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Cigars

CAO Flathead Steel Horse

9/10

The draw on this is ridiculous. It's the best draw of any cigar ever smoked. It's like sucking an empty straw. It's also has a pretty white gauge so the drawers compounded by its thickness…

Reviewed Sep 22, 2017Read full review
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Beer

Hooligans Stout Draft Ale

7/10

This is by old schoolhouse Brewery. Not very sweet and not very bitter. It's a stout so obviously more bitter than sweet if you had to pick one. A lot of body. This is very close to the kin…

Reviewed Sep 22, 2017Read full review
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Beer

Campfire Stout

8/10

Wow, this Stout tastes like a dessert beer. It says it's brewed with graham crackers and molasses, I'm not sure I'm getting a hint of the graham crackers but the Molasses are definitely com…

Reviewed Sep 19, 2017Read full review
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Beer

Ballast Point Orange Vanilla Fathom

2/10

The IPA part seems to be very bitter, unpleasant. The orange and especially the vanilla really come through strong. The first sip was filled with interest at this new flavor combination how…

Reviewed Sep 9, 2017Read full review
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Cigars

Cao Brazilia

6/10

Decent Construction, the smoke output is good. It could be a little bit more But nothing wrong with it. The draw is a little bit light. There is some spiciness to this flavor but it's actua…

Reviewed Sep 5, 2017Read full review
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Sake

Yedam

4/10

This is a Korean rice wine. It was the least expensive one at H Mart. This is only my second Korean rice wine so it's hard to have a good scale to judge them with but I will try. It is a bi…

Reviewed Sep 5, 2017Read full review
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Cigars

601 La Bomba Napalm

8/10

It has a very grassy taste. A sharp spice to it as well. It has very good smoke output. After smoking it down a little bit the flavor has mellowed some but the smoke out but it's just amazi…

Reviewed Aug 31, 2017Read full review
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Sake

Ozeki Sake Dry

1/10

It definitely lives up to its name, very dry. It's a very simple flavor, not a lot of complexity but not a bad flavor. If you like dry simple sakis I think this would be good for you, you'r…

Reviewed Aug 29, 2017Read full review
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Sake

Shirayuki Nama

7/10

Not too sweet, with a bit of a fruity taste. Not too dry either though. There's a lot of complexity on the initial taste. A pungent flowery kind of taste is coming through too.

Reviewed Aug 29, 2017Read full review
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Beer

Tokyo Black

6/10

Not a big fan of this beer, it may be the fact that it came from a can instead of a bottle.

Reviewed Aug 26, 2017Read full review
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Sake

Kook Soon Dang Makkoli

7/10

I'm not sure this is technically a sake but it is a Korean rice wine. There seems to be a bit of carbonation. I wasn't expecting that it adds quite a new dimension to the drink. It appears…

Reviewed Aug 26, 2017Read full review
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Cigars

Cao C X 2

5/10

The flavor is not bad but the draw was so tight that the whole cigar was not really Pleasant and it hard to give a review on anything else other than the poor draw.

Reviewed Aug 24, 2017Read full review
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Beer

Bitburger

7/10

Generally a very good beer. I've been told this is the equivalent of Budweiser in Germany in the sense that it is the most popular beer. It's generally very refreshing it has a good taste a…

Reviewed Aug 8, 2017Read full review
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Cigars

Cohiba

7/10

I've had this cigar before, normally it is very good. This particular Incarnation however was not so. The wrapping fell off as I smoked it the draw was a little too tight the flavor was dec…

Reviewed Aug 8, 2017Read full review
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Sake

Yaegaki Draft Sake

7/10

It had a decent taste and the Roma, it was very inexpensive under $4 so with this price I would consider it a great value although not quite what you're going to get with $10 and $15 sakis.

Reviewed Aug 8, 2017Read full review
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Cigars

Oliva Serie O

3/10

The draw on the cigar is absolutely terrible. I feel like no further reviewing can really be done with the draw this bad.

Reviewed Aug 5, 2017Read full review

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7–8 Recommended

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