Date Added: Tuesday 07 June, 2016
by Staff
£31.99
Reviewed by Kevin Reed (April 2003)
I feel somewhat cheeky posting a review, my cigar smoking experience being relatively recent and definitely lacking but here goes.
The cigar itself has a nice dark wrapper with a slight sheen to it. Looks really good. The smell coming from it is amazing, definitely the nicest unlit aroma I've come across.
After toasting the end and lighting the cigar, the first puff or two tastes quite bitter but then settles into a taste like wood and leather, producing huge loads of smoke with no effort in the draw.
I find it difficult to separate the moment from the cigar so I should explain that it's now 9.55pm and the other half is scowling at me from the sofa as I have the window wide open and its freezing. The combination of guilt and real enjoyment of this cigar is keeping me going. The situation makes it feel like "forbidden fruit".
After the first third of the cigar, the ash is a nice dark grey with concentric circles in it from every draw I've taken and the burn is completely even. I'm not sure if anyone else does this. I've just left the room for a few seconds so that I can come back in and smell the aroma in the room. The heavy aroma of the "sweet smelling" smoke is pleasant and inviting instead of feeling oppressive.
The first drop off of ash has now happened and I'm approaching the middle of the cigar. The flavour has rounded and some slight spicy after taste is being left in the mouth....very pleasant. The smoke is still cool, the taste is amazing and the other half is now asleep so all traces of guilt have disappeared. The flavour now has a slight taste of coffee and licking the lips gives ????no it can't be??..a hint of the much fabled "chocolate" ?
I'm under an inch away from the band now and the smoke is starting to warm and a little of the bitterness from the beginning has returned but is not unpleasant.
Unable to help myself (being a smoker) I've just inhaled a small draw and there's no harshness. Just a really smooth deep flavour.
The lips are now starting to tingle and not wanting the cigar to end I've just unpicked and removed the band so I can stay with it. The smoke now has a nice warmth and the aftertaste has me craving a nip of rum so back in a moment.
Yep....the rum definitely hit the spot. I now have warm, spicy tingling lips from the cigar and the warmth in the chest from the rum sliding down.
I'm beginning to burn my fingers while drawing now....so it's time to reluctantly lay this one down, close the window and settle into the chair with the rest of the rum.
God I enjoyed that one.....next time I'm going to have to get a bigger Romeo
