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• Cigar Review- Rocky Patel Burn Naples

  By The Katman on October 30, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Honduran Habano Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran (Top Secret) If I tell you, a Mossad agent will visit you in the morning. Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Medium/Full Price: $7.00 Traditionally, Rocky Patel cigars need some resting/aging time in… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- CLE Cuarenta by Christian Eiroa

  By The Katman on October 28, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  Wrapper: Honduran Habano Seed Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Body: Mild/Medium Price: $5.00 The last couple years have been an exciting time for cigar smokers. The re-birth of ingenuity has taken place. The young upstarts with… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Asylum 2012 by CLE Cigars (Christian Eiroa)

  By The Katman on October 27, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 50 Body: Full Price: $5.00 The Asylum is one of two blends by the same name. The other is the Asylum 13 which comes in bizarre ring gauges of 50, 60,… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Wynwood Honduras by CLE (Christian Eiroa)

  By The Katman on October 26, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Cuban Seed Honduran Filler: Cuban Seed Honduran Size: 4.5 x 50  Rothschild Body: Medium Price: $7.00 This stick is the brain child of Christain Eiroa of Camacho fame. He partnered with Robert Caldwell who named the… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Jesus Fuego Corojo Oscuro

  By The Katman on October 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Torpedo Body: Full Price: $2.50 (WTF?) I had to write about this cigar. I am very impressed by its boldness and flavor and all compacted into a very… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- La Palina El Diario Torpedo

  By The Katman on October 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Country of Origin: Honduras Factory: Fabrica de Tobacos Raices Cubanas Wrapper: Honduran Corojo ’99 Rosado Binder: Honduran Criollo ’98 (x2) Filler: Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 and Criollo ’98 I’d like to thank the kind people at La Palina, especially Courtney Smith,… Read More ›

• A Bizarre Night w/Andy Kaufman (Latka of “TAXI”) True Story

  By The Katman on October 24, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  Yes. Bizarre is the only way to describe it. I was smack dab in the middle of my professional musical career. I had attained some peer cred and therefore got to do and see things. I had come off of… Read More ›

• The Hardship of Filming an Eddie Munster Music Video- “Whatever Happened to Eddie?”

  By The Katman on October 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  PINE KONE PRODUCTIONS LOGO 1983 We had both sides of the 45 single recorded and the master passed on to the record company for pressing and distribution. We did the promo photos ourselves with the assistance of a real pro…. Read More ›

• My Sky Diving Accident

  By The Katman on October 15, 2012 • ( 0 )

  May, 2001 It had been almost 20 years since I had jumped out of a plane. It was a weekend long company picnic is Sonoma. I had 28 jumps under my belt. I decided to do a tandem jump and… Read More ›

• New Domain Name

  By The Katman on October 6, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

    MY NEW DOMAIN NAME FOR THIS BLOG IS http://www.kohnhed.com  

• Cigar Review- Oliveros King Havano Black Knight Mace

  By The Katman on October 5, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 60 Box Pressed (Mace) Body: Full Price: $8.00   The King Havano is intriguing, especially in the giant 6 x 60 box press called the Mace. It is like a dark… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Fonseca CXX Anni (120th Anniversary)

  By The Katman on October 4, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Dominican Habano Vuelta Arriba Binder: Dominican Grown Cuban-seed tobacco Filler: Cuban Seed Dominican and Nicaraguan Size: 4.875 x 60 Gordo Body: Full Price: $7.00 The Fonseca CXX Anni is a special limited production cigar that made its debut in… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- La Herencia Cubana Core-Dagger

  By The Katman on September 30, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Sun Grown Ligero Binder: Esteli Habano viso Filler: Esteli ligero, Jamastran ligero, Pennsylvania Broadleaf, Nicaraguan Ometepe ligero Size: 4.5 x 54 Dagger Body: Full Price: $10.00 This is another A.J. Fernandez blend. Big fan of Fernandez. And… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- La Palina Classic Robusto

  By The Katman on September 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Brazilian Habano Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 5 x 52  Robusto Body: Medium Price: $7.50 I have been very lucky to be on the La Palina reviewer’s list for some time now. This new stick debuted at the… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Red Screaming Sun by Paul Stulac

