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Root Beer

Kutztown

6/10

You can taste the fizz a lot in your mouth when drinking this one. It has a light taste to it almost tastes like a diet root beer but without the bad aftertaste that diet sodas have.

Reviewed Jan 7, 2017Read full review
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Tea

Huckleberry Cream Tea

6/10

The slight bitterness from the t is coming through but you can taste of fruity sweetness from the Huckleberry as well. All in all not as strong as I generally like but the flavor is good. I…

Reviewed Jan 2, 2017Read full review
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Cigars

Rocky Patel Cuban Blend

4/10

The first thing I noticed right away is this is much sweeter than the other Rocky Patel's I have had. It has a snug draw but decent smoke output. Out of the recent assortment of Rocky Patel…

Reviewed Dec 27, 2016Read full review
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Beer

Ballast Point Mocha Marlin

5/10

6.0% alcohol. Not a bad flavor, I thought it would taste more like a stout or Porter but it tastes more like a Amber with flavors added to it. Doesn't have the thickness of quarter has just…

Reviewed Dec 26, 2016Read full review
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Beer

Silver City Brewery Fat Scotch Ake

7/10

9.2% alcohol. It doesn't taste that high, has a very nice crisp flavor to it. I like Scotch ales in general although sometimes they have a weird taste. This one doesn't have that weird tast…

Reviewed Dec 24, 2016Read full review
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Cigars

Rocky Patel Nicaraguan

7/10

Some resistance to the draw but not bad. Medium smoke output. Very smooth taste. I like the texture the smoke leaves on the tongue after inhaling. Silky.

Reviewed Dec 18, 2016Read full review
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Cigars

Rocky Patel Rosado

7/10

Very well-constructed cigar. The Fantastic smoke output. The Taste has a little bit of a cardboard to it a little bit of cream to it. Not the best flavor I ever had but just the constructio…

Reviewed Dec 17, 2016Read full review
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Cigars

Lfd

5/10

The draw is a little bit tight but not so much that it is a big problem. The smoke output is a little bit lackluster. The flavor is very mild. Doesn't stay on the tongue very long. . The fl…

Reviewed Dec 17, 2016Read full review
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Cigars

Cao Seleccion

6/10

Decent draw. Very Mild flavors. Very unique flavor to it I'm having a lot of trouble coming up with a way to describe it. I want to say burnt caramel but that's not a perfect description bu…

Reviewed Dec 14, 2016Read full review
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Cigars

Rhum

7/10

It started off with the worst draw ever but I squeezed the tip and broke up some of the tobacco that was clogging it. Now the draw is pretty decent. The flavor is a combination of bitter an…

Reviewed Dec 11, 2016Read full review

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