The KC/DW Review Series

**DeeDubya** · 09-01-2008, 01:43 PM

Thanks again Chris for the REO. More Kudos to Rocky Patel for a joint effort with EO Brands to blend a really good cigar.

This is a medium/full-bodied box pressed cigar with a five year old Sumatra seed wrapper grown in Costa Rica. It is a blend of select Nicaraguan and Honduran long fillers. It has some impressive complex flavors, burns impeccably and has a really nice finish.

It toasted with hints of "toast", lit well and burned evenly. It was consistant throughout and never got bitter or harsh. Certainly a good cigar yet I won't ramble on because it falls in the quagmire of literally hundreds of good cigars and does not have a distinguishing characteristic that set it apart.

I'm sure this is a good seller because it is a good value for the price. I have not tried the other three vitolas by REO.

On a scale of 1-10 I rate this cigar 8.

**bigwhiteash** · 09-01-2008, 02:10 PM

I like these, along with the very similiar Vibe Corojo, they have absolutely Beautiful wrappers on them. Thay can be had for very decent prices, and make great fish/yardgars.

**DeeDubya** · 09-03-2008, 08:59 AM

Last evening I enjoyed this Don Tomas Robusto by General Cigars that Chris bestowed upon me. A few years ago I would shy away from Don Tomas as I had some less than pleasant cigars from them. I think construction and quality were to blame because they did not burn evenly and sometimes became bitter toward the end. Now, however things have changed for the better, especially the Sun Grown line.

The "Sun Grown" consists of aged Brazilian, Mexican and Honduran tobaccos grown in Honduras, blended and wrapped in a Honduran Jamastran natural leaf. Rich and spicy flavors, this medium to full-bodied puro has notes of cedar and wood, is well balanced with a good finish. I especially liked the beautiful wrapper with a slightly oily sheen and small veins, tightly and smoothly wrapped. The smoking experience was dead on with a pleasant toast, easy draw, plenty smoke, even burn and firm salt/pepper ash. The flavors were consistantly medium-bodied yet mellow and smooth. A very good value cigar.

On a scale of 1-10 I rate this cigar 8.5.