Dogwatch Cigar Radio

We get together with old friends and new to close out a 8 year run of DogWatch Cigar Radio. Cigar of the week is the "E" from Brothers of the Leaf LLC. On hand are Alex, Dale, Craig, Carl, Marc, Kip and Wes plus the chatroom.

Special guest Craig, Alex and Frank Herrera. Also a cast of characters from the chat room.

Special guest Wes Gensel from Monte Pascoal cigars. Also joining the show is Dale, Craig and Alex.

Pandemonium returns as we welcom back Frank from Charmed Leaf, Skip Martin from RomaCraft CIgars Linsey from Smoke Inn, Podman, Tom, Alex, Craig and of course Dale.

With Dale, Craig, Alex and Kip. The cigar of the week is the Alonso Menendez. Check out Alex's blog at http://www.stogiecop.com Check out Kip's blog at http://thecigarmy.com

Cigar of the Week is the Room 101 Daruma Joining Dale and Bob this week is Craig, DC, Alex, Zacanudo, Zedman, Franky99, Kip and a bevy of super stars!

Cigar of the Week is the 1502 Black Gold Steve asks Why caps on cigars?

Bob, Dale and Craig talk about cigars and life. Plus a question of decor from Dan in Detroit. Some of the cigars discussed: Pinolero by AJ Fernandez, Cohiba Esplendidos and San Lotabo Oval Maduro; Pro Cigar - 2010 Cayacoa 5x50 Robusto From Cigar Clan magazine (a russian publication) The next instance can in good conscience reward prohibited in our editorial epithet "unique." These cigars will not find in the market, they were created especially for guests ProCigar 2011. The box says, "Guess who made the cigars." Inside - five cigars with the same black ribbon on each of them - one additional Bantu named cigars - in honor of the five leaders of the pre-Columbian America: Higüey, Guacanagarix, Guarionex, Cayacoa and Bohechio. Apart from inside a box of cigars can be detected liner, where guests asked to indicate which of the five companies (General Cigar, La Aurora, MATASA, Tabacalera de Garcia, Tabadom (Davidoff)) which has created a cigar. You could also fill the table Fortress / taste aromatic and give

Special guests Craig from Chicago, Ron Barker (CigarVolante, Virginia Wine Trail, Panacea Cigars) and Wes Gensel (TabasMataFinaUSA.COM, Monte Pascoal Cigars). Lively discussions of the social aspects of cigars, retailing and enjoying cigars.

Cigar of The Week brought to you by Tranquilo Cigars: La Palina Classic Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Brazil Binder: Ecuador Filler: Dominican Republic and Nicaragua The La Palina Classic is a noteworthy blend that will become a staple in your humidor. This medium-bodied cigar has a hint of sweetness and spice with earthy undertones that excite the palate. A Brazilian-grown habano seed wrapper surrounds an Ecuadorian binder. Dominican and Nicaraguan filler complete the blend, building a superior balance of flavor. In the way a jazz ensemble unites, the flavors of the La Palina Classic harmonize to create a masterpiece. Guests: Dale, Craifg and Alex Audience Questions from VaShaun Jones, Dan Clague, Craig Miller and Dan Crouch. What Else We've been smoking: DALE: Taino Classics Maduro Churchill - 7” x 50 - Mfgd in the Dominican Republic by Nino Vasquesz, this is a value cigar. Partagas Serie D no. 4 - 124mm x 50 Surrogates Tramp Stamp - 5.25” x 48 BOB: La Palina Diario KB Cuba

We get a lot of questions here at CigarMedia that involve taste. How do I improve my palate? How do I learn to taste all those wonderful flavors you guys talk about? I never taste marzipan, why is that? So I thought I would take minute to talk about taste and cigars. Tobacconist University has some additional information about taste that you may want to take advantage of. http://www.tobacconistuniversity.org/taste-college/index.asp First lets understand what taste is when it comes to something like cigars. For the rest of this article, go to http://www.cigarmedia.tv/cigar-curmudgeon/

