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Ramon Allones Small Club Corona LMB DIC 18 (RASLRRW)  i recently got a 1/4 box of psp/hq and have never tried a RA cigar before so i was eager to write this and try one. this seemed like a good excuse to light one up. construction looked flawless to me and the cigar felt firm with just enough give to it. cold draw: getting an interesting spice flavor that makes me think of nutmeg with some hay and a hint of cocoa 1st third: i got mostly a mix of cocoa and leather in the first third with some hints of that nutmeg flavor and some pepper mixed with cocoa on the finish. 2nd third: still getting strong cocoa/leather flavors but the spice has mostly dissipated replace with something i'm having trouble identifying. from the FOH description i assume it is the raisin flavor i am tasting. the pepper finish has also dissipated and been replaced with primarily cocoa. final third: the cocoa has faded and now tastes mostly of leather with with just a hint of cocoa and nutmeg. the finish has a mix of cocoa with a hint of the pepper from the first third. conclusion: i really enjoyed the cocoa and nutmeg flavors of this cigar, especially the cocoa finish. the draw, burn, and smoke output was all perfect for me, no complaints with the construction. i would rate this cigar a 91, there wasn't much transition or a ton of complexity for me but the flavors that were present tasted great. i definitely plan to pick up a box of these in the future.