Monday, December 17, 2007

The Kids Take On The Opus X #4!!











Another Great Review by my boys Serg and Jeebus, I look forward to their continued collaboration!!

TomC

La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Chisel Natural

6 1/2" X 54, Natural

Appearance: This gives me another opportunity to gush about a variant of one of my favorite cigar shapes, the "Chisel". I have already sung the praises of the "Chiselito" & the "Chisel Puro" on this site in the past. Well this is the largest size in this shape variant. The cigar looked expertly rolled in its unusual shape with a nice rich, earthy looking medium brown wrapper. I am always kind of surprised that these bad boys stay together, and yet they always do.

Pre-Light: Taking the Palio cutter to the very end of the cigar, I removed just the slightest bit from the chisel end, which is more than enough to produce a very pleasant pre light draw. The pre light notes were of black pepper, and the sweet tobacco tanginess that I love so much about La Flor Dominicana offerings.


Burn/Draw: This cigar was clearly well constructed. Light was a breeze and the burn was never a real problem. It wandered just a bit on occasion but quickly self corrected. I never had to worry about it again. Despite the small cut this cigar produces copious amounts of flavorful white smoke that just hung in the air, begging to be savored. The ash was fairly white and held for as long as I wanted. This cigar is a breeze to smoke.


Flavors:
This is a mighty tasty cigar. While not necessarily the most nuanced stick you will ever smoke, the flavors it does present are quite enjoyable. First it should be noted that while it is not a cigar for someone new to smoking or the weak of heart, it is not quite the powerhouse its maduro brethren can be. I would say full flavored, and medium/full in strength (whereas the maduro is full/full). It starts of with a burst of black pepper spiciness, but it is never harsh. The smoke is creamy and lingering for the entire smoke, which tempers some of the beastly flavors. At about a third of the way in notes of earthiness and especially sweet tangy tobacco notes come to the forefront, which is great because that tangy not is something I quite look forward to in this line of cigars. The last third maintains these notes while bringing the spiciness back to the forefront for a bang up finish. Like I said, not the most nuanced of smokes, but for those who like rich & bold flavors, and to know what they are getting into up front, this cigar will not dissapoint. Recommended.

TomC

Celtic Craps Another Win Away!

Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Tulloch Caledonian Stadium


INVERNESS CT…3
(Rankin 42 pen, Proctor 57, Cowie 61)

CELTIC…2
(Vennegoor of Hesselink 24, 26)

INVERNESS CT (4-5-1) Fraser; Duncan, McGuire, Munro, Hastings; Cowie (Wilson 85), Rankin, Black, Proctor, McBain (Tokely 68); Niculae (Bayne 81)
Subs not used: Malkowski, Bayne, McAllister, Vigurs, Duff

CELTIC (4-4-2) M. Brown; Caldwell, Pressley (Riordan 76), McManus, Conroy; S. Brown, Donati, Hartley, McGeady; McDonald (Killen 81), Vennegoor of Hesselink
Subs not used: McGovern, Sno, Jarosik, Balde, O’Dea

Inverness Caledonian Thistle stunned SPL champions Celtic as they fought back from 2-0 down to beat the Hoops in a five-goal thriller.

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink put Celtic ahead with two headers in the space of 60 seconds in the first period, but Caley midfielder John Rankin reduced the deficit with a penalty on the stroke of half-time.

The home side then levelled through David Proctor before Don Cowie made it 3-2. Proctor saw red for a professional foul on Scott McDonald in 68 minutes as Celtic pushed for an equaliser, but it never arrived.

Gordon Strachan decided to stick with the same starting XI that beat Falkirk 4-0 in midweek. Ryan Conroy continued at left-back, while Mark Brown lined up in goal against his former side.

Inverness in December is never the most exotic of locations and the freezing conditions came as no surprise to anyone inside the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. For the players, however, the rutted, rock-solid pitch was far from ideal.

(Article.)

crapCrapCRAP!

They need to figure out how to play more consistently!

gah!

TomC