Brother Dicksbain has always been a fan of Perdomos.  Not me.  For some reason, they have always tasted bitter to me.  Maybe it’s the Nicaraguan spice, which seems to overpower everything else.  Not so with the Perdomo Habano line, however.  What a masterpiece.  These full-powered, large gauged beauties are sure to satisfy even the most demanding palates.  And at just $4-5 per gar, you can’t go wrong.  Available in Connecticut, Corojo and Maduro wrappers, I recommend trying the Connectcut.  The lighter wrapper allows more of the complex flavors to shine through.

Leafytimes.com Approval: 8.0

Another take: StogieReview.com “. . . With a price point of $5.50 at my local shop, I definitely think they are worth it. The Perdomo Habano Corojo will be becoming a staple in humidor.”

Yet another take: Stogieguys.com “. . . Overall, though, I’d say the cigar delivers for the price. I also have a suspicion that they would be even better with some aging. I give the off-the-shelf Perdomo Habano“

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We kicked off the 2nd Annual Hudgar on Thursday, August 14. For those of you that don’t follow our wacky blog, Hudgar is our two-man bi-annual cigarfest. We started this 3 years ago when I moved from SoCal to Ohio as an excuse to get nostaglic about the “good old days” of doing nothing more than smoking cigars in the garage.

A quick run down of the 3 day event:

Thursday, August 14 2008

• I flew in the CLE airport from Nashville, TN
  • Drank three Great Lakes Brewing Company Black Out Stouts
  • Waited 3 hours for my brother
  • Played GW with Scott and Gile.
• Brother arrived at gate C10 from LAX at 10:50PM
• Lit up a CAO Gold for the drive home.
• Stopped by a horrible Taco Bell in Twinsburg, OH - Order was all wrong.
• Stopped by my work to get the Logitech Sound System and Indians Tickets.
  
• Drove to the Hudson house
  • Sparked up the Padron 1964 Exclusivo
  • Drank some Lagunitas Maximus IPA
  • Watched South Park, Simpsons, and Family Guy
  • Montecristo 444 Africa capped out the cigars for the night.
  • Went to sleep @ 5AM

Friday, August 15 2008

• Started the morning off with some cigars:
  • I had the Perdomo Lot 23 Churchhill
  • Brother had the Perdomo Exclusivo
• Drove to QDoba for lunch
• Drove to PR Cigar in Solon, OH and purchased several cigars.
• Lit up the Arturo Fuente Best Seller for the drive.
• Drove to Downtown Cleveland
• Tried to drive to Little Italy, it was closed for THE FEAST.
• Drove back to Downtown Cleveland and smoked on the pier by the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame.
  • I had the Padron 5000
  • Brother had the CAO Black Gold Maduro
• Ditched the car on the west side of Cleveland.
• Walked to Fat Fish Blue on W 9th Street.
  • Ate lots of Fries and shrimp.
  • Drank Great Lakes Burning River and Fat Fish Brew
• Lit up a severed JR Cigar Macenudo knock off. We split it.
• Walked to “The Prog” (Progressive Field - Home of the Cleveland Indians)
• Watched a great baseball game. Anaheim vs Indians. Indians win 2-3
• Drive home Padron 1964 Exclusivo Maduro
  • Brother had a Macenudo Prince for the drive

  Sparked up Perdomo Habana Series

• Started drinking Stone IPA, Hopping Frog, and more Lagunitas.
• Capped the night off with Montecristo Africa 444s.

Saturday, August 16 2008

• Started the day off strong with the Aston VSG Churchills.
• Got lunch at Mavis Winkles Irish Pub.
• Smoked some more cigars.
  • I had the CAO Brazilla Gol
  • Brother had the Fuente Best Seller
  • Drove to Acme to get more beer and snacks.
• Uncle Moneybags’ Wild Ride on the John Deer (blades off).
• Ordered Zeppes Extra Saucy Extra Large w/ Olives.
• Created Brothers Mii on the Wii.
• Played some GTA and Dead Rising.
• Split the Temple Hall Estates churchill - severed edition.
• Both of us smoked Cohiba Siguelo VI and God of Fire Carlos 2005s.
• More beer, more games, more cigars.
• Capped the night off with a CAO Black and Montecristo 444.

Sunday, August 17 2008

• Drove brother back to CLE airport at 6am.
• Guild Wars
• Final cigar of Hudgar - remote edition - Aston VSG Churchill

It was another great event and I’ll be counting the days until Hudgar III.  I will be posting my full review of the cigars I smoked shortly.

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We had a good weekend.  Lots of Guildwars, plenty of cigars, and good weather for both of us.  We’re both really excited about HudGar2008–now less than two weeks away.  As I write this, I’m already wishing I could do it again.  Something to look forward to in life is important.  Let’s cherish the countdown to that wonderful occasion.

Topics Discussed:
HudGar2008 - further discussion on selections.
Guildwars — Uncle Moneybags doing well, Diks Baina banned (wtf?!?!)
Dinner with Stan
Friends we’ve lost touch with (for one reason or another)
State of the family
Jeep purchase for Dicksbain?
Mysterious monitor disappearance from Spruce place
Uncle Moneybags - on the wagon after HudGar?
The importance of aging cigars
Converting old jazz records into to MP3s
Baseball (Angels kicking ass; Cleveland “rebuilding”)
HudGar2008 entertainment and furniture

Gars Smoked:
Rocky Patel Olde World Toro (overhyped, but still good)
CAO Gold Robusto
Arturo Fuente Single Chateau Fuente
Cohiba Siguelo VI (oh, wait, I’ve said too much)
Rocky Patel Cuban Blend Belicoso
La Flor Dominica Single Liguero (60 x 5.75)
Don Lino Africa

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