Episode 040 guest “musician Diablo Dimes” vodcast

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lodgecast_logo BWEpisode #040 features an original singer songwriter, the talented Diablo Dimes! His music is a blend of blues, jazz, ragtime, rockabilly, punk, blue grass and the list goes on and on. We not only discuss the recent trend of vintage and retro lifestyles but also sobriety and family life. I have much respect for the man and wish him and the family nothing but the best.

I hope you enjoy this episode.

 

Release Date: 11/28/18
Location: Whittier, CA
Guest: Diablo Dimes
Duration: 75 minutes

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Episode 040 guest “musician Diablo Dimes” podcast

lodgecast_logo BWEpisode #040 features an original singer songwriter, the talented Diablo Dimes! His music is a blend of blues, jazz, ragtime, rockabilly, punk, blue grass and the list goes on and on. We not only discuss the recent trend of vintage and retro lifestyles but also sobriety and family life. I have much respect for the man and wish him and the family nothing but the best.

I hope you enjoy this episode.

 

Release Date: 11/28/18
Location: Whittier, CA
Guest: Diablo Dimes
Duration: 75 minutes

Digiprove sealCopyright secured by Digiprove © 2018 Gentlemen's Avenue

A Cigar Fit For An Admiral

The following review was done by our good friend Elias Kotsios. 

Historical Note: “On the 28th of October of 1492, sixteen days after the discovery of the Indies, Christoph Kolumbus landed in the Cuban bay of Bariay. His biggest surprise was to find indigenous people smoking dried leaves which formed a blue and aromatic smoke. He later discovered that these cigars where used to cure skin illness, alleviate suffering and to celebrate its ritual ceremonies.” From Kolumbus website in which he is referred to as the Admiral. 

Kolumbus Premium Cigars are located in La Palma, Spain. All of their cigars are TBJ II Kolumbus cigars focused lid nothandmade and seasoned in Spanish cedar cellars.  I was anxious to try these cigars, the pictures and description piqued my interest.  The cigar I decided to go with first was the K-Azul Piramide, the cigar had a very nice appearance and had an appealing Connecticut wrapper. During the dry draw there was a vanilla taste that existed and peppery notes were present as well.

Once lit it had a nice smooth draw not too tight and the taste was pretty straight forward, the vanilla was no longer present and my pallet was filled with more pepper and nutty notes. The cigar had a consistent burn with no tunneling and the construction held up well, when a cigar begins to unravel it is irritating for every cigar smoker (I’m sure I’m not alone).  Towards the mid point of the cigar is when I began to notice a difference in the flavor, at that point the vanilla began to slowly come in but it wasn’t overwhelming. I was really enjoying this cigar and it began to become more complex towards the shoulder of the cigar, at that point I was reaching about 40 minutes of smoking.  The end of the cigar Elias screen shot kolumbusdid not change much continued with the well balanced taste that existed from the initial light up, total smoking time was about 55 minutes.

Overall this was a great cigar, I will definitely add Kolumbus cigars to my humidor. It was a smooth consistent smoke the whole way through with a great draw that didn’t tighten up at all. This was their mild strength option, there is also the K-Rojo (mild/full) and the K-Negro (moderate). Stack some of these sticks in your humidor they will not disappoint.  I’m patiently waiting to see what the gents over at Kolumbus cigars have coming up in the future, if these cigars are an indication of what we have in store, the cigar community will be very pleased.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -SPECS-                                                                                                                                  -Length 156mm                                                                                                                    -Diameter 20.64mm                                                                                                             -Ring Gauge 52

filler from Breña and Claro Connecticut wrapper.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             -Elias Kotsios-

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