Walk on the wild side

So, it's been a while since I last visited St. Mark's Place in the Village.  Went back there because a friend wanted to try out an Indian restaurant called Brick Lane.  As seen on Man Vs Food, I ordered the Phaal, and it is as hot as they make it sound.  My friend had the Vindaloo, and tasted like tomato paste in comparison.  Despite it's atrocious ferocity, it has interesting flavours, spicy and sweet, spicy and sour, spicy and bitterness, with of course lingering spicy aftertaste.  Forget colonics, eating this rocket fuel recipe will drop more weight in one hour than 2 weeks on the treadmill.

And since this blog is called "Man vs Cigars" I had to smoke, of course prior to bombarding my taste buds with spicy pain. 

La Aurora Barrel Aged Robusto.  I won't bore you with any details like msrp, or how it's made seeing as it is officially discontinued, but still available from various sources.  Tasty, mellow oak, with hints of rum (yes, as the name implies they are aged in rum barrels), and tones of sweet molasses. 

Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial made exclusively for Cigar Inn, released on 12/12/09,  Had these sitting in the wine cooler for a while, and they've only become better.  Coffee flavours, wood notes, and hints of sweet cocao.  Despite the ambiguous origins of these cigars, they are still tasty.