Vegas Robaina Petit Robaina

[adic88]

I've cleared the posting style of this review with Colt and Rob. I hope no one minds my slightly different approach.

In 2005, Habanos SA deployed a new marketing strategy by releasing the Regional Edition (Edición Regional) Series. These were cigars specifically and exclusively made and distributed to the various regions around the world, such as Asia Pacific (which includes Malaysia) and more specific regions such as United Kingdom, Spain and Switzerland. You can find more information about these cigars on the Cuban Cigar Website (the best Cuban cigar resource on the Internet, in my opinion).

Since i heard about these cigars, i’ve been itching to sample some of these cigars, to see if the hype matches the end product. I picked up several cigars from various regions during a recent visit to La Casa del Habano here in KL, and i’ll be doing a series of reviews of each, to get a feel of how these “premium” and “exclusive” cigars stack up against the regular production Habanos.

The Vegas Robaina Petit Robaina was released in 2009 for the Canadian region, and it follows the recent trends of being shorter and stumpier; perhaps the research shows that this is the vitola that many aficionados prefer today. Weighing in at a 52RG and just about 110mm, it does look imposing. The wrapper is a gorgeous honeyed double claro, and the particular stick i had was an example of the care and attention that goes into the selection of tobaccos for the regionals. Wonderfully smooth, very minimal veining and just the right firmness to the touch. The cigar itself had a nice oily sheen that felt luxurious under the fingers.

The full review with pics can be found on my blog: http://mycigarblog.org/blog/?p=1107

[Geo17pip]

Hey! glad your back to your cigar blog. I remember you from cigarweekly and loved all your reviews. Cheers!

[CanuckSARTech]

Looks good. Never an issue with a unique review - we all do it a bit differently, that's something that just adds to the pizzazz of the Forum, with the variety, IMO.

But you'll have to let us know how it smokes - that's the part that interests most of us!!!

[adic88]

Looks good. Never an issue with a unique review - we all do it a bit differently, that's something that just adds to the pizzazz of the Forum, with the variety, IMO.

But you'll have to let us know how it smokes - that's the part that interests most of us!!!

Click on the link just below the image for the full review, including how it tastes!

[CanuckSARTech]

Click on the link just below the image for the full review, including how it tastes!

Ha-ha! I gotcha now...missed that (just thought it was a webpage plug/promo, and so I skipped past that, missing that it was the rest of the review).

Well done.