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Well i’m not going to pretend to be the kind of seasoned smoker that has a lot to go on, but I’ve just smoked the life out of a Bolivar Royal Corona following high praise and recommendation from my local tobacconist Mr Paresh Patel at The Bear Shop in Cardiff.
This cigar came as a recommendation following an explanation of my penchant for Robusto size cigars, particularly the Cohiba Robusto - a firm favorite of mine.
I enjoyed this cigar alongside a good measure of Talisker Distillers Edition single malt scotch (it’s the only single malt produced on the isle of Skye you know), a long cold glass of coke (never would i put such a mix in the same glass - I do have some standards) and some pleasant company offered by my good neighbor Lu. There was quite a bit of chit chat so the cigar required a bit of help along the way as the burn wasn’t as neat as that I’ve experienced from the Cohiba line in the past and I did witness that in the last third, my particular cigar did tunnel.
I was very impressed with this smoke through the first and second thirds, despite the irregular burn, and although it was strongly flavored, it exhibited a lot of that cool-smoke pallet that I adore from Cohiba, which I continue to reference because I found the flavor profile, if i may be so bold, to be very very similar, and as previously mentioned, it was from looking for a counterpart to the Cohiba Robusto that this cigar ended up in my humidor initially.
There was no real cedar flavor in this cigar for me, as is evident from offerings within the RyJ line, but the spiciness and flavor nuances sang out throughout the entire cigar right to the bitter end (I decided to walk away with roughly an inch remaining). The last third exhibited the usual harshening of flavor as the distance between the fresh smoke and my mouth diminished, but this didn’t really provide any issue right down to the last few drags, although i will mention again the tunneling that occurred right at the end of the final few puffs.
My main criticism is that I wish this cigar was a lot longer and despite the good hour and a a half smoking time, I was left wishing that the whole experience could start over - not bad testament at all.
i look forward to trying a lot more from the Bolivar line, along with a lot more from many other lines in Habanos’ mammoth repertoire but at my beginner-to-intermediate level I feel that this is probably a smoke that stands as a fine stepping stone into greater things along with becoming a faithful friend that I can see myself revisiting from time to time with fond memories.
As crude as it may be to talk turkey on these matters, I’ll just finish by saying that this cigar scratches my Cohiba itch quite nicely without quite the impact on my finances, although it won’t stand as a replacement on the whole - if it would, it would probably be wearing a yellow, black and white checkered band.
This cigar came as a recommendation following an explanation of my penchant for Robusto size cigars, particularly the Cohiba Robusto - a firm favorite of mine.
I enjoyed this cigar alongside a good measure of Talisker Distillers Edition single malt scotch (it’s the only single malt produced on the isle of Skye you know), a long cold glass of coke (never would i put such a mix in the same glass - I do have some standards) and some pleasant company offered by my good neighbor Lu. There was quite a bit of chit chat so the cigar required a bit of help along the way as the burn wasn’t as neat as that I’ve experienced from the Cohiba line in the past and I did witness that in the last third, my particular cigar did tunnel.
I was very impressed with this smoke through the first and second thirds, despite the irregular burn, and although it was strongly flavored, it exhibited a lot of that cool-smoke pallet that I adore from Cohiba, which I continue to reference because I found the flavor profile, if i may be so bold, to be very very similar, and as previously mentioned, it was from looking for a counterpart to the Cohiba Robusto that this cigar ended up in my humidor initially.
There was no real cedar flavor in this cigar for me, as is evident from offerings within the RyJ line, but the spiciness and flavor nuances sang out throughout the entire cigar right to the bitter end (I decided to walk away with roughly an inch remaining). The last third exhibited the usual harshening of flavor as the distance between the fresh smoke and my mouth diminished, but this didn’t really provide any issue right down to the last few drags, although i will mention again the tunneling that occurred right at the end of the final few puffs.
My main criticism is that I wish this cigar was a lot longer and despite the good hour and a a half smoking time, I was left wishing that the whole experience could start over - not bad testament at all.
i look forward to trying a lot more from the Bolivar line, along with a lot more from many other lines in Habanos’ mammoth repertoire but at my beginner-to-intermediate level I feel that this is probably a smoke that stands as a fine stepping stone into greater things along with becoming a faithful friend that I can see myself revisiting from time to time with fond memories.
As crude as it may be to talk turkey on these matters, I’ll just finish by saying that this cigar scratches my Cohiba itch quite nicely without quite the impact on my finances, although it won’t stand as a replacement on the whole - if it would, it would probably be wearing a yellow, black and white checkered band.
Your review is right on the mark, muchacho 
knewbee. 
TJ, TJCoro
Hey TJ! Why didn't you tell the lad its okay to smoke two.
don TJ and the 
Coros
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Boy, Bag Boy
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