A relatively new cigar from RyJ, but being a bit fan of some of the others from the brand, I thought I’d give them a try. I started smoking some a little while back, I bought a 3 pack of tubos from my local shop. They were quite good, but they were also my first experience with the Robusto format, which smoke quite a bit different that the corona size range that I am used to. So I purchased a few boxes, mostly based on the merits of the flavor and overall experience.
Here is a review of the one I smoked last night.
I was on a dinner outing with my wifes company, after dinner I excused myself and found a quite place outside, carrying both a cup of coffee and a glass of cognac. Some cigars are quite well matched with either or both of these drinks. My experience yesterday tells me that this is not the case with these cigars. Coffee a resounding YES. The flavor is perfectly matched, bringing out more of the richness of these Robustos. These cigars are the perfect RyJ, not too big or small, not too miid or too strong, but just right. These cigars are a little young and have a slightly amonia flavor if smoked too quickly. The amonia taste is really brought out by the cognac, so I would steer clear of brandy or probably whisky as well while smoking this cigar.
After sitting for a while with my drink and my cigar, just after the first third, others start to come outside to enjoy the midnight sun, the first three men to come out mention how good it smells. This is something I don’t often here while smoking cigars, as the taste of a cigar is largely the smell anyhow, of course I enjoy it, my wife also mentioned that she liked the smell of these. She even took a few puffs.
I wouldn’t say this is the best cigar ever, but it is really fun to smoke. You can get through one in a bit over an hour if you draw big. A word of warning, don’t draw too large on these near the end as you may burn you lips.
The manufacturing is excellent, presented in a box of 25 with a very attractive box press. I plan on smoking one box now and keeping the other box to age for a while. I would imagine that after 6 months or so, the slightly young taste will be gone leaving nothing but pure RyJ.
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I can’t wait to try one of these.
Buy a box, you can’t go wrong with these. They are like little square bricks and are super consistent. Great everyday cigar. They kind of go with everything except really strong Burbon, heavy Scotch’s, or Espresso. I like them with with a light Glenmorangie 10 year Scotch or with a Cappuccino. You can also find good deals on line from time to time. I’ll take these over a Cohiba Robusto that are more than twice the price.
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