Saturday, November 7, 2009

Nording in November

We've been really, really busy with school, work, life, and you know, the usual. This blog is going to practically me playing "catch-up," so it will contain a plethora of information about cigars, food, holidays, events, and of course, our dogs. So, I'll get started.
Below are pictures of cigars that we have enjoyed, but are not going to fully blog about.
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We also had an awesome time at one of our favorite places...Boda's!! We absolutely LOVE Boda's. The owner is and everyone there is simply fantastic. We recently attended their 25th Anniversary sale and had a wonderful time. They had a beautiful cake (pictured with Owners), and all sorts of food like pizza's, chicken wings, fruits, cheese and more. It was a fantastic event and we can't wait until the next one comes around! At the event we were honored to meet David Ludwig of Newman Cigars and Cynthia Fuente of the legendary cigar family of Fuente. Cynthia and David brought along some of their rarest, yet finest, cigars, and were able to offer a free cigar with every Fuente cigar purchase. The event was on Friday, October 16, 2009 and Cynthia's birthday was actually on Sunday, October, 18 2009. Cynthia had planned to hold a large birthday party in Tampa, FL, but decided to attend the Boda event- a true business woman. All in all, we had a fantastic time, met great people, and are anxiously awaiting the next Boda's event!

Next up: Halloween fun! In the spirit of Halloween we decorated the kids (our dogs :) ) and took amazing pictures of them with our Halloween decorations (which we have yet to take down..oops)! (Below) Andrew and I also carved a Jack-o-Lantern and handed out candy to our numerous trick-or-treaters! Because we had so many little pumpkins, which I initially used as decorations (centerpieces and etc), I actually roasted them, pureed the pumpkin and made homemade pumpkin pie! (Pictured below)


















At last, a Nording in November. Thanks to Cigar Dave, who sent us two awesome Rocky Patel 1961's, and a newly redesigned Rocky Patel "Nording" (Erik Nording is a Danish Pipe Maker), we are able to enjoy a Nording on a very cold (at least to me, not to Andrew, as he is from Illinois), November night. Pre-light draw was easy, but not too easy- just right. The initial flavors I tasted on this cigar were cedar-like, with a mild sweetness. As the cigar progressed I definitely began to taste cedar, which was really noticeable in the front of my tongue, while other, more milder tastes, such as a bittersweet, high percent cocao chocolate flavor was reflected more towards the back of my tongue. The cigar is true Rocky Patel style in that it is full, beautifully and elegantly bound by a Costa Rican wrapper with Rocky's typical, and oh so successfull, Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers. This cigar is definitely a hit in our house and we would highy recommend it to anyone seeking a full bodied cigar.