Saturday, May 23, 2009

Romeo y Julieta 1875 Rothchilde en Tubo

Cigar: Romeo y Julieta 1875 Rothchilde en Tubo
Origin: Dominican Republic
Length: 5.00
Ring: 50
Strength: Medium
Wrapper: Medium Brown
Wrapper: JAVA
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic/Brazil
Shape: Parejo
Purchased: Jumbo, Enid, OK, $6.00

When: May 23, 2009, 6:45 p.m.
Where: Mike's Garage
Environment: Sunny, 80 degrees
Beverage: Miller High Life
Lighter: Cedar sleeve
Cut: Double Guillotine

I have two Romeo y Julieta Rothchilde cigars in my humidor. One is "en Tubo" and one isn't. I've been wanting to compare the two and see what the differences are. The "en Tubo" comes in a silver aluminum tube with a cedar sleeve.

Pre-Light: This is a well made cigar with a couple of noticeable veins. This Tubo comes with a gold band instead of the traditional red one. Nice round end cap.

Started out with a v-cut and lit the stogie with the cedar sleeve it came wrapped in.

Wrapper has an immediate hint of mild salt and sweet leather on the tongue.

Ever noticed how the first faint smell that reaches your nose from a fine cigar upon being warmed by a cedar sleeve brings a remembrance of fireworks?

First Inch: I can't help but hold this wonderful stogie under my nose. Mild and GLORIOUS! Cedar and nutmeg with a hint of woodiness that reminds me of a Punch Gran Cru.

Draw is a little tighter than I generally like, so I went ahead and used the stainless steel guillotine cutter which seemed to open the draw right up.

A ton of leather and cedar in the aroma: very pleasing!

Mid-point: Nice complexity developing of all the aforementioned qualities along with some mild white pepper and other spices which, at this point, are way too subtle for me to name.

Draw is now perfect.

Decent ash, even burn.

This stick really brings back a lot of cigar shop memories from The Gentlemen's Humidor for me, which means that it is a classic high-end smoke.

An excellent cigar for a nice Oklahoma spring evening. The birds are singing. The kids are playing in the neighborhood streets. I'm watching thunderheads build up 50 miles to the south. The trees and grass are green. The breeze is gentle and cool. This is the cigar that was made for such an evening as this!

Second half: Continues with a predominant cedar and leather, but also introduces the flavors of roasted nuts and a subtle, almost indiscernible, sweetness.

Ahhhhh!!! That subtle sweetness is a delicate cask-aged bourbon!!! Wow! truly extraordinary.

Long, smooth finish marked by hints of smoky Tennessee bourbon and a very, very subtle licorice.

I couldn't ask for a finer cigar.

3 comments:

David Kear said...

Sounds like a great cigar. I thought I might have one in the humidor. No, but I did find a R&J Habana Reserve that is on schedule for holiday smoke.

I also found an Onyx that I may find the time to review tomorrow afternoon if my fortune stays fair.

DK

Dr. Mike Kear said...

I don't think you'll go wrong with either one. I really appreciated the R&J Habana Reserve. Onyx is always a good bet. I've got an Onyx torpedo in my humidor that I've been wondering about myself.

Looking forward to your review!

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I just picked on up this afternoon for my round of golf tomorrow. Always a great choice!