Robusto "B" Reviews/Discussion

[shilala]

I know there's been two cigars I've experienced that had a heavy smell of raisins. One was Esteban Carerra Maduros, and the other I can't be sure, but I think was another Rocky Patel stick.
Now that I'm thinking of it, there seems to be another one from much more recently, but I can't conjure it up for the life of me.
Well done, Jamie!!!

[Jason]

Originally Posted by shilala

I know there's been two cigars I've experienced that had a heavy smell of raisins. One was Esteban Carerra Maduros, and the other I can't be sure, but I think was another Rocky Patel stick.
Now that I'm thinking of it, there seems to be another one from much more recently, but I can't conjure it up for the life of me.
Well done, Jamie!!!

I remember getting raisin off of Honduran Sancho Panzas back in the day (more recent experiences have been gross with no raisin at all)

[jledou]

Rubusto B 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:

The wrapper to me appeared to be a solid brown, not dark, not light. It looked more dry than oily and had several bumps at places throughout the cigar.

Score for aesthetics: 3.5

2) Pre-light Construction:

The roll was firm without softspots but it was not packed super hard and felt like it was a medium weight on the density. The prelight draws were easy to a little tighter but not a hard draw on any of them. Mainly a grassy flavor on the pre-light draw.

Score for Pre-light construction: 3.7

3) Post-light Construction/How it smoked:

The cigars burned very well and white to light grey ash that tended to be solid but not rock hard. The cigars stayed true throughout and did not get soft or burn hot.

Score for post-light construction: 3.8

4a) Flavor and strength –

All of these samples started off with a woody maybe cedar note that would always move into a soft creamy flavor as it would get closer to the second third of the cigar. I would say they all started off on the mild to medium side. It always seemed like there might have been hints of a peppery spice sitting on the background but could never pick it specifically out.

4b) Flavor and strength – 2nd 1/3:

The second third would always see the creamy flavor come through very pronounced. On the second cigar it hit me that what I was really tasting was like a cup of coffee with cream. The woody flavor would always be in the background but the coffee and cream was the prominent throughout. strength here hung around the medium level throughout.

4c) Flavor and strength – Last 1/3:

The final third really continued on the wood, coffee and cream flavors for me. The flavors stayed and didn’t get harsh for me until the very end.

Score for flavor and strength: 4.2

5) Aftertaste/Finish:

Initially I would get a little bitterness on the aftertaste but overall that would tend to vanish after the first third of the cigar and the creamyness would be what would linger from the cigar. The aftertaste didn’t seem like it would linger very long though. Overall a pleasant aftertaste.

Score for aftertaste: 4.0

6) Aroma:

Still struggling with this one - I got a mild wood and tobacco aroma on the little that I got.

Score for aroma: 3.5

7) General Comments:

Not much to some up. These cigars were well constructed and consistent. I enjoyed these and would buy more.

Overall score for the cigar. 4.1

8) Recommendation:

I would recommend these cigars for a large range of people. I felt like they were not overpower and fit a good middle of the road profile as far as strength and flavor.