RyJ Hermosos #2 LE 2004

[Lotusguy]

Smoke time: 1 hour+

Pre-light: Very nice medium-brown wrapper with no major vains.

Paired with diet Pepsi. Slight resistance to the draw. Hint of sweetness.

Start: Very mellow. No spice at all. Light body. Hints of fruit from cold draw are there.

First third: Smooth and mellow. Hints of black cherry over a base of plain high-quality tobacco. Body remains light. Uneventful. Probably the lightest RyJ I have had so far. More stewed cherries but overall just very (too?) mellow. Where is the ligero??? Puffing fairly fast in order to try and get a little more oomph… Could this be the lightest cigar I ever had? I seriously think I could inhale this stick and not get sick. More stewed fruit – it’s definitely a RyJ. Burn is very straight. It’s a pleasant cigar so far, but it has no kick whatsoever. A Monte Open is a powerhouse compared to this. Getting sweeter. This thing is going to put me to sleep. Unless something starts happening, I won’t need to talk about the 2nd and 3rd thirds…

2nd third: A bit more toasted tobacco notes coming in. First ash at beginning of this third. Picks up a little in strength but still firmly in the light body category. Really not much more to say – nicely toasted tobacco and stewed fruit all the way. Burn needs to be corrected halfway through this third.

Last third: Ashed one more time. Do I detect a little spice? Yes, a hint. Otherwise, more of the same with a smidge more strength. Mostly toasted tobacco and some stewed fruit.Yawn.

Final conclusion: In the words of Douglas Adams: Mostly harmless. Well-made, high quality cigar, but I was left wanting more power and evolution. It was pretty flat. Sorry to say that this cigar rated only 86 in my book. This is an LE from 2004 – maybe they are simply over the hill already after 8 years? On a positive note, it was better than 90% of all the RyJ Churchills I ever had.

[FrankBlack87]

As usualy, great review brother! Too bad these fell a little short, they may have already peaked in terms of age. But always love to read your reviews. --Matty

[CanuckSARTech]

Nice review, thanks for sharing.

I had a few of these back in 2008 or so, and I remember liking them decently enough, but not enough to really want to get a box or two. Your thoughts and notes echo a bit of what I remember, I think.

Thanks again for sharing. Cheers.

[PartiDude]

Thanks for the review as you've saved me from the box purchase I was considering. I am enjoying the RyJ 07 Escudos as they are smoking very nicely for me right now.

[mk05]

Yup sounds like the hermosa. Do you recall any sweetness? That's the memorable aspect of that cigar for me. Like a monte 2

[hidechen]

It's a good cigar, but not decent one I am afraid. It depends on how muhc u acquire them to say if it's worth the money though.