Bob is joined by Dale and Kip from The Cigarmy.com Cigar of The Week brought to you by Tranquilo Cigars: Berger Argenti Entubar Corona Macho Comprised of all Cuban seed Nicaraguan filler and binder tobaccos, ENTUBAR® is graced with an Ecuadorian ‘Desflorado’ Connecticut-seed wrapper which lends its characteristically long, sweet finish. ENTUBAR QUAD MADURO®, which is box pressed ‘Habano’, is cloaked in a Nicaraguan Cuban-seed Sun-Grown Maduro wrapper aged in oak barrels since 2002. ENTUBAR® is available in five (5) unique vitolas characterized by sumptuously large ring gauges: Corona Macho (4 5/8” x 48); Robusto (5 3/8” x 54); Double Corona (7 5/8” x 54); Torpedo (6 7/8” x 56) and Gran Toro (6 5/8” x 64 – this size not available for ENTUBAR QUAD MADURO®,). Available in rustic Spanish cedar boxes of 20 cigars, the suggested retail price of each cigar ranges from $7.99 to $11.99 for ENTUBAR® and $9.99 to $12.99 for ENTUBAR QUAD MADURO®. What else you been smokin' - DALE: Alonso Menendez Double Corona- Gen

Special Edition of DogWatch Cigar Radio. We have with us tonight Alex Martinez, Dale Roush, Craig Schneider, Kip Fisher, Robert Allan, David Zack, Tim Delaney and Executive Producer Liz to perform a panel review of the new Orinoco Discovery Corona. We also have the Unbanded this week from DC which turns out to be the 262 Ideology Toro, thanks DC. Its a great show with lots of opinions and even a couple of listener questions from Rob Levine and Kip. Check out the live show and interact through the chatroom! Watch the show live every Friday night at 9 pm Eastern or view it later at your leisure: http://www.cigarmedia.tv/live/ DogWatch Cigar Radio cedar spills - You can now purchase your own DWCR bundle from CommonWealth Cedar Spills (http://shop.cedarspills.com/). MONTHLY PALIO CONTEST: Enter September's Palio contest to win a black Palio cutter by sending an email with a cigar fact or question to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. (Don't forget to include your mailing address and type "Palio" on the subject line.

This week Bob and Dale are joined by regular Craig Scheider and special guest Alex Martinez. The cigar of the week is the San Lotano Oval Maduro but thats not all. The guys talk about What Else They've Been Smoking, the unbanded, provided by Alex Martinex, answer your questions and head down a fe rat-holes as well.

Cigar of the Week is the Ezra Zion Inception Grand Robusto. Joining Bob and Dale are Chris Kelly and Kyle Hoover from Ezra Zion CIgars. The unbanded is provided by Kip Fisher this week and we also have What Else he have been Smokin'! Other Cigars dicussed in this episode: DALE: Four Kicks Robusto - 5” x 50 - Ecuadorian grown Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan fillers & binder.Blended by Jon Huber (Crowned Heads) mfgd at Tabacalera LaAlianza in the DR (EPC factory). Earthy with a molasses and hazelnut core, some nice pepper is also a great balance. Citrus in the last 3rd extends to the finish. 601 Maduro 5.2” x 52 - Dark roasted coffee, caramel sweetness and toasted almond flavors in a full bodied smoke that is cool and smooth. Nicaraguan maduro wrapper over a great Pepin blend! BOB: AVO 25th - An incredible cigar with great smoothness that only comes from well aged tobaccos. A triumph of blending the produces a medium strength (flavor) that is complex and light on the palate. Spice bomb. Check out

Dale is back with Bob this week and shares his experience at the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival. The Cigar of the Week, sponsored by Tranquilo Cigars, is the Dona Flor Selecao Robusto. Jeff Curtis provides this week's unbanded cigar, the Vallejuelo Robusto and is also the live chatroom winner of a personalized box of cedar spills from CommonWealth Cedar Spills. In the What Else I've Been Smokin' segment, Bob and Dale review the Foundry Wells - 6” x 50 Toro; the CAO Concert Solo - 5.5” x 50; the Padron Serie 1926 #9 Maduro - 5.25” x 56; the 5 Vegas Limitada 2012 - 6.25” x 52 Belicoso; the Sopranos Soldier; the CE Cigars Co. Habano; and the Frank Herrera Biography. All this and more ...

