DISCLAIMER: Following is a review submitted by a person with an admittedly un-sophisticated palate. I've never had a cigar that I can detect black cherry, cherrywood, aged vanilla, nutmeg or a hundred other subtle hints that some others may be able to pick out. Strong flavors: wood, cedar, earth, leather, barnyard, grass, coffee... I'm pretty good at. My rating scale is: I either like it or I don't.
So, humbly submitted for your perusal and indulgence, I offer the following.
Romeo by Romeo y Julieta torpedo.
Picked up from Edward's Pipe and Tobacco in Lakeland, Florida for $8.30.
In Brief: What a waste of money.
I could go on and on about the details of this cigar. Construction, heft, firmness, draw, burn, amount of smoke etc., etc., ad nauseum. All of these aspects were great and spot on to what I and I safely assume the vast majority of cigar smokers want from a cigar.
Pre-light draw is so mild my dislike for this cigar was almost a fore-drawn conclusion but I was determined to keep an open mind.
First 2/3: Boring. So light-bodied it's almost flavorless.
Last 1/3: Slight hint of creaminess. Other, undistinguishable flavors (again, the fault of the smoker) not strong enough to consider or even enjoy.
Got so bored with it, the last 2 in. got thrown into the old Stinky and left for dead.
Glad I tried it? Yep.
Worth the $? No way.
Will I try it again? No, unless it's a gift.
Pics unabashedly whored from another website. Credit to the original posters.
