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Ramon Allones Estupendos Asia pacifico RE

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This was a quicky review conducted whilst I was moderately intoxicated - Short but to the point. Credit to Bob for giving me a taste of the FOG life :p



Pre Light: Very earthy and spicy with barnyard nuances. Draw is just about right and the body has little to no give.

First third: After Lighting, the cigar billows rich swaths of thick creamy smoke with little effort from the draw. Notes carried on these smoky plumes are first dominated by earth and spice but soon transition to a wonderful meld of vanilla and cinnamon with a touch of honey - absolutely wonderful.



Second Third: The second third is largely the same as the first but sees black pepper kick in on the finish for a tad more strength. The expelled smoke is mainly composed of vanilla and leather close to the halfway point, a nice paring.





Finale Third: Coming to a close, the body is about medium to full with about two inches left to go. The flavor profile still exudes vanilla and cinnamon, though toasted nut (specifically pistachio) has presented it self along with leather and a sizable black blast of pepper. The retro-hale is again the same and I can't say much for the ash but the burn throughout has been OK.







Final thoughts: Someone get me more of these.

Total Smoking time was about an hour and a half



Thanks for reading.
 

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I thought this RE was terrible...the 2 I had. 1 was totally plugged and the other was very tight and the flavors were non existent. Maybe I got a bad batch..who knows. Glad you liked them!
 

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Nice review. I have not bought a box becuase some friends has gotten a couple of bad sticks to much for me to dare pull the trigger on them! Wth maybe Ill give it a go!
 

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Nice review. I have not bought a box becuase some friends has gotten a couple of bad sticks to much for me to dare pull the trigger on them! Wth maybe Ill give it a go!
Personally I've only heard good things apart from a few draw issues, if you're really concerned you could always dry box a few days before smoking. This was probably the best CC I've had to date
 

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Personally I've only heard good things apart from a few draw issues, if you're really concerned you could always dry box a few days before smoking. This was probably the best CC I've had to date
The bad ones was overfilled and plugged. And dry boxing does not help with a Cigarr that is overfilled. I would never dry box a good cigar for days.

Edit. A little overfilled is one thing but from what I understand it is more than that.
 

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The bad ones was overfilled and plugged. And dry boxing does not help with a Cigarr that is overfilled. I would never dry box a good cigar for days.

Edit. A little overfilled is one thing but from what I understand it is more than that.
Ben is right, dryboxing would do nothing for a grossly overfilled cigar...which mine were.
Very unfortunate in both cases, this cigar has MUCH to offer and could even improve more with another 4-5 years of age. Hard to pull the trigger when inconsistencies don't simply appear to be isolated cases.
 
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A great smoke! I picked up a few on my last trip to Singapore. I haven't had any of the problems mentioned. I have a couple more at home in the humidor to age. I look forward to sampling them from time to time to see how they age :eyebrow:
 
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