  By The Katman on September 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Sumatran Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 56 Price: $12.00 Paul was kind enough to send me some sticks in August. He also threw in a cigar without a band. He told me that it was his… Read More ›

• Cigar News- Paul Stulac Cigars- Mystery Cigar

  By The Katman on September 1, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  I just received a package of Paul Stulac Cigars. Inside was a pair of Ghosts 6 x 58 And the really special addition was a 5 pack of the new Mystery Cigars that Paul is about to release. I do… Read More ›

• Cigar Review: Room 101 Conjura

  By The Katman on August 14, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Wrapper: Honduran Rosado Binder: Honduran Filler: Nicaraguan, Domincan Size: 6.5 x 54 Toro Body: Medium/Full Price: $10.00 The Conjura is the addition to the Room 101 line. Conjura means Conspiracy in Spanish. This cigar is a dual partnership between Matt… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Casa Fernandez Miami

  By The Katman on August 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Body: Med/Full Price: $7.50 The blend is comprised of medio tempo maduro, ligero and viso from Aganorsa farms in Jalapa Valley, Condega Valley and Esteli in Nicaragua. Medio Tiempo is… Read More ›

• Cigar Review: Lars Tetens Dopo Pizza

  By The Katman on August 11, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Size: 5 x 42 http://www.larstetenscigars.com The Dopo Pizza is an Italian dessert cigar. It is somewhat rustic looking and the wrapper color changes a bit from cigar to cigar. The aroma is subtle. Definitely a sweet component. And at the… Read More ›

• Cigar Review: Lars Tetens Brooklyn King

  By The Katman on August 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: PA Broadleaf Binder: Venezuelan Wrapper Grade Filler: Connecticut Shade Size: 7 x 50 Body: Full Price: $30 http://www.larstetenscigars.com OK. I don’t know where to start. Yes I do. I smoked one and it took over 2-1/2 hours to smoke…. Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Lars Tetens Cubagua

  By The Katman on August 7, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  Wrapper: Puerto Rican & Sumatra Maduro Binder: Wrapper Grade Cameroon Filler: Nicaraguan and Ecuadorian Size: 5.25 x 48  (I think) Body: Medium Price: $5-$6 http://www.larstetenscigars.com This is my first Lars Tetens review. And I’m puckered like the first night we… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Paul Stulac Mystery Cigar (Red Screaming Sun)

  By The Katman on July 24, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Sumatra Filler: Nicaragua I have no idea what I’m smoking other than it’s a dark brown cigar. It is the Paul Stulac Mystery Cigar. Sept 2012: Paul is releasing this blend under the name of RED… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Paul Stulac Classic

  By The Katman on July 22, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Size: 7 x 58 Skull (Salomon) Body: Medium/Full Price: $9.75 I want to thank Paul Stulac (http://www.paulstulaccigars.com/home.html) for sending me samples of his cigars. And I want to thank Joe Baker of Cigars… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Lou Rodriguez Maduro Edicion Reserva

  By The Katman on July 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Brazilian Matafina Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 7 x 50 Body: Medium Price: $9.00 To be honest, I had never heard of Lou Rodriguez cigars. I smoked one yesterday and was blown away. So today, I review my second… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- A.J. Fernandez Overrun

  By The Katman on July 10, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  CI has an offering from A.J. Fernandez, the maker of Man O’ War, Diesel, 5 Vegas Triple-A, and San Lotano… These sticks come in various sizes with no guarantee of exactly what you will get. And because of the secrecy,… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- My Cuban Wheel No.II 3-11-12

  By The Katman on June 30, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habana 2000 Binder: ? Filler: ? Size: 4.5 x 54 Robusto Body: Mild/Med Price: TBD ($3-$5) I won these cigars from the Face Book page, “My Cuban Wheel” run by Moreno. The enterprise is so new and there… Read More ›

• Cigar Review- Sencillo Platinum by God of Fire

  By The Katman on June 30, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Honduran Jamastran-grown Habano Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras Size: 5.2 x 50 Robusto Body: Full Price: $6.25 The whole pedigree name of this cigar is Sencillo Platinum by God of Fire. Sencillo is a Honduran puro created by Keith Park… Read More ›