiculous. I could understand if the cigars were being smoked in the school gym after an elementary school play or on the bench after a 9 year old girl's soccer game. But this is baseball...America's past-time...a man's sport with cussing, spitting and dirt and sweet.

Maybe next year MLB players with have to celebrate with Kool-Aid and Pixie-Stix while petting kittens ans singing Kumbaya.

(ESPN's short article on the matter.)

Take care and smoke one for the Reds. Why not?

-Joe

Juan Lopez Corona

This Nicaraguan, from Altadis USA, Inc., was given to me by Matt, obviously my best son-in-law. I have smoked 3 of the 5 he offered, providing some experience with the smoke.

This corona sizes at 45 by 5 5/8, and is box pressed. I normally enjoy a larger cigar, and this one did not last the 3.6 mile walking tour Evelyn and I take every other Wednesday at Fenton city park. She was surprised, also, and stayed awake to tell me about it.

The first one I smoked was spicy, and stayed that way throughout the burn. The draw was consistent, and it did not bite at the end. The next two disappointed, as they were not spicy nor medium in strength, but otherwise consistent in the other areas. To me, a good cigar, but one to be experienced when I can't pay full attention to it.

Rich