Archive for the ‘red’ Category

Gurkha Red Dragon

Monday, October 26th, 2009

For those of you who have been asking where Ed is, your search is over. We are back for our monthly review at The Stogie Review. This time we take a look at the new Gurkha Red Dragon.

This cigar was enjoyable, with subtle and simple flavors. This is why the review is a little short at around 20 minutes. Enjoy…

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Cohiba Red Dot

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Matt and I are back at The Stogie Review to try out the Cohiba. Thanks to The Cigar Nut for sending us these smokes to review. This review is posted here for archive purposes. Make sure to visit The Stogie Review now!

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First Impression – 601 “Red Label”

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

The title says it all. I’ve never had this cigar before this review was written. I generally like to smoke at least two cigars before doing a review. If I simply don’t have that 2nd or 3rd cigar, I try to make a note in the review. As always, I rummaged through the small humidor and dug this out. After asking around, it turns out my pal Matt gave this to me awhile ago. You remember him, we did this review awhile back. I’m pairing up with water and a touch of Glenfiddich 18 year scotch. The scotch really helps cleanse the palate. Since this is a first impression review, I’ll need all the help I can get. On to the review…

Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Natural

Binder: Nicaragua

Filler: Nicaragua

Size: Robusto 5 x 50

Price: Around $7.00

1 601 RedLabel

Pre-smoke & Construction:

The smooth, tan wrapper looked nice and refined. There were no noticeable soft spots in the cigar either. I could only detect a woody smell when sniffing the wrapper. I got a combination of wood and pepper when sniffing the foot. The pre-light draw was free, and had notes of hay and grass. The burn only required a few touch up’s, and the ash was flaky, only lasting about a half of an inch.

Flavor:

Smooth peppery notes kicked off the first third. Next up was cedar, a decent amount of it. Cocoa and earthy flavors kicked in as I progressed through this third. Simple, full bodied, and good.

2 601 RedLabel

The second third started off with a reduction in pepper. Earthy flavors increased slightly at times, as did the mocha. As I reached the end of the 2nd third, the pepper transformed into a sweet somewhat spicy flavor.

3 601 RedLabel

The last third went well in to the full bodied spectrum. Mocha and woody flavors were in the front of the flavor profile. A sweet smoothness combined with earthiness to fill up the remaining space. The smoke became thick and coated the mouth. Very full bodied and creamy.

4 601 RedLabel

Conclusion:

Now a bad full bodied cigar! This isn’t a WOW cigar by any means, but it definitely was not bad at all. Considering this was the first time I’ve tried the 601 Red label, it went well and I will try this again.

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