Cardboard. Or burnt wood. Just something I notice on some gars if not careful on the draw, coal can burn too hot.

I goofed up chazbo. The number 1 was not the tat red label. It was an illusione 33. Sorry for ruining the surprise on the yard gar. Glad to hear you liked the sauce

Lol, no... it wasn't that. I wasn't in rush mode, and the note only lasted for a few puffs.

Like others said, it wasn't a bad cigar, it's just it was my duty to give it a critical review.

This is what is fun about blind reviews. Bring on more!

Experimented with the Hanks Sauce that Shaun sent tonight, whipped up a steak rub and through it on a t-bone. Some good chit.

I keep checking in here a few times a day anxiously awaiting new reviews.

Ya, I'm holding out on my last one till more people start smoking theirs.

Delta, looks as if this is scheduled for delivery today.

The tension is killing us. Go ahead and do it.

I think its best if the test gars in a group are all done within a short period of time so we can get comparisons between the choices. I found it helpful to do one each day take notes and write up my opinions all at once. Just my opinion though.

I don't agree. I think your way sucks, just my opinion.

That's OK.......it does suck a little in that it takes longer to get the reviews out that way. For me, I didn't want to be influenced by hearing the answers - by the last one it would would be too easy to know which one it was! (though of course the descriptions would likely not be influenced).

I think it would be hard to write about a cigar you smoked last week, 3 days ago... yesterday because it's not fresh in your head.

Hell, I don't even remember what I smoked yesterday, lol.

Quit smoking so much dope🍃

So go ahead and smoke that last one and quickly post the review before you forget! Or maybe you already smoked it and forgot. Now you are in trouble!

Alright, alright!!!

I LIED, I do remember what I smoked yesterday... and the day before that...

but I don't remember Friday, lol.

In any case, I'll smoke the last one when I'm damn well ready.

Received a nearly 5 pound box of goodies from SmokeMonkey today. It had three numbered unbanded cigars, plus a bunch of extras: a big 2 lb bag of McEwen and Sons white grits (yummm), a 32 oz jar of bbq sauce from Dreamland, a company in Birmingham AL, and a bottle of Alabama Sunshine (Fayette, AL) jalapeno hot sauce.

The extra cigars:

CAO Pilon, nh, wanting to try
Davidoff Escurio, nh, wanting to try
Punch Signature, been awhile
and a nice selection of Perdomos
Cabinet Series Limited Edition Cameroon
Champagne Noir Mag 50 entubo
Habano Corojo
Patriarch
10th Anniversary Criollo

I'm gonna let the mystery smokes rest a bit before smoking and reviewing them and will certainly enjoy the others. Thank you so much, SmokeMonkey!

Damn poo flinging monkey.

Nice hit.

Swung fairly hard at my target, but he didn't flinch. Said box landed via pm, but that was all. Anyone seen fp1 around? Tell him to get smokin

That ain't no monkey, must be a gorilla.

No gorilla here, just monkey business.

I think FP1 has had a lot going on. Had a PM from him last week indicating that.

Smoking BGZ's #3

By process of elimination i know its the yard gar but...


lightly box pressed robusto with a light brown smooth wrapper. good firm construction with minimal veins.

Pre-draw is kind of a sweet vanilla caramel, very uncommon flavor,almost like a vanilla coffee energy drink.

First few puffs have a nice cedar sweetness with a bit of pepper on the retro.

Progressing into the first third the burn is perfect, flavor is still a sweet cedar though the pepper has faded from the nose, a mildly bitter (not overly so) finish has developed.

At the halfway point the sweetness has faded into an earthy cedar with a long finish that is still a bit bitter. burn is still razor sharp though the cigar has begun to violently rebel against its box pressed upbringing. While it has not ruptured the wrapper it is definitely not square anymore 🙂 ash held solid for more than an inch.

Into the final third no appreciable changes in flavors, and no growth of the bitterness. Burn stayed perfect and the rapid rounding of the once square cigar never ruptured the wrapper. I had to clip the end again as the draw closed up due to a bit of tar formation at the head but after a trimming i smoked it down to about 3/4 of an inch.

Not a bad yard gar at all, I would definitely smoke more and probably stock them if the price was decent.


So, what was It?