[jledou]

Rubusto C 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:

This cigar has a nice wrapper in my opinion, fairly dark, not too many flaws but maybe not a “perfect” appearance either. The wrapper did not seem overly oily on the first few samples which were smoked on cloudy days. The last one had a nice shine to it when the sun hit it.

Score for aesthetics: 3.8

2) Pre-light Construction:

All of these samples have a solid construction without softspots in all 4 of my samples. I would call these dense but not overly heavy.

Score for Pre-light construction: 4.0

3) Post-light Construction/How it smoked:

The very first cigar I had out of the four had a tight draw, not completely plugged but a lot tighter than the rest. All of the samples burned very well without the need for a touch up. The ash varied a little form light grey to off white and in all cases looked flakey but didn’t leave a mess of ash flying all over the place.

Score for post-light construction: 3.8 (4.0 without the first sample)

4a) Flavor and strength – 1st 1/3:

I will start off by saying the first sample had a very tight draw and exhibited a metallic aftertaste that was very prominent throughout the cigar. This taste was not present in the other three cigars.

The cigar started off on a mild-medium note with a very smooth oak flavor. This flavor lasted for about the first half inch before it started to transition for me in the last three samples.

4b) Flavor and strength – 2nd 1/3:

From the lighter oak/woody flavor I would slowly go into a deeper flavor and fully moved towards the medium side. I would start to get the slight metallic flavor as I got closer to the final third in cigars 2-4.

4c) Flavor and strength – Last 1/3:

I all cases the final third for the cigars turned more metallic, burned hotter and became harsh enough that I put down the cigars with about 1 inch or a little less left in all cases. In the end I would set this one down at med-full range.

Score for flavor and strength: 3.6

5) Aftertaste/Finish:

I would say that the final aftertaste was a little harsh but overall I would tend to put the overall impression as medium wood to earth notes on the finish.

Score for aftertaste: 3.5

6) Aroma:

Still my hardest category to pick up. I would overal give this a pleasant aroma that was not overpowering.

Score for aroma: 3.5

7) General Comments:

I would say this is a well constructed cigar from prelight through burn to finish. It tells you when it’s done and that is OK. I think the first cigar was off due to the tight roll, but overall I would say the cigar was consistent.

Overall score for the cigar. 3.75

8) Recommendation:

I would Recommended this cigar to most people. While not one of my favorites, this cigar still have a lot of good qualities and was enjoyable for me up until the final third.