Author: Chris Khatsch

There must be a little art in everything I create, even if my creation is as cold as a machine and follows empirical data.
A review of the E.P. Carrillo Dusk Solidos cigar

Have a Cigar: E.P. Carrillo Dusk Solidos

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Name: E.P. Carrillo Dusk Solidos
Country: Dominican Republic
Shape: Parejo
Size: Double Toro (6 inches x 60)
Strength: Full

I paired the first third with sparkling water and espresso, the rest with bourbon. The E.P. Carrillo Dusk Solidos is a big, well-constructed cigar with a great draw… a perfect lounge cigar, one that can easily keep you company for two or more hours. Smoke it slowly. Take your time with it. Blow out the smoke, have a sip of something strong, say something deep. Expect notes of cocoa, coffee, cedar, and earth.

Review of Chateau Fakra's Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Lebanese Wines: Chateau Fakra Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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Name: Chateau Fakra Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Year: 2022
Country: Lebanon
Region: Kfardebian, Keserwan-Jbeil
Date Consumed: December 31, 2025

A friendly, award-winning, single-varietal wine by Chateau Fakra. Here we have a cabernet sauvignon from 2022 for everyone to enjoy. I uncorked this one on New Year’s Eve. It was the third bottle of the night. It came with notes of black fruit, plum, and liquorice, and it delivered precisely what is expected from a young cabernet sauvignon. Nothing to complain about here. A good wine made for good times.

Reviewing a wine from Lebanon: Chateau Kefraya Amphora 2021

Lebanese Wines: Chateau Kefraya Amphora 2021

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Name: Chateau Kefraya Amphora 2021
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Tempranillo
Year: 2021
Country: Lebanon
Region: Bekaa Valley
Date Consumed: December 31, 2025

A medium-to-full-bodied Lebanese red wine made in clay jars, following Phoenician traditions (from 4,000 years ago). It reminds me a little of the different blends of Armenian amphora wines that I’ve tried. I love the playfully strong tannins and the harmony of (dark) notes it offers. A well-balanced blend with great structure. I’d drink this wine again and again, and I’d happily get drunk on it.