January 2023 Member Sponsored Geek Critique

Started by Brlesq, 11/12/2022 11:17 AM

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Brlesq

The first Geek Critique for 2023 has been generously sponsored by Cfickter (Chuck).

The Cigar: CAO Arcana Mortal Coil

The Specs:
Wrapper: USA (Connecticut Broadleaf)
Binder:   USA (Connecticut Broadleaf)
Filler:     Dominican Republic (Andullo and Piloto Cubano), Honduras (Jamastran Valley) & Nicaragua (EstelĂ­)
Country of Origin:   Nicaragua
Strength:   Medium-Full
Size:         6.125" x 50

Shipping: US addresses only

Due Date: December 26, 2022

The Hype:
To honor the "old-world tobacco processing methods", CAO is revisited the unique old and rustic fermentation process of Andullo tobacco into their cigar the CAO Arcana Mortal Coil.  Like the name states, this cigar takes a rustic leaf of Andullo tobacco and rolls it into long cylinders, then wraps them tightly in palm tree pods and hangs them up like a sausage to undergo fermentation for two years. This results in typically sweet, dense logs of concentrated Dominican tobacco. These "logs" are then combined with a Connecticut shade binder and a filler blend of Honduran tobacco from the Jamastran Valley, Nicaraguan tobacco from EstelĂ­ and some Dominican Piloto Cubano and encases it all inside of dark Connecticut broadleaf wrapper.

The Reviewers:
Initially, volunteers should be Veteran status or higher and not doing the December review. This review will be due by December 26, so please take into account your holiday schedule and only volunteer if you are prepared to turn it in on time. If you are interested, please indicate so in the forum below and Chuck will make the final selection.

1.  McBryde
2.  Brlesq
3.  ninfiction
4.  05Venturer
5.  junglepete

Note[/i]: A reviewer who posts their review late will receive neutral feedback. A reviewer who does not post at all will receive negative feedback. There are always exceptions to the rule and a reasonable excuse for tardiness or a no show will be respected and thus not counted against the reviewer. Our sponsoring members and our administrators make the choice of who is to participate in any particular Geek Critique and can be better informed of their choices with this initiative in place.

Thanks again to Cfickter for providing the cigar. And thank you to the reviewers.
Bruce
Chief Enabler 
Guru of Decorum & Sarcasm


Hey! How come Habana is written on here with a Sharpie ?!?

A day without whiskey is like . . . just kidding, I have no idea!


Brlesq

Bruce
Chief Enabler 
Guru of Decorum & Sarcasm


Hey! How come Habana is written on here with a Sharpie ?!?

A day without whiskey is like . . . just kidding, I have no idea!


ninfiction

I'll do it, I'm sure there will be sun at least one day so the porch is warm enough to enjoy it lol
This is not the admin you're looking for...

Cfickter

Guru Master of the Minions

Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms should be a convenience store, not a department of our government!

Gunga galunga ... gunga, gunga-lagunga." - Carl Spackler

Education is important, cigars are importanter!

I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people who annoy me





Cfickter

Guru Master of the Minions

Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms should be a convenience store, not a department of our government!

Gunga galunga ... gunga, gunga-lagunga." - Carl Spackler

Education is important, cigars are importanter!

I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people who annoy me





Brlesq

Bruce
Chief Enabler 
Guru of Decorum & Sarcasm


Hey! How come Habana is written on here with a Sharpie ?!?

A day without whiskey is like . . . just kidding, I have no idea!


junglepete

I'll take a crack at it if accepted. Thank you!
Guru of Frugality

"It is your decisions, not your conditions that shape your life."  ~Tony Robbins~

Cfickter

Guru Master of the Minions

Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms should be a convenience store, not a department of our government!

Gunga galunga ... gunga, gunga-lagunga." - Carl Spackler

Education is important, cigars are importanter!

I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people who annoy me





Cfickter

boxes on the way
Kent     9405503699300399495448
Bruce    9405503699300399495455
Emerson    9405503699300399495479
Brian    9405503699300399495493
Pete     9405503699300399495530
Guru Master of the Minions

Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms should be a convenience store, not a department of our government!

