Rubusto A review
Review Format
0.0 - 2.0 = poor/inferior quality
2.1 - 2.9 = fair
3.0 - 3.5 = good
3.5 - 4.5 = excellent
4.6 - 5.0 = superior
1) Aesthetics:
These cigars had a dry medium brown wrapper with some darker brown spots maybe water spots. This was not the most beautiful but not super rough or veiny. Marks off mostly for me based on the consistency of the color over the length of the wrapper.
Score for aesthetics: 3.5
2) Pre-light Construction:
These cigars were a little light but still mostly firm throughout without being hard. The first cigar had a couple small soft spots and the second cigar had a soft spot about the size of my finger about ⅓ of the way up from the foot. The draws were light to medium light on all three samples. Overall good construction for the most part on all three samples. Prelight draw had a light grassy smell/taste.
Score for Pre-light construction: 3.7
3) Post-light Construction/How it smoked:
All three samples smoked well, even the small soft spot did not affect the burn throughout nor did the wind affect the burn in the final two samples. All three started off cool and got warmer when they got down into the final third. Ash was not rock hard but never had any problems with a flakey ash.
Score for post-light construction: 4.0
4a) Flavor and strength – 1st 1/3:
The first third started off with a dry woody flavor and a bitter undertone. The retrohale was light and offered more of the same flavors. I would put these at a mild to medium bodied cigar.
4b) Flavor and strength – 2nd 1/3:
The flavors on all three cigars would transition into a cedary taste and the bitterness would move to the aftertaste as if moved into the 2nd 3rd. On the third sample there was a small hint of creamyness in the background.
4c) Flavor and strength – Last 1/3:
The final third became hotter on all three samples. In the first sample I had a lingering hint of a sweatness and some earthy background but never a pronounced note. Cedar and bitter flavors continued in the final third.
Score for flavor and strength: 3.0
5) Aftertaste/Finish:
The aftertaste was not strong or overpowering in these but I could not get paste the bitterness of the aftertaste. I normally get this from a type(s) of Dominican tobacco.
Score for aftertaste: 2.5
6) Aroma:
Aroma is the hardest category for me because I shut down on room aroma as I smoke a cigar. The little that I got from this was a woody tobacco smell that was light and not over powering for me.
Score for aroma: 3.5
7) General Comments:
The bitterness for me was to much to overcome on this cigar. I felt overall it was a good cigar I just know that I get that bitterness from certain tobaccos and can’t get past it. The flavor profile kept making think of the Leon Jimenes or something similar.
Overall score for the cigar. 3.2
8) Recommendation:
For me I would not recommend these to most unless I knew someone prefered a Dominican blend without the spicy character.
More info on the cigars:
Smoking times:
1 - 55 min
2 - 45 min (wind aided)
3 - 35 min (sever wind aide) - interestingly enough the burn was not any hotter on this one when compared to the others
Beverage: flavors stayed consistent with both the beer and water
1&2 - water
3 - Miller light
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