This week Executive Producer Liz sits in for vacationing Dale and we welcome Frank Herrera and Ray Benitez to the show. The cigar of the week is the Antonio Benitez Edicion Especial and Ray is the man to tell us all about it. Frank talks about Cuba, the Frank Herrera Biography and CharmedLeaf.com. Alex Martinez stops by to fill us in on the Unbanded Cigar, the Paradigm from 262 Cigars. Join us for a fun, free-wheeling show. Check out the live show and interact through the chatroom! Watch the show live every Friday night at 9 pm Eastern or view it later at your leisure: http://www.cigarmedia.tv/live/ DogWatch Cigar Radio cedar spills - You can now purchase your own DWCR bundle from CommonWealth Cedar Spills (http://shop.cedarspills.com/). MONTHLY PALIO CONTEST: Enter August's Palio contest to win a black Palio cutter by sending an email with a cigar fact or question to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. (Don't forget to include your mailing address and type "Palio" on the subject line.) All questions and facts will

This week Bob and Dale answer questions from listeners about tobacco beetles and cigar flavor changes that may occur when driving. Sponsored by Tranquilo Cigars, the Cigar of the Week is the Toro Y Leon Habano Claro Exclusivos. The unbanded cigar is the Joya de Nicaragua Fuerte Serie B that was generously provided by Peter Daly. In the What Else You've Been Smokin'? segment, Dale and Bob review the Draig K by Emillio Cigars, the Oliva Master Blend 3, the Oliva Serie V, the EP Carrillo Elanco, the Torano Master Habano Maduro, the Flor de las Antillas, the Oliva G, the Monte Pascoal, the Man O' War, the San Lotano Oval, My UZI Weighs a Ton, the Ortega Serie D, the Orinoco 1613, and the Alec Bradley. Check out the live show and interact through the chatroom! Watch the show live every Friday night at 9 pm Eastern or view it later at your leisure: http://www.cigarmedia.tv/live/ DogWatch Cigar Radio cedar spills - You can now purchase your own DWCR bundle from CommonWealth Cedar Spills (http://shop.cedarspill

This week Bob and Dale are joined by guest host Craig Schneider, Ron Barkerof Cigar Volante, Scott Hicks of Rogue Ashtrays and listener Jeff Curtis who supplied the unbanded this week. Sponsored by Tranquilo Cigars, the Cigar of the Week is the Panacea Peacemaker 760 Red Habano. Tune in to hear the special Peacemaker deal for DogWatch listeners only. In the live chatroom, Smoking Soldier, Tim Delaney, wins a personalized box of CommonWealth Cedar Spills. The unbanded cigar is the Oliva Master Blends 3 Double Corona. In the What Else You've Been Smokin'? segment, Executive Producer Liz joins Bob to review the just released Resolucion by Jameson Cigars. Dale and Craig review the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial, the Padron Anniversary Series 1964, the San Lotano Oval Maduro, the EPC Short Run 2012, Perdomo Lot 23, and the Orinoco Susan B. Constant. Check out the live show and interact through the chatroom! Watch the show live every Friday night at 9 pm Eastern or view it later at your leisure: http://www.ci

This week's show is dedicated to the memory of Bob's youngest brother, Ray, who passed away this week. The Cigar of the Week is the El Tiante Habano Oscuro. Bob and Dale also talk more about the recent International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Trade Show and the DogWatch herf at Tranquilo Cigars. In the What Else You've Been Smoking segment, Bob and Dale review the J. Fuego Origen, the La Riqueza #1, the Dona Flor Bahia Blend, the Orinoco Susan B Constant, the Foundry by General Cigar, and the 5 Vegas 2012 Limited Edition Torpedo. Other topics include Liz's recent Tobacconist University Certification, CRA news, and more. Check out the live show and interact through the chatroom! Watch the show live every Friday night at 9 pm Eastern or view it later at your leisure: http://www.cigarmedia.tv/live/ DogWatch Cigar Radio cedar spills - You can now purchase your own DWCR bundle from CommonWealth Cedar Spills (http://shop.cedarspills.com/). NEW RULES FOR THE PALIO CONTEST: Enter August's Palio contest