The KC/DW Review Series

[DeeDubya]

This was the last RYJ in my humi. I kind of felt sorry for it since I had passed it over hundreds of times just to choose something else. Had I known it was a such a good cigar I would have tried it sooner. RYJ has such a hugh selection of sticks that it may be tough to choose one.

Anyway, this little robusto toasted really nice and filled the air in my workshop with a spicy, mellow and very pleasant aroma. It has an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper (very smooth) with a blend of Peruvian, Dominican and Nicaraguan long fillers.

It started out fairly mild and gradually stacked up into some flavorful, even hearty rich tobacco tastes. I couldn't detect any specific spice, woodiness or other distinct flavors, just a good well balanced tobacco. Nothing wrong with that.

The burn was very even with a light grey ash that tipped at around 2 inches. The draw was just about perfect and the fairly thin wrapper held taught and smooth without unraveling or splitting. I smoked it down to a finger burning nub only because it was still tasting good.

I'm sure I have skipped over a lot of good RYJ's because of a mindset that any cigar sold in a grocery store is not for me. I know that RYJ covers the entire spectrum of quality and pricing and that they do have some high standards on their top shelf lines. Thumbs up to Romeo Y Julieta for a good cigar. I will now have to get some replacements.

On a scale of 1-10 I rate this cigar 9.1.