Cigar: Romeo y Julieta Habana Reserve Toro
Origin: Honduras
Length: 6
Ring: 56
Strength: Medium-Full
Wrapper Color: Medium Brown
Wrapper Type: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: HON/NIC
Origin: Honduras
Length: 6
Ring: 56
Strength: Medium-Full
Wrapper Color: Medium Brown
Wrapper Type: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: HON/NIC
Purchased: Cigar & Co., Oklahoma City, $6.95
When: June 16, 2008, 10 a.m.
Where: Mike's Garage
Environment: Breezy, Sunny, 80 degrees
Beverage: Equal Exchange Love Buzz blend
Lighter: Colibri Firebird Torch
Cut: V-cut
Pre-light: This is a BIG cigar with a huge 56 ring gauge. Firm to the touch with a dark and oily Nicaraguan leaf wrapper. Smells exactly like walking into a humidor at an exclusive cigar shop.
Very well made end cap. I cut it with a sharp v-cut clipper and lit it with a Colibri torch. Good draw throughout the smoke. At first draw I was immediately reminded of a Punch Gran Cru. Smooth and creamy with hints of leather and subtle spice. Ah! The aroma! This is one of those cigars that I keep under my nose in order to fully benefit from the incense coming off the wrapper as it burns.
Because of its big ring gauge, this is a slow smoker. Make sure you set aside plenty of time to enjoy this stogie.
The first inch had a bit of an uneven burn (which may have been my fault) with a small crack developing in the wrapper. But neither of these things affected the smoke whatsoever. Classic ash.
That's the word for this cigar: Classic! After 1 1/2" this fat stogie showed itself to be in every way a classic hand-rolled premium cigar. Mild and subtle and beautifully aromatic.
At 2" the burn became even and a rich creaminess came to the forefront.
The second half of the cigar was superb with a touch of cinnamon on the tip of the tongue and hints of creamy black tea and very mild coffee.
The finish was moderately complex with various spices and other flavors coming and going. A smooth mixture of mild and robust smoke all the way to the end with a gentle earthy undertone and a smooth tobacco aftertaste.
I've got another one of these beauties tucked away in the humidor which I will eagerly anticipate enjoying at a later date.
When: June 16, 2008, 10 a.m.
Where: Mike's Garage
Environment: Breezy, Sunny, 80 degrees
Beverage: Equal Exchange Love Buzz blend
Lighter: Colibri Firebird Torch
Cut: V-cut
Pre-light: This is a BIG cigar with a huge 56 ring gauge. Firm to the touch with a dark and oily Nicaraguan leaf wrapper. Smells exactly like walking into a humidor at an exclusive cigar shop.
Very well made end cap. I cut it with a sharp v-cut clipper and lit it with a Colibri torch. Good draw throughout the smoke. At first draw I was immediately reminded of a Punch Gran Cru. Smooth and creamy with hints of leather and subtle spice. Ah! The aroma! This is one of those cigars that I keep under my nose in order to fully benefit from the incense coming off the wrapper as it burns.
Because of its big ring gauge, this is a slow smoker. Make sure you set aside plenty of time to enjoy this stogie.
The first inch had a bit of an uneven burn (which may have been my fault) with a small crack developing in the wrapper. But neither of these things affected the smoke whatsoever. Classic ash.
That's the word for this cigar: Classic! After 1 1/2" this fat stogie showed itself to be in every way a classic hand-rolled premium cigar. Mild and subtle and beautifully aromatic.
At 2" the burn became even and a rich creaminess came to the forefront.
The second half of the cigar was superb with a touch of cinnamon on the tip of the tongue and hints of creamy black tea and very mild coffee.
The finish was moderately complex with various spices and other flavors coming and going. A smooth mixture of mild and robust smoke all the way to the end with a gentle earthy undertone and a smooth tobacco aftertaste.
I've got another one of these beauties tucked away in the humidor which I will eagerly anticipate enjoying at a later date.
2 comments:
I would have liked to come over today and watched you smoke it but my plans to work half a day turned into working late.
Those look sooo good! I want yet have never tried.
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