Gunga galunga ... gunga, gunga-lagunga." - Carl Spackler

Education is important, cigars are importanter!

I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people who annoy me





Brlesq

Thanks Chuck!  Looking forward to this one
Bruce
Chief Enabler 
Guru of Decorum & Sarcasm


Hey! How come Habana is written on here with a Sharpie ?!?

A day without whiskey is like . . . just kidding, I have no idea!


ninfiction

This is not the admin you're looking for...

junglepete

Package received, thank you very much and thanks for the wingman too. Two new blends for me to try and looking forward to it!
Guru of Frugality

"It is your decisions, not your conditions that shape your life."  ~Tony Robbins~

ninfiction

Package has arrived here also. Thanks Chuck!
This is not the admin you're looking for...

Brlesq

Hopefully everybody has received their sample critique cigar.  Reviews are due by Dec 26 . . . that gives you 4 full weekends between now and the deadline.  Happy smoking!
Bruce
Chief Enabler 
Guru of Decorum & Sarcasm


Hey! How come Habana is written on here with a Sharpie ?!?

A day without whiskey is like . . . just kidding, I have no idea!


Brlesq

Friendly Reminder:  Two (2) weekends left to get his one in.  Thanks!
Bruce
Chief Enabler 
Guru of Decorum & Sarcasm


Hey! How come Habana is written on here with a Sharpie ?!?

A day without whiskey is like . . . just kidding, I have no idea!


ninfiction

Typed my review up while at work today. Thank you to Chuck for the experience!
This is not the admin you're looking for...

Brlesq

Quote from: ninfiction on 12/21/2022 10:29 AMTyped my review up while at work today. Thank you to Chuck for the experience!

Just in time before the "bomb cyclone" hits, buddy?  Looking forward to herfing with you in that!
Bruce
Chief Enabler 
Guru of Decorum & Sarcasm


Hey! How come Habana is written on here with a Sharpie ?!?

A day without whiskey is like . . . just kidding, I have no idea!


McBryde

Well, I should have smoked this before the single digits hit!

E
"A man's character is told by what he does when nobody else is around."

"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading" -- Thomas Jefferson


Brlesq

Friendly reminder: 3 days left (I pushed this to the 26th to give you the entire weekend to find the right time to enjoy this cigar)  Merry Christmas!
Bruce
Chief Enabler 
Guru of Decorum & Sarcasm


Hey! How come Habana is written on here with a Sharpie ?!?

A day without whiskey is like . . . just kidding, I have no idea!


junglepete

Just submitted mine and it disappeared because apparently I was automatically signed out in the middle of writing it. I will do it again tomorrow. :angry:
Guru of Frugality

"It is your decisions, not your conditions that shape your life."  ~Tony Robbins~

05Venturer

Kent
 Guru of Cynicism & Cigars

"Pump the brakes; you take your shirt off but leave your sunglasses on?" "What sort of backwards !@#$ing pageantry is that?" "You going to fight with those shades or play pokerstars.com?"

McBryde

Mine has been submitted. Thanks for letting me in on this one Chuck, I really enjoyed the smoke!

E
"A man's character is told by what he does when nobody else is around."

"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading" -- Thomas Jefferson


junglepete

Guru of Frugality

"It is your decisions, not your conditions that shape your life."  ~Tony Robbins~

SenorPablo

Hi Folks.  Sorry, was out of town for the holidays.  This is posted now.

Cheers!
-Paul
Twenty years ago we had Steve Jobs, Johnny Cash and Bob Hope.  Now we have no jobs, no cash and no hope. Please don't let Kevin Bacon die!

Brlesq

Scores were consistently high.  Thanks again Chuck for sponsoring this!

Bruce
Chief Enabler 
Guru of Decorum & Sarcasm


Hey! How come Habana is written on here with a Sharpie ?!?

A day without whiskey is like . . . just kidding, I have no idea!



   
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