Ramon Allones Specially Selected Cigar - 1 Single

Date Added: Tuesday 07 June, 2016 by Staff

Reviewed by Colin Flynn (July 2003)

Appearance and Construction - 12
There was a big splotch under the band, and a messy looking cap. The prelight draw was smooth, and the smell was nice, but the taste was a bit bland.

Flavor - 24
The first draw was strong and easrthy, with a peppery note - very pleasing. Strong notes of pepper appeared early on, and a bit of anise was noticeable.

1" - A sort of dry, blackberry taste was apparent, something altogether new to me, and very pleasing. Notes of leather, and toasty tastes were also present.

1.75" - The pepper taste is starting to show as a trend, and is very tasty, forcefully presenting itself.

2" - Hints of cocoa are present, and will be displayed mildly throughout.

3" - Pepper is once again dominating, with a distinctly tasty and complex aftertaste on the tip of the tongue. The finish displayed very nice notes of dry, nutty flavors. This was a very tasty cigar, and, so far, the tastiest i have had all year.

Smoking Characteristics - 24
Draw is slightly tight at the beginning, making it a bit hard to get a full mouth of smoke. Around 1" the draw loosened up and began producing brilliant mouthfuls of billowing smoke. The burn was a tad flaky, but did not at any time need to be corrected, and stayed even throughout. Ashed at 2.25" and did not ash again for the rest of the burn

Overall Impression - 34
This was an incredibly tasty little cigar, and altough i did not notice any of the floral tones many talk about with this cigar, it was very complex, with wonderful development, and tasty little surprises all along the way. Best cigar i have smoked all year. Absolutely wonderful.

TOTAL SCORE - 94

--- Colin Flynn a.k.a. The Big C IM Screenname - GreenPlastiColin