Dortmund

[El Presidente]

The Dortmund Inter Tabac fair was excellent. To be honest, i wasn't expecting much. People told me that vaping had taken over and that Dortmund as a city had zero nightlife and cuisine that was barely edible. I am happy to report that they were wrong 

I don't get to eat this type of food very often.......so I indulged 

 

I had a great time catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. Apologies if I missed you. It was dead set madness. 

Thank you to the guys at the Cigar Journal for allowing us me to use their booth for a little filming. Thanks also for the table...... and  the excellent beers. I promise to repay you with some business 

 

Best new product....all categories?

 

Best booth?

Hands down scandinavian tobacco who had a master pipe tobacco blender on hand to mix your favourite. Here is Justin getting a tin of morning glory. 

New cigars?  Only one cigar that I tried blew me away was the  Tyrannical Buc Corona  from Ryste at JSK. I liked it so much that I smoked it three times over the three days. it will certainly go into my rotation. I did a video review on it which will be posted up in a few weeks. I put Gino onto them (he was there....so good to hug my good mate) and from what i saw he was enjoying it as well. 

Outside of that, most things I tried were ghastly at worst and bloody average at best.  i suspect way too many of the cigars handed out by all manufacturers were way too fresh. Pepper bombs abounded. They don't do themselves any favours. 

There were plenty of booze exhibitors that we sampled. Gin, whisky, rum, moonshine, schnapps. All the while we smoked cigars. It was indeed bliss. 

I was blessed to have the company of Justin Seldis (CigarTraveller lighters) over the two days. He is a Dortmund fair veteran and it certainly helped to have a guide. He also brought a few cigars to review including this cracker. Who knows what it is 

 

 

Overall a great weekend and i will be back next year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[madandana]

Looks like fun. Glad you guys had a ball. 

[westg]

Awesome . Thanks RA. Living and loving it.?

[Cairo]

Only one cigar that I tried blew me away was the  Tyrannical Buc Corona  from Ryste at JSK. 

Thanks for the info--gonna have to try these!

 

[BeerPimp]

Thanks for the post and pictures.  What is under the potatoes in the first picture?   All that food looks really good.

[Lotusguy]

Thanks for the post and pictures.  What is under the potatoes in the first picture?   All that food looks really good.

That’s sauerkraut

[BeerPimp]

Just now, Lotusguy said:

That’s sauerkraut

Cool.  I am half Czech and half German so I am no stranger to sauerkraut.

[Nino]

47 minutes ago, Lotusguy said:

That’s sauerkraut

Nope

44 minutes ago, BeerPimp said:

Cool.  I am half Czech and half German so I am no stranger to sauerkraut.

Well - It's fried onions with Bratkartoffeln ( fried potatoes ) what you are looking at, par for the course in the Rhineland area - Not Sauerkraut at all ...

[Lotusguy]

5 minutes ago, nino said:

Nope

Well - It's fried onions with Bratkartoffeln ( fried potatoes ) what you are looking at, par for the course in the Rhineland area - Not Sauerkraut at all ...

First picture, my friend - not second one.

[Nino]

59 minutes ago, Lotusguy said:

First picture, my friend - not second one.

Oooops, right you are, checked it  - Apols if they are.- 

To be honest it looks more like meat to me ( and my wife ... ? ), never seen Knödel on top of Sauerkraut .... ?

[OZCUBAN]

Thanks for posting Rob we all seem to live vicariously through you ??

[El Presidente]

12 hours ago, nino said:

Oooops, right you are, checked it  - Apols if they are.- 

To be honest it looks more like meat to me ( and my wife ... ? ), never seen Knödel on top of Sauerkraut .... ?

they were potato dumplings. Interesting texture but not sure it went with the Sauerkraut either. 

[Lotusguy]

they were potato dumplings. Interesting texture but not sure it went with the Sauerkraut either. 

Yeah, that’s a weird combo indeed. Not familiar with it.