Saturday, April 11, 2009

How to enjoy your cigar



You find a nice spot on the front porch with your favorite beverage.  
Then after I light up my cigar I see if my dog likes it or not.  If she gets close
then it is a good cigar.  She gave this Habano Hernandez 3 out of 4 bones.
Then just when your cigar is done the ice cream truck drives up.  With this cigar I 
recommend the ice cream sandwich.  Then you finish by watching the rest of the 
3rd round of the Masters.

Habanos Hernandez 90.255









I found out about these cigars from an email and once they were able to accept credit cards decided to try the sample pack of 3 cigars. You have to call their toll free number to order, but that is probably a good thing because they will send you cigars in strength from 1-5. I decided to try some number 3 cigars. I got the ones they feature on their web site
at http://habanoshernandez.com/. They came in the mail the next day and were still pretty moist so went ahead and smoked the robusto the next day. The others I want to let sit in the humidor to make sure they are at optimal humidity and temp for a while before I smoke and rate those. The only thing I would recommend is that they also might want to offer a Paypal option for those that are worried about giving credit cards over the phone.

The cigar at a level 3 was slightly above most mild cigars and was a very enjoyable smoke. The sampler pack is a bit pricey, but good if you are not sure you want to buy a whole box before trying.
Prior to cutting the cap off, it looks like a well made cigar, however after cutting, I could tell there was a little issue with the wrapper. It looks like it was damaged a little when the label was put on.

You can see how it was torn right next to the label.
However that only detracted a little bit.







The ash got to a good inch and half before falling off.
If you want to support the small rollers who really enjoy making cigars I would recommend checking out their web site and trying their cigars.



Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Kentucky Derby Week Cigar Events




J Shepherd is holding Cigar Week April 27th thru May 2nd every evening from 4 to 8 pm.


Free sample cigars and door prizes. Mon 27-Rocky Patel, Tue 28-Oliva, Wed 29-Avo Evezian,


Thur 30-Alec Bradley, Fri 1-Teds, and Sat 2 Derby Day-Mystery Smoke. They are at 1429 Bardstown Rd., You can phone Jason for more information at (502) 479-1621.

Jason's Shop has been review here before and he keeps a great selection of cigars. Be sure to stop by.